Mike Hilgers

Nebraska Attorney General

Attorney General Opinions

Opinions of the Attorney General are prepared in response to a specific legal question from a state agency or state official in instances where that agency or official has need of a legal opinion in the performance of their duties.  The Attorney General may provide an opinion to state legislators on a question relating to proposed or pending legislation, or when the opinion request “pertains directly to the performance of some function or duty by the Legislature itself.”  (Op. Att’y Gen. No. 157 (December 20, 1985) at 1.)  The Attorney General may also provide opinions to county attorneys when the question posed relates to “all criminal matters and in matters relating to the public revenue.”  Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-205(3) (2014).  Attorney General Opinions issued after 1989 are available below.

The Attorney General is not authorized to give opinions to local governmental officials or private citizens.

Number Date Title PDF
91044 5/21/1991 AM 1444 to LB 795; Constitutionality of Proposed Statutory Provisions Which Would Allow a City to Use Lottery Proceeds for Acquisition, Purchase, and Maintenance of a Professional Baseball Organization PDF icon 91044
91041 5/17/1991 Whether a "Surcharge" Imposed on Depreciation Claimed as a Deduction for Income Tax Purposes Violates the Prohibition in Neb. Const. Art. VIII, Section 1A Against the State "Levying a Property Tax for State Purposes" PDF icon 91041
91039 5/16/1991 Disclosure Under Public Records Statutes of Documents Maintained by the Nebraska Office of Risk Management PDF icon 91039
91040 5/16/1991 Amendments to LB 579; State Election Board PDF icon 91040
91038 5/14/1991 Amendment 1279 to LB 577; The Permit Process for Engaging in Sampling With Respect to Smokeless Tobacco Products PDF icon 91038
91037 5/8/1991 Constitutionality of Postsecondary Education Award Program Act PDF icon 91037
91036 5/6/1991 Amendment to LR 24CA Which Would Require the Proceeds of a State Lottery to be Used to Repay Depositors of Failed Industrial Savings Institutions PDF icon 91036
91035 5/2/1991 LB 818 - Amendments to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-1317 and 1318 relating to offenses of unlawful and mass picketing PDF icon 91035
91034 5/1/1991 LB 72--New "Community Consent" Requirement for Licensing Low-Level Radioactive Waste Regional Facility PDF icon 91034
91032 4/22/1991 Power of the State to enforce Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations against Nebraska domiciled interstate carriers for violations which occur in another state PDF icon 91032