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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-324 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-324
View Statute 9-324
Status: in_force

Before the adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation, the suspension, revocation, or cancellation of any license pursuant to section 9-322 , or the levying of an administrative fine pursuant to section 9-322 , the department shall set the matter for hearing. Such suspension, revocation, or cancellation proceedings or proceedings to levy an administrative fine shall be contested cases pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act.

At least ten days before the hearing, the department shall (1) in the case of suspension, revocation, or cancellation proceedings or proceedings to levy an administrative fine, serve notice upon the licensee or violator by personal service or mail of the time, date, and place of any hearing or (2) in the case of adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule or regulation, issue a public notice of the time, date, and place of such hearing.

This section shall not apply to an order of suspension by the Tax Commissioner prior to a hearing as provided in section 9-323 .

Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 90;

Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 22;

Laws 1991, LB 427, § 32;

Laws 1994, LB 694, § 72;

Laws 1995, LB 344, § 14;

Laws 2012, LB727, § 6.

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3108 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-3108
View Statute 2-3108
Status: in_force

The director is authorized and directed to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for the establishment of minimum standards for laboratories, equipment, personnel, reporting format, and procedures and methods used in soil or plant analysis to ensure that test results will be accurate within an acceptable range and such other rules and regulations as are necessary to the proper administration and enforcement of the Nebraska Soil and Plant Analysis Laboratory Act. In formulating proposed rules and regulations, the director shall consult with representatives of the fertilizer industry, representatives of the laboratories in this state, and the University of Nebraska Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. All rules and regulations shall be established in accordance with the procedure defined in the Administrative Procedure Act.

Laws 1969, c. 8, § 8, p. 99;

Laws 1988, LB 871, § 3;

Laws 1991, LB 663, § 31;

Laws 1995, LB 356, § 6;

Laws 1999, LB 198, § 4.

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-375 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-375
View Statute 60-375
Status: in_force

(1) A finance company which is licensed to do business in this state may, in lieu of registering each motor vehicle or trailer repossessed, upon the payment of a fee of ten dollars, make an application to the department for a repossession registration certificate and one repossession license plate. Additional pairs of repossession certificates and repossession license plates may be procured for a fee of ten dollars each. Repossession license plates may be used only for operating or towing motor vehicles or trailers on the highways for the purpose of repossession, demonstration, and disposal of such motor vehicles or trailers. The repossession certificate shall be displayed on demand for any motor vehicle or trailer which has a repossession license plate. A finance company shall be entitled to a dealer license plate only in the event such company is licensed as a motor vehicle dealer or trailer dealer under the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act.

(2) Repossession license plates shall be prefixed with a large letter R and be serially numbered from 1 to distinguish them from each other. Such license plates shall be displayed only on the rear of a repossessed motor vehicle or trailer.

Laws 2005, LB 274, § 75;

Laws 2010, LB816, § 8.

Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, see section 60-1401 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-1788 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-1788
View Statute 21-1788
Status: in_force

The interest rates on loans shall be determined by the board of directors, except that the rate shall not exceed eighteen percent per annum on the unpaid balance of the loan. The board may also authorize any refund of interest on such classes of loans under such conditions as it prescribes.

Laws 1996, LB 948, § 88.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-215 — NE Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-215
View Statute 17-215
Status: in_force

Any village incorporated under the laws of this state shall abolish its incorporation whenever a majority of the registered voters of the village, voting on the question of such abolishment, shall so decide in the manner provided in sections 17-215 to 17-219.03 .

Laws 1885, c. 17, § 1, p. 156;

R.S.1913, § 5065;

C.S.1922, § 4237;

C.S.1929, § 17-215;

R.S.1943, § 17-215;

Laws 1998, LB 1346, § 2;

Laws 2017, LB133, § 79.

The power to terminate the corporate existence of a village was granted by ballot to the electors and, when exercised by a majority vote, the existence ceases. State ex rel. Banta v. Greer, 86 Neb. 88, 124 N.W. 905 (1910).

The power to terminate the corporate existence of a village was granted by ballot to the electors and, when exercised by a majority vote, the existence ceases. State ex rel. Banta v. Greer, 86 Neb. 88, 124 N.W. 905 (1910).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-3523 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-3523
View Statute 71-3523
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature that costs incurred by the State of Nebraska attributable to the shipment of high-level radioactive waste and transuranic waste in or through the state shall be borne by the shipper.

Laws 2003, LB 165, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2122 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2122
View Statute 38-2122
Status: in_force

A person shall be qualified to be a licensed mental health practitioner if such person:

(1) Has received a master's degree, a doctoral degree, or the equivalent of a master's degree, as determined by the board, that consists of course work and training which was primarily therapeutic mental health in content and included a practicum or internship and was from an approved educational program. Practicums or internships completed after September 1, 1995, must include a minimum of three hundred clock hours of direct client contact under the supervision of a qualified physician, a licensed psychologist, or a licensed mental health practitioner;

(2) Has successfully completed three thousand hours of supervised experience in mental health practice of which fifteen hundred hours were in direct client contact in a setting where mental health services were being offered and the remaining fifteen hundred hours included, but were not limited to, review of client records, case conferences, direct observation, and video observation. For purposes of this subdivision, supervised means monitored by a qualified physician, a licensed clinical psychologist, or a certified master social worker, certified professional counselor, or marriage and family therapist qualified for certification on September 1, 1994, for any hours completed before such date or by a qualified physician, a psychologist licensed to engage in the practice of psychology, or a licensed mental health practitioner for any hours completed after such date, including evaluative face-to-face contact for a minimum of one hour per week. Such three thousand hours shall be accumulated after completion of the master's degree, doctoral degree, or equivalent of the master's degree; and

(3) Has satisfactorily passed an examination approved by the board. An individual who by reason of educational background is eligible for certification as a certified master social worker, a certified professional counselor, a certified marriage and family therapist, or a certified art therapist shall take and pass a certification examination approved by the board before becoming licensed as a mental health practitioner.

Laws 1993, LB 669, § 33;

Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 100;

Laws 1995, LB 406, § 31;

Laws 1997, LB 622, § 84;

Laws 1997, LB 752, § 160;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,314;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 740;

Laws 2018, LB1034, § 36;

Laws 2024, LB605, § 13.

Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-5505 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-5505
View Statute 19-5505
Status: in_force

(1) On or before January 1, 2023, each city with a population of fifty thousand or more inhabitants shall adopt an affordable housing action plan. On or before January 1, 2024, each city with a population of less than fifty thousand inhabitants shall adopt an affordable housing action plan. Such action plan shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Goals for the construction of new affordable housing units, including multifamily housing and middle housing, with specific types and numbers of units, geographic locations, and specific actions to encourage the development of affordable housing, middle housing, and workforce housing;

(b) Goals for a percentage of areas in the city zoned for residential use which permit the construction of multifamily housing and middle housing;

(c) Plans for the use of federal, state, and local incentives to encourage affordable housing, middle housing, and workforce housing, including the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, the Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act, tax-increment financing, federal community development block grants, density bonuses, and other nonmonetary regulatory relief; and

(d) Updates to the city's zoning codes, ordinances, and regulations to incentivize affordable housing.

(2) An affordable housing action plan required under subsection (1) of this section may be adopted as part of a city's comprehensive plan or as a separate plan.

(3) Each city that adopts an affordable housing action plan as required under subsection (1) of this section shall electronically submit a copy of such plan to the Urban Affairs Committee of the Legislature.

(4) Any city which fails to adopt an affordable housing action plan as required under subsection (1) of this section shall be required to allow the development of:

(a) Middle housing in all areas in the city zoned for residential use that allow for the development of detached single-family dwellings; and

(b) A duplex on each lot or parcel zoned for residential use that allows for the development of detached single-family dwellings.

(5) A city shall amend any building zoning ordinances or regulations as needed to comply with subsection (4) of this section.

Laws 2020, LB866, § 5;

Laws 2021, LB44, § 1;

Laws 2023, LB531, § 23.

Local Option Municipal Economic Development Act, see section 18-2701 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-1602 — NE Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70-1602
View Statute 70-1602
Status: in_force

As used in sections 70-1603 to 70-1615 , unless the context otherwise requires, domestic subscriber shall not include municipalities, cities, villages, political subdivisions, companies, corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, or businesses of any nature.

Laws 1979, LB 143, § 2;

R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2703;

Laws 1988, LB 792, § 2;

Laws 1993, LB 121, § 417.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-758 — NE Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-758
View Statute 29-758
Status: in_force

Sections 29-729 to 29-758 may be cited as the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act.

Laws 1963, c. 159, § 30, p. 568.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-957 — NE Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32-957
View Statute 32-957
Status: in_force

(1) An official ballot under section 32-953 shall be counted only if it is returned in the identification envelope, the envelope is signed by the voter to whom it was issued, the signature is verified by the election commissioner or county clerk, and the voter provided the voter's driver's license number or state identification card number on the envelope or provided a photocopy of valid photographic identification or a reasonable impediment certification inside the envelope.

(2) The election commissioner or county clerk shall verify the signature on each identification envelope received in his or her office with the signature appearing on the voter registration records. If the election commissioner or county clerk is unable to verify a signature, the election commissioner or county clerk shall contact the voter within two days after determining that he or she is unable to verify the signature to ascertain whether the voter cast a ballot. The election commissioner or county clerk may request that the registered voter sign and submit a current signature card pursuant to section 32-318 . The election commissioner or county clerk may begin verifying the signatures as the envelopes are received in his or her office.

(3) If a voter fails to provide the voter's driver's license number or state identification card number, valid photographic identification, or a reasonable impediment certification as required under subsection (1) of this section, the election commissioner or county clerk shall contact the voter no later than the day after the election and the voter shall present valid photographic identification or a reasonable impediment certification to the election commissioner or county clerk on or before the Tuesday after the election or the ballot shall not be counted.

(4) If the election commissioner or county clerk determines that a voter has voted more than once, no ballot cast by that voter in that election shall be counted. The election commissioner or county clerk shall make public any record or list of registered voters who have returned their ballots.

(5) Subsections (1) and (3) of this section do not apply to any voter who casts a ballot pursuant to section 32-939.02 or 32-939.03 .

Laws 1996, LB 964, § 10;

Laws 2008, LB838, § 5;

Laws 2014, LB946, § 19;

Laws 2023, LB514, § 17.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-511 — NE Code / Chapter 27 / Section 27-511
View Statute 27-511
Status: in_force

A person upon whom these rules confer a privilege against disclosure of a confidential matter or communication waives the privilege if he or his predecessor, while holder of the privilege, voluntarily discloses or consents to disclosure of any significant part of the matter or communication. This rule does not apply if the disclosure is itself a privileged communication.

Laws 1975, LB 279, § 31.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-2129 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-2129
View Statute 60-2129
Status: in_force

(1) The director may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing minimum education requirements for motorcycle trainers. The director shall issue certificates in the manner and form prescribed by the director to no more than two motorcycle trainers who meet the minimum education, skill, and experience requirements. The department may reimburse documented expenses incurred by a person in connection with taking and successfully passing an educational course to become a motorcycle trainer, as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 , when there are less than two motorcycle trainers working in this state. In return for the reimbursement of such documented expenses, motorcycle trainers shall teach the motorcycle safety instructor preparation course as assigned by the director.

(2) If the certification requirements are comparable to the requirements in this state, a person currently certified as a motorcycle trainer by another state or recognized accrediting organization may be issued a motorcycle trainer's certificate by the department without having to receive the training required by this section.

(3) A person who holds a valid, unexpired permit issued by the department to be a chief instructor for motorcycle safety before January 1, 2012, shall be recognized as a motorcycle trainer until January 1, 2014, or until the expiration date of such permit, whichever is earlier. At that time the permit holder may apply for and be recertified as a motorcycle trainer to teach a motorcycle safety instructor preparation class in this state as provided in rules and regulations of the department.

Laws 1986, LB 1004, § 11;

Laws 2011, LB170, § 10.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-617 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-617
View Statute 9-617
Status: in_force

Revoke shall mean to permanently void and recall all rights and privileges to obtain or hold a license.

Laws 1989, LB 767, § 58.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-2625 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2625
View Statute 2-2625
Status: in_force

Except as specifically provided in the Pesticide Act, the provisions of the act shall preempt ordinances and resolutions by political subdivisions that prohibit or regulate any matter relating to the registration, labeling, distribution, sale, handling, use, application, or disposal of pesticides. The department may contract with a city of the metropolitan or primary class it deems qualified to conduct, on a case-by-case basis, any regulatory functions authorized pursuant to the act relating to the disposal of pesticides except those functions relating to the issuance, suspension, or revocation of permits or any order of probation, suspension, immediate suspension, or revocation.

Laws 1993, LB 588, § 4;

Laws 2002, LB 436, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-210 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-210
View Statute 38-210
Status: in_force

An advanced practice registered nurse's license expires if he or she does not renew his or her license to practice as a registered nurse or is not authorized to practice as a registered nurse in this state under the Nurse Licensure Compact.

Laws 2005, LB 256, § 45;

R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-17,140;

Laws 2007, LB185, § 41;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 149.

Nurse Licensure Compact, see sections 71-1795 to 71-1795.02 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-139 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-139
View Statute 46-139
Status: in_force

No irrigation district shall in any year issue warrants in excess of ninety percent of the levy for such year, except that in case of due and outstanding obligations against the district contracted prior to the year in which any levy is made, the district board shall have the power to make an additional levy not to exceed one and four-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of all the taxable property in such district to create a special fund for the payment of past-due obligations. If the claims or obligations against any fund for any year are fully paid, the board shall have the power to transfer any unused balance to any fund for any preceding or succeeding year.

Laws 1905, c. 166, § 1, p. 651;

R.S.1913, § 3476;

C.S.1922, § 2876;

C.S.1929, § 46-121;

R.S.1943, § 46-139;

Laws 1953, c. 287, § 63, p. 967;

Laws 1979, LB 187, § 168;

Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 148.

Warrants issued by officers of irrigation district prior to levy, when no funds exist, are void. Elliott v. Calamus Irr. Dist., 120 Neb. 714, 235 N.W. 95 (1931).

Warrants issued by officers of irrigation district prior to levy, when no funds exist, are void. Elliott v. Calamus Irr. Dist., 120 Neb. 714, 235 N.W. 95 (1931).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2702 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2702
View Statute 25-2702
Status: in_force

No person shall appear in the county court to represent another, or act as attorney therein for any person other than himself or herself, unless he or she is regularly admitted as an attorney in this state.

Laws 1929, c. 82, art. I, § 14, p. 282;

C.S.1929, § 22-114;

R.S.1943, § 26-115;

Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 85;

Laws 1984, LB 13, § 29;

R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-585.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-1203 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-1203
View Statute 9-1203
Status: in_force

An annual gaming tax is imposed on gross gaming revenue generated by authorized gaming operators within licensed racetrack enclosures from the operation of all games of chance equal to twenty percent of such gross gaming revenue. The commission shall collect the tax and shall account for and remit such tax as set forth by law.

Initiative Law 2020, No. 431, § 3;

Laws 2025, LB357, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-471 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-471
View Statute 37-471
Status: in_force

(1) Aquatic organisms propagated or raised under an aquaculture permit may be sold or offered for sale and transported at any time, subject to rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commission. The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, tagging and reporting requirements.

(2) Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 181;

Laws 1999, LB 176, § 53.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 8-3213 — NE Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8-3213
View Statute 8-3213
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided in the account agreement, a special deposit terminates five years after the date the special deposit was first funded.

(b) Unless otherwise provided in the account agreement, if the financial institution cannot identify or locate a beneficiary entitled to payment when the special deposit is terminated, and a balance remains in the special deposit, the financial institution shall pay the balance to the depositor or depositors as a beneficiary or beneficiaries.

(c) A financial institution that pays the remaining balance as provided under subsection (b) has no further obligation with respect to the special deposit.

Laws 2025, LB231, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-208 — NE Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-208
View Statute 20-208
Status: in_force

The right of action for invasion of privacy created by sections 20-201 to 20-211 and 25-840.01 , with the single exception of the action arising out of exploitation of a person's name or likeness in section 20-202 , shall not be deemed to survive the death of the subject of any such invasion of privacy.

Laws 1979, LB 394, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2486 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-2486
View Statute 71-2486
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Act is to provide for the use of dedicated revenue for opioid-disorder-related treatment, prevention, and remediation and research regarding opioid treatment, prevention, and remediation, in accordance with the terms of any verdict, judgment, compromise, or settlement that is the source of such revenue.

Laws 2020, LB1124, § 2;

Laws 2024, LB1355, § 5.