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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1245 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-1245
View Statute 2-1245
Status: in_force

(1) A horseracing industry participant shall be entitled to reasonable treatment from those licensed to conduct thoroughbred race meets.

(2) Private property belonging to a horseracing industry participant at a racetrack facility shall not unlawfully be converted, seized, damaged, or destroyed by racetrack employees or agents without compensation.

(3) A horseracing industry participant shall not be deemed to forfeit or waive any right to privacy without reasonable cause guaranteed by law by virtue of being licensed by the state, by entry upon licensed racetrack enclosures, or by engaging in the sport of horseracing in this state.

(4) A horseracing industry participant may not be excluded from the grounds of any licensed racetrack enclosure by track management without a hearing by the stewards at such racetrack unless there are reasonable grounds to believe such participant has committed a felony or is posing a physical danger to himself or herself, to others, or to animals in his or her care or his or her physical presence will bring immediate harm to horseracing. Such hearing shall be held as soon as practicable and shall be given first priority and precedence by the stewards. This subsection shall not apply to the allocation of stalls pursuant to an agreement between the horseracing industry participant and the licensed racetrack.

(5) A horseracing industry participant shall be free from unreasonable searches and seizures of his or her person without probable cause and shall be free from unreasonable searches and seizures of his or her housing, vehicle, papers, and effects.

(6) If a horseracing industry participant has been charged with a violation of a rule of racing which involves a substantial risk of loss or suspension of his or her license or which involves a criminal penalty, he or she shall be entitled to the following protections as a matter of right:

(a) To remain silent;

(b) To the benefit of counsel, including the opportunity to confer with counsel in preparation of a defense;

(c) To a speedy and public hearing;

(d) To present evidence and to testify in person at his or her hearing;

(e) To cross-examine the witnesses who testify against him or her; and

(f) To have prospective witnesses excluded from the hearing room during the hearing.

Nothing in this section shall prevent a horseracing industry participant from knowingly waiving any rights afforded under this subsection.

(7) A horseracing industry participant shall not be required to waive his or her constitutional rights nor the rights granted pursuant to sections 2-1243 to 2-1246 as a condition of pursuing a livelihood in this state or at any licensed thoroughbred horseracing facility.

Laws 1993, LB 471, § 7;

Laws 2025, LB357, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2502 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-2502
View Statute 71-2502
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person to vend, sell, dispense, give away, furnish, or otherwise dispose of, or cause to be vended, sold, dispensed, given away, furnished, or otherwise disposed of, either directly or indirectly, any poison without affixing, or causing to be affixed, to the bottle, box, vessel, or package containing the same, a label, printed or plainly written, containing the name of the article, the word poison, the name and place of business of the seller, manufacturer, packager, or distributor, and the date of sale; nor shall it be lawful for any person to deliver any of such poisons until he or she has satisfied himself or herself that the person to whom delivery is made is aware of and understands the poisonous nature of the article and that such poison is to be used for a legitimate purpose.

Laws 1941, c. 141, § 14, p. 563;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-933;

R.S.1943, § 81-626;

Laws 2015, LB37, § 81.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-337 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-337
View Statute 28-337
Status: in_force

No hospital, clinic, institution, or other facility in this state shall be required to admit any patient for the purpose of performing an abortion nor required to allow the performance of an abortion therein, but the hospital, clinic, institution, or other facility shall inform the patient of its policy not to participate in abortion procedures. No cause of action shall arise against any hospital, clinic, institution, or other facility for refusing to perform or allow an abortion.

Laws 1977, LB 38, § 52.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-1730 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-1730
View Statute 14-1730
Status: in_force

(1) Each city of the metropolitan class shall have the power to lease, upon such terms as the city deems appropriate for a term not to exceed ninety-nine years, air space above any street, alley, major traffic street, connecting link, controlled-access facility, main thoroughfare, boulevard, or other property owned by such city, to one or more of the owners of the fee title adjoining such air space on either or both sides of such street, alley, major traffic street, connecting link, controlled-access facility, main thoroughfare, boulevard, or other city property, but only if the air space to be so leased is not needed for and does not materially interfere with the use of such street, alley, major traffic street, connecting link, controlled-access facility, main thoroughfare, boulevard, or other city property.

(2) All leases of such air space shall provide (a) the minimum clearances to be maintained at various points over the street, alley, major traffic street, connecting link, controlled-access facility, main thoroughfare, boulevard, or other city property, (b) the area of the air space to be leased, (c) the location of supports, columns, pillars, foundations or other similar or supporting structures within or on such street, alley, major traffic street, connecting link, controlled-access facility, main thoroughfare, boulevard, or other city property, and (d) that such supporting structures shall be so located as not to materially interfere with the use of the street, alley, major traffic street, connecting link, controlled-access facility, main thoroughfare, boulevard, or other city property. Such leases may contain such other terms and conditions as shall be deemed appropriate by the city.

(3) In determining rental under any such lease, the city may take into account the public purpose or use, if any, to be served by the lessee.

Laws 1969, c. 57, § 5, p. 361;

Laws 2022, LB800, § 313.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-292.03 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-292.03
View Statute 43-292.03
Status: in_force

(1) Within thirty days after the fifteen-month period under subsection (1) of section 43-292.02 , the court shall hold a hearing on the record and shall make a determination on the record as to whether there is an exception under subsection (3) of section 43-292.02 in this particular case. If there is no exception, the state shall proceed as provided in subsection (1) of section 43-292.02 .

(2) The Department of Health and Human Services shall submit on a timely basis, to the court in which the petition to place the juvenile in an out-of-home placement was filed and to the county attorney who filed the petition, a list of the name of each juvenile who has been in an out-of-home placement for fifteen or more months of the most recent twenty-two months.

Laws 1998, LB 1041, § 30.

An order entered pursuant to this section referring the matter to the State for filing of a petition to terminate parental rights is not a final, appealable order. In re Interest of Anthony R. et al., 264 Neb. 699, 651 N.W.2d 231 (2002).

An order entered pursuant to this section referring the matter to the State for filing of a petition to terminate parental rights is not a final, appealable order. In re Interest of Anthony R. et al., 264 Neb. 699, 651 N.W.2d 231 (2002).

Failure of the juvenile court to conduct an exception hearing pursuant to this section does not deny a parent due process of law. In re Interest of Clifford M. et al., 261 Neb. 862, 626 N.W.2d 549 (2001).

Failure of the juvenile court to conduct an exception hearing pursuant to this section does not deny a parent due process of law. In re Interest of Clifford M. et al., 261 Neb. 862, 626 N.W.2d 549 (2001).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1130 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-1130
View Statute 25-1130
Status: in_force

When the parties do not consent, the court may, upon application of either, or of its own motion, direct a reference in any equity matter to a referee appointed by the court. The court shall direct a reference to a referee only when caseload and time constraints require such reference, and a referee shall not be appointed to conduct any hearing involving an issue of law and not equity that could result in the exercise of the right to a trial before a jury.

R.S.1867, Code § 299, p. 444;

R.S.1913, § 7868;

C.S.1922, § 8813;

C.S.1929, § 20-1130;

R.S.1943, § 25-1130;

Laws 2008, LB1014, § 11.

Trial court can make a reference of an accounting to a referee. Corn Belt Products Co. v. Mullins, 172 Neb. 561, 110 N.W.2d 845 (1961).

Trial court can make a reference of an accounting to a referee. Corn Belt Products Co. v. Mullins, 172 Neb. 561, 110 N.W.2d 845 (1961).

Interlocutory order that plaintiff is entitled to account is unnecessary. Bennett v. Baum, 90 Neb. 320, 133 N.W. 439 (1911).

Interlocutory order that plaintiff is entitled to account is unnecessary. Bennett v. Baum, 90 Neb. 320, 133 N.W. 439 (1911).

Right to jury cannot be defeated because of issues as to equitable rights. Yager v. Exchange Nat. Bank of Hastings, 52 Neb. 321, 72 N.W. 211 (1897).

Right to jury cannot be defeated because of issues as to equitable rights. Yager v. Exchange Nat. Bank of Hastings, 52 Neb. 321, 72 N.W. 211 (1897).

Purely legal action cannot be referred, except on consent of parties. Kinkaid v. Hiatt, 24 Neb. 562, 39 N.W. 600 (1888).

Purely legal action cannot be referred, except on consent of parties. Kinkaid v. Hiatt, 24 Neb. 562, 39 N.W. 600 (1888).

Court may refer in partition without consent for taking of account. Mills v. Miller, 3 Neb. 87 (1873).

Court may refer in partition without consent for taking of account. Mills v. Miller, 3 Neb. 87 (1873).

Where equitable counterclaim is filed in legal action it is not error to overrule general objection to reference of whole cause. Brown v. Keith, 1 Neb. Unof. 649, 96 N.W. 59 (1901).

Where equitable counterclaim is filed in legal action it is not error to overrule general objection to reference of whole cause. Brown v. Keith, 1 Neb. Unof. 649, 96 N.W. 59 (1901).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-335 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-335
View Statute 31-335
Status: in_force

When any ditch, drain, improved watercourse, dike, levee or other drainage improvement, located and established under sections 31-301 to 31-369 , crosses, drains, or protects either in whole or in part any street, highway, public or corporate road of any railroad, or benefits any or either of such streets, roads or railroads, the board of supervisors shall apportion and set off to the county or a township, if a county road, or to a company, if incorporated, or a railroad, and to a city or village, if a street or alley, a portion of the cost and expense of the whole drainage improvements, the same as to private individuals, and in proportion to the benefits conferred by such drainage improvements on such street, roads and railroads. Any apportionment of the cost and expenses of the drainage improvements that may be levied as a special tax or assessment against the property of any incorporated road, or any railroad, or any telegraph or telephone company for benefits accruing to the property of such corporations situated within the physical boundaries of such drainage district, shall be enforced and collected in the same manner that county taxes are enforced against them under the general revenue laws of the state. Any apportionment of the costs and expenses aforesaid to a county, township, city or village, shall be filed as a claim with the county, township, city or village clerk, as the case may be, and may be enforced and collected as other judgments against such county, township or municipal corporation are enforced and collected.

Laws 1905, c. 161, § 19, p. 624;

Laws 1909, c. 147, § 9, p. 520;

R.S.1913, § 1830;

C.S.1922, § 1777;

C.S.1929, § 31-434;

R.S.1943, § 31-335;

Laws 1972, LB 1053, § 4.

Creating liability against a village for benefits to streets and alleys for drainage improvement within a drainage district is not in contravention of the Constitution. Drainage District No. 1 of Lincoln County v. Village of Hershey, 145 Neb. 138, 15 N.W.2d 337 (1944).

Creating liability against a village for benefits to streets and alleys for drainage improvement within a drainage district is not in contravention of the Constitution. Drainage District No. 1 of Lincoln County v. Village of Hershey, 145 Neb. 138, 15 N.W.2d 337 (1944).

Supervisors have power hereunder to assess railroad company. Drainage Dist. No. 1 of Pawnee County v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co., 96 Neb. 1, 146 N.W. 1055 (1914).

Supervisors have power hereunder to assess railroad company. Drainage Dist. No. 1 of Pawnee County v. Chicago, B. & Q. R. Co., 96 Neb. 1, 146 N.W. 1055 (1914).

Section is constitutional. County property may be assessed for special improvements, and assessments should be charged to county and not township. Drainage Dist. No. 1 of Richardson County v. Richardson County, 86 Neb. 355, 125 N.W. 796 (1910).

Section is constitutional. County property may be assessed for special improvements, and assessments should be charged to county and not township. Drainage Dist. No. 1 of Richardson County v. Richardson County, 86 Neb. 355, 125 N.W. 796 (1910).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-502 — NE Code / Chapter 27 / Section 27-502
View Statute 27-502
Status: in_force

Note: Reference to Federal Rule 502 "Required reports privileged by statute" has been omitted. Nebraska Evidence Rules have no corresponding section and for that reason the Nebraska citation of section 27-502 has also been omitted.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-2312 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-2312
View Statute 21-2312
Status: in_force

The local political subdivision shall not be liable for the payment of the principal of or interest on any bonds of the corporation or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation, or agreement of any kind undertaken by the corporation, and none of the bonds of the corporation or any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the local political subdivision within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision.

Laws 1972, LB 1517, § 13;

Laws 1995, LB 494, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1901 — NE Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68-1901
View Statute 68-1901
Status: in_force

Sections 68-1901 to 68-1930 shall be known and may be cited as the Nursing Facility Quality Assurance Assessment Act.

Laws 2011, LB600, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-634.01 — NE Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-634.01
View Statute 54-634.01
Status: in_force

It shall be a violation of the Commercial Dog and Cat Operator Inspection Act for any person to (1) deny access to any officer, agent, employee, or appointee of the department or offer any resistance to, thwart, or hinder such persons by misrepresentation or concealment, (2) violate a stop-movement order issued under section 54-628.01 , (3) fail to disclose all locations housing dogs or cats owned or controlled by such person, or (4) fail to pay any administrative fine levied pursuant to section 54-633 .

Laws 2009, LB241, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-908.01 — NE Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68-908.01
View Statute 68-908.01
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to increase reimbursement rates by twelve and one-half percent for fiscal year 2024-25 for dental services provided under the Medical Assistance Act.

Laws 2024, LB358, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-367 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-367
View Statute 31-367
Status: in_force

Sections 31-301 to 31-369 shall be liberally construed to promote the drainage and reclamation of wet, overflowed or submerged lands. The establishment of said corporation, and the collection of assessments, shall not be defeated by reason of any defect in the proceedings occurring prior to the judgment of the court, or of the board of supervisors confirming and establishing the assessment of benefits and injuries, but such judgment shall be conclusive and final that all prior proceedings were regular and according to law. No person shall be permitted to take advantage of any error, defect, or informality, unless the person complaining thereof is directly affected thereby, at any stage of the proceedings. If the court or board of supervisors shall deem it just to release any person, or modify his assessment or liability, it shall in no manner affect the right or liability of any other person.

Laws 1905, c. 161, § 35, p. 634;

R.S.1913, § 1862;

C.S.1922, § 1809;

C.S.1929, § 31-466;

R.S.1943, § 31-367.

Sections 31-301 to 31-369 shall be liberally construed to promote drainage and judgments of court or board of supervisors establishing assessments of benefits and injuries shall be conclusive that all prior proceedings were regular and lawful. Only a person directly affected may take advantage of any error or defect, and modification as to his assessment shall not affect right or liability of another. Lost Creek Drainage Dist. v. Elsam, 188 Neb. 705, 199 N.W.2d 387 (1972).

Sections 31-301 to 31-369 shall be liberally construed to promote drainage and judgments of court or board of supervisors establishing assessments of benefits and injuries shall be conclusive that all prior proceedings were regular and lawful. Only a person directly affected may take advantage of any error or defect, and modification as to his assessment shall not affect right or liability of another. Lost Creek Drainage Dist. v. Elsam, 188 Neb. 705, 199 N.W.2d 387 (1972).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1558 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1558
View Statute 71-1558
Status: in_force

(1) All construction of and all plumbing, heating, and electrical systems installed in modular housing units manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or leased in this state more than six months after July 10, 1976, and before May 1, 1998, shall comply with the standards of the state agency responsible for regulation of modular housing units as such standards existed on the date of manufacture.

(2) All construction of and all plumbing, heating, and electrical systems installed in modular housing units manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or leased in this state on or after May 1, 1998, shall be at least equal to the standards adopted and approved by the commission pursuant to its rules and regulations as such standards existed on the date of manufacture. The standards shall (a) protect the health and safety of persons living in modular housing units, (b) assure reciprocity with other states that have adopted standards which protect the health and safety of persons living in modular housing units the purpose of which is to make uniform the law of those states which adopt them, (c) allow variations from such uniform standards as will reduce unnecessary costs of construction or increase safety, durability, or efficiency, including energy efficiency, of the modular housing unit without jeopardizing such reciprocity, (d) assure changes in those uniform standards which reflect new technology making possible greater safety, efficiency, including energy efficiency, economy, or durability than earlier standards, and (e) allow for reduced energy and snow live load requirements for those modular housing units destined for out-of-state siting if the receiving jurisdiction has such reduced requirements. The commission shall adopt as standards relating to electrical systems in modular housing units those applicable standards adopted and amended by the State Electrical Board under section 81-2104 .

(3) Whenever practical, the standards shall be stated in terms of required levels of performance so as to facilitate the prompt acceptance of new building materials and methods. If generally recognized standards of performance are not available, the standards shall provide for acceptance of materials and methods whose performance has been found by the commission on the basis of reliable test and evaluation data presented by the proponent to be substantially equal to those specified.

Laws 1976, LB 248, § 4;

Laws 1984, LB 822, § 4;

Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 65;

Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 92;

Laws 2008, LB797, § 7.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3295 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-3295
View Statute 2-3295
Status: in_force

(1) A district may on a temporary or permanent basis permit hunting, fishing, trapping or other forms of fur harvesting, or the public use of firearms, bow and arrow, or any other projectile weapons or devices in all or any portion of a recreation area.

(2) Any person who hunts, fishes, traps, harvests fur, or uses firearms, bow and arrow, or any other projectile weapon or device in a recreation area when not permitted by the district shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.

Laws 1984, LB 861, § 7.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 8-2741 — NE Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2741
View Statute 8-2741
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall remit all fees, charges, and costs collected by the department pursuant to the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act to the State Treasurer for credit to the Financial Institution Assessment Cash Fund.

(2) The department shall remit fines collected under the act to the State Treasurer for distribution in accordance with Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska.

Laws 2013, LB616, § 41;

Laws 2025, LB474, § 46.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-108 — NE Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-108
View Statute 50-108
Status: in_force

Fines and imprisonment shall be only by virtue of an order of the Legislature, entered on its journal stating the grounds therefor. Imprisonment shall be effected by a warrant, under the hand of the presiding officer for the time being, countersigned by the Clerk of the Legislature, running in the name of the state and directed to the sheriff of the proper county. Under such warrant, the officer of the Legislature, sheriff, and jailer will be authorized to arrest and detain the person.

R.S.1866, c. 31, § 10, p. 250;

R.S.1913, § 3749;

C.S.1922, § 3142;

C.S.1929, § 50-108;

R.S.1943, § 50-108.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2709.01 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-2709.01
View Statute 18-2709.01
Status: in_force

Workforce housing plan means a program to construct or rehabilitate single-family housing or market rate multi-family housing which is designed to address a housing shortage that impairs the ability of the city to attract new businesses or impairs the ability of existing businesses to recruit new employees.

Laws 2016, LB1059, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2034 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2034
View Statute 38-2034
Status: in_force

(1) An applicant for a license to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery based on a license in another state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia shall comply with the requirements of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact beginning on the effective date of the compact or meet the standards set by the board pursuant to section 38-126 , except that an applicant who has not passed one of the licensing examinations specified in the rules and regulations but has been duly licensed to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery in some other state or territory of the United States of America or in the District of Columbia and obtained that license based upon a state examination, as approved by the board, may be issued a license by the department, upon the recommendation of the board, to practice osteopathic medicine and surgery.

(2) An applicant who is a military spouse may apply for a temporary license as provided in section 38-129.01 .

Laws 2007, LB463, § 692;

Laws 2017, LB88, § 63.

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, see section 38-3601 .