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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-244 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-244
View Statute 21-244
Status: in_force

(MBCA 6.23) (a) Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, shares may be issued pro rata and without consideration to the corporation's shareholders or to the shareholders of one or more classes or series. An issuance of shares under this subsection is a share dividend.

(b) Shares of one class or series may not be issued as a share dividend in respect of shares of another class or series unless (1) the articles of incorporation so authorize, (2) a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the class or series to be issued approve the issue, or (3) there are no outstanding shares of the class or series to be issued.

(c) If the board of directors does not fix the record date for determining shareholders entitled to a share dividend, it is the date the board of directors authorizes the share dividend.

Laws 2014, LB749, § 44.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 3-402 — NE Code / Chapter 3 / Section 3-402
View Statute 3-402
Status: in_force

As used in sections 3-401 to 3-409 , unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Meteorological evaluation tower means an anchored structure, including all guy wires and accessory facilities, on which one or more meteorological instruments are mounted for the purpose of meteorological data collection;

(2) Obstruction means any structure which obstructs the air space required for the flight of aircraft and in the landing and taking off of aircraft at any airport or restricted landing area;

(3) Person means any public utility, public district, or other governmental division or subdivision or any person, corporation, partnership, or limited liability company;

(4) Structure means any manmade object which is built, constructed, projected, or erected upon, from, and above the surface of the earth, including, but not limited to, towers, antennas, buildings, wires, cables, and chimneys; and

(5) Terrain flight training area means an area established by the Nebraska National Guard within which military and related flight training is conducted using rotary-wing aircraft and which existed as of July 19, 2018.

Laws 1955, c. 7, § 2, p. 68;

Laws 1993, LB 121, § 85;

Laws 2015, LB469, § 5;

Laws 2018, LB901, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 67-299 — NE Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67-299
View Statute 67-299
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic limited partnership that has been converted pursuant to the Nebraska Uniform Limited Partnership Act is for all purposes the same domestic limited partnership that existed before the conversion.

(b) When a conversion takes effect, all of the following apply:

(1) All property owned by the converting entity remains vested in the converted entity. The converting entity shall file a certificate of conversion in the office of the register of deeds for each county in which the converting entity owns real property. Such certificate of conversion shall be indexed against the real property owned;

(2) All debts, liabilities, and other obligations of the converting entity continue as obligations of the converted entity;

(3) An action or proceeding pending by or against the converting entity may be continued as if the conversion had not occurred;

(4) The shares or interests of the converting entity are reclassified into shares, interests, other securities, obligations, rights to acquire shares, interests, or other securities, or into cash or other property in accordance with the plan of conversion and the partners, limited partners, or interest holders of the converting entity are entitled only to the rights provided to them under the terms of the conversion and to any appraisal rights they may have under the organic law of the converting entity; and

(5) Except as prohibited by other law, all of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, and purposes of the converting entity remain vested in the converted entity and, except as otherwise provided in the plan of conversion, the terms and conditions of the plan of conversion take effect.

(c) A converted entity that is a foreign limited liability company consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state to enforce any obligation owed by the converting corporation if, before the conversion, the converting corporation was subject to suit in this state on the obligation.

Laws 2012, LB1018, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2514 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2514
View Statute 38-2514
Status: in_force

Superficial thermal agent modalities means hydrotherapy, whirlpool, cryotherapy, fluidotherapy, hot packs, paraffin, water, infrared, and other commercially available superficial heating and cooling technologies.

Laws 2007, LB463, § 854;

Laws 2025, LB257, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-166.13 — NE Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-166.13
View Statute 53-166.13
Status: in_force

Note: The Revisor of Statutes, as authorized by section 49-705, has omitted sections 53-166.01 to 53-166.17, which the Supreme Court has held to be unconstitutional. United States Brewers' Assn., Inc. v. State, 192 Neb. 328, 220 N.W.2d 544 (1974).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 58-519 — NE Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-519
View Statute 58-519
Status: in_force

In any suit, action, or proceedings involving the validity or enforceability of any bond of a contracting public body or the security therefor brought after the lapse of thirty days after the bonds are issued, any such bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the contracting public body to aid in financing a redevelopment project shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued for such purpose and such project shall be conclusively deemed to have been planned, located, and carried out in accordance with the purposes and provisions of the Nebraska Redevelopment Act.

Laws 1995, LB 830, § 19.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-285 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-285
View Statute 21-285
Status: in_force

(MBCA 8.02) (a) The articles of incorporation or bylaws may prescribe qualifications for directors or for nominees for directors. Qualifications must be reasonable as applied to the corporation and must be lawful.

(b) A requirement that is based on a past, current, or prospective action, or expression of an opinion, by a nominee or director that could limit the ability of a nominee or director to discharge his or her duties as a director is not a permissible qualification under this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, qualifications may include not being or having been subject to specified criminal, civil, or regulatory sanctions or not having been removed as a director by judicial action or for cause.

(c) A director need not be a resident of this state or a shareholder of the corporation unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws so prescribe.

(d) A qualification for nomination for director prescribed before a person's nomination shall apply to such person at the time of nomination. A qualification for nomination for director prescribed after a person's nomination shall not apply to such person with respect to such nomination.

(e) A qualification for director prescribed before the start of a director's term may apply only at the time an individual becomes a director or may apply during a director's term. A qualification prescribed during a director's term shall not apply to that director before the end of that term.

Laws 2014, LB749, § 85;

Laws 2017, LB35, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1210 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 13-1210
13-1210
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall annually certify the amount of capital acquisition and operating costs eligible for funding under the public transportation assistance program established under section 13-1209 .

(2) The department shall submit an annual report to the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee of the Legislature on or before December 1 of each year regarding funds requested by each applicant for eligible capital acquisition and operating costs in the current fiscal year pursuant to subsection (2) of section 13-1209 and the total amount of state grants projected to be awarded in the current fiscal year pursuant to the public transportation assistance program. The report submitted to the committee shall be submitted electronically. The report shall separate into two categories the requests and grants awarded for handicapped vans, otherwise known as paratransit vehicles, and requests and grants awarded for handicapped-accessible fixed-route bus systems.

Laws 1980, LB 722, § 12;

Laws 1986, LB 599, § 3;

R.S.Supp.,1986, § 19-3909.01;

Laws 2004, LB 1144, § 1;

Laws 2008, LB1068, § 1;

Laws 2012, LB782, § 17;

Laws 2016, LB977, § 2;

Laws 2017, LB339, § 76.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1337 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-1337
View Statute 25-1337
Status: in_force

Sections 25-1337 to 25-1348 shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act.

Laws 2021, LB501, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-567.03 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-567.03
View Statute 46-567.03
Status: in_force

All bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 46-567.01 to 46-567.06 and registered by the county treasurer, provided in section 46-567.01 , shall bear a certificate evidencing such registration endorsed thereon. It shall be signed by the county treasurer or a deputy and sealed with the seal of his office. All bonds, after having been registered and bearing such certificate, shall be held in every action, suit, or proceeding in which their validity is or may be brought into question prima facie valid and binding obligations of the district in accordance with their terms, notwithstanding any defects or irregularities in the proceedings for the organization of the district and the election of the directors thereof or for the authorization and issuance of such bonds or in the sale, execution, or delivery thereof.

Laws 1951, c. 151, § 16, p. 615.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1808 — NE Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-1808
View Statute 50-1808
Status: in_force

(1) The office shall have access to all information and personnel necessary to perform the duties of the office and to carry out the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare Act.

(2) All employees of the department, the juvenile services division as directed by the juvenile court or the Office of Probation Administration, or the commission, all foster parents, and all owners, operators, managers, supervisors, and employees of private agencies, licensed child care facilities, juvenile detention facilities, staff secure juvenile facilities, and other providers of child welfare services or juvenile justice services shall cooperate with the office. Cooperation includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(a) Provision of full access to and production of records and information. Providing access to and producing records and information for the office is not a violation of confidentiality provisions under any law, statute, rule, or regulation if done in good faith for purposes of the Office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare Act;

(b) Fair and honest disclosure of records and information reasonably requested by the office pursuant to the act;

(c) Encouraging employees to fully comply with reasonable requests of the office pursuant to the act;

(d) Prohibition of retaliation by owners, operators, or managers against employees for providing records or information or filing or otherwise making a complaint to the office;

(e) Not requiring employees to gain supervisory approval prior to filing a complaint with or providing records or information to the office;

(f) Not requiring employees to report filing a complaint with or providing records or information to the office; and

(g) Not requiring employees to request that counsel for the employer be present while being questioned in the course of an investigation.

Laws 2012, LB821, § 28;

Laws 2013, LB561, § 60;

Laws 2015, LB347, § 16;

Laws 2016, LB954, § 5;

R.S.1943, (2016), § 43-4321;

Laws 2025, LB298, § 31.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-297 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-297
View Statute 21-297
Status: in_force

(MBCA 8.22) (a) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide otherwise, regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice of the date, time, place, or purpose of the meeting.

(b) Unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide for a longer or shorter period, special meetings of the board of directors must be preceded by at least two days' notice of the date, time, and place of the meeting. The notice need not describe the purpose of the special meeting unless required by the articles of incorporation or bylaws.

Laws 2014, LB749, § 97.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 1-167 — NE Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-167
View Statute 1-167
Status: in_force

The display or uttering by a person of a card, sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, or written instrument or device, bearing a person's name in conjunction with the words certified public accountant or any abbreviation thereof or public accountant or any abbreviation thereof shall be prima facie evidence in any action brought under section 1-165 or 1-166 that the person whose name is so displayed caused or procured the display or uttering of such card, sign, advertisement, or other printed, engraved, or written instrument or device and that such person is holding himself or herself out to be a certified public accountant holding a permit issued under section 1-136 . In any such action evidence of the commission of a single act prohibited by the Public Accountancy Act shall be sufficient to justify an injunction or a conviction without evidence of a general course of conduct.

Laws 1957, c. 1, § 62, p. 77;

Laws 1997, LB 114, § 61;

Laws 2009, LB31, § 37.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-933 — NE Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-933
View Statute 17-933
Status: in_force

Where real estate for a cemetery under section 17-926 is acquired by gift or devise, the title shall vest in the city or village upon the conditions imposed by the donor and upon acceptance by the mayor and city council or chairperson and village board of trustees. Where such real estate is acquired by purchase or by virtue of exercise of the right of eminent domain, the title shall vest absolutely in such city or village. Nothing in sections 17-933 to 17-937 shall be construed in any manner to affect cemeteries belonging to any religious organization or society, lodge, or fraternal society.

Laws 1929, c. 46, § 8, p. 197;

C.S.1929, § 17-548;

R.S.1943, § 17-933;

Laws 2017, LB133, § 266.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-345 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-345
View Statute 23-345
Status: in_force

The board of county commissioners or the board of county supervisors of the counties of the State of Nebraska is hereby authorized and empowered to permit farmers and landowners in their respective counties to use county machinery and equipment in constructing and maintaining terraces and ditches in said respective counties; Provided, that said farmers or landowners shall first enter into a written agreement with said county commissioners or county supervisors whereby said farmers or landowners agree to pay a reasonable sum of money as rental for said equipment and machinery, which sum shall be fixed by the county commissioners or county supervisors, and to comply with any and all of the conditions and requirements in regard to said rental as made by said county commissioners or county supervisors; Provided, one of the conditions and requirements in regard to said rental shall always be that the county shall furnish an operator for said equipment and machinery, who shall operate the same, and the compensation of said operator shall be considered in determining the amount of rental in each case.

Laws 1935, c. 54, § 1, p. 184;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-757;

R.S.1943, § 23-345.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-799 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-799
View Statute 44-799
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Any individual or group sickness and accident insurance policy or subscriber contract delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state and any hospital, medical, or surgical expense-incurred policy, except for policies that provide coverage for a specified disease or other limited-benefit coverage, and (b) any self-funded employee benefit plan to the extent not preempted by federal law shall cover newly adopted children of the insured or enrollee. The coverage for newly adopted children shall be the same as for other dependents. No policy or health benefit plan provision concerning preexisting condition limitations, insurability, eligibility, or health underwriting approval may be applied to newly adopted children when they are enrolled in accordance with this section.

(2) The coverage required by this section:

(a) Is effective upon the earlier of (i) the date of placement for the purpose of adoption or (ii) the date of the entry of an order granting the adoptive parent custody of the child for purposes of adoption;

(b) Continues unless the placement is disrupted prior to legal adoption and the child is removed from placement; and

(c) Continues unless required action as described in subsection (3) of this section is not taken.

(3) If the payment of a specific premium or subscription fee is required to provide coverage for an adopted child, the policy or health benefit plan may require that notification of the adoption of the child and the payment of the required premium or fee be furnished to the insurer or health benefit plan within thirty-one days after the adoption of the child in order to have the coverage continue beyond the thirty-one-day period.

Laws 2000, LB 1253, § 43.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-5511 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-5511
44-5511
Status: in_force

On or before March 1 for the quarter ending the preceding December 31, June 1 for the quarter ending the preceding March 31, September 1 for the quarter ending the preceding June 30, and December 1 for the quarter ending the preceding September 30 of each year, every surplus lines licensee shall file with the department a report containing such information as the department may require, including: (1) The name of the nonadmitted insurer; (2) the name of the licensee; (3) the number of policies issued by each nonadmitted insurer; (4) except for insurance placed or procured on behalf of an exempt commercial purchaser, a sworn statement by the licensee with regard to the coverages described in the quarterly report that, to the best of the licensee's knowledge and belief, the licensee could not reasonably procure such coverages from an admitted insurer; and (5) the premium volume for each nonadmitted insurer by line of business.

Laws 1978, LB 836, § 9;

Laws 1989, LB 92, § 36;

R.S.Supp.,1990, § 44-147.03;

Laws 1992, LB 1006, § 11;

Laws 2011, LB70, § 8;

Laws 2018, LB799, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-224.07 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-224.07
View Statute 44-224.07
Status: in_force

(1) A contract of consolidation involving a domestic insurance company shall be approved by a majority vote of the board of directors or other governing body of each of the respective parties thereto as well as by a majority vote of the members present in person or by proxy at an annual meeting or at a special meeting called for that purpose. Such contract of consolidation shall be approved by the director prior to submission to the members for approval. After approval by the members, the officers of the respective parties thereto may enter into and consummate such contract of consolidation and do and perform all acts necessary to the final and complete consummation thereof. Such contract of consolidation shall designate the corporation which is to continue or survive and which shall thereafter retain a certificate of authority issued by the department. The surviving company may assume, in whole or in part, the name of the retiring company. Such contract of consolidation upon becoming effective shall have the effect of transferring the assets, rights, franchises, and interests of the companies so consolidated to the continuing or surviving company, and simultaneously therewith, such surviving or continuing company shall be deemed to have assumed all the liabilities of the consolidated companies. A contract of consolidation need not require a disposition or other distribution of the surplus assets of either party thereto to their respective policyholders. No action or proceeding pending at the time of such consolidation to which either of the consolidating parties may be a party shall be abated or discontinued by reason of such consolidation, but the same may be prosecuted to final judgment in the same manner as if the consolidation had not taken place or the continuing or surviving company may be substituted in place of any such company so consolidated, as the case may be, by order of the court in which the action or proceeding is pending.

(2) Any assessment association which has accumulated and maintains the same reserve for liabilities that is required of a mutual company transacting the same kind or kinds of business and which has a surplus or contingency funds equal to or in excess of that required of a mutual company transacting the same kind or kinds of business may, in any consolidation agreement in which it is to continue or survive as an assessment association, agree to limit its assessments to the premium stated in the policies issued by the retiring company.

Laws 1957, c. 180, § 7, p. 622;

Laws 1989, LB 92, § 76.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-154 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-154
38-154
Status: in_force

Adjustments to the cost of credentialing include, but are not limited to:

(1) Revenue from sources that include, but are not limited to:

(a) Interest earned on the Professional and Occupational Credentialing Cash Fund, if any;

(b) Certification and verification of credentials;

(c) Administrative fees;

(d) Reinstatement fees;

(e) General Funds and federal funds;

(f) Fees for miscellaneous services, such as production of photocopies, lists, labels, and diskettes;

(g) Gifts; and

(h) Grants;

(2) Transfers to other funds for costs related to the Nebraska Regulation of Health Professions Act and section 38-128 ; and

(3) Costs associated with subsection (3) of section 38-155 .

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 26;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-162.03;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 54;

Laws 2019, LB112, § 9.

Nebraska Regulation of Health Professions Act, see section 71-6201 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 59-824 — NE Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-824
View Statute 59-824
Status: in_force

In all prosecutions, hearings, and proceedings under sections 59-801 to 59-831 , whether civil or criminal, no person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, contracts, agreements, and documents before the courts of this state, or in obedience to the subpoena of the same, on the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of such person, may tend to criminate such person or subject such person to a penalty or forfeiture.

Laws 1905, c. 162, § 21, p. 644;

R.S.1913, § 4065;

C.S.1922, § 3468;

C.S.1929, § 59-821;

R.S.1943, § 59-824;

Laws 2002, LB 1278, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3203 — NE Code / Chapter 24 / Section 30-3203
30-3203
Status: in_force

Section 30-3201 shall apply to fiduciary relationships whether now in existence or established after November 18, 1965.

Laws 1965, c. 113, § 2, p. 438;

R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-601.03.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-5701 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-5701
View Statute 44-5701
Status: in_force

Sections 44-5701 to 44-5708 shall be known and may be cited as the Producer-Controlled Property and Casualty Insurer Act.

Laws 1992, LB 1006, § 68.