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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 52-1502 — NE Code / Chapter 54 / Section 52-1502
52-1502
Status: in_force

Any owner of any stallion, jack or bull within the state may file with the county clerk of any county therein on or before October 1 of each year, a full and complete list of the mares or cows served by such male within such county during that year. Such list shall contain the name of and a brief description of all animals so served, the owners thereof, the terms on which each was bred, and the time when payment thereof becomes due; and it shall be verified by the owner of such stallion, jack or bull, or his lawfully authorized agent.

Laws 1913, c. 49, § 2, p. 156;

R.S.1913, § 91;

C.S.1922, § 99;

C.S.1929, § 54-203;

R.S.1943, § 54-203;

R.S.1943, (1984), § 54-203.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-4405 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-4405
View Statute 30-4405
Status: in_force

(1) An advance mental health care directive shall:

(a) Be in writing;

(b) Be dated and signed by the principal or, subject to subsection (5) of this section, another individual acting at the direction of the principal if the principal is physically unable to sign. The attorney in fact of the principal may not sign the directive for the principal;

(c) State whether the principal wishes to be able to revoke the directive at any time or whether the directive remains irrevocable during periods of incapacity. Failure to clarify whether the directive is revocable does not render it unenforceable. If the directive fails to state whether it is revocable or irrevocable, the principal may revoke it at any time;

(d) State that the principal affirms that the principal is aware of the nature of the directive and signs the directive freely and voluntarily; and

(e)(i) Be signed in the presence of a notary public who is not the attorney in fact of the principal; or

(ii) Be witnessed in writing by at least two disinterested adults as provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section.

(2) An advanced mental health care directive shall be valid upon execution.

(3) To be irrevocable during periods of incapacity, the directive shall state that the directive remains irrevocable during periods of incapacity.

(4) A witness shall not be:

(a) The principal's attending physician or a member of the principal's mental health treatment team at the time of executing the directive;

(b) The principal's spouse, parent, child, grandchild, sibling, presumptive heir, or known devisee at the time of the witnessing;

(c) In a romantic or dating relationship with the principal;

(d) The attorney in fact of the principal or a person designated to make mental health care decisions for the principal; or

(e) The owner, operator, employee, or relative of an owner or operator of a treatment facility at which the principal is receiving care.

(5) Each witness shall attest that:

(a) The witness was present when the principal signed the directive or, if the principal was physically unable to sign the directive, when another individual signed the directive as provided in subdivision (1)(b) of this section;

(b) The principal did not appear incapacitated or under undue influence or duress when the directive was signed; and

(c) The principal presented identification or the witness personally knew the principal when the directive was signed.

(6) A principal may, in compliance with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, include in the directive a release authorization form stating the name of persons to whom information regarding the mental health treatment of the principal may be disclosed during the time the directive is activated, including, but not limited to, health care professionals, mental health care professionals, family, friends, and other interested persons with whom treatment providers are allowed to communicate if the principal loses capacity.

Laws 2020, LB247, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2235 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2235
View Statute 38-2235
Status: in_force

The board shall, through the executive director or other representative appointed by the board, survey all programs of nursing in the state at time intervals to be determined by the board through rules and regulations. Written reports of such surveys shall be submitted to the board. The board shall act on the report to grant or deny continuing approval of the program.

Laws 1953, c. 245, § 15(4), p. 844;

Laws 1975, LB 422, § 13;

Laws 1995, LB 563, § 27;

Laws 1999, LB 594, § 40;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,132.27;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 791.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1714 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-1714
View Statute 25-1714
Status: in_force

When an application shall be made to a court of record to postpone a trial, the payment to the adverse party of a sum not exceeding ten dollars, besides the costs of the term, may in the discretion of the judges be imposed as a condition of granting the postponement.

Laws 1875, § 1, p. 63;

R.S.1913, § 8173;

C.S.1922, § 9124;

C.S.1929, § 20-1714;

R.S.1943, § 25-1714.

Awarding costs is discretionary with court. Coombs v. Brenklander, 29 Neb. 586, 45 N.W. 929 (1890).

Awarding costs is discretionary with court. Coombs v. Brenklander, 29 Neb. 586, 45 N.W. 929 (1890).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1004 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1004
View Statute 13-1004
Status: in_force

After the interstate conservation improvement or recreational district plan is adopted by the proper authorities having jurisdiction thereof, the proper governing body or bodies may agree with the proper authorities of the other state or states involved as to the organization for management or supervision, development, maintenance, and use of the said area or areas and may exercise the same powers and perform the same duties in connection with the district or districts that are established as is now authorized for such conservation or recreational area located entirely within the state.

Laws 1935, c. 39, § 4, p. 155;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 18-1704;

R.S.1943, (1983), § 18-904.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-472 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-472
View Statute 71-472
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations establishing qualifications for a memory care endorsement. The qualifications shall be specific to those necessary for residents with cognitive impairment or dementia and shall include, but not be limited to, staffing enhancements, staff training, dedicated memory care programming, cultural competencies, facility requirements, and security issues.

(2) The department shall award a memory care endorsement to an assisted-living facility licensed under the Health Care Facility Licensure Act upon application which provides proof of meeting the qualifications and payment of the required fee.

(3) The department shall set the fee at an amount to cover the costs of administering the endorsement.

Laws 2016, LB698, § 21.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1922 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1922
View Statute 71-1922
Status: in_force

(1) If the department determines to deny the issuance of or take disciplinary action against a license under the Child Care Licensing Act, the department shall send to the applicant or licensee, by certified mail to the address of the applicant or licensee, a notice setting forth the determination, the particular reasons for the determination, including a specific description of the nature of the violation and the statute, rule, regulation, or order violated, and the type of disciplinary action which is pending. A copy of the notice shall also be mailed to the person in charge of the program if the licensee is not actually involved in the daily operation of the program. If the licensee is a corporation, a copy of the notice shall be sent to the corporation's registered agent.

(2) The denial or disciplinary action shall become final fifteen days after the mailing of the notice unless the applicant or licensee, within such fifteen-day period, makes a written request for a hearing. The license shall continue in effect until the final order of the department if a hearing is requested. If the department does not receive such request within such fifteen-day period, the action of the department shall be final.

Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 85;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 506.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-2102 — NE Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68-2102
View Statute 68-2102
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Hospital Quality Assurance and Access Assessment Act:

(1) Assessment means a quality assurance and access assessment imposed on hospitals pursuant to section 68-2103 ;

(2) Department means the Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human Services;

(3) Hospital means a hospital as defined in section 71-419 or a rural emergency hospital as described in section 71-477 ;

(4) Medical assistance program means the medical assistance program established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act; and

(5) Net patient revenue means the revenue paid to a hospital for patient care, room, board, and services less contractual adjustments, bad debt, and revenue from sources other than operations, including, but not limited to, interest, guest meals, gifts, and grants.

Laws 2024, LB1087, § 2.

Medical Assistance Act, see section 68-901 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-693 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-693
View Statute 60-693
Status: in_force

No evidence of the conviction of any person for any violation of any provision of the Nebraska Rules of the Road shall be admissible in any court in any civil action.

Laws 1973, LB 45, § 118;

R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,118;

Laws 1993, LB 370, § 189.

Evidence of conviction for a traffic infraction, including a conviction for violation of a municipal ordinance, is not admissible in a civil suit for damages arising out of the same traffic infraction. Stevenson v. Wright, 273 Neb. 789, 733 N.W.2d 559 (2007).

Evidence of conviction for a traffic infraction, including a conviction for violation of a municipal ordinance, is not admissible in a civil suit for damages arising out of the same traffic infraction. Stevenson v. Wright, 273 Neb. 789, 733 N.W.2d 559 (2007).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-603 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 60-603
60-603
Status: in_force

The Nebraska Rules of the Road as enacted by Laws 1993, LB 370, shall not have a retroactive effect and shall not apply to any traffic accident, to any cause of action arising out of a traffic accident or judgment arising therefrom, or to any violation of the motor vehicle laws of this state occurring prior to January 1, 1994. All violations, offenses, prosecutions, and criminal appeals under prior law are saved and preserved. All civil causes of action based upon or under prior law arising out of traffic accidents prior to such date and judgments thereon or appeals therefrom are saved and preserved.

Laws 1973, LB 45, § 120;

R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,120;

Laws 1993, LB 370, § 99.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-1165 — NE Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-1165
View Statute 54-1165
Status: in_force

Every livestock auction market operator shall pay annually, on or before August 1, a market license fee of one hundred fifty dollars to the department for each livestock auction market operated by him or her, which payment shall constitute a renewal for one year. Fees so paid shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Livestock Auction Market Fund for the expenses of administration of the Livestock Auction Market Act.

Laws 1963, c. 319, § 9, p. 966;

Laws 1983, LB 617, § 9;

Laws 1999, LB 778, § 67;

Laws 2001, LB 197, § 11;

Laws 2013, LB78, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-355 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-355
View Statute 31-355
Status: in_force

(1) After the board of supervisors has certified the total levy of the costs and expenses of the drainage improvements to the county clerk as directed by law, it may proceed to let a contract for the construction of such improvements. The board shall give notice of its intention to let such contract by publication thereof for twenty days in the newspapers of general circulation in the county or counties in which the drainage district is situated and in such other newspapers as it may deem advisable. The notice shall call for sealed bids for the construction of such improvements or any part thereof, notify the public of the time and place where such bids will be received and opened, and notify the public where the plans and specifications may be seen. On the day fixed, the board shall open and consider the bids and may let the contract for the whole work, or any part thereof, to the lowest responsible bidder, may reject any and all bids and readvertise for proposals, or may proceed to construct the work under its own superintendent. Contract for the purchase of materials shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the person to whom a contract is awarded shall enter into a bond with good and sufficient surety in a sum not less than twenty-five percent of the contract price, conditioned for the faithful performance of such contract. The work shall be done under the direction and to the satisfaction of the drain commissioner, subject to the approval of the board.

(2) If a contract, the provisions of which are limited to the purchase of supplies or materials, is entered into pursuant to this section and if the amount of the contract is fifty thousand dollars or less, the bidder shall furnish the county with an irrevocable letter of credit, a certified check upon a solvent bank, or a performance bond in a guaranty company qualified to do business in Nebraska, as prescribed by and in a sum determined by the county board of supervisors, conditioned for the faithful performance of such contract.

Laws 1905, c. 161, § 24, p. 629;

Laws 1909, c. 147, § 11, p. 523;

Laws 1911, c. 144, § 5, p. 483;

R.S.1913, § 1850;

C.S.1922, § 1797;

C.S.1929, § 31-454;

R.S.1943, § 31-355;

Laws 1987, LB 211, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2615 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2615
View Statute 38-2615
Status: in_force

After January 1, 2000, only an optometrist licensed in this state prior to April 30, 1987, may practice optometry without meeting the requirements and obtaining certification required by sections 38-2613 and 38-2614 .

Laws 2007, LB247, § 75;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 887.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-616 — NE Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32-616
View Statute 32-616
Status: in_force

(1) Any registered voter who was not a candidate in the primary election and who was not registered to vote with a party affiliation on or after March 1 and before the general election in the calendar year of the general election may have his or her name placed on the general election ballot for a partisan office by filing petitions as prescribed in sections 32-617 to 32-621 or by nomination by political party convention or committee pursuant to section 32-627 or 32-710 .

(2) Any candidate who was defeated in the primary election and any registered voter who was not a candidate in the primary election may have his or her name placed on the general election ballot if a vacancy exists on the ballot under subsection (2) of section 32-625 and the candidate files for the office by petition as prescribed in sections 32-617 and 32-618 , files as a write-in candidate as prescribed in section 32-615 , or is nominated by political party convention or committee pursuant to section 32-627 or 32-710 .

Laws 1994, LB 76, § 184;

Laws 1997, LB 764, § 61;

Laws 2002, LB 251, § 5;

Laws 2011, LB368, § 1;

Laws 2011, LB449, § 6;

Laws 2014, LB946, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-274 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-274
View Statute 23-274
Status: in_force

The board at its regular meeting of each year shall organize by choosing one of its number as chairman, who shall preside at all meetings of the board during the year; and in case of his absence at any meeting, the members present shall choose one of their number as temporary chairman.

Laws 1879, § 65, p. 372;

R.S.1913, § 1066;

C.S.1922, § 968;

C.S.1929, § 26-282;

R.S.1943, § 23-274.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-284.01 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-284.01
View Statute 43-284.01
Status: in_force

Any juvenile adjudged to be under subdivision (7) of section 43-247 shall remain in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services or the licensed child placement agency to whom the juvenile has been relinquished unless the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the best interests of the juvenile require that an alternative disposition be made. If the court makes such finding, then alternative disposition may be made as provided under section 43-284 . Such alternative disposition shall relieve the department or licensed child placement agency of all responsibility with regard to such juvenile.

Laws 1985, LB 447, § 9;

Laws 1989, LB 182, § 11;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 131;

Laws 2013, LB561, § 21.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-637 — NE Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-637
View Statute 54-637
Status: in_force

(1) Every dealer, commercial dog or cat breeder, animal shelter, animal rescue, animal control facility, or pet shop or any other retailer, who transfers ownership of a dog or cat to an ultimate consumer, shall deliver to the ultimate consumer of each dog or cat at the time of sale, written material, in a form determined by such seller, containing information on the benefits of spaying and neutering. The written material shall include recommendations on establishing a relationship with a veterinarian, information on early-age spaying and neutering, the health benefits associated with spaying and neutering pets, the importance of minimizing the risk of homeless or unwanted animals, and the need to comply with applicable license laws.

(2) The delivering of any model materials prepared by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council or the Nebraska Humane Society shall satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.

Laws 2003, LB 274, § 4;

Laws 2010, LB910, § 8;

Laws 2012, LB427, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-242 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-242
View Statute 46-242
Status: in_force

(1) After the completion to the satisfaction of the Chief Water Officer of a storage reservoir for which a permit has been obtained pursuant to section 46-241 , any person proposing to apply to beneficial use the water stored shall file with the Chief Water Officer an application for a permit particularly describing the use to which the water is to be applied and, if for irrigation, describing the land to be irrigated.

(2) Application may be made for a permit to appropriate water for the irrigation of land lying both upstream and downstream from a storage reservoir or intentional underground water storage facility. Under an approved application for a permit to appropriate water stored in a reservoir or facility for use on land upstream from such reservoir or facility, water may be diverted from the stream by the applicant and a compensating amount of water shall be released from the reservoir or facility for the use of downstream appropriators, but the rights of prior appropriators shall not be adversely affected by such exchange of water.

(3) The owner of a storage reservoir shall have a preferred right to make such application for a period of six months from the time limited for the completion of such reservoir. The date of the expiration of such period shall be endorsed upon the application when allowed. If an application is made by a person other than the owner of a reservoir at any time, the application shall not be approved by the Chief Water Officer until the applicant shows, by documentary evidence, sufficient interest in such storage reservoir to entitle the applicant to enough water for the purpose set forth in the application.

(4) Application may be made for a permit to appropriate water from a storage reservoir, subject to subsection (3) of this section, or an intentional underground water storage facility, subject to subsection (6) of section 46-241 , for instream use of water for recreation or fish and wildlife if the appropriation will not prejudice the rights of any prior appropriator for a beneficial use.

(5) An unapproved application for a permit pursuant to this section which is pending on August 26, 1983, may be amended to include use of stored water for intentional underground water storage.

Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 3, § 17, p. 852;

C.S.1922, § 8467;

C.S.1929, § 46-617;

R.S.1943, § 46-242;

Laws 1955, c. 183, § 3, p. 516;

Laws 1965, c. 272, § 1, p. 774;

Laws 1983, LB 198, § 10;

Laws 1991, LB 277, § 1;

Laws 2000, LB 900, § 116;

Laws 2003, LB 619, § 5;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 98.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2955 — NE Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-2955
View Statute 54-2955
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who imports livestock or causes livestock to be imported into the State of Nebraska in violation of an embargo or importation order issued by the State Veterinarian shall be guilty of a Class IV felony.

(2) Any person who violates any provision of the Animal Health and Disease Control Act, the Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, or any rules and regulations duly adopted and promulgated thereunder, for which no other criminal penalty is provided by such acts, shall be deemed guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.

(3) An owner or custodian of an affected animal, herd, or flock or affected premises who fails to develop a required herd management plan or who fails to follow such a plan is guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.

Laws 2020, LB344, § 55.

Exotic Animal Auction or Exchange Venue Act, see section 54-7,105 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2278 — NE Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-2278
View Statute 29-2278
Status: in_force

An offender may be sentenced to community service (1) as an alternative to a fine, incarceration, or supervised probation, or in lieu of incarceration if he or she fails to pay a fine as ordered, except when the violation of a misdemeanor or felony requires mandatory incarceration or imposition of a fine, (2) as a condition of probation, or (3) in addition to any other sanction. The court or magistrate shall establish the terms and conditions of community service including, but not limited to, a reasonable time limit for completion. The performance or completion of a sentence of community service or an order to complete community service may be supervised or confirmed by a community correctional facility or program or another similar entity, as ordered by the court or magistrate. If an offender fails to perform community service as ordered by the court or magistrate, he or she may be arrested and after a hearing may be resentenced on the original charge, have probation revoked, or be found in contempt of court. No person convicted of an offense involving serious bodily injury or sexual assault shall be eligible for community service.

Laws 1986, LB 528, § 2;

Laws 2017, LB259, § 8.

Statute does not permit the requirement of community service in addition to a period of incarceration. State v. Burnett, 227 Neb. 351, 417 N.W.2d 355 (1988).

Statute does not permit the requirement of community service in addition to a period of incarceration. State v. Burnett, 227 Neb. 351, 417 N.W.2d 355 (1988).