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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-722 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-722
46-722
Status: in_force

If, as a result of information provided pursuant to section 46-721 or studies conducted by or otherwise available to the department and following preliminary investigation, the Director of Water, Energy, and Environment makes a preliminary determination (1) that there is reason to believe that contamination of ground water is occurring or likely to occur in an area of the state in the reasonably foreseeable future and (2) that the natural resources district or districts in which the area is located have not designated a management area or have not implemented adequate controls to prevent such contamination from occurring, the department shall, in cooperation with any appropriate state agency and district, conduct a study to determine the source or sources of the contamination and the area affected by such contamination and shall issue a written report within one year of the initiation of the study. During the study, the department shall consider the relevant water quality portions of the management plan developed by each district pursuant to sections 46-709 to 46-711 , whether the district has designated a management area encompassing the area studied, and whether the district has adopted any controls for the area.

Laws 1986, LB 894, § 3;

Laws 1993, LB 3, § 16;

R.S.1943, (1993), § 46-674.04;

Laws 1996, LB 108, § 42;

R.S.1943, (1998), § 46-656.36;

Laws 2004, LB 962, § 62;

Laws 2019, LB302, § 31;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 221.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 55-157.02 — NE Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-157.02
View Statute 55-157.02
Status: in_force

Recruiting and strength maintenance activities of the Military Department may include, but shall not be limited to, (1) provision to members of the National Guard of suitable awards, honorariums, or other proper recognition for successful recruiting efforts, (2) provision for the financial support of official National Guard functions, the purpose of which is to provide information in regard to and create interest in the National Guard among potential recruits and their families, (3) the preparation and dissemination of informational material in regard to the National Guard, and (4) advertising in public media for recruiting purposes, and all necessary expenses in connection therewith. The Adjutant General shall supervise the expenditure of such funds for the purposes enumerated.

Laws 1974, LB 983, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-345 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-345
View Statute 31-345
Status: in_force

The board shall then, in such resolution, divide the total levy theretofore made into convenient installments, and opposite each shall set the year in which they shall become payable respectively. The board shall then authorize the bonds which the district proposes to issue, fixing the terms, date and maturities thereof in such a manner that the installments of the tax will be sufficient to pay the corresponding installments of bonds as and when they become due. In the same resolution the board shall provide that in due time, manner and season it will cause the annual levy to be made in compliance with such resolution, and thereupon the fund, to the extent that it may be necessary to pay the bonds, shall be pledged and hypothecated to the payment of the bonds, which pledge and hypothecation, to the amount so expressed and declared, shall be superior to any other charge against the same.

Laws 1909, c. 149, § 1, p. 528;

R.S.1913, § 1840;

C.S.1922, § 1787;

C.S.1929, § 31-444;

R.S.1943, § 31-345.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-619 — NE Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16-619
View Statute 16-619
Status: in_force

For every improvement district within which any of the improvements are to be funded by a levy of special assessments on the property especially benefited, after the passage, approval, and publication of an ordinance creating such district, the city clerk shall publish notice of the creation of any such district or districts one time each week for not less than twenty days in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city.

Laws 1915, c. 86, § 1, p. 225;

Laws 1917, c. 95, § 1, p. 254;

C.S.1922, § 4084;

Laws 1925, c. 50, § 1, p. 192;

C.S.1929, § 16-613;

Laws 1933, c. 27, § 1, p. 202;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 16-613;

R.S.1943, § 16-619;

Laws 2016, LB704, § 86;

Laws 2025, LB90, § 4.

Attack on sufficiency of paving petition could be made by error proceedings. Elliott v. City of Auburn, 172 Neb. 1, 108 N.W.2d 328 (1961).

Attack on sufficiency of paving petition could be made by error proceedings. Elliott v. City of Auburn, 172 Neb. 1, 108 N.W.2d 328 (1961).

Publication of notice is a mandatory and jurisdictional step. Danielson v. City of Bellevue, 167 Neb. 809, 95 N.W.2d 57 (1959).

Publication of notice is a mandatory and jurisdictional step. Danielson v. City of Bellevue, 167 Neb. 809, 95 N.W.2d 57 (1959).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-932 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-932
View Statute 19-932
Status: in_force

A city or village exercising extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction under the circumstances set out in section 19-930 shall create an interjurisdictional planning commission by ordinance within sixty days after the formal passage of a resolution pursuant to subsection (2) of section 19-930 . All matters filed with the city or village within ninety days after such date which are properly within the jurisdiction of the interjurisdictional planning commission shall, after the effective date of the ordinance, be referred to such commission until such time as both the city or village and the county agree by majority vote of each governing body to eliminate the interjurisdictional planning commission and transfer its jurisdiction to the planning commission of the city or village.

Laws 1993, LB 207, § 6;

Laws 2019, LB193, § 98.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-117 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-117
View Statute 21-117
Status: in_force

(RULLCA 201) (a) One or more persons may act as organizers to form a limited liability company by signing and delivering to the Secretary of State for filing a certificate of organization and, if applicable, a current certificate of registration as provided in sections 21-185 to 21-189 .

(b) A certificate of organization must state:

(1) the name of the limited liability company, which must comply with section 21-108 ;

(2) the street and mailing addresses of the initial designated office and the name and street and mailing addresses and post office box number, if any, of the initial agent for service of process of the company; and

(3) if the company is organized to render a professional service, the professional service its members, managers, professional employees, and agents are licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render in this state.

(c) Subject to subsection (c) of section 21-112 , a certificate of organization may also contain statements as to matters other than those required by subsection (b) of this section. However, a statement in a certificate of organization is not effective as a statement of authority.

(d) The following rules apply to the filing of a certificate of organization:

(1) A limited liability company is formed when the Secretary of State has filed the certificate of organization and a certificate of registration, if applicable, and the company has at least one member, unless the certificate states a delayed effective date pursuant to subsection (c) of section 21-121 .

(2) If the certificate states a delayed effective date, a limited liability company is not formed if, before the certificate takes effect, a statement of cancellation is signed and delivered to the Secretary of State for filing and the Secretary of State files the certificate.

(3) Subject to any delayed effective date and except in a proceeding by this state to dissolve a limited liability company, the filing of the certificate of organization by the Secretary of State is conclusive proof that the organizer satisfied all conditions to the formation of a limited liability company.

Laws 2010, LB888, § 17.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-326 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-326
View Statute 9-326
Status: in_force

(1) Any nonprofit organization holding a certificate of exemption under section 501(c)(3), (c)(4), (c)(5), (c)(7), (c)(8), (c)(10), or (c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code or any volunteer fire company or volunteer first-aid, rescue, ambulance, or emergency squad may apply for a license to conduct a lottery by the sale of pickle cards.

(2) Prior to applying for any license, an organization shall:

(a) Be incorporated in this state as a not-for-profit corporation or organized in this state as a religious or not-for-profit organization. For purposes of this subsection, a domesticated foreign corporation shall not be considered incorporated in this state as a not-for-profit corporation;

(b) Conduct activities within this state in addition to the conduct of lottery by the sale of pickle cards;

(c) Be authorized by its constitution, articles, charter, or bylaws to further in this state a lawful purpose;

(d) Operate without profit to its members, and no part of the net earnings of such organization shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual; and

(e) With the exception of a volunteer fire company, a volunteer first-aid, rescue, ambulance, or emergency squad, or a not-for-profit corporation whose primary purpose is to support a volunteer fire company, first-aid squad, rescue squad, ambulance squad, or emergency squad, have been in existence in this state for five years immediately preceding its application for a license and have had during that five-year period a bona fide membership actively engaged in furthering a lawful purpose. A society defined in section 21-608 which is chartered in Nebraska under a state, grand, supreme, national, or other governing body may use the charter date of its parent organization to satisfy such five-year requirement.

Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 92;

Laws 1988, LB 1232, § 24;

Laws 1989, LB 767, § 32;

Laws 1996, LB 1277, § 5;

Laws 2002, LB 545, § 29;

Laws 2012, LB979, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-511 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-511
View Statute 38-511
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Practice Act shall be construed to prevent or restrict:

(1) The practice of audiology or speech-language pathology or the use of the official title of such practice by a person employed as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist by the federal government;

(2) A physician from engaging in the practice of medicine and surgery or any individual from carrying out any properly delegated responsibilities within the normal practice of medicine and surgery under the supervision of a physician;

(3) A person licensed as a hearing instrument specialist in this state from engaging in the fitting, selling, ordering, and servicing of hearing instruments or performing such other duties as defined in the Hearing Instrument Specialists Practice Act;

(4) The practice of audiology or speech-language pathology or the use of the official title of such practice by a person who holds a valid and current credential as a speech-language pathologist or audiologist issued by the State Department of Education, if such person performs speech-language pathology or audiology services solely as a part of his or her duties within an agency, institution, or organization for which no fee is paid directly or indirectly by the recipient of such service and under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Education, but such person may elect to be within the jurisdiction of the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Practice Act;

(5) The clinical practice in audiology or speech-language pathology required for students enrolled in an accredited college or university pursuing a major in audiology or speech-language pathology, if such clinical practices are supervised by a person licensed to practice audiology or speech-language pathology and if the student is designated by a title such as student clinician or other title clearly indicating the training status; or

(6) The utilization of a speech aide or other personnel employed by a public school, educational service unit, or other private or public educational institution working under the direct supervision of a licensed speech-language pathologist.

Laws 1978, LB 406, § 14;

Laws 1985, LB 129, § 15;

Laws 1990, LB 828, § 1;

Laws 2001, LB 209, § 11;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,187;

Laws 2007, LB247, § 28;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 196;

Laws 2009, LB195, § 9;

Laws 2025, LB332, § 1.

Hearing Instrument Specialists Practice Act, see section 38-1501 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-836 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-836
View Statute 39-836
Status: in_force

The question of issuing bonds shall first be submitted to the qualified electors of the county, township, precinct, city, or village either at a special election called for that purpose or at a general election as provided in sections 39-837 to 39-841 . If a majority of the votes cast at such election are in favor of the proposition to issue bonds, then such county, township, precinct, city, or village, as the case may be, shall issue its bonds in such amounts as specified in the notices of election, not exceeding three and five-tenths percent of the taxable valuation of such county, township, precinct, city, or village as shown by the last assessment prior to the vote authorizing the issuance of such bonds.

Laws 1895, c. 45, § 2, p. 187;

R.S.1913, § 2997;

C.S.1922, § 2749;

C.S.1929, § 39-835;

R.S.1943, § 39-836;

Laws 1971, LB 534, § 27;

Laws 1979, LB 187, § 155;

Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 137.

Power of county to issue bonds is purely statutory and must be exercised in manner prescribed. Ahern v. Richardson County, 127 Neb. 659, 256 N.W. 515 (1934).

Power of county to issue bonds is purely statutory and must be exercised in manner prescribed. Ahern v. Richardson County, 127 Neb. 659, 256 N.W. 515 (1934).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-370 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-370
View Statute 60-370
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section:

(a) In counties having a population of one hundred thousand inhabitants or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, registration of motor vehicles or trailers shall be by the alphanumeric system; and

(b) In all other counties, registration of motor vehicles or trailers shall be, at the option of each county board, by either the alphanumeric system or the county number system.

(2) Counties using the county number system shall show on motor vehicles or trailers licensed therein a county number on the license plate preceding a dash which shall then be followed by the registration number assigned to the motor vehicle or trailer. The county numbers assigned to the counties in Nebraska shall be as follows:

No. Name of County No. Name of County 1 Douglas 2 Lancaster 3 Gage 4 Custer 5 Dodge 6 Saunders 7 Madison 8 Hall 9 Buffalo 10 Platte 11 Otoe 12 Knox 13 Cedar 14 Adams 15 Lincoln 16 Seward 17 York 18 Dawson 19 Richardson 20 Cass 21 Scotts Bluff 22 Saline 23 Boone 24 Cuming 25 Butler 26 Antelope 27 Wayne 28 Hamilton 29 Washington 30 Clay 31 Burt 32 Thayer 33 Jefferson 34 Fillmore 35 Dixon 36 Holt 37 Phelps 38 Furnas 39 Cheyenne 40 Pierce 41 Polk 42 Nuckolls 43 Colfax 44 Nemaha 45 Webster 46 Merrick 47 Valley 48 Red Willow 49 Howard 50 Franklin 51 Harlan 52 Kearney 53 Stanton 54 Pawnee 55 Thurston 56 Sherman 57 Johnson 58 Nance 59 Sarpy 60 Frontier 61 Sheridan 62 Greeley 63 Boyd 64 Morrill 65 Box Butte 66 Cherry 67 Hitchcock 68 Keith 69 Dawes 70 Dakota 71 Kimball 72 Chase 73 Gosper 74 Perkins 75 Brown 76 Dundy 77 Garden 78 Deuel 79 Hayes 80 Sioux 81 Rock 82 Keya Paha 83 Garfield 84 Wheeler 85 Banner 86 Blaine 87 Logan 88 Loup 89 Thomas 90 McPherson 91 Arthur 92 Grant 93 Hooker

(3) Counties using the alphanumeric system shall show on the license plates of motor vehicles or trailers licensed therein a combination of three letters followed by a combination of three numerals. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations creating alphanumeric distinctions on the license plates based upon the registration of the motor vehicle or trailer and designating plate types that shall display county numbers on a statewide basis, taking into consideration cost, the need for uniformity, factors applicable to the production, distribution, and use of specific plate types, and any other factors consistent with the purposes of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act that the director deems relevant.

Laws 2005, LB 274, § 70;

Laws 2016, LB811, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1758 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-1758
View Statute 18-1758
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section:

(a) Municipality means a city or village; and

(b) Short-term rental means a residential property, including a single-family dwelling or a unit in a condominium, cooperative, or time-share, that is rented wholly or partly for a fee for a period not longer than thirty consecutive days.

(2) A municipality shall not adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that expressly or effectively prohibits the use of a property as a short-term rental.

(3) A municipality may adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that specifically regulates property used as a short-term rental only if the municipality demonstrates that the primary purpose of the ordinance or other regulation is to protect the public's health and safety. An ordinance or other regulation authorized by this subsection includes:

(a) Requirements addressing:

(i) Fire and building codes;

(ii) Health and sanitation;

(iii) Traffic control; and

(iv) Solid or hazardous waste and pollution control; and

(b) Requirements regarding the designation of an emergency contact for the property.

(4) A municipality may adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that imposes a sales tax or an occupation tax on short-term rentals if the tax is otherwise permitted by applicable law.

(5) A municipality may adopt or enforce an ordinance or other regulation that limits or prohibits the use of a short-term rental only if the law limits or prohibits the use of a short-term rental for the purpose of:

(a) Housing sex offenders;

(b) Operating a structured sober living home or similar enterprise;

(c) Selling illegal drugs;

(d) Selling alcohol or another activity that requires a permit or license under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act; or

(e) Operating a sexually oriented business.

(6) A municipality shall apply an ordinance or other regulation regulating land use to a short-term rental in the same manner as another similar property. An ordinance or other regulation described by this subsection includes:

(a) Residential use and other zoning matters;

(b) Noise and other nuisances; and

(c) Property maintenance.

(7) This section shall not be construed to affect regulations of a private entity, including a homeowners association organized under the Condominium Property Act or the Nebraska Condominium Act.

Laws 2019, LB57, § 1.

Condominium Property Act, see section 76-801 .

Nebraska Condominium Act, see section 76-825 .

Nebraska Liquor Control Act, see section 53-101 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-4302 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-4302
View Statute 2-4302
Status: in_force

As used in the Agricultural Liming Materials Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in sections 2-4303 to 2-4318.01 shall apply.

Laws 1981, LB 396, § 2;

Laws 1983, LB 539, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-225 — NE Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49-225
View Statute 49-225
Status: in_force

The constitutional convention shall have authority to (1) determine its own rules and proceedings; (2) elect such officers as it may deem necessary for the proper and convenient transaction of the business of the convention and prescribe their duties; (3) make provisions for the publication of its proceedings or any part thereof; and (4) provide for the securing of a copyright of any such publication for the state.

Laws 1953, c. 173, § 14, p. 552.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1304 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1304
View Statute 37-1304
Status: in_force

Any shooting range that is existing and lawful may continue to operate as a shooting range notwithstanding, and without regard to, any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, or resolution related to zoning enacted thereafter by a city, county, village, or other political subdivision of the state, if operated in compliance with the shooting range performance standards.

Laws 2009, LB503, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-312 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 13-312
13-312
Status: in_force

The county clerk, city clerk, clerk of any political subdivision, except any city of the metropolitan class, or any other person upon whom the duty is imposed by law to publish notice required by law in regard to any special assessment by a special taxing district shall mail by certified mail with return receipt requested a copy of such notice to be published to the last-known address as shown on the current tax rolls of each nonresident property owner.

Laws 1973, LB 344, § 3;

Laws 1974, LB 655, § 3;

R.S.1943, (1983), § 18-1218.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2520 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-2520
View Statute 39-2520
Status: in_force

(1) All money derived from fees, excises, or license fees relating to registration, operation, or use of vehicles on the public highways, or to fuels used for the propulsion of such vehicles, shall be expended for payment of highway obligations, cost of construction, reconstruction, maintenance, and repair of public highways and bridges and county, city, township, and village roads, streets, and bridges, and all facilities, appurtenances, and structures deemed necessary in connection with such highways, bridges, roads, and streets, or may be pledged to secure bonded indebtedness issued for such purposes, except for (a) the cost of administering laws under which such money is derived, (b) statutory refunds and adjustments provided therein, and (c) money derived from the motor vehicle operators' license fees or money received from parking meter proceeds, fines, and penalties.

(2)(a) The requirements of subsection (1) of this section also apply to sales and use taxes imposed on motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers pursuant to sections 13-319 , 77-27,142 , and 77-6403 , except that such provisions shall not apply in a municipality that has issued bonds (i) the proceeds of which were used for purposes listed in subsection (1) of this section and for which revenue other than sales and use taxes on motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers is pledged for payment or (ii) approved by a vote that required the use of sales and use taxes imposed on motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers for a specific purpose other than those listed in subsection (1) of this section, until all such bonds issued prior to January 1, 2006, have been paid or retired.

(b) The municipality shall determine (i) the amount of revenue other than sales and use tax revenue derived from motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers that is to be expended for the purposes listed in subsection (1) of this section and (ii) the amount of sales and use taxes expected to be collected from sales of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers for that year. The municipality shall create and maintain such determination as a public record and certify the determination pursuant to sections 39-2120 and 39-2121 .

Laws 1969, c. 316, § 10, p. 1143;

Laws 1971, LB 74, § 2;

Laws 1997, LB 271, § 17;

Laws 2006, LB 904, § 3;

Laws 2019, LB82, § 16;

Laws 2019, LB472, § 9.