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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1072 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-1072
View Statute 2-1072
Status: in_force

Sections 2-1072 to 2-10,117 shall be known and may be cited as the Plant Protection and Plant Pest Act.

Laws 1988, LB 874, § 1;

Laws 1993, LB 406, § 1;

Laws 2008, LB791, § 1;

Laws 2013, LB68, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-223 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-223
View Statute 23-223
Status: in_force

Every town shall have corporate capacity to exercise the powers granted thereto, or necessarily implied, and no others. It shall have the power (1) to sue and be sued; (2) to acquire, by purchase, gift, or devise, and to hold property, both real and personal, for the use of its inhabitants, and to sell and convey the same; and (3) to make all such contracts as may be necessary in the exercise of the powers of the town. In exercising the powers of the township, it may enter into compacts with another township or townships to purchase and jointly own road equipment.

Laws 1895, c. 28, § 21, p. 137;

R.S.1913, § 1007;

C.S.1922, § 909;

C.S.1929, § 26-223;

R.S.1943, § 23-223;

Laws 1955, c. 66, § 1, p. 217.

A township does not have the authority to exercise any powers outside those explicitly given to it by statute. Butler County Dairy v. Butler County, 285 Neb. 408, 827 N.W.2d 267 (2013).

A township does not have the authority to exercise any powers outside those explicitly given to it by statute. Butler County Dairy v. Butler County, 285 Neb. 408, 827 N.W.2d 267 (2013).

Township is given power to direct the raising of money by taxation for the construction and repairing of roads within the township, and to make contracts necessary to the exercise of such power. State v. Bone Creek Township, 109 Neb. 202, 190 N.W. 586 (1922).

Township is given power to direct the raising of money by taxation for the construction and repairing of roads within the township, and to make contracts necessary to the exercise of such power. State v. Bone Creek Township, 109 Neb. 202, 190 N.W. 586 (1922).

Township is not liable for personal injuries by reason of defective road. Wilson v. Ulysses Township, 72 Neb. 807, 101 N.W. 986 (1904).

Township is not liable for personal injuries by reason of defective road. Wilson v. Ulysses Township, 72 Neb. 807, 101 N.W. 986 (1904).

In counties under township organization, duty to keep ordinary township highways and culverts in repair is imposed on township. Goes v. Gage County, 67 Neb. 616, 93 N.W. 923 (1903).

In counties under township organization, duty to keep ordinary township highways and culverts in repair is imposed on township. Goes v. Gage County, 67 Neb. 616, 93 N.W. 923 (1903).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1741.05 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-1741.05
View Statute 18-1741.05
Status: in_force

Any person failing to appear or otherwise comply with the command of a handicapped parking citation for a handicapped parking infraction shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

Laws 1993, LB 632, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-450 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-450
View Statute 37-450
Status: in_force

(1) The commission may issue permits for hunting elk and may adopt and promulgate separate and, when necessary, different rules and regulations therefor within the limitations prescribed in sections 37-447 and 37-452 for hunting deer.

(2) The commission shall, pursuant to section 37-327 , establish and charge (a) a nonrefundable application fee of not more than twelve dollars for a resident elk permit and not to exceed three times such amount for a nonresident elk permit and (b) a fee of not more than one hundred ninety-eight dollars for each resident elk permit issued and three times such amount for each nonresident elk permit issued. The commission may, pursuant to section 37-327 , establish and charge a fee of not more than twenty-four dollars for residents and not more than seventy-two dollars for nonresidents for the issuance of a preference point or a bonus point, in addition to any application fee, in lieu of entering the draw for an elk permit during the application period for the random drawing.

(3) An applicant shall not be issued a resident elk permit that allows the harvest of an antlered elk more than once every five years. A person may only harvest one antlered elk in his or her lifetime except when harvesting an antlered elk with a limited permit to hunt elk pursuant to subdivision (1)(b) of section 37-455 or an auction or lottery permit pursuant to section 37-455.01 .

(4) The provisions for the distribution of deer permits and the authority of the commission to determine eligibility of applicants for permits as described in sections 37-447 and 37-452 shall also apply to the distribution of elk permits.

(5) Any person violating the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor and shall be fined at least two hundred dollars upon conviction.

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 160;

Laws 2003, LB 306, § 6;

Laws 2005, LB 162, § 16;

Laws 2007, LB299, § 9;

Laws 2009, LB105, § 17;

Laws 2011, LB41, § 12;

Laws 2013, LB94, § 2;

Laws 2016, LB745, § 13;

Laws 2020, LB287, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1344 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-1344
View Statute 25-1344
Status: in_force

If a party establishes that an appeal from a foreign-country judgment is pending or will be taken, the court may stay any proceedings with regard to the foreign-country judgment until the appeal is concluded, the time for appeal expires, or the appellant has had sufficient time to prosecute the appeal and has failed to do so.

Laws 2021, LB501, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-510 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-510
View Statute 46-510
Status: in_force

Wherever the terms land or real estate are used in sections 46-501 to 46-573 , they shall, unless otherwise specified, be held to mean real estate, as the words real estate are defined by the laws of the State of Nebraska, and shall embrace all railroads, highways, electrical roads, street and interurban railroads, roads, streets, street improvements, telephone, telegraph, and transmission lines, gas, sewer and water systems, water rights, pipelines and rights-of-way of public service corporations and all other real property whether held for public or private use.

Laws 1947, c. 173, § 2(8), p. 525.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2518 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-2518
View Statute 18-2518
Status: in_force

(1) Each signed petition shall be filed with the city clerk for signature verification. The city clerk shall immediately notify the county clerk or election commissioner of the signed petition. Upon the filing of a petition, a municipality, upon passage of a resolution by the governing body of such municipality, and the county clerk or election commissioner of the county in which such municipality is located may by mutual agreement provide that the county clerk or election commissioner shall ascertain whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of voters. The municipality shall reimburse the county for any costs incurred by the county clerk or election commissioner. When the verifying official has determined that one hundred percent of the necessary signatures required by the Municipal Initiative and Referendum Act have been obtained, he or she shall notify the governing body of the municipality of that fact and shall immediately forward to the governing body a copy of the petition.

(2) In order for an initiative or referendum proposal to be submitted to the governing body and the voters, the necessary signatures shall be on file with the city clerk within six months from the date the prospective petition was authorized for circulation. If the necessary signatures are not obtained by such date, the petition shall be void.

Laws 1982, LB 807, § 18;

Laws 2021, LB163, § 171;

Laws 2024, LB287, § 4.

Under section 18-2538, if a municipality does not bring an action for declaratory judgment to determine whether a measure is subject to limited referendum or referendum or whether a measure may be enacted by initiative until after it receives notification pursuant to this section, it shall be required to proceed with the initiative or referendum election. Sydow v. City of Grand Island, 263 Neb. 389, 639 N.W.2d 913 (2002).

Under section 18-2538, if a municipality does not bring an action for declaratory judgment to determine whether a measure is subject to limited referendum or referendum or whether a measure may be enacted by initiative until after it receives notification pursuant to this section, it shall be required to proceed with the initiative or referendum election. Sydow v. City of Grand Island, 263 Neb. 389, 639 N.W.2d 913 (2002).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-1510 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-1510
View Statute 23-1510
Status: in_force

(1) The register of deeds shall endorse upon every instrument properly filed in his or her office for recording the minute, hour, day, month, and year when it was so filed and shall forthwith enter the same in the proper indices provided for in sections 23-1508 to 23-1517.02 .

(2) Every instrument presented for recording shall have, on the first page below the three-inch margin prescribed in section 23-1503.01 , the following information:

(a) A return address; and

(b) The title of the instrument.

(3) After the instrument has been recorded, the book and page or computer system reference where it may be found shall be endorsed thereon.

Laws 1885, c. 41, § 5, p. 222;

Laws 1887, c. 30, § 7, p. 366;

R.S.1913, § 5625;

C.S.1922, § 4952;

C.S.1929, § 26-1210;

R.S.1943, § 23-1510;

Laws 1984, LB 679, § 6;

Laws 2011, LB254, § 3.

Certificate of filing of instrument for record is sufficient prima facie proof that document was so filed. Smith Bros. v. Woodward, 94 Neb. 298, 143 N.W. 196 (1913).

Certificate of filing of instrument for record is sufficient prima facie proof that document was so filed. Smith Bros. v. Woodward, 94 Neb. 298, 143 N.W. 196 (1913).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-969 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-969
View Statute 2-969
Status: in_force

The Riparian Vegetation Management Task Force is created. The Governor shall appoint the members of the task force. The members shall include one surface water project representative from each river basin that has ever been determined to be fully appropriated pursuant to section 46-714 or 46-720 or is designated as overappropriated pursuant to section 46-713 by the Chief Water Officer; one surface water project representative from a river basin that has not been determined to be fully appropriated pursuant to section 46-714 or 46-720 or is not designated as overappropriated pursuant to section 46-713 by the Chief Water Officer; one representative from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, the office of the State Forester, the Game and Parks Commission, and the University of Nebraska; three representatives selected from a list of at least ten individuals nominated by the Nebraska Association of Resources Districts; two representatives selected from a list of at least five individuals nominated by the Nebraska Weed Control Association; one riparian landowner from each of the state's congressional districts; and one representative from the Nebraska Environmental Trust. In addition to such members, any member of the Legislature may serve as a nonvoting, ex officio member of the task force at his or her option. For administrative and budgetary purposes only, the task force shall be housed within the Department of Agriculture.

Laws 2016, LB1038, § 3;

Laws 2019, LB302, § 7;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 66-1405 — NE Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-1405
View Statute 66-1405
Status: in_force

The amount of the tax imposed and collected on behalf of this state under an agreement shall be determined as provided in the Compressed Fuel Tax Act and sections 66-482 to 66-4,149 . The Department of Revenue in administering the Compressed Fuel Tax Act and sections 66-482 to 66-4,149 shall provide information and assistance to the director regarding the amount of tax imposed and collected from time to time as may be necessary. The amount of tax due under an agreement may be collected by setoff against any state income tax refund due to the taxpayer pursuant to sections 77-27,210 to 77-27,221 .

Laws 1988, LB 836, § 5;

Laws 1996, LB 1218, § 26;

Laws 1997, LB 720, § 20;

Laws 2011, LB289, § 37.

Compressed Fuel Tax Act, see section 66-697 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2105.01 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2105.01
View Statute 38-2105.01
Status: in_force

Certified art therapist means a person who is certified to practice art therapy pursuant to the Uniform Credentialing Act and who holds a current certificate issued by the department.

Laws 2024, LB605, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3905 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-3905
View Statute 30-3905
Status: in_force

(1) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this state, a court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following:

(a) Hold an evidentiary hearing;

(b) Order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to procedures of that state;

(c) Order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent;

(d) Order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding;

(e) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript or other record of a hearing under subdivision (a) of this subsection or any other proceeding, any evidence otherwise produced under subdivision (b) of this subsection, and any evaluation or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under subdivision (c) or (d) of this subsection;

(f) Issue any order necessary to assure the appearance in the proceeding of a person whose presence is necessary for the court to make a determination, including the respondent or the incapacitated or protected person; or

(g) Issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or other relevant information in that state, including protected health information as defined in 45 C.F.R. 160.103, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2011.

(2) If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection (1) of this section, a court of this state has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or making reasonable efforts to comply with the request.

Laws 2011, LB157, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-302.03 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-302.03
View Statute 48-302.03
Status: in_force

(1) A child under the age of twelve shall not be employed in detasseling.

(2) A child who is at least twelve years but less than sixteen years of age may be employed in detasseling if:

(a) The employment is outside of school hours during the month of June, July, or August;

(b) The employer of such child obtains the written consent of a parent of the child or a person standing in loco parentis to the child for the child to be so employed;

(c) The child is domiciled within seventy-five miles of the location where the labor is to be performed; and

(d) The child does not work more than forty-eight hours in any one week, nor more than nine hours in any one day, nor before the hour of 6 in the morning, nor after the hour of 8 in the evening if the child is under the age of fourteen, nor after the hour of 10 in the evening if the child is between the ages of fourteen and sixteen. Transportation time shall not be counted under this subdivision nor shall time spent during work breaks or waiting time spent during storm events if no work is required during those periods.

(3) Sections 48-302 and 48-310 do not apply to employment of a child in detasseling if the requirements of subsection (2) of this section are met.

(4) This section does not apply to a parent or a person standing in loco parentis who employs and directly supervises his or her own child or a child in his or her custody in a business owned and operated by such parent or person standing in loco parentis.

Laws 2001, LB 180, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-627.02 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-627.02
View Statute 71-627.02
Status: in_force

Upon receipt of a Report of Adoption or a certified copy of a decree of adoption issued by any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Nebraska as to any foreign-born person, the department shall prepare a birth certificate in the new name of the adopted person. The birth certificate shall show specifically (1) the new name of the adopted person, (2) the date of birth and sex of the adopted person, (3) statistical information concerning the adoptive parents in place of the natural parents, and (4) the true or probable place of birth including the city or town and country.

Laws 1961, c. 342, § 4, p. 1094;

Laws 1980, LB 681, § 3;

Laws 1980, LB 992, § 32;

Laws 1994, LB 886, § 7;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 540;

Laws 1997, LB 307, § 159;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 433.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-141 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-141
View Statute 23-141
Status: in_force

If any person thus chargeable shall neglect or refuse to render true accounts or settle as aforesaid, the county board shall adjust the accounts of such delinquent, according to the best information they can obtain, and ascertain the balance due the county, and may institute the proper action to recover such balance so found due.

Laws 1879, § 44, p. 367;

R.S.1913, § 971;

C.S.1922, § 871;

C.S.1929, § 26-125;

R.S.1943, § 23-141.

In making adjustment of accounts with county officers, county board acts ministerially, and county may recover from the officer any excess paid. Maurer v. Gage County, 72 Neb. 441, 100 N.W. 1026 (1904).

In making adjustment of accounts with county officers, county board acts ministerially, and county may recover from the officer any excess paid. Maurer v. Gage County, 72 Neb. 441, 100 N.W. 1026 (1904).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-705 — NE Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-705
View Statute 20-705
Status: in_force

The First Freedom Act applies to all state and local laws, and the implementation of those laws, whether statutory or otherwise, regardless of whether adopted before or after July 19, 2024.

Laws 2024, LB43, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-255.05 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-255.05
View Statute 9-255.05
Status: in_force

(1) A licensed organization shall report annually to the department, on a form prescribed by the department, a complete and accurate accounting of its gross receipts. The annual report shall demonstrate that the gross receipts less cash prizes paid have been retained in the organization's bingo checking account or expended solely for authorized expenses pursuant to section 9-255.04 or lawful purpose donations.

(2) The annual report shall cover the organization's bingo activities from July 1 through June 30 of each year or such other period as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation. Such report shall be submitted to the department by August 15 of each year or such other date as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation.

(3) A copy of the report shall be submitted to the organization's membership.

(4) Upon dissolution of a licensed organization or if a previously licensed organization does not renew its license to conduct bingo, its license renewal application is denied, or its license is canceled or revoked, all remaining profits derived from the conduct of bingo shall be utilized for a lawful purpose and shall not be distributed to any private individual or shareholder. A complete and accurate report of the organization's bingo activity shall be filed with the department, on a form prescribed by the department, no later than forty-five days after the date the organization is dissolved or no later than forty-five days after the expiration date of the license or the effective date of the license renewal application denial or license cancellation or revocation. The report shall cover the period from the end of the organization's most recent annual report filed through the date the organization is dissolved or the date the license renewal application has been denied or the license has been canceled or revoked or has otherwise expired. The organization shall include with the report a plan for the disbursement of any remaining profits which shall be subject to approval by the department. Such plan shall identify the specific purposes for which the remaining profits will be utilized.

(5) In addition to the reports required by subsections (1) and (4) of this section, the department may prescribe by rule and regulation the filing of a bingo revenue status report by August 15 of each year or such other date as the department may prescribe by rule and regulation, on a form prescribed by the department, listing all disbursements of bingo revenue until all such revenue has been expended either for allowable expenses or for a lawful purpose.

Laws 1994, LB 694, § 53;

Laws 2002, LB 545, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2918 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-2918
38-2918
Status: in_force

Treatment-related tasks means activities related to the practice of physical therapy that do not require the clinical decisionmaking of a physical therapist or the clinical problem solving of a physical therapist assistant.

Laws 2006, LB 994, § 136;

R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-1,380;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 1011.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-810 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-810
View Statute 18-810
Status: in_force

(1) Not later than seven days after the qualification of the members, the board shall organize for the transaction of business, shall select a chairperson and vice-chairperson from among its members, and shall adopt bylaws, rules, and regulations to govern its proceedings. The chairperson and vice-chairperson and their successors shall be elected annually by the board and shall serve for a term of one year. Any vacancy in the office of chairperson or vice-chairperson shall be filled by election by the board for the remainder of the term.

(2) A quorum for the transaction of business shall consist of four members of the board, unless such board is a temporary board under section 18-807 , in which case a quorum shall consist of three members of the board.

(3) Regular meetings of the board shall be held at least once in each calendar month at a time and place to be fixed by the board.

(4) All actions of the board shall be by resolution except as may otherwise be provided in the Regional Metropolitan Transit Authority Act, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the board members shall be necessary for the adoption of any resolution.

(5) The board shall keep accurate minutes of all its proceedings. All resolutions and all proceedings of a regional metropolitan transit authority and all official documents and records of such authority shall be public records and open to public inspection, except for such documents which may be withheld from the public pursuant to section 84-712.05 .

Laws 2019, LB492, § 10.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1083 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-1083
View Statute 25-1083
Status: in_force

Should the delay occasioned by the giving of the notice provided for in section 25-1082 be hazardous to the rights of any party, the court or judge may, by order, direct the sheriff of the county in which such action is pending to take temporary possession of the property, and shall appoint an early day for the hearing of the application, and if at such hearing the application is refused, restitution shall be made of the property to the party from whom the same was taken.

R.S.1867, Code § 268, p. 438;

R.S.1913, § 7812;

C.S.1922, § 8756;

C.S.1929, § 20-1083;

R.S.1943, § 25-1083.

Levy of attachment on portion of property without leave of court is not void in absence of objection by sheriff as custodian. Ackerman v. Ackerman, 50 Neb. 54, 69 N.W. 388 (1896).

Levy of attachment on portion of property without leave of court is not void in absence of objection by sheriff as custodian. Ackerman v. Ackerman, 50 Neb. 54, 69 N.W. 388 (1896).