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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 55-148 — NE Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-148
View Statute 55-148
Status: in_force

Commissions of National Guard officers shall be vacated as provided by the laws or regulations of the United States. Any commissioned officer of the National Guard who resigns or is retired and who shall have served as such officer for a period of not less than ten years, and any commissioned officer of the National Guard who has been honorably discharged from the Army of the United States after serving therein for a period of ninety days or more during any war and who shall have served as such officer of the National Guard for a period of not less than five years, and any commissioned officer of the National Guard who has become, or who shall hereafter become, disabled and thereby incapable of performing the duties of his office, may, upon his retirement upon his own request in writing, stating the grounds therefor, and by order of the Governor, have his name placed on a roll in the office of the Adjutant General to be known as the roll of retired officers, and shall thereby be entitled to wear, when not in conflict with the laws or regulations of the United States, on state or other occasions of ceremony, the uniform of the rank last held by him. The Governor may, by general order, provide a suitable mark of distinction for all officers and enlisted men who have served in the National Guard.

Laws 1929, c. 189, § 13, p. 660;

C.S.1929, § 55-118;

R.S.1943, § 55-125;

Laws 1969, c. 459, § 46, p. 1596.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1256 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-1256
View Statute 43-1256
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section 43-1258 , the petition and order shall be served, by any method authorized by the law of this state, upon the respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.

Laws 2003, LB 148, § 31.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-1924 — NE Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-1924
View Statute 29-1924
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 29-1922 and 29-1923 , statement made by the defendant includes any of the following statements made by the defendant which relate to the investigation of the underlying charge or charges in the case and which were developed or received by law enforcement agencies:

(1) Written or recorded statements;

(2) Written summaries of oral statements; and

(3) The substance of oral statements.

Laws 1969, c. 230, § 3, p. 858;

Laws 1983, LB 110, § 5;

Laws 2019, LB496, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-546 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-546
View Statute 14-546
Status: in_force

It shall be sufficient in any case in making a levy or assessment of any tax within a city of the metropolitan class, to describe the lot or piece of ground as such lot or piece of ground is platted and recorded, although such lot or piece of ground belongs to several persons. If any lot or piece of ground belongs to several persons, the owner of any part of such lot or piece of ground may pay such owner's proportion of the tax on such lot or piece of ground, and such proper share may be determined by the city treasurer.

Laws 1921, c. 116, art. IV, § 34, p. 486;

C.S.1922, § 3660;

C.S.1929, § 14-537;

R.S.1943, § 14-546;

Laws 2022, LB800, § 196.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1267 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1267
View Statute 37-1267
Status: in_force

The owner of a vessel shall be liable for any injury or damage occasioned by the negligent operation of such vessel, whether such negligence consists of a violation of the provisions of the statutes of this state or neglecting to observe such ordinary care and such operation as the rules of the common law require. The owner shall not be liable unless such vessel is being used with his or her express or implied consent. It shall be presumed that such vessel is being operated with the knowledge and consent of the owner, if at the time of the injury or damage, it is under the control of his or her spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, or other immediate member of the owner's family. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to relieve any other person from any liability which he would otherwise have, but nothing contained in this section shall be construed to authorize or permit any recovery in excess of injury or damage actually incurred.

Laws 1978, LB 21, § 67.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 3-144 — NE Code / Chapter 3 / Section 3-144
View Statute 3-144
Status: in_force

The division may exercise the right of eminent domain, in the name of the state, for the purpose of acquiring any property which it is authorized to acquire by condemnation. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724 . The fact that the property so needed has been acquired by the owner under power of eminent domain shall not prevent its acquisition by the division by the exercise of the right of eminent domain conferred in the State Aeronautics Act. The division shall not be precluded from abandoning the condemnation of any such property in any case where possession thereof has not been taken. Nothing in the State Aeronautics Act shall be construed as granting to privately owned public use airports the authority to exercise the power of eminent domain nor shall anything in the State Aeronautics Act be construed as granting to the division or any municipality the authority to exercise the right of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring lands or easements for the sole use or benefit of privately owned public use airports.

Laws 1945, c. 5, § 11(4), p. 97;

Laws 1951, c. 101, § 26, p. 458;

Laws 1995, LB 609, § 11;

Laws 2017, LB339, § 37.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-2138 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-2138
14-2138
Status: in_force

The metropolitan utilities district shall pay to the city of the metropolitan class a sum equivalent to two percent of the annual gross revenue derived from all retail sales of water and gas sold by such district within such city, except that retail sales of gas shall not include the retail sale of natural gas used as vehicular fuel. Such sum shall be paid on a quarterly basis, the last quarterly payment to be made not later than the thirtieth day of January of the next succeeding year, except that annual payments to such city shall not be less than five hundred thousand dollars. Such city shall not levy or collect any license, occupation, or excise tax upon or from such district. All payments provided by this section shall be allocated by the district among the several utilities operated by it upon such basis as the district shall determine.

Laws 1919, c. 187, § 4, p. 421;

C.S.1922, § 3774;

C.S.1929, § 14-1030;

Laws 1943, c. 36, § 23, p. 177;

R.S.1943, § 14-1041;

Laws 1945, c. 19, § 5, p. 125;

Laws 1947, c. 21, § 2, p. 112;

Laws 1961, c. 33, § 1, p. 153;

Laws 1967, c. 47, § 1, p. 179;

R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1041;

Laws 1992, LB 746, § 38;

Laws 2014, LB867, § 4;

Laws 2019, LB476, § 1.

Revenue from sale of water and gas by metropolitan utilities district are not taxes and section as amended by L.B. 425 (Laws 1967) is constitutional. Evans v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 187 Neb. 261, 188 N.W.2d 851 (1971).

Revenue from sale of water and gas by metropolitan utilities district are not taxes and section as amended by L.B. 425 (Laws 1967) is constitutional. Evans v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 187 Neb. 261, 188 N.W.2d 851 (1971).

Class action could not be used to test constitutionality of section. Evans v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 185 Neb. 464, 176 N.W.2d 679 (1970).

Class action could not be used to test constitutionality of section. Evans v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 185 Neb. 464, 176 N.W.2d 679 (1970).

Cited but not discussed. Evans v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 184 Neb. 172, 166 N.W.2d 411 (1969).

Cited but not discussed. Evans v. Metropolitan Utilities Dist., 184 Neb. 172, 166 N.W.2d 411 (1969).

Allocation of cost of various utilities must be on a reasonable basis. Metropolitan Utilities Dist. v. City of Omaha, 171 Neb. 609, 107 N.W.2d 397 (1961).

Allocation of cost of various utilities must be on a reasonable basis. Metropolitan Utilities Dist. v. City of Omaha, 171 Neb. 609, 107 N.W.2d 397 (1961).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-409 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-409
View Statute 21-409
Status: in_force

(1) The board of directors of a benefit corporation that is a publicly traded corporation shall, and the board of any other benefit corporation may, include a director, who:

(a) Shall be designated the benefit director; and

(b) Shall have, in addition to the powers, duties, rights, and immunities of the other directors of the benefit corporation, the powers, duties, rights, and immunities provided in this section.

(2) The benefit director shall be elected and may be removed in the manner provided by the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act. The benefit director shall be an individual who is independent. The benefit director may serve as the benefit officer at the same time as serving as the benefit director. The articles of incorporation or bylaws of a benefit corporation may prescribe additional qualifications of the benefit director not inconsistent with this subsection.

(3) The benefit director shall prepare, and the benefit corporation shall include in the annual benefit report to shareholders required by section 21-413 , the opinion of the benefit director on all of the following:

(a) Whether the benefit corporation acted in accordance with its general public benefit purpose and any specific public benefit purpose in all material respects during the period covered by the benefit report;

(b) Whether the directors and officers complied with subsection (1) of section 21-408 and subsection (1) of section 21-410 , respectively; and

(c) If, in the opinion of the benefit director, the benefit corporation or its directors or officers failed to act or comply in the manner described in subdivisions (3)(a) and (b) of this subsection, a description of the ways in which the benefit corporation or its directors or officers failed to act or comply.

(4) The action or inaction of an individual in the capacity of a benefit director constitutes for all purposes an action or inaction of that individual in the capacity of a director of the benefit corporation.

(5) Regardless of whether the articles of incorporation or bylaws of a benefit corporation include a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors authorized by section 21-220 , a benefit director is not personally liable for an act or omission in the capacity of a benefit director unless the act or omission constitutes self-dealing, willful misconduct, or a knowing violation of law.

Laws 2014, LB751, § 9;

Laws 2015, LB35, § 7.

Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act, see section 21-201 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3554 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-3554
23-3554
Status: in_force

The board of directors of any hospital district may, on the terms and conditions set forth in sections 23-3554 to 23-3572 , issue the bonds of the district for the purpose of (1) purchasing a site for and erecting thereon a hospital, nursing home, or both, or for such purchase or erection, and furnishing and equipping the same, in such district, (2) purchasing an existing building or buildings and related furniture and equipment, including the site or sites upon which such building or buildings are located, for use as a hospital, nursing home, or both, and to furnish and equip them in such district, (3) retiring registered warrants, and (4) paying for additions to or repairs for a hospital, nursing home, or both.

Laws 1967, c. 109, § 1, p. 352;

Laws 1972, LB 1168, § 5;

R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.49.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-1482 — NE Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49-1482
View Statute 49-1482
Status: in_force

The Clerk of the Legislature shall charge a fee pursuant to section 49-1480.01 for each application for registration by a lobbyist for each principal. Such fees when collected shall be remitted to the State Treasurer. One-half of such fees shall be credited to the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission Cash Fund and one-half to the Clerk of the Legislature Cash Fund.

Laws 1976, LB 987, § 82;

Laws 1977, LB 4, § 1;

Laws 1982, LB 928, § 41;

Laws 1994, LB 872, § 3;

Laws 1994, LB 1243, § 4;

Laws 2005, LB 242, § 32;

Laws 2024, LB1104, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-219 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-219
View Statute 21-219
Status: in_force

(MBCA 2.01) One or more persons may act as the incorporator or incorporators of a corporation by delivering articles of incorporation to the Secretary of State for filing.

Laws 2014, LB749, § 19.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1104 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-1104
View Statute 38-1104
Status: in_force

Accredited school or college of dentistry means a school or college approved by the board and accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, which is an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education as an accrediting body.

Laws 2007, LB463, § 437.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-692 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 60-692
60-692
Status: in_force

When any person fails within thirty working days to satisfy any judgment imposed for any traffic infraction, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the court in which such judgment is rendered within this state to transmit a copy of such judgment to the Department of Motor Vehicles as provided in section 60-4,100 .

Laws 1973, LB 45, § 110;

Laws 1991, LB 420, § 6;

R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,110;

Laws 1993, LB 370, § 188;

Laws 2017, LB259, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-2830 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-2830
View Statute 44-2830
Status: in_force

If the fund shall exceed the sum of four million five hundred thousand dollars at the end of any calendar year after the payment of all claims and expenses and after adding all reversions to the fund, and if no reinsurance is involved, the director shall reduce the surcharge required by section 44-2829 in order to maintain the fund at an approximate level of five million dollars. Beginning on January 1, 1985, and on January 1 of each succeeding year, the director shall adjust the amount of the surcharge to maintain the fund at a level which is sufficient to pay all anticipated claims for the next year and to maintain an adequate reserve for future claims. Prior to making such an adjustment, the director shall conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed adjustment and shall give due regard to the size of the existing fund, the number and size of potential claims against the fund, the number of participating providers, changes in the cost of living, and sound actuarial principles. If the fund is reinsured, the director shall determine a lesser level at which the fund shall be maintained because of the reinsurance carried and may reduce the surcharge to provide for the reinsurance and maintain the fund at the lesser level determined by him or her to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Laws 1976, LB 434, § 30;

Laws 1984, LB 692, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1605 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1605
View Statute 13-1605
Status: in_force

Covered dependent shall mean a dependent who is enrolled in an employee benefit plan.

Laws 1991, LB 167, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-470 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-470
View Statute 60-470
Status: in_force

Highway shall mean the entire width between the boundary limits of any street, road, avenue, boulevard, or way which is publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of motor vehicle travel.

Laws 1989, LB 285, § 20.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-1401 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-1401
View Statute 46-1401
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that accelerating the decommissioning of illegal water wells will be an asset to the State of Nebraska and good for the general welfare of the citizens of the state. The Legislature further finds that completing such decommissioning can be most appropriately accomplished by accelerating state financial input into the efforts currently being conducted. It is therefor the intent of the Legislature to embark upon an accelerated program for the decommissioning of Nebraska's illegal water wells and to recommend that the State of Nebraska and the Legislature annually appropriate ninety-nine thousand dollars from the General Fund to carry out this accelerated program during the years required for its completion.

Laws 1994, LB 981, § 2;

Laws 2000, LB 900, § 237.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2550 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-2550
View Statute 13-2550
Status: in_force

The Joint Public Agency Act is necessary for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants and shall be construed liberally to effect its purposes.

Laws 1999, LB 87, § 50.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1905 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1905
View Statute 13-1905
Status: in_force

If state funding is available for distribution pursuant to section 13-1906 , the Department of Economic Development shall certify development districts for funding eligibility. Certification shall be based on the following requirements:

(1) The development district shall be formed as provided in section 13-1902 ;

(2) The development district shall have a staff which shall at a minimum include a full-time director to provide assistance to the local governments which are members of the development district; and

(3) The agreement creating the development district shall insure that all of the local governments within the Nebraska planning and development region may at any time join in the development district.

Laws 1992, LB 573, § 5;

Laws 2015, LB661, § 25.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-2506 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-2506
View Statute 21-2506
Status: in_force

The Secretary of State shall cancel from the register:

(1) Any registration for which the Secretary of State receives a voluntary request for cancellation from the registrant or the assignee of record;

(2) All registrations granted under the Name Protection Act upon completion of the term of ten years from the date of registration;

(3) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction finds:

(a) That the registration was granted improperly; or

(b) That the registration was obtained fraudulently; or

(4) Any registration which a court of competent jurisdiction orders canceled on any ground.

Laws 1986, LB 1025, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-104.04 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-104.04
View Statute 23-104.04
Status: in_force

Any county may establish and fund a commission on the status of women. Such commission shall advise the county board on the existence of social, economic, and legal barriers affecting women and ways to eliminate such barriers.

Laws 1980, LB 780, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-305 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 13-305
13-305
Status: in_force

For the specific purposes set forth in section 13-304 , any city, village, school district or county shall have the power to receive (1) any grant or devise of real estate, (2) any grant or gift or bequest of money or other personal property, and (3) any other donation in trust or otherwise.

Laws 1963, c. 481, § 2, p. 1550;

R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-821.

City may acquire real estate for park purposes by gift. Bowley v. City of Omaha, 181 Neb. 515, 149 N.W.2d 417 (1967).

City may acquire real estate for park purposes by gift. Bowley v. City of Omaha, 181 Neb. 515, 149 N.W.2d 417 (1967).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-260 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-260
View Statute 23-260
Status: in_force

The members of the town board shall be entitled to a per diem as fixed by the town board at its annual meeting.

Laws 1895, c. 28, §§ 59, 60, p. 148;

Laws 1913, c. 54, § 2, p. 162;

R.S.1913, § 1044;

C.S.1922, § 946;

C.S.1929, § 26-260;

R.S.1943, § 23-260;

Laws 1953, c. 52, § 4, p. 181;

Laws 1973, LB 75, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3616 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-3616
View Statute 23-3616
Status: in_force

For the purpose of owning, operating, constructing, maintaining, and equipping a sewerage disposal system and plant or plants as authorized by the County Industrial Sewer Construction Act or improving or extending an existing system, a county may make a special levy known as the sewer tax levy not to exceed three and five-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars upon the actual value of all the taxable property within any such county subject to section 77-3443 . Any levy exceeding such amount for the purposes of such act shall be submitted for approval to the registered voters of the county at a general election or special election called for such purpose. The proceeds of such levy shall be used only for the purposes enumerated in this section and for no other purpose.

Laws 1994, LB 1139, § 16;

Laws 1996, LB 299, § 18;

Laws 1996, LB 1114, § 51.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-1701.02 — NE Code / Chapter 24 / Section 23-1701.02
23-1701.02
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of every sheriff to apprehend, on view or warrant, and bring to the court all felons and disturbers and violators of the criminal laws of this state, to suppress all riots, affrays, and unlawful assemblies which may come to his or her knowledge, and generally to keep the peace in his or her proper city.

Laws 1929, c. 82, art. XV, § 176, p. 324;

C.S.1929, § 22-1506;

R.S.1943, (1979), § 26-1,177;

R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-5,100;

Laws 1988, LB 1030, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1208.01 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-1208.01
View Statute 38-1208.01
Status: in_force

Paramedic practice of emergency medical care means care provided in accordance with the knowledge and skill acquired through successful completion of an approved program for a paramedic. Such care includes, but is not limited to, (1) all of the acts that an advanced emergency medical technician is authorized to perform, (2) visualized intubation, (3) surgical cricothyrotomy, and (4) until December 31, 2025, all of the acts that an emergency medical technician-intermediate is authorized to perform.

Laws 2018, LB1034, § 16;

Laws 2020, LB1002, § 22;

Laws 2025, LB376, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-708.01 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-708.01
View Statute 44-708.01
Status: in_force

(1) Insurers authorized to deliver or issue for delivery life insurance policies in this state may deliver or issue for delivery synthetic guaranteed investment contracts if the following requirements are met:

(a) The insurer is authorized to deliver, or issue for delivery, life insurance policies in this state; and

(b) The insurer has at least one billion dollars in admitted assets or one hundred million dollars in capital and surplus, as reflected by the most recent financial statements on file with the Director of Insurance.

(2) Synthetic guaranteed investment contracts, that are not otherwise subject to filing under applicable law and regulation, shall be filed, before being marketed or issued in this state, by the insurer with the director. If the director finds that the synthetic guaranteed investment contracts contemplate practices that are unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of Chapter 44, the director may disapprove of the forms of synthetic guaranteed investment contracts specifying in what regard the synthetic guaranteed investment contracts are unfair or unreasonable or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions of Chapter 44.

(3) The director may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement this section, including rules and regulations setting forth the terms and conditions under which an insurer may issue synthetic guaranteed investment contracts.

(4) For purposes of this section, synthetic guaranteed investment contract means a policy, contract, or agreement that establishes the insurer's obligations under the policy, contract, or agreement by reference to a portfolio of assets that is not owned or possessed by the insurer.

Laws 2004, LB 1047, § 22.