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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-401 — NE Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16-401
View Statute 16-401
Status: in_force

Regular meetings of the city council of a city of the first class shall be held at such times as may be fixed by ordinance and special meetings whenever called by the mayor or any four city council members. A majority of all the members elected to the city council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, except as otherwise required by law, but a less number may adjourn, from time to time, and compel the attendance of absent members. When the city council consists of four members as established by ordinance or home rule charter, the mayor shall be deemed a member of the city council for purposes of establishing a quorum when the mayor's presence is necessary to establish the quorum. An affirmative vote of not less than one-half of the elected members shall be required for the transaction of any business.

Laws 1901, c. 18, § 16, p. 233;

R.S.1913, § 4894;

C.S.1922, § 4062;

C.S.1929, § 16-401;

R.S.1943, § 16-401;

Laws 1975, LB 118, § 1;

Laws 1987, LB 652, § 1;

Laws 2016, LB704, § 70;

Laws 2019, LB194, § 22;

Laws 2020, LB1003, § 169.

Any business that might have been transacted at the regular meeting may be transacted at an adjournment thereof, where the adjournment is taken to a fixed date, unless a specified provision is made to the contrary. Ex parte Wolf, 14 Neb. 24, 14 N.W. 660 (1883).

Any business that might have been transacted at the regular meeting may be transacted at an adjournment thereof, where the adjournment is taken to a fixed date, unless a specified provision is made to the contrary. Ex parte Wolf, 14 Neb. 24, 14 N.W. 660 (1883).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-112 — NE Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-112
View Statute 45-112
Status: in_force

Relief to the complaining party in case of an usurious loan may be given without payment or tender by him of the principal sum.

Laws 1879, § 7, p. 115;

R.S.1913, § 3352;

C.S.1922, § 2840;

C.S.1929, § 45-107;

R.S.1943, § 45-112.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1710 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-1710
View Statute 43-1710
Status: in_force

Foreign support order shall mean a support order issued by a court or agency of another jurisdiction.

Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 30.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1502 — NE Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-1502
View Statute 50-1502
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act:

(1) Committee means the committee of the Legislature designated by the Legislature to conduct proceedings regarding a petition filed under the act;

(2) Petitioner means a candidate whose name appeared on the ballot at a general election to represent a legislative district as a member of the Legislature who files a petition under the act; and

(3) Respondent member means a candidate proclaimed duly elected to represent the legislative district for which the petitioner was seeking election.

Laws 2018, LB744, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-170 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-170
View Statute 38-170
Status: in_force

The department shall, as far as practicable, provide for the conducting of the business of the boards by mail and may hold meetings by virtual conferencing subject to the Open Meetings Act. Any official action or vote of the members of a board taken by mail shall be preserved in the records of the department and shall be recorded in the board's minutes by the department.

Laws 1927, c. 167, § 21, p. 459;

C.S.1929, § 71-311;

Laws 1943, c. 150, § 9, p. 541;

R.S.1943, § 71-121;

Laws 1978, LB 406, § 8;

Laws 1979, LB 427, § 11;

Laws 1985, LB 129, § 9;

Laws 1986, LB 926, § 8;

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 12;

Laws 1997, LB 307, § 114;

Laws 1999, LB 828, § 25;

Laws 2004, LB 821, § 16;

R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-121;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 70;

Laws 2021, LB83, § 4.

Open Meetings Act, see section 84-1407 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-1308 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-1308
View Statute 9-1308
Status: in_force

(1)(a) A written request by an obligor pursuant to subsection (1) of section 9-1307 shall be effective upon mailing the request, postage prepaid and properly addressed, to the applicable department to which the outstanding state liability is owed.

(b) Any appeal or action taken as a result of a decision pursuant to subdivision (1)(a) of this section shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(2)(a) A written request for a hearing by an obligor pursuant to subsection (2) of section 9-1307 shall be effective upon mailing the request, postage prepaid and properly addressed, to the Department of Health and Human Services.

(b) If the Department of Health and Human Services receives a written request for a hearing contesting a claim, the department shall grant a hearing to the obligor to determine whether the claim is valid. If the amount asserted as due and owing is not correct, an adjustment to the claimed amount shall be made. No issues shall be reconsidered at the hearing which have been previously litigated.

(c) Any appeal of an action taken at or as a result of a hearing held pursuant to subdivision (2)(b) of this section shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Laws 2024, LB1317, § 40;

Laws 2025, LB415, § 13.

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-2507 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-2507
View Statute 60-2507
Status: in_force

A motor vehicle used in a ride-sharing arrangement that has a seating capacity for not more than fifteen persons, including the driver, shall not be a bus or commercial vehicle under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act or the Nebraska Rules of the Road.

Laws 1981, LB 50, § 7;

Laws 1993, LB 370, § 474;

Laws 2005, LB 274, § 265.

Motor Vehicle Registration Act, see section 60-301 .

Nebraska Rules of the Road, see section 60-601 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-441 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-441
View Statute 71-441
Status: in_force

The department may request the State Fire Marshal to inspect any applicant for licensure or any licensee for fire safety pursuant to section 81-502 . The State Fire Marshal shall assess a fee for such inspection pursuant to section 81-505.01 payable by such applicant or licensee. The State Fire Marshal may delegate such authority to make such inspections to qualified local fire prevention personnel pursuant to section 81-502 .

Laws 2000, LB 819, § 41.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 42-501 — NE Code / Chapter 42 / Section 42-501
View Statute 42-501
Status: in_force

When either husband or wife is mentally incompetent and incapable of executing a mortgage relinquishing or encumbering his or her right to the homestead or any other real property of the other, the other may file a complaint in the district court of the county of his or her residence or of the county where the real estate to be encumbered is situated setting forth the facts and praying for an order authorizing the applicant or some other person to execute a mortgage and relinquish or encumber by such mortgage the interest of the mentally incompetent person in such homestead or other real estate. The court shall not authorize the execution of any mortgage on the homestead of the parties for an amount greater than is necessary to pay or redeem the lien of an existing mortgage on such homestead.

Laws 1927, c. 66, § 1, p. 229;

C.S.1929, § 42-501;

Laws 1935, c. 93, § 1, p. 315;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 42-501;

R.S.1943, § 42-501;

Laws 1986, LB 1177, § 15;

Laws 2004, LB 1207, § 33.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2620 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2620
View Statute 38-2620
Status: in_force

There is hereby established the Nebraska Optometry Education Assistance Contract Program for the purpose of providing opportunities for citizens of this state desiring to pursue study in the field of optometry at accredited schools and colleges outside the state. Eligibility for the program shall be limited as provided in sections 38-2622 and 38-2623 .

Laws 1974, LB 911, § 1;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,136.05;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 893;

Laws 2011, LB334, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-133 — NE Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33-133
View Statute 33-133
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section, notaries public may charge and collect fees as follows: For each protest, one dollar; for recording the same, two dollars; for each notice of protest, two dollars; for taking affidavits and seal, two dollars; for administering oath or affirmation, two dollars; for each certificate and seal, five dollars; for taking acknowledgment of deed or other instrument, five dollars; and for each mile traveled in serving notice, mileage at the rate provided in section 81-1176 . An employee of the state or its political subdivisions may not charge the fees prescribed in this section if his or her governmental employer paid the commission and bonding fees required of notaries public.

R.S.1866, c. 19, § 19, p. 169;

Laws 1875, § 1, p. 84;

Laws 1911, c. 52, § 1, p. 235;

R.S.1913, § 2457;

C.S.1922, § 2399;

C.S.1929, § 33-138;

R.S.1943, § 33-133;

Laws 1981, LB 204, § 52;

Laws 1994, LB 1004, § 4;

Laws 2004, LB 315, § 1.

It is the official duty of a notary public to give notice of dishonor of paper intrusted to him and this section provides the fee therefor. Williams v. Parks, 63 Neb. 747, 89 N.W. 395 (1902), 56 L.R.A. 759 (1902).

It is the official duty of a notary public to give notice of dishonor of paper intrusted to him and this section provides the fee therefor. Williams v. Parks, 63 Neb. 747, 89 N.W. 395 (1902), 56 L.R.A. 759 (1902).

The fees paid to a notary public for presentation and protest of a negotiable instrument are incident to a recovery on the protested instrument and may be recovered as costs, but they are not part of the debt sued for and cannot be included as part of the amount in dispute when determining jurisdiction in a federal court. Baker v. Howell, 44 F. 113 (D. Neb. 1890).

The fees paid to a notary public for presentation and protest of a negotiable instrument are incident to a recovery on the protested instrument and may be recovered as costs, but they are not part of the debt sued for and cannot be included as part of the amount in dispute when determining jurisdiction in a federal court. Baker v. Howell, 44 F. 113 (D. Neb. 1890).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-142 — NE Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33-142
View Statute 33-142
Status: in_force

A public official or other legal notice purchaser who determines it is necessary or for purposes of public information desirable to publish a legal notice using (1) a type size larger than shown in the conversion table in section 33-141 , (2) placement of the legal notice in a place more prominent than the regular legal notice portion of the legal newspaper, or (3) a legal newspaper with a paid statewide circulation in excess of one hundred thousand may negotiate with any legal newspaper for a separate contract rate different from the rates set forth in section 33-141 but no higher than the newspaper's lowest scheduled rate for classified advertisements of the type sought to be purchased.

Laws 1989, LB 298, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 1-165 — NE Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-165
View Statute 1-165
Status: in_force

Whenever, in the judgment of the board, any person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any acts or practices which constitute, or will constitute, a violation of sections 1-151 to 1-161 , the board may make application to the appropriate court for an order enjoining such acts or practices, and upon a showing by the board that such person has engaged, or is about to engage, in any such acts or practices, an injunction, a restraining order, or such other order as may be appropriate shall be granted by such court without bond.

Laws 1957, c. 1, § 60, p. 76;

Laws 1997, LB 114, § 59.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-405 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-405
View Statute 2-405
Status: in_force

Sections 2-405 to 2-409 shall be known and may be cited as the Resilient Soils and Water Quality Act.

Laws 2022, LB925, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2439 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-2439
View Statute 71-2439
Status: in_force

Any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an immunosuppressant drug manufacturer or transplant center, may donate immunosuppressant drugs to a participant or return previously prescribed immunosuppressant drugs to the transplant center where they were originally prescribed.

Laws 2006, LB 994, § 45.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1620 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-1620
View Statute 39-1620
Status: in_force

All contracts for work to be done, the expense of which is more than five hundred dollars, shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, upon notice of not less than twenty days of the terms and conditions of the contract to be let. The board of trustees shall have power to reject any and all bids and readvertise for the letting of such work.

Laws 1957, c. 155, art. III, § 20, p. 533.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2029 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-2029
View Statute 13-2029
Status: in_force

On or before October 1, 1992, each county and municipality shall file a statement of intent with the department describing the way in which it intends to fulfill its responsibility for integrated solid waste management. If a municipality or county intends to enter into a cooperative relationship with another entity to fulfill such responsibility, documentation of the reciprocal intent of those entities shall be included with the statement. If no statement of intent is filed by a municipality or county, the responsibility for integrated solid waste management shall remain with the nonfiling county or municipality.

Laws 1992, LB 1257, § 29.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-567.05 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-567.05
View Statute 46-567.05
Status: in_force

All districts heretofore organized under the authority of Chapter 46, article 5, Revised Statutes Supplement, 1949, and all elections and proceedings heretofore held and taken by the boards of directors of the districts, including the levy of taxes pursuant to the provisions hereof, be and the same are hereby ratified, validated and confirmed.

Laws 1951, c. 151, § 18, p. 615.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-315 — NE Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64-315
View Statute 64-315
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Electronic Notary Public Act requires a notary public to register as an electronic notary public if he or she does not perform electronic notarial acts.

Laws 2016, LB465, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1620 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1620
View Statute 13-1620
Status: in_force

The governing body of a plan sponsor shall approve an annual report showing the beginning and ending balance of the fund established pursuant to section 13-1619 , deposits of monthly accruals and other assets of the fund, and a separate accounting to reflect required reserves.

Laws 1991, LB 167, § 20.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-3001 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-3001
View Statute 25-3001
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 25-3001 to 25-3004 :

(1) Eligible low-income person means any person (a) whose income is less than one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal poverty level, (b) who is financially eligible under the service provider's eligibility guidelines, (c) who resides in one of the counties in the service provider's area, and (d) who has a civil legal problem that falls within the guidelines established by the Commission on Public Advocacy;

(2) Service area means the counties in Nebraska defined by the commission as the area to be served by a service provider; and

(3) Service provider means a nonprofit entity that is engaged in or desires to become engaged in the provision of free civil legal services to eligible low-income persons.

Laws 1997, LB 729, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-2203 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-2203
View Statute 44-2203
Status: in_force

A company, meeting the requirements of section 44-2202 , that desires to make application to issue variable annuities in this state shall submit to the Director of Insurance:

(1) A certified copy of its articles of incorporation;

(2) A copy of its bylaws attested to by an officer of the applicant;

(3) A certified copy of a resolution adopted by the board of directors establishing one or more separate accounts;

(4) In the case of foreign companies, a copy of any management or service contract entered into between the company and a third party or between the separate account and a third party the terms of which contain provisions for the third party to provide services to the separate account or company;

(5) A copy of the applicant's latest report of examination and annual statement;

(6) A general description of the type of variable annuity business contemplated or in effect and as to variable annuities, commission schedules, a five-year sales and expense projection, a statement of reserving procedures, the kinds and types of investments to be made, and, in the case of foreign companies, a copy of the prospectus to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, if applicable;

(7) In the case of foreign companies, written permission by a duly authorized representative of any third party rendering services to the insurer or separate account, that all books and records maintained in connection with the offer and sale of the variable annuity contracts are open to inspection by the director;

(8) In the case of foreign companies, the variable annuity laws and regulations of the company's home state, if requested by the director;

(9) Biographical statements, financial and character reports concerning officers and directors of the insurance company, management company or separate account if the same is requested by the director;

(10) A corporate certification that the applicant has the corporate authority to issue variable annuities;

(11) In the case of foreign companies, certification by the insurance director of the applicant's state of domicile that the applicant has a current license to do a life insurance or variable annuity business in such state;

(12) In the case of foreign companies, a copy of any sales material to be used in connection with the sale of variable annuities in this state, if requested by the director;

(13) A copy of the variable annuity contract and application and, in the case of a group contract, the certificate evidencing variable benefits issued pursuant to a master group contract; and

(14) The director may require any additional information that relates to the applicant's financial soundness, method of operation, trustworthiness or business reputation.

Laws 1969, c. 358, § 3, p. 1260.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-609 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-609
View Statute 46-609
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided by this section or section 46-610 , no irrigation water well shall be constructed upon any land in this state within six hundred feet of any registered irrigation water well and no existing nonirrigation water well within six hundred feet of any registered irrigation water well shall be used for irrigation purposes. Such spacing requirement shall not apply to (a) any water well used to irrigate two acres or less or (b) any replacement irrigation water well if it is constructed within fifty feet of the irrigation water well being replaced and if the water well being replaced was constructed prior to September 20, 1957, and is less than six hundred feet from a registered irrigation water well.

(2) The spacing protection of subsection (1) of this section shall apply to an unregistered water well for a period of sixty days after completion of such water well.

(3) No person shall use a water well for purposes other than its registered purpose until the water well registration has been changed to the intended new use, except that a person may use a water well registered for purposes other than its intended purpose for use for livestock, monitoring, observation, or any other nonconsumptive or de minimis use approved by the applicable natural resources district. The change to a new use shall be made by filing a water well registration modification with the department and shall be approved only if the water well is in conformity with subsection (1) of this section and with section 46-651 .

Laws 1957, c. 201, § 2, p. 705;

Laws 1972, LB 1238, § 1;

Laws 1981, LB 146, § 3;

Laws 1993, LB 131, § 8;

Laws 2004, LB 962, § 36;

Laws 2007, LB701, § 19;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 173.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2732 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-2732
View Statute 18-2732
Status: in_force

To the extent not required for the immediate payment and retirement of the obligations being refunded or for the payment of expenses incurred in connection with such refunding and subject to any agreement with the holders of any outstanding bonds, principal proceeds from the sale of any refunding bonds under section 18-2730 shall be deposited in trust to provide for the payment and retirement of the bonds being refunded, payment of interest and any redemption premiums, and payment of any expenses incurred in connection with such refunding, but provision may be made for the pledging and disposition of any surplus, including, but not limited to, provision for the pledging of any such surplus to the payment of the principal of and interest on any issue or series of refunding bonds. Money in any such trust fund may be invested in direct obligations of or obligations the principal of and interest on which are guaranteed by the United States Government, in obligations of any agency or instrumentality of the United States Government, or in certificates of deposit issued by a bank, capital stock financial institution, qualifying mutual financial institution, or trust company if such certificates are secured by a pledge of any of such obligations having an aggregate market value, exclusive of accrued interest, equal at least to the principal amount of the certificates so secured. Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation on the duration of any deposit in trust for the retirement of obligations being refunded but which have not matured and which are not presently redeemable or, if presently redeemable, have not been called for redemption. Section 77-2366 shall apply to deposits in capital stock financial institutions. Section 77-2365.01 shall apply to deposits in qualifying mutual financial institutions.

Laws 1993, LB 732, § 9;

Laws 2001, LB 362, § 28.