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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1113 — NE Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16-1113
View Statute 16-1113
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the effective date of a merger plan, the cities involved in the plan shall be treated under the name and upon the terms and conditions set forth in the plan. Except as provided in subsections (6) and (7) of this section, statutory references to the names of the cities as they existed prior to the merger plan shall be deemed to reference the name of the merged city as set forth in the plan.

(2) All rights, privileges, and franchises of each of the several cities, all real and personal property, all rights-of-way, all other interests, and all debts due on whatever account, as well as other things in action, belonging to each of such cities, shall be deemed as transferred to and vested in the merged city without further act or deed. All records, books, and documents shall be transferred to and vested in the merged city. All money on hand and accounts receivable shall be distributed pursuant to the merger plan.

(3) The title to real property, either by deed or otherwise, under the laws of this state vested in any of the cities, shall not be deemed to revert or be in any way impaired by reason of merger, but the rights of creditors and all liens upon the property of any of the cities shall be preserved unimpaired.

(4) Suits may be brought and maintained against such merged city in any of the courts of this state in the same manner as against any other city of the first class. Pursuant to the merger plan, any action or proceeding pending by or against any of the cities may be prosecuted to judgment and the merged city may be substituted in its place.

(5) The boundaries for school districts and election districts for offices other than the merged offices shall continue as prior to merger unless and until changed in accordance with law.

(6) For purposes of political representation, the existing boundaries for such districts shall continue until changed in accordance with law.

(7) Such merged city shall in all respects, except as provided in the First-Class City Merger Act, be subject to all the obligations and liabilities imposed and shall possess all the rights, powers, and privileges vested by law in other cities of the first class.

Laws 2008, LB1056, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-103 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-103
View Statute 14-103
Status: in_force

The city council of a city of the metropolitan class shall have power to define, regulate, suppress, and prevent nuisances. The city council may create a board of health in cases of a general epidemic or may cooperate with the boards of health provided by the laws of this state. The city council may provide rules and regulations for the care, treatment, regulation, and prevention of all contagious and infectious diseases, for the regulation of all hospitals, dispensaries, and places for the treatment of the sick, for the sale of dangerous drugs, for the regulation of cemeteries, and for the burial of the dead. The jurisdiction of the city council in enforcing such regulations shall extend over such city and within its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction.

Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 3, p. 406;

C.S.1922, § 3490;

C.S.1929, § 14-103;

R.S.1943, § 14-103;

Laws 2015, LB266, § 2;

Laws 2022, LB800, § 12.

The Legislature has impliedly empowered the city of Omaha to obtain a decree in equity abating a public nuisance without proving special damage to city. City of Omaha v. Danner, 186 Neb. 701, 185 N.W.2d 869 (1971).

The Legislature has impliedly empowered the city of Omaha to obtain a decree in equity abating a public nuisance without proving special damage to city. City of Omaha v. Danner, 186 Neb. 701, 185 N.W.2d 869 (1971).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-519 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-519
View Statute 38-519
Status: in_force

(1) Upon application and payment of the registration fee, the department shall register to practice as an audiology or speech-language pathology assistant any person who:

(a)(i) Holds a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in communication disorders, (ii) holds an associate degree or its equivalent in communication disorders from an accredited training program, or (iii) between the period of June 1, 2005, and June 1, 2007, was registered as and practiced as a communication assistant for at least thirty hours per week for a minimum of nine months per year;

(b) Has successfully completed all required training pursuant to sections 38-521 and 38-522 and any inservice training required pursuant to section 38-526 ; and

(c) Has demonstrated ability to reliably maintain records and provide treatment under the supervision of a licensed audiologist or speech-language pathologist.

(2) Such registration shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance.

Laws 1985, LB 129, § 23;

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 69;

Laws 2002, LB 1021, § 27;

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 60;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,195.01;

Laws 2007, LB247, § 29;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 204.

Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 66-1348 — NE Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-1348
View Statute 66-1348
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Ethanol Development Act shall be construed to extend or affect the terms of any investment agreement entered into by the Ethanol Authority and Development Board prior to April 30, 1992.

Laws 1993, LB 364, § 19.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1314.01 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-1314.01
View Statute 43-1314.01
Status: in_force

(1) The office shall be the only entity responsible for the conduct of periodic foster care file audit case reviews which shall be identified as reviews which meet the federal requirements for six-month case reviews pursuant to the federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, Public Law 96-272 . The office shall be fiscally responsible for any noncompliance sanctions imposed by the federal government related to the requirements for review outlined in the federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, Public Law 96-272 .

(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that any six-month court review of a juvenile pursuant to sections 43-278 and 43-1313 shall be identified as a review which meets the federal requirements for six-month case reviews pursuant to the federal Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, Public Law 96-272 .

(3) The office may assist the Department of Health and Human Services as to eligibility under Title IV-E for state wards and eligibility for Supplemental Security Income, Supplemental Security Disability Income, Veterans Administration, or aid to families with dependent children benefits, for child support orders of the court, and for medical insurance other than medicaid.

Laws 1996, LB 642, § 1;

Laws 1997, LB 307, § 76;

Laws 1999, LB 240, § 4;

Laws 2012, LB998, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 8-607 — NE Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8-607
View Statute 8-607
Status: in_force

(1) If a financial institution or entity fails to pay an annual assessment, special assessment, examination fee, examination cost, investigation fee, investigation cost, or travel expense by a date specified by the Department of Banking and Finance, which shall be not less than thirty days from the date of billing, the department may, following notice and opportunity for hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, impose a fine in accordance with section 8-1,134 for each day the financial institution or entity is in arrears.

(2) If the financial institution or entity is in arrears for sixty days or more, the department may, in addition to any fine imposed under this section, following notice and opportunity for hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, suspend or revoke the charter or license of any financial institution or entity or the license or authority of any person responsible for such failure.

(3) The Director of Banking and Finance may, in his or her discretion and for good cause shown, permit the payment of any annual assessment, special assessment, examination fee, examination cost, investigation fee, investigation cost, travel expense, or fine, in installments.

Laws 2007, LB124, § 14.

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-250 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-250
View Statute 21-250
Status: in_force

(MBCA 6.30) (a) The shareholders of a corporation do not have a preemptive right to acquire the corporation's unissued shares except to the extent the articles of incorporation so provide. The shareholders of a corporation organized prior to January 1, 1996, shall continue to have a preemptive right to acquire the corporation's unissued shares in the manner provided in this section if the articles of incorporation of the corporation did not on or after January 1, 1996, expressly eliminate such preemptive rights to its shareholders.

(b) A statement included in the articles of incorporation that the corporation elects to have preemptive rights, or words of similar import, means that the following principles apply except to the extent the articles of incorporation expressly provide otherwise:

(1) The shareholders of the corporation have a preemptive right, granted on uniform terms and conditions prescribed by the board of directors to provide a fair and reasonable opportunity to exercise the right, to acquire proportional amounts of the corporation's unissued shares upon the decision of the board of directors to issue them;

(2) A shareholder may waive his or her preemptive right. A waiver evidenced by a writing is irrevocable even though it is not supported by consideration;

(3) There is no preemptive right with respect to:

(i) Shares issued as compensation to directors, officers, agents, or employees of the corporation, its subsidiaries or affiliates;

(ii) Shares issued to satisfy conversion or option rights created to provide compensation to directors, officers, agents, or employees of the corporation, its subsidiaries or affiliates;

(iii) Shares authorized in articles of incorporation that are issued within six months from the effective date of incorporation; and

(iv) Shares sold otherwise than for money;

(4) Holders of shares of any class without general voting rights but with preferential rights to distributions or assets have no preemptive rights with respect to shares of any class;

(5) Holders of shares of any class with general voting rights but without preferential rights to distributions or assets have no preemptive rights with respect to shares of any class with preferential rights to distributions or assets unless the shares with preferential rights are convertible into or carry a right to subscribe for or acquire shares without preferential rights; and

(6) Shares subject to preemptive rights that are not acquired by shareholders may be issued to any person for a period of one year after being offered to shareholders at a consideration set by the board of directors that is not lower than the consideration set for the exercise of preemptive rights. An offer at a lower consideration or after the expiration of one year is subject to the shareholders' preemptive rights.

(c) For purposes of this section, shares includes a security convertible into or carrying a right to subscribe for or acquire shares.

Laws 2014, LB749, § 50;

Laws 2016, LB794, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-6846 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-6846
View Statute 44-6846
Status: in_force

TRICARE means a health care program of the United States Department of Defense Military Health System.

Laws 2020, LB997, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 11-102 — NE Code / Chapter 11 / Section 11-102
View Statute 11-102
Status: in_force

All official bonds of state officers must be in form joint and several, and made payable to the State of Nebraska in such penalty and with such conditions as required by sections 11-101 to 11-122 , or the law creating or regulating the office; Provided, however, all bonds of state officers in excess of one hundred thousand dollars, when executed by more than one guaranty, surety, fidelity or bonding company as sureties, may be several in form and limit the liability of any one company to an amount less than the total penalty of the bond, provided that the aggregate amount shall not be less than the penalty required by law.

Laws 1881, c. 13, § 2, p. 94;

R.S.1913, § 5708;

C.S.1922, § 5038;

C.S.1929, § 12-102;

Laws 1935, c. 21, § 1, p. 104;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 12-102;

R.S.1943, § 11-102.

Bond of village treasurer, joint and several in form, is not void as to surety because of failure of principal to sign it. Village of Hampton v. Gausman, 136 Neb. 550, 286 N.W. 757 (1939).

Bond of village treasurer, joint and several in form, is not void as to surety because of failure of principal to sign it. Village of Hampton v. Gausman, 136 Neb. 550, 286 N.W. 757 (1939).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2245 — NE Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-2245
View Statute 29-2245
Status: in_force

(1) The probation administrator shall create a pilot program to establish a probationer incentive program as provided in this section.

(2) The pilot program shall be limited to a single probation district. Such district shall be chosen by the State Court Administrator.

(3) The pilot program shall establish an incentive fund to be used for the purchase of gift cards, vouchers, and other tangible rewards for probationers who are succeeding at probation, in order to encourage continued success and reduce recidivism. The incentives shall be awarded at the discretion of probation officers, subject to policies and guidelines of the office.

(4) On or before June 1, 2024, the probation administrator shall electronically submit a report to the Judiciary Committee of the Legislature regarding the pilot program.

Laws 2023, LB50, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2615 — NE Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-2615
View Statute 54-2615
Status: in_force

The failure of a packer to report information to the department as required in section 54-2613 is punishable by a civil penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars for each day that a complete report is not made available to the department. The intentional reporting of false information by a packer in the report to the department required in section 54-2613 is a Class IV misdemeanor.

Laws 1999, LB 835, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-121 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-121
View Statute 14-121
Status: in_force

All taxes or special assessments which any city or village annexed or merged with a city of the metropolitan class as provided in sections 14-117 to 14-125 was authorized to levy or assess, but which are not levied or assessed at the time of such annexation or merger for any kind of public improvements made by such city or village or in process of construction or contracted for, may be levied or assessed by such city of the metropolitan class. The city of the metropolitan class shall have the power to reassess all special assessments or taxes levied or assessed by such city or village thus consolidated with such city in all cases where any city or village was authorized to make reassessments or relevies of such taxes or assessments.

Laws 1921, c. 116, art. I, § 20, p. 413;

C.S.1922, § 3508;

Laws 1925, c. 166, § 2, p. 434;

C.S.1929, § 14-121;

R.S.1943, § 14-121;

Laws 1953, c. 278, § 1, p. 905;

Laws 1961, c. 30, § 1, p. 146;

Laws 1971, LB 4, § 1;

Laws 2022, LB800, § 28.

Metropolitan city had authority to levy special assessments after annexation and consolidation with city of smaller class to carry out paving contracts entered into by latter city prior to consolidation. State ex rel. Parks Co. v. Dahlman, 100 Neb. 416, 160 N.W. 117 (1916).

Metropolitan city had authority to levy special assessments after annexation and consolidation with city of smaller class to carry out paving contracts entered into by latter city prior to consolidation. State ex rel. Parks Co. v. Dahlman, 100 Neb. 416, 160 N.W. 117 (1916).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-129 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-129
38-129
Status: in_force

(1) No individual shall be issued a credential under the Uniform Credentialing Act until he or she has furnished satisfactory evidence to the department that he or she is of good character and has attained the age of nineteen years except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, rule, or regulation.

(2) A credential may only be issued to (a) a citizen of the United States, (b) an alien lawfully admitted into the United States who is eligible for a credential under the Uniform Credentialing Act, (c) a nonimmigrant lawfully present in the United States who is eligible for a credential under the Uniform Credentialing Act, or (d) a person who submits (i) an unexpired employment authorization document issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Form I-766, and (ii) documentation issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or any other federal agency, such as one of the types of Form I-797 used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, demonstrating that such person is described in section 202(c)(2)(B)(i) through (x) of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13. Such credential shall be valid only for the period of time during which such person's employment authorization document is valid.

Laws 1927, c. 167, § 3, p. 455;

C.S.1929, § 71-202;

R.S.1943, § 71-103;

Laws 1969, c. 560, § 1, p. 2278;

Laws 1974, LB 811, § 6;

Laws 1986, LB 286, § 25;

Laws 1986, LB 579, § 17;

Laws 1986, LB 926, § 2;

Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 10;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-103;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 29;

Laws 2011, LB225, § 1;

Laws 2016, LB947, § 3;

Laws 2020, LB944, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 4-205 — NE Code / Chapter 4 / Section 4-205
View Statute 4-205
Status: in_force

(1) Section 4-204 shall not apply to the following agents of foreign principals:

(a) A duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government who is so recognized by the United States Department of State, while such officer is engaged exclusively in activities that are recognized by the United States Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of such officer;

(b) Any official of a foreign government, if such government is recognized by the United States, who is not a public relations counsel, publicity agent, information service employee, or a citizen of the United States, whose name and status and the character of whose duties as such official are of public record in the United States Department of State, while such official is engaged exclusively in activities that are recognized by the United States Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of such official;

(c) Any member of the staff of, or any person employed by, a duly accredited diplomatic or consular officer of a foreign government who is so recognized by the United States Department of State, other than a public relations counsel, publicity agent, or information service employee, whose name and status and the character of whose duties as such member or employee are of public record in the United States Department of State, while such member or employee is engaged exclusively in the performance of activities that are recognized by the United States Department of State as being within the scope of the functions of such member or employee;

(d) Any person qualified to practice law in the State of Nebraska, insofar as such person engages or agrees to engage in the legal representation of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization before any state or federal court or agency or any agency of a political subdivision of this state, except that for the purposes of the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act, legal representation does not include attempts to influence or persuade agency personnel or officials other than in the course of judicial proceedings, criminal or civil law enforcement inquiries, investigations, or proceedings, or agency proceedings required by statute or regulation to be conducted on the record; or

(e) Any person who advocates on behalf of an individual for individualized immigration relief.

(2) No person acting as an agent of a foreign principal from an adversary nation or a foreign terrorist organization shall subcontract for services for activities regulated under the Foreign Adversary and Terrorist Agent Registration Act requiring registration as an agent of a foreign principal, or otherwise induce another person to carry out activities that are so regulated under the act unless such person fully informs all parties of their status as such an agent. The requirements of this subsection apply to any person carrying out services or activities regulated under the act requiring registration as an agent of a foreign principal.

Laws 2025, LB644, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-3409 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-3409
View Statute 71-3409
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The State Child Death Review Team shall review child deaths in the manner provided in this subsection.

(b) The members shall review the death certificate, birth certificate, coroner's report or autopsy report if done, and indicators of child or family involvement with the department. The members shall classify the nature of the death, whether accidental, homicide, suicide, undetermined, or natural causes, determine the completeness of the death certificate, and identify discrepancies and inconsistencies.

(c) A review shall not be conducted on any child death under active investigation by a law enforcement agency or under criminal prosecution. The members may seek records described in section 71-3410 . The members shall identify the preventability of death, the possibility of child abuse or neglect, the medical care issues of access and adequacy, and the nature and extent of interagency communication.

(2)(a) The team may review stillbirths in the manner provided in this subsection.

(b) The members may review the death certificates and other documentation which will allow the team to identify preventable causes of stillbirths.

(c) Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to require review of any stillbirth death.

(3)(a) The State Maternal Death Review Team shall review all maternal deaths in the manner provided in this subsection.

(b) The members shall review the maternal death records in accordance with evidence-based best practices in order to determine: (i) If the death is pregnancy-related; (ii) the cause of death; (iii) if the death was preventable; (iv) the factors that contributed to the death; (v) recommendations and actions that address those contributing factors; and (vi) the anticipated impact of those actions if implemented.

(c) A review shall not be conducted on any maternal death under active investigation by a law enforcement agency or under criminal prosecution. The members may seek records described in section 71-3410 . The members shall identify the preventability of death, the possibility of domestic abuse, the medical care issues of access and adequacy, and the nature and extent of interagency communication.

(4)(a) The team may review incidents of severe maternal morbidity in the manner provided in this subsection and additionally, may use guidelines published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or develop its own guidelines for such review.

(b) The members may review any records or documents which will allow the team to identify preventable causes of severe maternal morbidity.

(c) Nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted to require the review of any incident of severe maternal morbidity.

Laws 1993, LB 431, § 6;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 649;

Laws 2013, LB361, § 6;

Laws 2022, LB741, § 52;

Laws 2023, LB227, § 99.