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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-4721 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-4721
View Statute 44-4721
Status: in_force

(1) The director may suspend or revoke any certificate of authority issued to a prepaid limited health service organization pursuant to the Prepaid Limited Health Service Organization Act upon determining that any of the following conditions exists:

(a) The prepaid limited health service organization is operating significantly in contravention of its basic organizational document or in a manner contrary to that described in and reasonably inferred from any other information submitted pursuant to section 44-4704 unless amendments to such submissions have been filed with and approved by the director;

(b) The prepaid limited health service organization issues an evidence of coverage or uses rates or charges which do not comply with the requirements of section 44-4709 or 44-4710 ;

(c) The prepaid limited health service organization is unable to fulfill its obligations to furnish limited health services;

(d) The prepaid limited health service organization is no longer financially responsible and may reasonably be expected to be unable to meet its obligations to enrollees or prospective enrollees;

(e) The prepaid limited health service organization has failed to implement the complaint system required by section 44-4713 in a reasonable manner to resolve valid complaints;

(f) The continued operation of the prepaid limited health service organization would be hazardous to its enrollees;

(g) The tangible net equity of the prepaid limited health service organization is less than that required by section 44-4718 or the prepaid limited health service organization has failed to correct any deficiency in its tangible net equity as required by the director; and

(h) The prepaid limited health service organization has otherwise failed to substantially comply with the act.

(2) If the director has cause to believe that grounds for the suspension or revocation of a certificate of authority exist, he or she shall notify the prepaid limited health service organization in writing by certified mail specifically stating the grounds for suspension or revocation and fixing a time not more than sixty days thereafter for a hearing on the matter. Any decision of the director may be appealed. The appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(3) When the certificate of authority of a prepaid limited health service organization is revoked, such organization shall proceed, immediately following the effective date of the order of revocation, to wind up its affairs and shall conduct no further business except as may be essential to the orderly conclusion of the affairs of such organization. It shall engage in no further advertising or solicitation whatsoever. The director may, by written order, permit such further operation of the organization as he or she may find to be in the best interest of enrollees to the end that enrollees will be afforded the greatest practical opportunity to obtain continuing limited health services.

Laws 1989, LB 320, § 21.

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 66-1851 — NE Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-1851
View Statute 66-1851
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provisions in the State Natural Gas Regulation Act, a jurisdictional utility may file with the commission rates and one or more rate schedules and other charges, and rules and regulations pertaining thereto, that enable the utility to provide service to ratepayers under customer choice and other programs offered by a utility to unbundle one or more elements of the service provided by the utility.

(2) The commission shall not eliminate or modify the terms of any customer choice or other unbundling programs in existence on May 31, 2003, or as thereafter modified by a filing made by the jurisdictional utility, except as permitted by the act after complaint or the commission's own motion and hearing. In any rate determination made under the act, the commission shall not penalize the utility for any action prudently taken or decision prudently made under its approved bundling program, by imputing revenue at maximum rates or otherwise.

(3) The commission may not modify the provisions of a program under this section except upon complaint or the commission's own motion, wherein the commission finds, after hearing, that one or more aspects of the program are unduly preferential, unjustly discriminatory, or not just and reasonable.

Laws 2003, LB 790, § 51.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1304 — NE Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-1304
View Statute 50-1304
Status: in_force

(1) All agencies, boards, commissions, and departments of the state shall furnish such information, reports, aid, services, and assistance as may be requested by any standing committee of the Legislature in the performance of its duties. A standing committee may issue subpoenas as provided in subsection (3) of section 50-406 to obtain such information, reports, aid, services, and assistance.

(2) The Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee of the Legislature shall use its staff and may also request assistance from the Director of Research of the Legislature, the Legislative Fiscal Analyst, or any other division within the Legislature as may be necessary in the performance of the duties set forth in sections 50-1301 to 50-1304 .

Laws 1999, LB 298, § 4;

Laws 2025, LB298, § 96.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-3309 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-3309
View Statute 44-3309
Status: in_force

An insurer shall not contract itself to practice law in any manner, nor shall the insurer control or attempt to control the attorney in the exercise of his or her professional judgment.

Laws 1979, LB 52, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 66-301 — NE Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-301
View Statute 66-301
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 66-301 to 66-304 :

(1) Covered electric generating unit means a fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit existing within the state prior to August 30, 2015, that is subject to regulation under the federal emission guidelines;

(2) Federal emission guidelines means any final rules, regulations, guidelines, or other requirements that the United States Environmental Protection Agency may adopt for regulating carbon dioxide emissions from covered electric generating units under section 111(d) of the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7411(d);

(3) State means the State of Nebraska; and

(4) State plan means any plan to establish and enforce carbon dioxide emission control measures that the Department of Water, Energy, and Environment may adopt to implement the obligations of the state under the federal emission guidelines.

Laws 2015, LB469, § 1;

Laws 2019, LB302, § 71;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 356.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-957 — NE Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-957
View Statute 17-957
Status: in_force

The cost of cold storage or refrigeration plants under section 17-956 may be defrayed by the levy of a tax of not to exceed three and five-tenths cents on each one hundred dollars upon the taxable value of the taxable property within the corporate limits of such city or village in any one year or, when such tax is insufficient for the purpose, by the issuance of bonds of the municipality.

Laws 1941, c. 24, § 2, p. 118;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 17-802;

R.S.1943, § 17-957;

Laws 1953, c. 287, § 25, p. 945;

Laws 1979, LB 187, § 64;

Laws 1992, LB 1063, § 10;

Laws 1992, Second Spec. Sess., LB 1, § 10;

Laws 2017, LB133, § 289.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 67-268 — NE Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67-268
View Statute 67-268
Status: in_force

At the time a partner becomes entitled to receive a distribution, he or she has the status of, and is entitled to all remedies available to, a creditor of the limited partnership with respect to the distribution. A partnership agreement may provide for the establishment of a record date with respect to allocations and distributions by a limited partnership.

Laws 1981, LB 272, § 36;

Laws 1989, LB 482, § 41.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1109 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1109
View Statute 13-1109
Status: in_force

(1) Sections 13-1101 to 13-1110 shall not be construed as a restriction or limitation upon any powers which a municipality or county might otherwise have under any laws of this state but shall be construed as cumulative.

(2) Sections 13-1101 to 13-1110 shall be full authority for the exercise of the powers described in such sections by a municipality or county, and no action, proceeding, or election shall be required prior to the exercise of such powers under such sections or to authorize the exercise of any of the powers granted in such sections, except as specifically provided in such sections, any provision of law applicable to a municipality or county to the contrary notwithstanding. No proceedings for the issuance of bonds of a municipality or county shall be required other than those required by sections 13-1101 to 13-1110 , and the provisions of all other laws and charters of any municipality or county, if any, relative to the terms and conditions for the acquisition, leasing, financing construction, rehabilitation, or purchase of projects as provided in such sections and the issuance, payment, redemption, registration, sale, or delivery of bonds by a municipality or county shall not be applicable to bonds issued by a municipality or county pursuant to such sections. No municipality, county, or governing body or officer thereof shall be subject to the Securities Act of Nebraska with respect to any revenue bonds issued under sections 13-1101 to 13-1110 . Insofar as sections 13-1101 to 13-1110 are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law or of any law otherwise applicable to a municipality or county, if any, sections 13-1101 to 13-1110 shall be controlling.

(3) In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of any bond of a municipality or county or the security therefor brought after the lapse of thirty days after the issuance of such bonds has been authorized, any such bond reciting in substance that it has been authorized by the municipality or county to aid in financing a project shall be conclusively deemed to have been authorized for such purpose and such project shall be conclusively deemed to have been planned, located, and carried out in accordance with sections 13-1101 to 13-1110 .

(4) In any suit, action, or proceeding involving the validity or enforceability of any agreement of a municipality or county brought after the lapse of thirty days after the agreement has been formally entered into, any such agreement reciting in substance that it has been entered into by the municipality or county to provide financing for a project shall be conclusively deemed to have been entered into for such purpose and such project shall be conclusively deemed to have been planned, located, and carried out in accordance with sections 13-1101 to 13-1110 .

Laws 1961, c. 54, § 9, p. 207;

R.S.1943, (1983), § 18-1622;

Laws 2011, LB159, § 5.

Securities Act of Nebraska, see section 8-1123 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 59-1608.05 — NE Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-1608.05
View Statute 59-1608.05
Status: in_force

The State Settlement Trust Fund is created. The fund shall be maintained by the Department of Justice and administered by the Attorney General. Except as otherwise provided by law, the fund shall consist of all recoveries received pursuant to the Consumer Protection Act, including any money, funds, securities, or other things of value in the nature of civil damages or other payment, except criminal penalties, whether such recovery shall be by way of verdict, judgment, compromise, or settlement in or out of court, or other final disposition of any case or controversy, or any other payments received on behalf of the state by the Department of Justice and administered by the Attorney General, but to include only those funds held in a trust capacity where specific benefits accrue to specific individuals, organizations, or governments. All money in the State Settlement Trust Fund shall be subject to legislative review, but shall not be subject to legislative appropriation. The fund shall be expended consistent with any legal restrictions placed on the funds. The fund shall be paid from the same budget program used to record revenue and expenditures of the State Settlement Cash Fund, except that the fund shall only be expended from a separate and distinct budget subprogram and shall not be commingled with any other revenue or expenditure. To provide necessary financial accountability and management oversight, revenue from individual settlement agreements or other separate sources credited to the fund may be tracked and accounted for within the state accounting system through the use of separate and distinct funds, subfunds, or any other available accounting mechanism specifically approved by the Accounting Administrator for use by the Department of Justice. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Laws 2006, LB 1061, § 5.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1702 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1702
View Statute 37-1702
Status: in_force

For purposes of the State Park System Construction Alternatives Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 37-1703 to 37-1716 are used.

Laws 2018, LB775, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-4711 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-4711
View Statute 30-4711
Status: in_force

The principles of law and equity supplement the Uniform Community Property Disposition at Death Act except to the extent inconsistent with the act.

Laws 2024, LB83, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 57-910.06 — NE Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57-910.06
View Statute 57-910.06
Status: in_force

All operations, including, but not limited to, the commencement, drilling, or operation of a well upon any portion of the unit area shall be deemed for all purposes the conduct of such operations upon each separately owned tract in the unit area by the several owners thereof. The portion of the unit production allocated to a separately owned tract in a unit area shall, when produced, be deemed, for all purposes, to have been actually produced from such tract by a well drilled thereon. Operations conducted pursuant to an order of the commission providing for unit operations shall constitute a fulfillment of all the express or implied obligations of each lease or contract covering lands in the unit area to the extent that compliance with such obligations cannot be had because of the orders of the commission.

Laws 1965, c. 343, § 7, p. 979.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 1-136.04 — NE Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-136.04
View Statute 1-136.04
Status: in_force

Any person who has passed the examination described in section 1-114 may qualify for issuance of a permit under subdivision (1)(a) of section 1-136 by (1) having four years of public accounting experience satisfactory to the board in any state or foreign country in practice as a certified public accountant or as a public accountant or in any state or foreign country in employment as a staff accountant by anyone engaging in the practice of public accountancy, or any combination of either of such types of experience, or (2) having five years of auditing experience satisfactory to the board in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts or in the Department of Revenue, in lieu of being a graduate from a college or university of recognized standing.

Laws 1977, LB 290, § 6;

Laws 1984, LB 473, § 19;

Laws 1991, LB 75, § 13;

Laws 1997, LB 114, § 30;

Laws 2009, LB31, § 20;

Laws 2016, LB853, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-405.05 — NE Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-405.05
View Statute 17-405.05
Status: in_force

When any city of the second class or village situated in two or more counties shall desire to annex to its corporate limits any contiguous territory, whether within the counties within which such city or village is situated or otherwise, such territory may be annexed in the manner provided by sections 17-405.01 to 17-405.04 .

Laws 1903, c. 23, § 2, p. 259;

R.S.1913, § 5089;

C.S.1922, § 4262;

C.S.1929, § 17-411;

R.S.1943, § 17-413;

Laws 1967, c. 74, § 5, p. 241;

R.S.1943, (1987), § 17-413;

Laws 2017, LB133, § 114.

A village located upon the border of one county may annex contiguous territory situated in an adjacent county, though such village has the burden of proving that the territory annexed will be benefited or that justice and equity require that the territory be annexed. Village of Wakefield v. Utecht, 90 Neb. 252, 133 N.W. 240 (1911).

A village located upon the border of one county may annex contiguous territory situated in an adjacent county, though such village has the burden of proving that the territory annexed will be benefited or that justice and equity require that the territory be annexed. Village of Wakefield v. Utecht, 90 Neb. 252, 133 N.W. 240 (1911).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2520 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2520
View Statute 38-2520
Status: in_force

Each applicant for licensure under the Occupational Therapy Practice Act shall take an examination which tests the applicant's knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences relating to occupational therapy and occupational therapy theory and practice including, but not limited to, professional skills and judgment in the utilization of occupational therapy techniques and methods and such other subjects as identified by the body administering the national licensure examination. Each applicant shall follow the rules as outlined by such body and meet the minimum requirements for the examination. Results of the examination shall be sent to the board for verification of entry-level competency.

Laws 1984, LB 761, § 36;

Laws 1985, LB 250, § 18;

Laws 1987, LB 473, § 61;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-6108;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 860;

Laws 2025, LB257, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-319.13 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-319.13
View Statute 44-319.13
Status: in_force

Nothing in sections 44-319.01 to 44-319.13 shall be construed to amend, repeal, or otherwise affect the provisions of sections 44-305 and 44-821 to 44-825 .

Laws 1955, c. 174, § 13, p. 501.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-215 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 61-215
61-215
Status: in_force

There shall be one or more division supervisors acting for the Chief Water Officer to administer the public water of the state in water division No. 1 and water division No. 2, as created by section 61-212 . Such a division supervisor, acting for the Chief Water Officer, shall have the immediate direction and control of the distribution of water in such manner as directed by the Chief Water Officer.

Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 2, § 3, p. 834;

C.S.1922, § 8422;

C.S.1929, § 81-6303;

R.S.1943, § 46-218;

Laws 1953, c. 157, § 1, p. 495;

Laws 1987, LB 140, § 2;

R.S.1943, (1998), § 46-218;

Laws 2000, LB 900, § 15;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 338.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 67-254 — NE Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67-254
View Statute 67-254
Status: in_force

After the filing of a limited partnership's original certificate of limited partnership, additional general partners may be admitted as provided in the partnership agreement or, if the partnership agreement does not provide for the admission of additional general partners, with the written consent of all partners.

Laws 1981, LB 272, § 22;

Laws 1982, LB 589, § 5;

Laws 1989, LB 482, § 29.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 61-514 — NE Code / Chapter 61 / Section 61-514
View Statute 61-514
Status: in_force

(1) Construction managers shall submit proposals as required by the request for proposals.

(2) Proposals shall be sealed and shall not be opened until expiration of the time established for making the proposals as set forth in the request for proposals.

(3) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time prior to signing a contract for preconstruction services. The department shall have the right to reject any and all proposals at no cost to the department. The department may thereafter solicit new proposals or may cancel the construction manager-general contractor procurement process.

(4) The department shall rank the construction managers in accordance with the qualification-based selection process and pursuant to the criteria in the request for proposals. The department may meet with construction managers prior to the ranking.

(5) The department may attempt to negotiate a contract for preconstruction services with the highest ranked construction manager and may enter into a contract for preconstruction services after negotiations. If the department is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract for preconstruction services with the highest ranked construction manager, the department may terminate negotiations with that construction manager. The department may then undertake negotiations with the second highest ranked construction manager and may enter into a contract for preconstruction services after negotiations. If the department is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract with the second highest ranked construction manager, the department may undertake negotiations with the third highest ranked construction manager, if any, and may enter into a contract for preconstruction services after negotiations.

(6) If the department is unable to negotiate a satisfactory contract for preconstruction services with any of the ranked construction managers, the department may either revise the request for proposals and solicit new proposals or cancel the construction manager-general contractor contract process under the Public Water and Natural Resources Project Contracting Act.

Laws 2023, LB565, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 10-410 — NE Code / Chapter 10 / Section 10-410
View Statute 10-410
Status: in_force

If a majority of the votes cast at such election are in favor of the proposition, the county board, city council of cities of the second class, or board of trustees of villages shall, as the case may be, without delay, cause to be prepared and shall issue the bonds in accordance with the petition and notice of election. The bonds shall be signed by the chairperson of the county board, or the person authorized to sign county bonds, and be attested by the county clerk, mayor and city clerk of cities of the second class, chairperson of the board of trustees and village clerk of villages, and be attested by the respective seals. The county clerk, village clerk of villages, or city clerk of cities of the second class, as the case may be, shall enter upon the records of the board or council, the petition, bond, notice and call for the election, canvass of the vote, the number, amount, and interest, and the date at which each bond issued shall become payable.

Laws 1885, c. 58, § 2, p. 269;

Laws 1899, c. 49, § 2, p. 262;

R.S.1913, § 414;

Laws 1917, c. 8, § 1, p. 62;

C.S.1922, § 331;

C.S.1929, § 11-410;

R.S.1943, § 10-410;

Laws 1967, c. 33, § 2, p. 154;

Laws 1971, LB 534, § 6;

Laws 2001, LB 420, § 12.

Two-thirds majority vote is required to give validity to bonds. Lang v. Sanitary District, 160 Neb. 754, 71 N.W.2d 608 (1955).

Two-thirds majority vote is required to give validity to bonds. Lang v. Sanitary District, 160 Neb. 754, 71 N.W.2d 608 (1955).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-816.01 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-816.01
View Statute 48-816.01
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the commission may, when he or she deems it necessary to expedite the determination of cases filed with the commission, appoint a hearing officer to hear evidence and make recommended findings and orders in any case or to make recommended determinations after a representation election has been ordered and during the course of such election. Any person appointed as a hearing officer shall be an attorney admitted to practice in Nebraska and shall be knowledgeable in the rules of civil procedure and evidence applicable to the district courts.

Laws 1979, LB 444, § 6;

Laws 2007, LB472, § 6.