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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-914 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-914
View Statute 13-914
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 13-912 and 13-913 , no minimum maintenance road or highway shall be deemed to be in want of repair or insufficient if it complies with the standards and level of minimum maintenance developed pursuant to section 39-2113 .

Laws 1983, LB 10, § 7;

R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-2411.01.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 58-828 — NE Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-828
View Statute 58-828
Status: in_force

The authority may charge and collect rates, rents, fees, and other charges for the use of and for the services furnished or to be furnished by a project or any portion thereof and contract with any person, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation or other body public or private, except that the authority shall have no jurisdiction over rates, rents, fees, and charges established by an eligible institution for its students, patients, residents, clients, or other consumers other than to require that such rates, rents, fees, and charges by such eligible institution be sufficient to discharge such institution's obligation to the authority.

Laws 1981, LB 321, § 25;

Laws 1993, LB 121, § 520;

R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2925;

Laws 1995, LB 5, § 25;

R.S.1943, (2008), § 85-1725;

Laws 2013, LB170, § 28.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2117 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-2117
View Statute 18-2117
Status: in_force

A redevelopment plan which has not been approved by the governing body when submitted by a redeveloper under section 18-2155 or when recommended by the authority may again be submitted or recommended to the governing body with any modifications deemed advisable. A redevelopment plan may be modified at any time by the authority, except that if modified after the lease or sale of real property in the redevelopment project area, the modification must be consented to by the redeveloper or redevelopers of such real property or his or her successor, or their successors, in interest affected by the proposed modification. Where the proposed modification will substantially change the redevelopment plan as previously approved by the governing body the modification must similarly be approved by the governing body.

Laws 1951, c. 224, § 6(10), p. 807;

R.R.S.1943, § 14-1617;

R.R.S.1943, § 19-2617;

Laws 2020, LB1021, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 10-404 — NE Code / Chapter 10 / Section 10-404
View Statute 10-404
Status: in_force

Upon a majority of the votes cast being in favor of the proposition submitted, the county board, in the case of a county, and the city council, in the case of a city, shall cause the proposition and the result of the vote to be entered upon the records of said county or city, and a notice of its adoption to be published for two successive weeks in any newspaper in said county or city, if there be one, and if not, then without such publication; and shall thereupon issue said bonds, which shall be and continue a subsisting debt against such county or city until they are paid and discharged; Provided, that the question of bond issues in such county or city, when defeated, shall not be resubmitted in substance for a period of six months from and after the date of said election.

Laws 1869, § 4, p. 92;

R.S.1913, § 408;

C.S.1922, § 325;

Laws 1923, c. 69, § 1, p. 206;

C.S.1929, § 11-404;

R.S.1943, § 10-404;

Laws 1971, LB 534, § 2.

Section is specifically limited to counties and cities. Lang v. Sanitary District, 160 Neb. 754, 71 N.W.2d 608 (1955).

Section is specifically limited to counties and cities. Lang v. Sanitary District, 160 Neb. 754, 71 N.W.2d 608 (1955).

If notice is not published, bonds are void. Wilbur v. Wyatt, 63 Neb. 261, 88 N.W. 499 (1901).

If notice is not published, bonds are void. Wilbur v. Wyatt, 63 Neb. 261, 88 N.W. 499 (1901).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-688 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-688
View Statute 46-688
Status: in_force

The Chief Water Officer may adopt and promulgate all rules and regulations necessary or desirable to secure compliance with the Industrial Ground Water Regulatory Act. The Chief Water Officer shall by regulation specify the contents and scope of the hydrologic evaluation required by section 46-678 , taking into account the current state of hydrologic knowledge and techniques, and the factors for permit approval listed in section 46-683 .

Laws 1981, LB 56, § 14;

Laws 2005, LB 335, § 78;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 202.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-4306 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-4306
View Statute 44-4306
Status: in_force

Any agreement entered into for the purpose of establishing and operating a risk management pool shall provide:

(1) A financial plan setting forth in general terms the:

(a) Types of insurance coverage to be offered by the pool, applicable deductible levels, and maximum level of claims which the pool will self-insure;

(b) Amount of cash reserves to be set aside for the payment of claims;

(c) Amount of standard insurance to be purchased by the pool to provide coverage over and above the claims which are not to be satisfied directly from the pool's resources; and

(d) Amount of aggregate excess insurance coverage and specific excess insurance coverage to be purchased in a given fiscal period; and

(2) A plan of management setting forth:

(a) The means of establishing the governing authority of the pool. (i) The governing authority shall be a board of directors who are elected or appointed officials of member public agencies. (ii) The number of members of the board who are either elected or appointed officials of member public agencies shall not be less than the requisite number of members needed to transact all the business of the pool;

(b) The responsibility of the board of directors with regard to fixing annual contributions to the pool from members, maintaining reserves, levying and collecting from members assessments for deficiencies, disposing of surpluses, and administering the pool in the event of termination or insolvency;

(c) A procedure by which new members may be admitted to and existing members may leave the pool. The procedure shall permit members to withdraw from participation in a pool. Withdrawal shall not affect the obligations of the withdrawing member under any contract or agreement with the pool or impair the payment of any outstanding bonds or any interest on such bonds;

(d) The identification of funds and reserves by exposure area;

(e) A provision requiring that all claims shall be paid promptly;

(f) A provision requiring that no part of the net earnings or assets of the pool shall inure to the benefit of any private person;

(g) A provision requiring that, upon dissolution of the pool, all of the assets of the pool will vest in member public agencies in the manner set forth in the plan of management;

(h) A system or program of loss control; and

(i) Any other standards, procedures, or practices necessary or desirable for the continued operation of the pool.

Laws 1987, LB 398, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2318 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-2318
View Statute 30-2318
Status: in_force

(a) The surviving spouse's election of his elective share does not affect the share of the surviving spouse under the provisions of the decedent's will or intestate succession unless the surviving spouse also expressly renounces in the petition for an elective share the benefit of all or any of the provisions. If any provision is so renounced, the property or other benefit which would otherwise have passed to the surviving spouse thereunder is treated, subject to contribution under subsection 30-2319(b), as if the surviving spouse had predeceased the testator.

(b) A surviving spouse is entitled to homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance whether or not he elects to take an elective share.

Laws 1974, LB 354, § 40, UPC § 2-206.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-2515 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-2515
View Statute 39-2515
Status: in_force

(1) By December 31 of each year, each municipality or municipal county shall certify to the Department of Transportation, using the certification process developed by the department:

(a) The name of any appointed city street superintendent;

(b) Such superintendent's class of license, if applicable; and

(c) The type of appointment:

(i) Employed;

(ii) Contract consultant; or

(iii) Contract interlocal agreement with another municipality, county, or municipal county.

(2) The Department of Transportation shall, in January of each year commencing in 1970, determine and certify to the State Treasurer the amount of each incentive payment to be made under sections 39-2511 to 39-2515 . The State Treasurer shall, on or before February 15, make the incentive payments in accordance with such certification.

Laws 1969, c. 316, § 5, p. 1140;

Laws 2017, LB339, § 168;

Laws 2021, LB174, § 21.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-5401 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-5401
View Statute 19-5401
Status: in_force

Sections 19-5401 to 19-5408 shall be known and may be cited as the Vacant Property Registration Act.

Laws 2018, LB256, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-209 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-209
38-209
Status: in_force

The license of each person licensed under the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice Act shall be renewed at the same time and in the same manner as renewal of a license for a registered nurse and shall require that the applicant have (1) a license as a registered nurse issued by the state or have the authority based on the Nurse Licensure Compact to practice as a registered nurse in Nebraska, (2) documentation of continuing competency, either by reference, peer review, examination, or one or more of the continuing competency activities listed in section 38-145 and established by the board in rules and regulations, and (3) met any specific requirements for renewal under the Certified Nurse Midwifery Practice Act, the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Practice Act, the Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice Act, or the Nurse Practitioner Practice Act, as applicable.

Laws 2005, LB 256, § 43;

R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-17,138;

Laws 2007, LB185, § 39;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 148.

Certified Nurse Midwifery Practice Act, see section 38-601 .

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Practice Act, see section 38-701 .

Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice Act, see section 38-901 .

Credentialing, general requirements and issuance procedures, see section 38-121 et seq.

Nurse Licensure Compact, see sections 71-1795 to 71-1795.02 .

Nurse Practitioner Practice Act, see section 38-2301 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-1803 — NE Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69-1803
View Statute 69-1803
Status: in_force

As used in the American Indian Arts and Crafts Sales Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) American Indian shall mean any person of at least one-quarter American Indian blood who is enrolled or is a lineal descendant of an American Indian enrolled upon enrollment listing of the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs;

(2) Imitation American Indian arts and crafts shall mean any American-Indian-style arts and crafts which are made by machine, made of synthetic or artificial material, or made by persons who are not American Indians;

(3) Authentic American Indian arts and crafts shall mean any arts and crafts which are handcrafted by American Indians and made of natural materials;

(4) Machine-made shall mean the manufacture of American-Indian-style arts and crafts in mass production by mechanically stamping, casting, shaping, or weaving;

(5) Handcrafted arts and crafts shall mean any arts and crafts produced by individual hand labor through the use of findings, hand tools, and equipment for buffing, polishing, grinding, or drilling;

(6) Findings shall mean only those pieces that come under the category of clips, pins, stems, hooks, and toggles and other materials used in joining two or more parts of a single handcrafted product, but shall not mean bench-made beads, machine-made beads, or other machine-made components;

(7) Spin cast shall mean the casting of jewelry components other than findings by means of centrifugal force;

(8) Natural turquoise shall mean an unadulterated mineral consisting of hydrous basic copper aluminum phosphate which has not been chemically altered or discolored other than by natural alteration or discoloration; and

(9) Unnatural turquoise shall mean any mineral, compound, or substance which is not natural turquoise, including the following: Stabilized turquoise which is turquoise of a soft, porous nature which has been chemically hardened, but not adulterated so as to change the coloration of the natural mineral; treated turquoise which is turquoise which has been chemically altered to produce a change in the coloration of the natural mineral; reconstituted turquoise which is turquoise dust and particles which have been mixed with plastic resins and compressed into a solid form so as to resemble natural turquoise; imitation turquoise which is any artificial compound or other mineral manufactured or treated so as to closely resemble natural turquoise in composition and color; and any other mineral which is represented as turquoise but is not natural turquoise.

Laws 1986, LB 275, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1385 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1385
View Statute 71-1385
Status: in_force

The Cremation of Human Remains Act shall be construed and interpreted as a comprehensive cremation law, and the provisions of the act shall take precedence over any existing laws or rules and regulations that govern human remains that do not specifically address cremation.

Laws 2003, LB 95, § 31.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2431 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-2431
View Statute 71-2431
Status: in_force

(1) Prescription drugs or devices which have been delivered to a community health center for dispensing to a patient of such health center pursuant to a valid prescription, but which are not dispensed or administered to such patient, may be delivered to a pharmacist or pharmacy under contract with the community health center for relabeling and redispensing to another patient of such health center pursuant to a valid prescription if:

(a) The decision to accept delivery of the drug or device for relabeling and redispensing rests solely with the contracting pharmacist or pharmacy;

(b) The drug or device has been in the control of the community health center at all times;

(c) The drug or device is in the original and unopened labeled container with a tamper-evident seal intact. Such container shall bear the expiration date or calculated expiration date and lot number; and

(d) The relabeling and redispensing is not otherwise prohibited by law.

(2) For purposes of this section:

(a) Administer has the definition found in section 38-2806 ;

(b) Calculated expiration date has the definition found in section 38-2884 ;

(c) Community health center means a community health center established pursuant to the Health Centers Consolidation Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. 201 et seq., as such act existed on May 7, 2005;

(d) Deliver or delivery has the definition found in section 38-2813 ;

(e) Dispense or dispensing has the definition found in section 38-2817 ;

(f) Prescription has the definition found in section 38-2840 ; and

(g) Prescription drug or device has the definition found in section 38-2841 .

(3) The Department of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Board of Pharmacy, may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.

Laws 2005, LB 382, § 14;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 542;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 1201.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-601 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-601
View Statute 19-601
Status: in_force

Sections 19-601 to 19-662 shall be known and may be cited as the City Manager Plan of Government Act.

Laws 1917, c. 208, § 1, p. 497;

C.S.1922, § 4538;

C.S.1929, § 19-601;

R.S.1943, § 19-601;

Laws 1955, c. 55, § 4, p. 180;

Laws 1963, c. 89, § 2, p. 300;

Laws 1985, LB 372, § 1;

Laws 1998, LB 893, § 1;

Laws 2019, LB193, § 32.

The sections in this article relate to cities operating under the city manager plan. State ex rel. Warren v. Kleman, 178 Neb. 564, 134 N.W.2d 254 (1965).

The sections in this article relate to cities operating under the city manager plan. State ex rel. Warren v. Kleman, 178 Neb. 564, 134 N.W.2d 254 (1965).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-323 — NE Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-323
View Statute 20-323
Status: in_force

All executive departments, state agencies, and independent instrumentalities exercising essential public functions, including any state agency having regulatory or supervisory authority over financial institutions, shall administer their programs and activities relating to housing and urban development in a manner affirmatively to further the purposes of the Nebraska Fair Housing Act and shall cooperate with the commission to further such purposes.

Laws 1991, LB 825, § 24.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 3-160 — NE Code / Chapter 3 / Section 3-160
View Statute 3-160
Status: transferred

On and after July 1, 2017, positions of employment in the Department of Aeronautics related to the powers, duties, and functions transferred pursuant to Laws 2017, LB339, are transferred to the Division of Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation. For purposes of the transition, employees of the Department of Aeronautics shall be considered employees of the Department of Transportation and shall retain their rights under the state personnel system or pertinent bargaining agreement, and their service shall be deemed continuous. This section does not grant employees any new rights or benefits not otherwise provided by law or bargaining agreement or preclude the division or the director from exercising any of the prerogatives of management set forth in section 81-1311 or as otherwise provided by law. This section is not an amendment to or substitute for the provisions of any existing bargaining agreements.

Laws 2017, LB339, § 50.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 3-609 — NE Code / Chapter 3 / Section 3-609
View Statute 3-609
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county authorized by section 3-601 to acquire an aviation field shall have power to lease or dispose of the same or any portion thereof when the public need will not thereby be injured.

Laws 1969, c. 141, § 9, p. 650.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-5503 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-5503
44-5503
Status: in_force

The department, in consideration of the payment of the license fee, may issue a surplus lines license, revocable at any time, to any individual who currently holds an insurance producer license or to a foreign or domestic corporation. The corporate surplus lines license shall list all officers or employees of the corporation who currently hold an insurance producer license or meet the requirements for an individual surplus lines license and who have authority to transact surplus lines business on behalf of the corporation. Only individuals listed on the corporate surplus lines license shall transact surplus lines business on behalf of the corporate licensee. If the applicant is an individual, the application for the license shall include the applicant's social security number. The director may utilize the national insurance producer database of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, or any other equivalent uniform national database, for the licensure of an individual or an entity as a surplus lines producer and for renewal of such license.

Laws 1913, c. 154, § 25, p. 408;

R.S.1913, § 3161;

Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. V, art. III, § 18, p. 587;

C.S.1922, § 7762;

C.S.1929, § 44-218;

R.S.1943, § 44-139;

Laws 1955, c. 168, § 3, p. 479;

Laws 1978, LB 836, § 1;

Laws 1989, LB 92, § 29;

R.S.Supp.,1990, § 44-139;

Laws 1992, LB 1006, § 3;

Laws 1997, LB 752, § 113;

Laws 2001, LB 51, § 38;

Laws 2002, LB 1139, § 36;

Laws 2011, LB70, § 2.

Insurance companies and agents are forbidden to procure or effect fire insurance in companies not licensed to write it. Naeve v. Shea, 128 Neb. 374, 258 N.W. 666 (1935).

Insurance companies and agents are forbidden to procure or effect fire insurance in companies not licensed to write it. Naeve v. Shea, 128 Neb. 374, 258 N.W. 666 (1935).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-419 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-419
View Statute 18-419
Status: in_force

In addition to the powers authorized by sections 18-401 to 18-418 and any ordinances or resolutions relating to the provision of electric service, any city or village owning or operating electric generation or transmission facilities may sell, lease, or license its dark fiber pursuant to sections 86-574 to 86-578 .

Laws 2001, LB 827, § 8;

Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 419;

Laws 2024, LB61, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-151 — NE Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-151
View Statute 20-151
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 20-150 to 20-159 , unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Appointing authority means the state agency or law enforcement personnel required to provide a licensed interpreter pursuant to sections 20-150 to 20-159 ;

(2) Auxiliary aid includes, but is not limited to, sign language interpreters, oral interpreters, tactile interpreters, other interpreters, notetakers, transcription services, written materials, assistive listening devices, assisted listening systems, videotext displays, and other visual delivery systems;

(3) Deaf or hard of hearing person means a person whose hearing impairment, with or without amplification, is so severe that he or she may have difficulty in auditorily processing spoken language without the use of an interpreter or a person with a fluctuating or permanent hearing loss which may adversely affect the ability to understand spoken language without the use of an interpreter or other auxiliary aid;

(4) Intermediary interpreter means any person, including any deaf or hard of hearing person, who is able to assist in providing an accurate interpretation between spoken English and sign language or between variants of sign language in order to facilitate communication between a deaf or hard of hearing person and an interpreter;

(5) Licensed interpreter means a person who demonstrates proficiencies in interpretation or transliteration as required by the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing pursuant to subsection (2) of section 20-150 and who holds a license issued by the commission pursuant to section 20-156 . Licensed interpreter includes a licensed video remote interpreting provider;

(6) Oral interpreter means a person who interprets language through facial expression, body language, and mouthing;

(7) State agency means any state entity which receives appropriations from the Legislature and includes the Legislature, legislative committees, executive agencies, courts, and probation officials but does not include political subdivisions;

(8) Tactile interpreter means a person who interprets for a deaf-blind person. The degree of deafness and blindness will determine the mode of communication to be used for each person;

(9) Video remote interpreting services means the use of videoconferencing technology with the intent to provide effective interpreting services; and

(10) Video remote interpreting provider means a person or an entity licensed to provide video remote interpreting services.

Laws 1987, LB 376, § 2;

Laws 1997, LB 851, § 2;

Laws 2002, LB 22, § 2;

Laws 2006, LB 87, § 2;

Laws 2015, LB287, § 2.

Lay witness testimony is admissible to show whether a person is "deaf or hard of hearing" under subsection (3) of this section. State v. Martinez, 295 Neb. 1, 886 N.W.2d 256 (2016).

Lay witness testimony is admissible to show whether a person is "deaf or hard of hearing" under subsection (3) of this section. State v. Martinez, 295 Neb. 1, 886 N.W.2d 256 (2016).