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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2144 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2144
View Statute 38-2144
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in section 38-2136 , a certified art therapist shall not disclose any information, including, but not limited to, client records, artwork, verbal or artistic expressions, assessment results, or assessment interpretations, that such certified art therapist may have acquired from any person consulting such certified art therapist in a professional capacity.

Laws 2024, LB605, § 20.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-810 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-810
View Statute 14-810
Status: in_force

If a city of the metropolitan class shall refuse or neglect to defend any suit at law or in equity brought against such city, any resident taxpayer may defend such suit on behalf of such city at the cost of the city, not including attorney's fees.

Laws 1921, c. 116, art. VII, § 10, p. 511;

C.S.1922, § 3718;

C.S.1929, § 14-810;

R.S.1943, § 14-810;

Laws 2022, LB800, § 231.

Resident taxpayer may commence and prosecute to judgment an equitable action for enforcement of a claim on behalf of city which its officers have refused to enforce. Pedersen v. Westroads, Inc., 189 Neb. 236, 202 N.W.2d 198 (1972).

Resident taxpayer may commence and prosecute to judgment an equitable action for enforcement of a claim on behalf of city which its officers have refused to enforce. Pedersen v. Westroads, Inc., 189 Neb. 236, 202 N.W.2d 198 (1972).

If the city neglects or refuses to defend an action, a resident taxpayer may do so on behalf of the city. Lynch v. City of Omaha, 153 Neb. 147, 43 N.W.2d 589 (1950).

If the city neglects or refuses to defend an action, a resident taxpayer may do so on behalf of the city. Lynch v. City of Omaha, 153 Neb. 147, 43 N.W.2d 589 (1950).

Where duly constituted representatives of city refuse or neglect to defend action, resident taxpayer may defend at cost of city, not including attorney's fees. Ash v. City of Omaha, 152 Neb. 393, 41 N.W.2d 386 (1950).

Where duly constituted representatives of city refuse or neglect to defend action, resident taxpayer may defend at cost of city, not including attorney's fees. Ash v. City of Omaha, 152 Neb. 393, 41 N.W.2d 386 (1950).

Where taxpayer with notice fails to appeal, he cannot thereafter bring injunction. Morse v. City of Omaha, 67 Neb. 426, 93 N.W. 734 (1903).

Where taxpayer with notice fails to appeal, he cannot thereafter bring injunction. Morse v. City of Omaha, 67 Neb. 426, 93 N.W. 734 (1903).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-123 — NE Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-123
View Statute 47-123
Status: in_force

Inmate participation in community service projects shall be voluntary and no extra good-time credit shall be given to inmates who participate in a community service project. In no event shall an inmate's decision to participate or not participate in a community service project have any bearing on the granting of good-time credit.

Laws 1983, LB 180, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2303 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-2303
View Statute 71-2303
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide funds for education and treatment of individuals involved in prostitution-related activities.

Laws 2006, LB 1086, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-3701 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-3701
View Statute 71-3701
Status: in_force

Sections 71-3701 to 71-3706 shall be known and may be cited as the Brain Injury Assistance Act.

Laws 2019, LB481, § 1;

Laws 2022, LB971, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1253 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-1253
View Statute 28-1253
Status: in_force

(1) The distribution, sale, or use of refrigerants containing liquefied petroleum gas for use in mobile air conditioning systems is prohibited.

(2) For purposes of this section:

(a) Liquefied petroleum gas means material composed predominantly of any of the following hydrocarbons or mixtures of such hydrocarbons: Propane, propylene, butanes (normal butane or isobutane), and butylenes;

(b) Mobile air conditioning system means mechanical vapor compression equipment which is used to cool the driver or passenger compartment of any motor vehicle; and

(c) Motor vehicle has the same meaning as in section 60-638 .

(3) Any person violating this section is guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.

(4) The State Fire Marshal may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for enforcement of this section and, together with peace officers of the state and its political subdivisions, is charged with enforcement of this section.

Laws 1999, LB 163, § 2;

Laws 2021, LB37, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1233 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-1233
View Statute 43-1233
Status: in_force

(a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.

(b) Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this state or by the law of the state in which the service is made.

(c) Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.

Laws 2003, LB 148, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7613 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-7613
View Statute 44-7613
Status: in_force

(1) On an annual basis and within ninety days after the last day of the fiscal year of a multiple employer welfare arrangement, each multiple employer welfare arrangement holding a certificate of registration shall file with the director a financial statement, attested to by at least two members of the board of trustees, one of whom shall be the chairperson or president of the board of trustees, and accompanied by a fee of two hundred dollars. The director shall review the financial statement and shall require additional filings as the director finds reasonably necessary to assure the legitimacy and the financial integrity of the multiple employer welfare arrangement.

(2) On an annual basis and within ninety days after the last day of the fiscal year of a multiple employer welfare arrangement, a statement from a qualified actuary that the rates charged and reserves, both (a) incurred and (b) incurred but not reported, regarding sufficiency to pay claims and associated expenses for the health benefit plan shall be obtained and given to the director. The actuarial statement shall include a confirmation that the stop-loss insurance policy required by section 44-7609 is in force. The actuarial statement shall meet the requirements of any rules or regulations which shall be adopted and promulgated by the director.

(3) On an annual basis and within ninety days after the last day of the fiscal year of a multiple employer welfare arrangement, each multiple employer welfare arrangement holding a certificate of registration shall file with the director a certificate of compliance signed by at least two members of the board of trustees, one of whom shall be the chairperson or president of the board of trustees, certifying that the multiple employer welfare arrangement, to the best of their knowledge, information, and belief, has been conducted in accordance with applicable provisions of Nebraska law and rules and regulations relating to multiple employer welfare arrangements.

Laws 2002, LB 1139, § 13;

Laws 2008, LB855, § 51.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-816 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-816
View Statute 39-816
Status: in_force

The word superstructure as used in sections 39-812 to 39-815 and 39-820 , is hereby defined to mean all that part of a bridge or an approach thereto directly above and resting upon the stone or concrete abutments or piers, iron tubings, pile caps or other similar supports. The word substructure, as used in said sections, is hereby defined to mean all that portion of a bridge or approach thereto directly under and upon which rests the superstructure. The term unit quantity in place, as used in said sections, shall mean cubic feet of stone, cement, brick or concrete; lineal feet of piling; feet of lumber, board measure; lineal feet of tubing; and pounds of all other metal when properly placed in the bridge, approach or culverts according to the terms of the contract.

Laws 1905, c. 126, §§ 6, 7, 8, p. 541;

R.S.1913, §§ 2961, 2962, 2963;

C.S.1922, §§ 2719, 2720, 2721;

C.S.1929, §§ 39-806, 39-807, 39-808;

R.S.1943, § 39-816.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3521 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-3521
View Statute 30-3521
Status: in_force

Transfers or declarations of property to a custodial trust under the Nebraska Uniform Custodial Trust Act shall not exceed, in the aggregate, one hundred thousand dollars in net value, exclusive of the value of the transferor's or declarant's personal residence. This limitation does not apply to any income received by the custodial trust and any appreciation in the value of the property held in the custodial trust. A good faith violation of this section does not invalidate the custodial trust.

Laws 1997, LB 51, § 21.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-113 — NE Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-113
View Statute 45-113
Status: in_force

Any officer or agent of a person or a corporation, whether interested or not, may be summoned as a witness in any action for usury against such person or corporation, and required to disclose all the facts of the case, but the testimony of such witness, or the answer of the party as required in section 45-111 , shall not be used against such witness or party in any criminal prosecution for perjury.

Laws 1879, § 8, p. 115;

R.S.1913, § 3353;

C.S.1922, § 2841;

C.S.1929, § 45-108;

R.S.1943, § 45-113.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1254.06 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1254.06
View Statute 37-1254.06
Status: in_force

(1) Any physician, registered nurse, other trained person employed by a licensed health care facility or health care service defined in the Health Care Facility Licensure Act, a clinical laboratory certified pursuant to the federal Clinical Laboratories Improvement Act of 1967, as amended, or Title XVIII or XIX of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, to withdraw human blood for scientific or medical purposes, or a hospital shall be an agent of the State of Nebraska when performing the act of withdrawing blood at the request of a peace officer pursuant to section 37-1254.02 . The state shall be liable in damages for any illegal or negligent acts or omissions of such agents in performing the act of withdrawing blood. The agent shall not be individually liable in damages or otherwise for any act done or omitted in performing the act of withdrawing blood at the request of a peace officer pursuant to such section except for acts of willful, wanton, or gross negligence of the agent or of persons employed by such agent.

(2) Any person listed in subsection (1) of this section withdrawing a blood specimen for purposes of section 37-1254.02 shall, upon request, furnish to any law enforcement agency or the person being tested a certificate stating that such specimen was taken in a medically acceptable manner. The certificate shall be signed under oath before a notary public and shall be admissible in any proceeding as evidence of the statements contained in the certificate. The form of the certificate shall be prescribed by the Department of Health and Human Services and such forms shall be made available to the persons listed in subsection (1) of this section.

Laws 1989, LB 195, § 8;

Laws 1997, LB 210, § 1;

Laws 2000, LB 819, § 67;

Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 3;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 54.

Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-331 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-331
View Statute 13-331
Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of this section:

(a) Local government means any city, village, or county or any agency or subdivision of a city, village, or county; and

(b) Ordinance means any local law, including, but not limited to, any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation.

(2) Except as expressly permitted by other state law or by subsection (3) of this section, a local government shall not have the power to enact or enforce any ordinance which would have the effect of imposing rent controls on private property.

(3) This section does not apply to an ordinance that:

(a) Is adopted for the purposes of increasing the supply of affordable housing and that does so through land-use or inclusionary housing requirements; or

(b) Provides for a program that a private property owner voluntarily and contractually agrees to participate in and that restricts rent and rent increases.

(4) This section applies notwithstanding the provisions of any home rule charter.

(5) Any ordinance in violation of this section is null and void.

Laws 2025, LB266, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2103 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2103
View Statute 48-2103
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Contractor Registration Act:

(1) Commissioner means the Commissioner of Labor;

(2) Construction means work on real property and annexations, including new work, additions, alterations, reconstruction, installations, and repairs performed at one or more different sites which may be dispersed geographically;

(3) Contractor means an individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or other association of persons engaged in the business of the construction, alteration, repairing, dismantling, or demolition of buildings, roads, bridges, viaducts, sewers, water and gas mains, streets, disposal plants, water filters, tanks and towers, airports, dams, levees and canals, water wells, pipelines, transmission and power lines, and every other type of structure, project, development, or improvement within the definition of real property and personal property, including such construction, repairing, or alteration of such property to be held either for sale or rental. Contractor also includes any subcontractor engaged in the business of such activities and any person who is providing or arranging for labor for such activities, either as an employee or as an independent contractor, for any contractor or person;

(4) Department means the Department of Labor; and

(5) Working days means Mondays through Fridays but does not include Saturdays, Sundays, or federal or state holidays. In computing fifteen working days, the day of receipt of any notice is not included and the last day of the fifteen working days is included.

Laws 1994, LB 248, § 3;

Laws 2008, LB204, § 2;

Laws 2009, LB162, § 2;

Laws 2023, LB191, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-2152 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-2152
View Statute 44-2152
Status: in_force

All laws and parts of laws of this state inconsistent with the Insurance Holding Company System Act shall be superseded with respect to matters covered by the act.

Laws 1991, LB 236, § 32.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2225 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2225
View Statute 38-2225
Status: in_force

(1) A temporary license to practice nursing may be issued to:

(a) An individual seeking to obtain licensure or reinstatement of his or her license as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse when he or she has not practiced nursing in the last five years. A temporary license issued under this subdivision is valid only for the duration of the review course of study and only for nursing practice required for the review course of study;

(b) Graduates of approved programs of nursing who have passed the licensure examination, pending the completion of application for Nebraska licensure as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. A temporary license issued under this subdivision is valid for a period not to exceed sixty days;

(c) Nurses currently licensed in another state as either a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse who have graduated from an educational program approved by the board, pending completion of application for Nebraska licensure as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse. A temporary license issued under this subdivision shall be valid for a period not to exceed sixty days; or

(d) Military spouses as provided in section 38-129.01 .

(2) A temporary license issued pursuant to subdivision (1)(a), (b), or (c) of this section may be extended by the department, with the recommendation of the board.

Laws 1953, c. 245, § 8(3), p. 841;

Laws 1975, LB 422, § 11;

Laws 1980, LB 847, § 7;

Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 58;

Laws 1995, LB 563, § 20;

Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 24;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,132.16;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 781;

Laws 2017, LB88, § 73.

The Board of Nursing has power to deny a license upon proof applicant is guilty of unprofessional conduct, and upon review de novo district court may not substitute its own judgment on that issue. Scott v. State ex rel. Board of Nursing, 196 Neb. 681, 244 N.W.2d 683 (1976).

The Board of Nursing has power to deny a license upon proof applicant is guilty of unprofessional conduct, and upon review de novo district court may not substitute its own judgment on that issue. Scott v. State ex rel. Board of Nursing, 196 Neb. 681, 244 N.W.2d 683 (1976).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1592 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1592
View Statute 71-1592
Status: in_force

All representatives of a local housing agency, acting within the scope of carrying out the business and conducting the affairs of a local housing agency, shall be exempt from all licensing requirements imposed by any law with respect to the sale, rental, or management of real property or the improvement or development thereof, including requirements imposing any fee or charge.

Laws 1999, LB 105, § 21.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-752 — NE Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-752
45-752
Status: in_force

The Residential Mortgage Licensing Act shall be construed liberally so as to effectuate its purposes.

Laws 1989, LB 272, § 22;

R.S.1943, (2004), § 45-719;

Laws 2009, LB328, § 37.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-556 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-556
View Statute 46-556
Status: in_force

If the taxes, assessments, or taxes and assessments, levied are not paid when due as herein provided, then the real property shall be sold at the regular tax sale for the payment of the taxes and assessments, interest, and penalties, in the manner provided by the statutes of the State of Nebraska for selling property for payment of general taxes. If there are no bids at the tax sale for the property so offered under Class A and Class B, the property shall be struck off to the county, and the county shall account to the district in the same manner as provided by law for accounting for school, village, and city taxes. If there are no bids for the property so offered under Class C and Class D, the property shall be struck off to the district and the tax certificate shall be issued in the name of the district and the board shall have the same power with reference to sale of the tax certificate, as now is vested in a county board and a county treasurer when property is struck off to the counties.

Laws 1947, c. 173, § 22, p. 549;

Laws 1951, c. 151, § 11, p. 611.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1155 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-1155
View Statute 25-1155
Status: in_force

In any civil action, the district court may grant a summary jury trial upon the written motion of all parties or their oral motion in court entered upon the record. The motion for summary jury trial may contain a stipulation of the parties concerning the use or effect of the summary jury verdict.

Laws 1987, LB 225, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-702 — NE Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24-702
View Statute 24-702
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the Nebraska Retirement Fund for Judges which shall be administered by the board and to which shall be credited all money appropriated or transferred by law thereto. The fund is hereby appropriated and made available to the board for the uses and purposes prescribed by the provisions of the Judges Retirement Act.

(2) The employer contribution to the fund shall consist of the amounts remitted pursuant to subsection (3) of section 24-703 .

(3) The Nebraska Judges Retirement Act Expense Fund is created. The fund shall be credited with money from the retirement system assets and income sufficient to pay the pro rata share of administrative expenses incurred as directed by the board for the proper administration of the Judges Retirement Act and necessary in connection with the administration and operation of the retirement system.

Laws 1955, c. 83, § 2, p. 245;

Laws 1994, LB 833, § 13;

Laws 2001, LB 408, § 8;

Laws 2002, LB 407, § 12;

Laws 2005, LB 364, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-921 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-921
View Statute 13-921
Status: in_force

After January 1, 1988, all suits against any employee of a political subdivision for money on account of damage to or loss of property or personal injury to or the death of any person caused by any negligent or wrongful act or omission of the employee while acting within the scope of his or her office or employment and occurring prior to May 13, 1987, shall be forever barred unless the party seeking recovery had, within one year after such claim accrued, submitted a claim in writing to the governing body of the political subdivision in accordance with section 13-905 .

Laws 1987, LB 258, § 2;

R.S.Supp.,1987, § 23-2416.02.

A negligence cause of action arising from acts of an employee of a political subdivision which occurred prior to May 13, 1987, is controlled by this section, for which no explicit statute of limitations is provided. Gatewood v. Powell, 1 Neb. App. 749, 511 N.W.2d 159 (1993).

A negligence cause of action arising from acts of an employee of a political subdivision which occurred prior to May 13, 1987, is controlled by this section, for which no explicit statute of limitations is provided. Gatewood v. Powell, 1 Neb. App. 749, 511 N.W.2d 159 (1993).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-414.07 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-414.07
View Statute 28-414.07
Status: in_force

Whenever matter is submitted to the criminalistics laboratory of the Nebraska State Patrol for chemical analysis to determine if the matter is, or contains, a controlled substance, the report of that analysis shall be admissible in any preliminary hearing in any court in Nebraska as prima facie evidence of the identity, nature, and quantity of the matter analyzed. Nothing in this section is intended to require the use of a laboratory report in a preliminary hearing or to prohibit the use of other evidence, including circumstantial evidence, in the preliminary hearing to establish the identity, nature, and quantity of a controlled substance.

Laws 1976, LB 487, § 1;

R.R.S.1943, § 28-4,135.01, (1975);

Laws 1984, LB 403, § 3;

R.S.1943, (2008), § 28-1439;

Laws 2014, LB811, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-628.05 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-628.05
View Statute 48-628.05
Status: in_force

An individual shall be disqualified for unemployment benefits for any week if substantially all the services upon which such benefits are based consist of participating in sports or athletic events or training or preparing to so participate, if:

(1) Such week of unemployment begins during the period between two successive sport seasons or similar periods;

(2) Such individual performed such services in the first of such seasons or similar periods; and

(3) There is a reasonable assurance that such individual will perform such services in the later of such seasons or similar periods.

Laws 2017, LB172, § 35.