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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-606.01 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-606.01
View Statute 48-606.01
Status: in_force

The commissioner, with the written consent of the Department of Administrative Services, is authorized and empowered to use any funds available under either subdivision (1)(a) or (1)(b) of section 48-621 , for the purpose of acquiring suitable office space within the corporate limits of the state capital city for the administration of the Employment Security Law. Office space may be acquired by purchase, by contract, or in any other manner including the right to use such funds, or any part thereof, to assist in financing the construction of any building erected by the State of Nebraska or any of its agencies. If the Department of Labor assists in financing the construction of any building erected by the State of Nebraska or any of its agencies under a lease or contract between the commissioner and the State of Nebraska or such other agency, the Department of Labor shall continue to occupy such space rent free after the cost of financing such building has been liquidated. The commissioner, upon approval by the Department of Administrative Services, is authorized and empowered to use any such funds to acquire suitable office space for local employment offices anywhere in the State of Nebraska.

Laws 1953, c. 167, § 4(2), p. 530;

Laws 1955, c. 190, § 2, p. 540;

Laws 1961, c. 239, § 2, p. 713;

Laws 1975, LB 359, § 1;

Laws 1984, LB 747, § 2;

Laws 1985, LB 339, § 7;

Laws 1995, LB 1, § 1;

Laws 2000, LB 953, § 2;

Laws 2017, LB172, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-103.15 — NE Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-103.15
View Statute 53-103.15
Status: in_force

Generic label means a label which is not protected by a registered trademark, either in whole or in part, or to which no person has acquired a right pursuant to state or federal statutory or common law.

Laws 2010, LB861, § 23.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-646 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-646
View Statute 46-646
Status: in_force

Any person who feels aggrieved by any order or decision in connection with the granting or denial, in whole or in part, of an application for a permit or in connection with the revocation or modification of a permit may institute proceedings in the Court of Appeals in the manner provided for in section 61-207 .

Laws 1963, c. 276, § 9, p. 831;

Laws 1991, LB 732, § 109;

Laws 2000, LB 900, § 184.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1612 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1612
View Statute 13-1612
Status: in_force

Political subdivision shall include villages, cities, counties, school districts, public power districts, community colleges, natural resources districts, and all other units of local government.

Laws 1991, LB 167, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1713 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-1713
View Statute 25-1713
Status: in_force

When a summons is issued to another county than that in which the action or proceeding is pending, it may be returned by mail, and the sheriff shall be entitled to the same fees as if the summons had issued in the county of which he is sheriff.

R.S.1867, Code § 625, p. 505;

R.S.1913, § 8172;

C.S.1922, § 9123;

C.S.1929, § 20-1713;

R.S.1943, § 25-1713.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1231 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1231
View Statute 37-1231
Status: in_force

No number other than the number awarded to a vessel or granted reciprocity pursuant to the State Boat Act shall be attached on either side of the bow of such vessel.

Laws 1978, LB 21, § 31;

Laws 1999, LB 176, § 116.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2403 — NE Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69-2403
View Statute 69-2403
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in this section, a person shall not:

(a) Purchase, lease, rent, or receive transfer of a handgun until he or she has obtained a certificate in accordance with section 69-2404 ; or

(b) Sell, lease, rent, or transfer a handgun to a person who has not obtained a certificate.

(2) The certificate shall not be required if:

(a) The person acquiring the handgun is a licensed firearms dealer under federal law;

(b) The handgun is an antique handgun;

(c) The person acquiring the handgun is authorized to do so on behalf of a law enforcement agency;

(d) The transfer is a temporary transfer of a handgun and the transferee remains (i) in the line of sight of the transferor or (ii) within the premises of an established shooting facility;

(e) The transfer is between a person and his or her spouse, sibling, parent, child, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or grandparent;

(f) The person acquiring the handgun is a holder of a valid permit under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act; or

(g) The person acquiring the handgun is a peace officer as defined in section 69-2429 .

Laws 1991, LB 355, § 2;

Laws 2010, LB817, § 4;

Laws 2025, LB150, § 99.

Concealed Handgun Permit Act, see section 69-2427 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-110 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-110
View Statute 23-110
Status: in_force

The county board shall have power to authorize the vacation of any city or village plat when the same is not within an incorporated city or village, on the petition of two-thirds of the owners thereof.

Laws 1879, § 23, p. 360;

Laws 1887, c. 26, § 1, p. 351;

Laws 1905, c. 44, § 1, p. 288;

R.S.1913, § 952;

Laws 1915, c. 17, § 1, p. 74;

C.S.1922, § 852;

Laws 1925, c. 93, § 1, p. 274;

Laws 1929, c. 60, § 2, p. 232;

C.S.1929, § 26-105;

Laws 1931, c. 40, § 1, p. 135;

Laws 1933, c. 36, § 1, p. 237;

Laws 1939, c. 28, § 5, p. 145;

Laws 1941, c. 48, § 2, p. 236;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-105;

Laws 1943, c. 57, § 1(6), p. 225;

R.S.1943, § 23-110.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1708 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-1708
38-1708
Status: in_force

The Massage Therapy Practice Act shall not be construed to include the following classes of persons:

(1) Licensed physicians and surgeons, osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, registered nurses, practical nurses, cosmetologists, estheticians, nail technicians, physical therapists, barbers, and other persons credentialed under the Uniform Credentialing Act who are exclusively engaged in the practice of their respective professions;

(2) Physicians who serve in the armed forces of the United States or the United States Public Health Service or who are employed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or other federal agencies, if their practice is limited to that service or employment;

(3) Students performing massage therapy services when they render such services within the scope of an approved massage therapy school under the supervision of a licensed massage therapist; and

(4) Individuals who hold a current license as a massage therapist in another state and who travel with and provide massage therapy services to theatrical groups, entertainers, or athletic organizations.

Laws 1955, c. 273, § 2, p. 862;

Laws 1957, c. 297, § 1, p. 1070;

R.S.1943, (1986), § 71-2702;

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 133;

Laws 1989, LB 342, § 28;

Laws 1990, LB 1064, § 15;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,279;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 615.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1013 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1013
View Statute 37-1013
Status: in_force

If the right-of-way or any portion thereof is used as a state recreational trail pursuant to sections 37-912 and 37-1011 , appropriate sanitary facilities shall be provided along the trail for the use of persons using the trail. Camping or open fires shall be prohibited on such right-of-way or portion thereof.

Laws 1993, LB 739, § 5;

R.S.1943, (1996), § 81-815.62;

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 388;

Laws 2000, LB 701, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-1073 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-1073
View Statute 44-1073
Status: in_force

As used in sections 44-1072 to 44-10,109 , unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Benefit contract shall mean the agreement for provision of benefits authorized by section 44-1087 , as that agreement is provided in the certificate described in subsection (1) of section 44-1090 ;

(2) Benefit member shall mean an adult member who is designated by the laws or rules of the society to be a benefit member under a benefit contract;

(3) Certificate shall mean the document issued as written evidence of the benefit contract;

(4) Laws shall mean the society's articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws, however designated;

(5) Lodge shall mean subordinate member units of the society, known as camps, courts, councils, or branches or by any other designation;

(6) Premiums shall mean premiums, rates, dues, or other required contributions by whatever name known, which are payable under the certificate;

(7) Rules shall mean all rules, regulations, or resolutions adopted and promulgated by the supreme governing body or board of directors which are intended to have general application to the members of the society; and

(8) Society shall mean fraternal benefit society, unless otherwise indicated.

Laws 1985, LB 508, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-6503 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-6503
View Statute 44-6503
Status: in_force

(1) A pet insurer that uses any of the terms defined in section 44-6504 in a policy of pet insurance shall use such terms as the terms are defined in section 44-6504 . A pet insurer shall also make the specific definitions available through a clear and conspicuous link on the main page of the website of the pet insurer or pet insurer's program administrator.

(2) Nothing in the Pet Insurance Act shall prohibit or limit the types of exclusions a pet insurer may use in a pet insurance policy or require a pet insurer to use in a pet insurance policy any limitation or exclusion set forth in the Pet Insurance Act.

Laws 2023, LB296, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-2136 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-2136
View Statute 44-2136
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Insurance Holding Company System Act, in determining whether an insurer's policyholders surplus is reasonable in relation to the insurer's outstanding liabilities and adequate to its financial needs, the following factors, among others, shall be considered:

(1) The size of the insurer as measured by its assets, capital and surplus, reserves, premium writings, insurance in force, and other appropriate criteria;

(2) The extent to which the insurer's business is diversified among the several lines of insurance;

(3) The number and size of risks insured in each line of business;

(4) The extent of the geographical dispersion of the insurer's insured risks;

(5) The nature and extent of the insurer's reinsurance program;

(6) The quality, diversification, and liquidity of the insurer's investment portfolio;

(7) The recent past and projected future trend in the size of the insurer's investment portfolio;

(8) The policyholders surplus maintained by other comparable insurers;

(9) The adequacy of the insurer's reserves; and

(10) The quality and liquidity of investments in affiliates. The director may treat any such investment as a disallowed asset for purposes of determining the adequacy of policyholders surplus whenever in his or her judgment such investment so warrants.

Laws 1991, LB 236, § 16.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2710.03 — NE Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69-2710.03
View Statute 69-2710.03
Status: in_force

The Tax Commissioner may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effect the purposes of sections 69-2703 to 69-2711 .

Laws 2011, LB590, § 16;

Laws 2019, LB397, § 20.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-686.01 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-686.01
View Statute 46-686.01
Status: in_force

The Chief Water Officer shall have jurisdiction over any ground water withdrawal and transfer made under section 46-678.01 . Any person using ground water at the time a notice to transfer is filed under such section whose wells thereafter suffer an unanticipated decline in ground water levels may petition the Chief Water Officer for a hearing. Such petition shall specifically set forth the cause and extent of the ground water decline as well as the nature and extent of any injury resulting from that decline. If at such hearing the injured party presents evidence showing that the ground water levels declined as a result of such transfer and shows the nature and extent of any resulting injury, the Chief Water Officer may issue an order terminating or conditioning the transfer to eliminate any further injury. If the injured party prevails and an order is issued pursuant to this section, the order shall provide that the person filing the notice of transfer shall pay the costs of the Chief Water Officer and department staff and of the injured party, including reasonable attorney's fees. The injured party may maintain a civil action against the person filing the notice of transfer to recover the costs of a hydrologic evaluation. The order of the Chief Water Officer may be appealed to the Court of Appeals.

Laws 1993, LB 789, § 9;

Laws 2000, LB 900, § 222;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 201.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-841 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-841
View Statute 9-841
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the State Lottery Act that all matters related to the operation of the lottery games conducted pursuant to the act shall be governed solely by the act and shall be free from regulation or legislation by all local governments. No other state or local law or regulation providing any penalty, restriction, regulation, or prohibition on the manufacture, transportation, storage, distribution, advertisement, possession, or sale of any tickets or for the operation of any lottery game shall apply to the tickets or lottery games conducted pursuant to the act.

Laws 1991, LB 849, § 41;

Laws 1993, LB 138, § 60.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-2905 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-2905
View Statute 44-2905
Status: in_force

Any physician, licensed to practice medicine in Nebraska, shall be qualified to become a member of a physicians association incorporated under sections 44-2901 to 44-2918 upon acceptance of his application for membership by the association in accordance with the rules and bylaws.

Laws 1976, LB 809, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1548 — NE Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32-1548
View Statute 32-1548
Status: in_force

Except as provided in subdivision (2) of section 84-205 , the county attorney of any county in this state shall prosecute all complaints which may be made of violations of the Election Act to final judgment. The court before which any conviction for such violation shall be had shall not in any case suspend sentence or judgment for more than twenty days, except that no indictment or information for such violation shall be brought to trial unless the complainant, if he or she is found, has had at least two days' notice, in writing, from the county attorney of the day when he or she intends to try the same.

Laws 1994, LB 76, § 447;

Laws 1997, LB 758, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-321.02 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-321.02
View Statute 9-321.02
Status: in_force

Utilization-of-funds member shall mean a member of the organization who shall be responsible for supervising the conduct of the lottery by the sale of pickle cards and for the proper utilization of the gross proceeds derived from the conduct of the lottery by the sale of pickle cards.

Laws 1994, LB 694, § 69.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 55-181 — NE Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-181
View Statute 55-181
Status: in_force

The Military Department may contract with the Nebraska Wing of the Civil Air Patrol, the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force, for the following purposes:

(1) To encourage and aid American citizens in the contribution of their efforts, services, and resources in the development of aviation and the maintenance of aerospace supremacy;

(2) To encourage and develop, by example, the voluntary contribution of private citizens to the public welfare;

(3) To provide aviation and aerospace education and training;

(4) To foster and encourage civil aviation in local communities throughout the state; and

(5) To assist in meeting emergencies within the state.

The Division of Aeronautics of the Department of Transportation and the Military Department shall enter into an agreement that will continue the funding of the contract under this section from the Aeronautics Cash Fund in an amount equal to the appropriation by the Legislature for such purpose.

Laws 1976, LB 847, § 1;

R.S.1943, (1997), § 3-125.01;

Laws 2003, LB 69, § 1;

Laws 2017, LB339, § 178.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-482.01 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-482.01
37-482.01
Status: in_force

Game lawfully acquired from the holder of a permit under sections 37-465 and 37-479 may be sold in this state. The burden of proof is upon the buyer, seller, or possessor to show by competent and satisfactory evidence that game in his or her possession or sold by him or her was lawfully acquired from such a permitholder.

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 177;

R.S.1943, (1998), § 37-467;

Laws 1999, LB 176, § 62.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3609 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-3609
View Statute 2-3609
Status: in_force

Sale shall include any pledge or mortgage of corn after harvest to any person, public or private.

Laws 1978, LB 639, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-734 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-734
View Statute 31-734
Status: in_force

The chairperson and clerk or administrator of any such district shall, upon assuming his or her respective office, execute and file with the county clerk of the county in which such district, or the greater portion of the area thereof, is located, a bond, with one or more sureties, to be approved by the county clerk, running to the State of Nebraska in the penal sum of five thousand dollars for the chairperson, twenty thousand dollars for the clerk, and twenty thousand dollars for the administrator, conditioned for the faithful performance of their official duties and the faithful accounting by them for all funds and property of the district that shall come into their possession or control during their term of office. The premium, if any, on any such bond shall be paid out of the funds of the district. Suit may be brought on such bonds by any person, firm, or corporation that has sustained loss or damage in consequence of the breach thereof.

Laws 1949, c. 78, § 8, p. 198;

Laws 1976, LB 313, § 2;

Laws 1979, LB 252, § 2;

Laws 1982, LB 868, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-301 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-301
View Statute 2-301
Status: in_force

Sections 2-301 to 2-304 shall be known and may be cited as the Community Gardens Act.

Laws 2015, LB175, § 11;

Laws 2017, LB644, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 8-3021 — NE Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8-3021
View Statute 8-3021
Status: in_force

Any decision of the department or director in approving, conditionally approving, or denying a charter for a digital asset depository is appealable in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Laws 2021, LB649, § 21;

Laws 2023, LB92, § 35.

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-163 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-163
38-163
Status: in_force

(1) The members of each board shall be appointed for terms of five years except as otherwise provided in the Uniform Credentialing Act. No member shall be appointed for or serve for more than two consecutive full five-year terms except as otherwise specifically provided in the act.

(2) The term of each member shall commence on the first day of December following the expiration of the term of the member whom such person succeeds except as otherwise provided in the act.

Laws 1943, c. 150, § 8, p. 541;

R.S.1943, § 71-116;

Laws 1957, c. 298, § 10, p. 1079;

Laws 1963, c. 408, § 5, p. 1311;

Laws 1971, LB 587, § 4;

Laws 1978, LB 406, § 7;

Laws 1979, LB 297, § 3;

Laws 1979, LB 428, § 2;

Laws 1981, LB 451, § 4;

Laws 1983, LB 476, § 2;

Laws 1984, LB 481, § 12;

Laws 1985, LB 129, § 8;

Laws 1986, LB 286, § 34;

Laws 1986, LB 579, § 26;

Laws 1986, LB 926, § 7;

Laws 1987, LB 473, § 11;

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 11;

Laws 1993, LB 669, § 9;

Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 19;

Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 5;

Laws 1999, LB 828, § 20;

Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 110;

R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-116;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 63.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-732 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-732
46-732
Status: in_force

The controls in the action plan approved by the Director of Water, Energy, and Environment pursuant to section 46-728 shall be exercised by the district for the period of time necessary to stabilize or reduce the level of contamination and prevent the increase or spread of ground water contamination. An action plan may be amended by the same method utilized in the adoption of the action plan.

Laws 1986, LB 894, § 13;

Laws 1991, LB 51, § 15;

Laws 1993, LB 3, § 24;

R.S.1943, (1993), § 46-674.13;

Laws 1996, LB 108, § 52;

R.S.1943, (1998), § 46-656.46;

Laws 2004, LB 962, § 73;

Laws 2019, LB302, § 40;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 230.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-1301 — NE Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32-1301
View Statute 32-1301
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 32-1301 to 32-1309 , filing officer means (1) the election commissioner or county clerk for recall of elected officers of cities, villages, counties, irrigation districts, school districts, and hospital districts and (2) the Secretary of State for recall of elected officers of natural resources districts, public power districts, community college areas, educational service units, and metropolitan utilities districts.

Laws 1994, LB 76, § 374;

Laws 2003, LB 444, § 9;

Laws 2024, LB287, § 53.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1914.02 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1914.02
View Statute 71-1914.02
Status: in_force

The department may apply for a restraining order or a temporary or permanent injunction against any person violating the Child Care Licensing Act by providing unlicensed child care when a license is required. The district court of the county where the violation is occurring shall have jurisdiction to grant such relief upon good cause shown. Relief may be granted notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy at law and shall be granted without bond.

Laws 1997, LB 310, § 9;

Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 76.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 58-258 — NE Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-258
View Statute 58-258
Status: in_force

Any pledge made by the authority shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The revenue, money, or properties so pledged and thereafter received by the authority shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the authority, irrespective of whether the parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.

Laws 1983, LB 626, § 58.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-243 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-243
View Statute 46-243
Status: in_force

A reservoir constructed for the purpose of holding water back and raising it in order that it may be applied to lands of a higher level or given a greater head for power, shall not be considered a storage reservoir, but such reservoir together with the diverting or impounding dam, must be described in an application for flowing water when water is to be raised, in order to perfect the appropriation.

Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 3, § 17, p. 853;

C.S.1922, § 8467;

C.S.1929, § 46-617;

R.S.1943, § 46-243.