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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-737 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-737
View Statute 31-737
Status: in_force

Whenever the board of trustees or administrator of any sanitary and improvement district shall by order determine to make any public improvement under the provisions of sections 31-727 to 31-762 and 31-771 to 31-780 which shall require that private property be taken or damaged, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain. The procedure to condemn property shall be exercised in the manner set forth in sections 76-704 to 76-724 .

Laws 1949, c. 78, § 11, p. 199;

Laws 1951, c. 101, § 79, p. 482;

Laws 1982, LB 868, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-2922 — NE Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-2922
View Statute 54-2922
Status: in_force

Negative animal, herd, or flock means any animal, herd, or flock which has been tested and found negative to an official test.

Laws 2020, LB344, § 22.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2239 — NE Code / Chapter 24 / Section 25-2239
25-2239
Status: in_force

Sheriffs shall be liable to twenty percent penalty upon the amount of damages for which judgment may be entered against them for failing to make return, making false return, or failing to pay over money collected or received in his or her official capacity. Such judgment must include, in addition to the damages and costs, the penalty herein provided.

Laws 1929, c. 82, art. XV, § 180, p. 325;

C.S.1929, § 22-1510;

R.S.1943, § 26-1,181;

R.S.1943, (1979), § 26-1,181;

R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-5,104;

Laws 1992, LB 1059, § 21.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2005 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2005
View Statute 25-2005
Status: in_force

A judgment shall not be vacated on motion or complaint, until it is adjudged that there is a valid defense to the action in which the judgment is rendered, or, if the plaintiff seeks its vacation, that there is a valid cause of action; and when a judgment is modified, all liens and securities obtained under it shall be preserved to the modified judgment.

R.S.1867, Code § 606, p. 501;

R.S.1913, § 8211;

C.S.1922, § 9164;

C.S.1929, § 20-2005;

R.S.1943, § 25-2005;

Laws 2002, LB 876, § 29.

Prerequisite to vacation of judgment is showing of valid defense. Gasper v. Mazur, 157 Neb. 857, 62 N.W.2d 117 (1954).

Prerequisite to vacation of judgment is showing of valid defense. Gasper v. Mazur, 157 Neb. 857, 62 N.W.2d 117 (1954).

Plaintiff seeking vacation of judgment after term must allege and prove valid cause of action. Morrill County v. Bliss, 125 Neb. 97, 249 N.W. 98 (1933).

Plaintiff seeking vacation of judgment after term must allege and prove valid cause of action. Morrill County v. Bliss, 125 Neb. 97, 249 N.W. 98 (1933).

Court must adjudge that cause of action is prima facie valid before it is authorized to take action on motion. Gavin v. Reed, 73 Neb. 237, 102 N.W. 455 (1905).

Court must adjudge that cause of action is prima facie valid before it is authorized to take action on motion. Gavin v. Reed, 73 Neb. 237, 102 N.W. 455 (1905).

Mere showing of want of service of summons is not sufficient. Baldwin v. Burt, 54 Neb. 287, 74 N.W. 594 (1898).

Mere showing of want of service of summons is not sufficient. Baldwin v. Burt, 54 Neb. 287, 74 N.W. 594 (1898).

Party seeking to vacate judgment after term must plead and prove valid cause or defense. Gilbert v. Marrow, 54 Neb. 77, 74 N.W. 420 (1898).

Party seeking to vacate judgment after term must plead and prove valid cause or defense. Gilbert v. Marrow, 54 Neb. 77, 74 N.W. 420 (1898).

"Adjudged" means judicially determined. Western Assur. Co. of Toronto v. Klein, 48 Neb. 904, 67 N.W. 873 (1896).

"Adjudged" means judicially determined. Western Assur. Co. of Toronto v. Klein, 48 Neb. 904, 67 N.W. 873 (1896).

Applicant must allege and prove valid defense or cause of action. Bond v. Wycoff, 42 Neb. 214, 60 N.W. 564 (1894).

Applicant must allege and prove valid defense or cause of action. Bond v. Wycoff, 42 Neb. 214, 60 N.W. 564 (1894).

Motion to vacate must be accompanied by answer. McBrien v. Riley, 38 Neb. 561, 57 N.W. 385 (1894).

Motion to vacate must be accompanied by answer. McBrien v. Riley, 38 Neb. 561, 57 N.W. 385 (1894).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-557 — NE Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32-557
View Statute 32-557
Status: in_force

All elective city, village, and school officers shall be nominated and elected on a nonpartisan ballot unless a city or village provides for a partisan ballot by ordinance. No ordinance providing for nomination and election on a partisan ballot shall permit affiliation with any party not recognized as a political party for purposes of the Election Act. Such ordinance providing for nomination and election on a partisan ballot shall be adopted and effective not less than sixty days prior to the filing deadline.

Laws 1994, LB 76, § 153.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1203 — NE Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68-1203
View Statute 68-1203
Status: in_force

Social services shall be provided or purchased for dependent children and families, aged persons, blind individuals, and disabled individuals as defined by state law and to former and potential recipients as defined in federal regulations.

Laws 1973, LB 511, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1235.01 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-1235.01
View Statute 28-1235.01
Status: in_force

Any resident of the State of Nebraska who holds a valid explosive permit issued by the Nebraska State Patrol and who uses explosive material in the conduct of a business or occupation may lawfully purchase explosive materials from a licensed seller located or residing in a state contiguous to the State of Nebraska and bring such explosive material into Nebraska.

Laws 1979, LB 477, § 1;

Laws 1989, LB 215, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3983 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-3983
2-3983
Status: in_force

A milking facility producing milk for manufacturing purposes of adequate size and arrangement shall be provided to permit normal sanitary milking operations. Such milking facility shall be physically separated by solid partitions or doors from other parts of the barn or building which do not meet the requirements of this section. A milking facility shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Sufficient space shall be provided for each dairy animal during the milking operation. If housed in the same area, the individual dairy animal should be able to lie down comfortably without being substantially in the gutter or alley. There shall not be overcrowding of the dairy animals;

(2) Maternity pens and calf, kid, and lamb pens, if provided, shall be properly maintained and cleaned regularly;

(3) Walls and ceilings shall be of solid and tight construction and in good repair;

(4) Only dairy animals shall be permitted in any part of the milking facility;

(5) The floors and gutters of the milking facility shall be constructed of concrete or other impervious material, graded to drain, and in good repair;

(6) The milking facility shall be well lighted and well ventilated to accommodate day or night milking;

(7) The milking facility shall be kept clean with walls and ceilings kept free of filth, cobwebs, and manure. The floor shall be scraped or washed after each milking and the manure stored to prevent access by dairy animals;

(8) Only articles directly related to the normal milking operation may be stored in the milking facility; and

(9) Feed storage rooms and silo areas shall be partitioned from the milking facility.

Laws 1969, c. 5, § 9, p. 75;

R.S.1943, (1976), § 81-263.95;

Laws 1980, LB 632, § 19;

Laws 1986, LB 900, § 17;

Laws 1993, LB 268, § 5;

R.S.1943, (1997), § 2-3919;

Laws 2007, LB111, § 19.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-5304 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-5304
View Statute 19-5304
Status: in_force

(1) A city may create a riverfront development district by the adoption of an ordinance which specifies the following:

(a) The name of the river or rivers along which the district will be created;

(b) The boundaries of the district, a map of which shall be incorporated by reference in the ordinance;

(c) The qualifications and terms of office of members of the authority;

(d) A statement that the businesses and users of space in the district shall be subject to the general business occupation tax authorized by the Riverfront Development District Act or that the real property in the district shall be subject to the special assessment authorized by the act;

(e) The proposed method of assessment to be imposed within the district or the initial rate of the occupation tax to be imposed;

(f) Any penalties to be imposed for failure to pay the occupation tax or special assessment; and

(g) The maximum amount of bonds that may be issued by the authority pursuant to section 19-5311 .

(2) The ordinance shall recite that the method of raising revenue shall be fair and equitable. In the use of a general business occupation tax, the tax shall be based primarily on the square footage of the owner’s and user’s place of business. In the use of a special assessment, the assessment shall be based upon the special benefit to the property within the district.

(3) The boundaries of any district created under this section shall be wholly contained within the corporate limits of the city and shall not extend more than one-half mile from the edge of the river or rivers along which the district is created.

Laws 2017, LB97, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-702 — NE Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70-702
View Statute 70-702
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Electric Cooperative Corporation Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Corporation means a corporation organized pursuant to the act; (2) board means a board of directors of a corporation organized under the act; (3) member means the incorporators of a corporation and each person thereafter lawfully admitted to membership therein; (4) federal agency includes the United States of America and any department administration, commission, board, bureau, office, establishment, agency, authority, or instrumentality of the United States of America heretofore or hereafter ordered; (5) person includes any natural person, firm, association, corporation, business trust, partnership, limited liability company, federal agency, state, or political subdivision thereof, or any body politic; (6) acquire means and includes construct, acquire by purchase, lease, devise, gift, or other mode of acquisition; (7) obligations include bonds, notes, debentures, interim certificates or receipts, and all other evidences of indebtedness issued by a corporation; and (8) rural area means any area not included within the boundaries of any incorporated city, town, or village.

Laws 1937, c. 50, § 2, p. 203;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-802;

R.S.1943, § 70-702;

Laws 1993, LB 121, § 416.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-272 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-272
View Statute 46-272
Status: in_force

The county clerk is hereby authorized to accept from water users' associations, organized in conformity with the requirements of the United States under the reclamation act, books containing printed copies of their articles of incorporation and forms of subscription to stock, and to use such books for recording the stock subscriptions of such associations. The charges for the recording thereof shall be made on the basis of the number of words actually written therein.

Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. VII, art. V, div. 3, § 29, p. 857;

C.S.1922, § 8479;

C.S.1929, § 46-629;

R.S.1943, § 46-272.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-1984 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-1984
View Statute 44-1984
Status: in_force

(1) No insurer that transacts any line of business other than title insurance shall be eligible for the issuance or renewal of a certificate of authority to transact the business of title insurance in this state nor shall title insurance be transacted, underwritten, or issued by any insurer transacting or authorized to transact any other line of business.

(2)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, and to the extent such coverage is lawful within this state, a title insurer shall issue closing or settlement protection covering a proposed insured if the title insurer or its title insurance agent engages in any escrow, settlement, or closing services relating to the issuance of a title insurance commitment or title insurance policy to a proposed insured. Such closing or settlement protection shall conform to the terms of coverage and form of instrument as required by the director and shall indemnify a proposed insured solely against loss of settlement funds only because of the following acts of a title insurer's named title insurance agent:

(i) Theft of settlement funds; and

(ii) Failure to comply with written closing instructions by the proposed insured when agreed to by the title insurance agent relating to title insurance coverage.

(b) The director may prescribe or approve a required charge for providing the coverage.

(c) A title insurer shall not provide any other coverage which purports to indemnify against improper acts or omissions of a person with regard to escrow, settlement, or closing services.

Laws 1997, LB 53, § 7;

Laws 2002, LB 1139, § 20;

Laws 2004, LB 155, § 1;

Laws 2019, LB221, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-673 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-673
View Statute 60-673
Status: in_force

Trailer shall mean any vehicle, with or without motive power, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle.

Laws 1993, LB 370, § 169.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-802 — NE Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-802
View Statute 20-802
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Personal Privacy Protection Act:

(1) Nonprofit organization means a nonprofit organization holding a certificate of exemption under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(2) Person means any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, firm, or agent or employee of any such individual or business entity;

(3) Personal information means any list, record, register, registry, roll, roster, or other compilation of data that directly or indirectly identifies a person as a member, supporter, or volunteer of, or donor of financial or nonfinancial support to, any nonprofit organization; and

(4) Public agency means any state or local governmental unit, including, but not limited to:

(a) The State of Nebraska;

(b) Any agency, department, division, office, commission, board, bureau, committee, council, or other entity of the state;

(c) The University of Nebraska or any state college;

(d) Any political subdivision of the state, including, but not limited to, any county, city, village, township, school district, community college area, public power district, rural fire district, or other local governmental unit, or agency, authority, council, board, or commission thereof;

(e) Any state or local court, tribunal, or other judicial or quasi-judicial body; or

(f) Any public corporation whose primary function is to act as an instrumentality or agency of the state or of any other public agency.

Laws 2024, LB43, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2043 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-2043
View Statute 13-2043
Status: in_force

Nothing in the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act shall be construed to apply to any operations or activities regulated by the Nebraska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission or to operations or activities regulated under subsection (10) of section 81-1505 .

Laws 1992, LB 1257, § 43.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-2905 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-2905
View Statute 19-2905
Status: in_force

At least three copies of the annual audit report shall be properly signed and attested by the accountant, two copies shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality involved, and one copy shall be filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts. The copy of the annual audit report submitted to the Auditor of Public Accounts shall be accompanied by a supplemental report, if appropriate, by the accountant making the audit identifying any illegal acts or indications of illegal acts discovered as a result of the audit.

The annual audit report filed, together with any accompanying comment or explanation, shall become a part of the public records of the clerk of the municipality involved and shall at all times thereafter be open and subject to public inspection. The copies filed with the auditor shall be kept as a part of the public records in that office for at least five years and shall at all times be subject to public inspection.

Laws 1959, c. 69, § 5, p. 297;

Laws 1969, c. 93, § 2, p. 459;

Laws 1975, LB 446, § 4;

Laws 1992, LB 1115, § 1;

Laws 2002, LB 568, § 7;

Laws 2019, LB193, § 174.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-1006 — NE Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16-1006
View Statute 16-1006
Status: in_force

Each city of the first class shall contribute to the retirement system a sum equal to one hundred percent of the amounts deducted, in accordance with subsection (1) of section 16-1005 , from each such police officer's periodic salary. Such payment shall be contributed as provided in subsection (1) of section 16-1005 for employee contributions and shall be credited to the police officer's employer account on a monthly basis. Each such account shall also be credited with regular interest. The city shall also contribute to the employer account of any police officer employed by the city on January 1, 1984, an amount equal to the employee contributions of such police officer that were made to the city prior to January 1, 1984, without interest, with such contribution to be made at the time the police officer retires or terminates employment with the city. The city may contribute such amount before the police officer's retirement or termination of employment or credit interest on such contribution.

Laws 1983, LB 237, § 6;

Laws 1992, LB 672, § 10;

Laws 2012, LB1082, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-751 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-751
46-751
Status: in_force

All fees paid to the Chief Water Officer pursuant to the Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Ground Water Management Fund which is hereby created and which shall be administered by the Chief Water Officer. Any money credited to the fund may be utilized by the Chief Water Officer for payments of expenses incurred in the administration of the act. 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 1975, LB 577, § 15;

Laws 1984, LB 1071, § 12;

Laws 1995, LB 7, § 42;

R.S.Supp.,1995, § 46-670;

Laws 1996, LB 108, § 39;

Laws 2000, LB 900, § 200;

R.S.Supp.,2002, § 46-656.33;

Laws 2004, LB 962, § 91;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 244.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 57-920 — NE Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57-920
View Statute 57-920
Status: in_force

The State of Nebraska being a sovereign state and not disposed to jeopardize or surrender any of its sovereign rights, sections 57-901 to 57-921 shall apply to all lands in the State of Nebraska lawfully subject to its police powers, except it shall apply to lands of the United States or to lands subject to the jurisdiction of the United States only to the extent that control and supervision of conservation of oil and gas by the United States on its lands shall fail to effect the intent and purposes of sections 57-901 to 57-921 and otherwise shall apply to such lands to such extent as an officer of the United States having jurisdiction, or his or her duly authorized representative, shall approve any of the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921 or the order or orders of the commission which affects such lands, and the same shall apply to any lands committed to a unit agreement approved by the Secretary of the Interior of the United States, or his or her duly authorized representative, except that the commission may, under such unit agreements, suspend the application of the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921 or any part of sections 57-901 to 57-921 so long as the conservation of oil and gas and the prevention of waste, as provided in sections 57-901 to 57-921 , is accomplished thereby but such suspension shall not relieve any operator from making such reports as are necessary or advised to be fully informed as to operations under such agreement and as the commission may require under the provisions of sections 57-901 to 57-921 .

Laws 1959, c. 262, § 20, p. 917;

Laws 2016, LB1082, § 14.

The commission is authorized to suspend the operation of the conservation act in certain situations subject to the requirement that conservation and prevention of waste be accomplished. Ohmart v. Dennis, 188 Neb. 260, 196 N.W.2d 181 (1972).

The commission is authorized to suspend the operation of the conservation act in certain situations subject to the requirement that conservation and prevention of waste be accomplished. Ohmart v. Dennis, 188 Neb. 260, 196 N.W.2d 181 (1972).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-326 — NE Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16-326
View Statute 16-326
Status: in_force

The salary of any elective officer of any city of the first class shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he or she was elected, except that when there are officers elected to the city council, or to a board or commission having more than one member and the terms of one or more members commence and end at different times, the compensation of all members of such city council, board, or commission may be increased or diminished at the beginning of the full term of any member thereof. No person who shall have resigned or vacated any office shall be eligible to the same during the time for which he or she was elected when, during the same time, the salary has been increased.

Laws 1901, c. 18, § 32, p. 238;

R.S.1913, § 4892;

C.S.1922, § 4060;

C.S.1929, § 16-322;

R.S.1943, § 16-326;

Laws 1969, c. 75, § 2, p. 404;

Laws 1972, LB 943, § 1;

Laws 2016, LB704, § 68;

Laws 2019, LB194, § 20.

Member of board of public works cannot contract with city or village for additional salary as manager of public utilities. Neisius v. Henry, 142 Neb. 29, 5 N.W.2d 291 (1942).

Member of board of public works cannot contract with city or village for additional salary as manager of public utilities. Neisius v. Henry, 142 Neb. 29, 5 N.W.2d 291 (1942).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-178.01 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-178.01
View Statute 48-178.01
Status: in_force

Whenever any petition is filed and the claimant's right to compensation is not in issue, but the issue of liability is raised as between an employer, a workers' compensation insurer, or a risk management pool or between two or more employers, workers' compensation insurers, or risk management pools, the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court may order payment of compensation to be made immediately by one or more of such employers, workers' compensation insurers, or risk management pools. When the issue is finally resolved, an employer, workers' compensation insurer, or risk management pool held not liable shall be reimbursed for any such payments by the employer, workers' compensation insurer, or risk management pool held liable.

Laws 1971, LB 572, § 17;

Laws 1986, LB 811, § 111;

Laws 1987, LB 398, § 47;

Laws 2005, LB 238, § 15.

Risk management pool, defined, see section 44-4303 .

The Workers' Compensation Court has no jurisdiction to determine workers' compensation insurance coverage disputes. Thomas v. Omega Re-Bar, Inc., 234 Neb. 449, 451 N.W.2d 396 (1990).

The Workers' Compensation Court has no jurisdiction to determine workers' compensation insurance coverage disputes. Thomas v. Omega Re-Bar, Inc., 234 Neb. 449, 451 N.W.2d 396 (1990).

This section applies only where the claimant's right to recovery was not at issue and the compensation court has entered an order of immediate payment. Bryson v. Vickers, Inc., 7 Neb. App. 595, 584 N.W.2d 44 (1998).

This section applies only where the claimant's right to recovery was not at issue and the compensation court has entered an order of immediate payment. Bryson v. Vickers, Inc., 7 Neb. App. 595, 584 N.W.2d 44 (1998).