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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1334 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-1334
View Statute 39-1334
Status: in_force

The Director-State Engineer, for the department and in the name of the State of Nebraska, may prosecute to final determination any action, suit, or proceeding which in his judgment is necessary for the preservation of public safety, the promotion of the general welfare, and to carry out the provisions of sections 39-1327 to 39-1336 . In addition to any other available remedies, the Director-State Engineer may secure an injunction or mandamus (1) to prevent any owner or occupier of property from constructing, using, or permitting to be used a private entrance or exit, approach road, facility, thing, or appurtenance upon or connected to a highway right-of-way without a written permit from the department when a permit is required, (2) to enforce compliance with the conditions of a permit issued by the department to a person for such construction, use, or right to permit such use, and (3) to enforce compliance with the rules and regulations regarding such construction and uses prescribed by the department.

Laws 1955, c. 148, § 34, p. 432.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-708.01 — NE Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16-708.01
View Statute 16-708.01
Status: in_force

Whenever a city of the first class lawfully reannexes territory which it had formerly annexed but which annexation was illegal because the statutes under which such original annexation was made were unconstitutional and void, (1) all special assessments levied by such city of the first class with respect to such territory shall be validated, binding and legal upon such city of the first class and the inhabitants of such territory in the same manner as if the original annexation had been lawful, (2) all zoning, special use permits and contracts for municipal services made or entered into with respect to such territory by such city of the first class shall be validated, binding and legal upon such city of the first class and the inhabitants of such territory in the same manner as if the original annexation had been lawful, (3) any prior actions by any officials of such city of the first class, including the election of council members from such territory or a part thereof shall be validated, binding and legal upon such city of the first class and the inhabitants of such territory in the same manner as if the original annexation had been lawful, and (4) such city of the first class shall have power to assess or reassess and levy or relevy new assessments equal to the special benefits and not exceeding the cost of improvements for which any assessment was originally made upon such territory to be made in substantially the manner provided for making original assessments of like nature and when so made, shall constitute a lien upon the property prior and superior to all other liens except liens for other special assessments, and taxes or special assessments so assessed or reassessed shall be enforced and collected as other special taxes, and in making such assessment or reassessment, the city council sitting as a board of equalization and assessment shall take into consideration payments, if any, made on behalf of the property reassessed under assessments made prior to the reannexation.

Laws 1967, c. 62, § 1, p. 210.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-289 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-289
View Statute 21-289
Status: in_force

(MBCA 8.06) The articles of incorporation may provide for staggering the terms of directors by dividing the total number of directors into two or three groups, with each group containing one-half or one-third of the total, as near as may be practicable. In that event, the terms of directors in the first group expire at the first annual shareholders' meeting after their election, the terms of the second group expire at the second annual shareholders' meeting after their election, and the terms of the third group, if any, expire at the third annual shareholders' meeting after their election. At each annual shareholders' meeting held thereafter, directors shall be chosen for a term of two years or three years, as the case may be, to succeed those whose terms expire.

Laws 2014, LB749, § 89.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 57-1621 — NE Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57-1621
View Statute 57-1621
Status: in_force

(1) The commission may enter into agreements with other government entities and state agencies for the purpose of carrying out the objectives of the Nebraska Geologic Storage of Carbon Dioxide Act, including agreements under the Interlocal Cooperation Act when applicable.

(2) The commission may enter into contracts with private persons to assist it in carrying out the objectives of the act.

Laws 2021, LB650, § 21.

Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-230 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-230
View Statute 31-230
Status: in_force

The city council of a city of the metropolitan class upon receipt of a request pursuant to section 31-229 , may, if it finds that natural flow is being obstructed, cause the natural watercourse to be cleaned out. Except as provided in section 31-221 , the cost thereof may be levied as a special assessment and apportioned among the property owners specially benefited thereby and collected in the same manner as special assessments are levied and collected.

Laws 1965, c. 156, § 4, p. 503;

Laws 2015, LB361, § 50.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 58-840 — NE Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-840
View Statute 58-840
Status: in_force

When the principal of and interest on bonds of the authority issued to finance the cost of a particular project or projects for an eligible institution, including any refunding bonds issued to refund and refinance such bonds, have been fully paid and retired or when adequate provision has been made to fully pay and retire the same, and all other conditions of the resolution and any trust indenture authorizing the same have been satisfied and the lien created by such resolution or trust indenture has been released in accordance with the provisions thereof, the authority shall promptly do such things and execute such deeds, conveyances, and other instruments, if any, as are necessary and required to convey title to such project or projects to such eligible institution.

Laws 1981, LB 321, § 37;

R.S.1943, (1994), § 79-2937;

Laws 1995, LB 5, § 37;

R.S.1943, (2008), § 85-1737;

Laws 2013, LB170, § 40.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-703 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-703
View Statute 44-703
Status: in_force

In any claim arising under a policy which has been issued in this state by any life insurance company without previous medical examination, or without the knowledge and consent of the insured, or if said insured is under ten years of age, without the consent of the parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of said minor, the statements made in the application as to age, physical condition and family history of the insured, shall be valid and binding upon the company, but the company shall not be debarred from proving as a defense to such claim that said statements were willfully false, fraudulent or misleading.

Laws 1913, c. 154, § 120, p. 460;

R.S.1913, § 3257;

Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. V, art. IX, § 3, p. 641;

C.S.1922, § 7856;

C.S.1929, § 44-803;

R.S.1943, § 44-703;

Laws 1969, c. 373, § 1, p. 1330.

If the defendant insurance company fails to set up a condition precedent contained in the insurance policy in suit, and fails to allege its breach by the plaintiff, such defense is waived. Farmers & Bankers Life Ins. Co. v. Mathers, 135 Neb. 757, 284 N.W. 286 (1939).

If the defendant insurance company fails to set up a condition precedent contained in the insurance policy in suit, and fails to allege its breach by the plaintiff, such defense is waived. Farmers & Bankers Life Ins. Co. v. Mathers, 135 Neb. 757, 284 N.W. 286 (1939).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 57-602 — NE Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57-602
View Statute 57-602
Status: in_force

Underground storage of natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas or both is found and declared to be in the public interest if it promotes the conservation of natural gas and permits the accumulation of natural gas reserves or liquefied petroleum gas reserves or both in an underground reservoir in order to make natural gas more readily available to the domestic, commercial, and industrial consumers of this state.

Laws 1953, c. 191, § 2, p. 614;

Laws 1963, c. 325, § 2, p. 985.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-218 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-218
View Statute 48-218
Status: in_force

The term labor organization means any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee or plan, which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours of employment, or conditions of work.

Laws 1947, c. 177, § 2, p. 585.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-409 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-409
View Statute 71-409
Status: in_force

Critical access hospital means a facility (1) with acute care inpatient beds where care or treatment is provided on an outpatient basis or on an inpatient basis to persons for an average period of not more than ninety-six hours and emergency services are provided on a twenty-four-hour basis, (2) which has formal agreements with at least one hospital and other appropriate providers for services such as patient referral and transfer, communications systems, provision of emergency and nonemergency transportation, and backup medical and emergency services, and (3) which is located in a rural area. For purposes of this section, rural area means a county with a population of less than one hundred thousand residents. A facility licensed as a critical access hospital shall have no more than twenty-five acute care inpatient beds.

Laws 2000, LB 819, § 9;

Laws 2004, LB 1005, § 42;

Laws 2005, LB 664, § 1;

Laws 2008, LB797, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-927 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-927
View Statute 71-927
Status: in_force

If the mental health board finds the subject to be mentally ill and dangerous and commits the subject to the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services to receive inpatient treatment, the department shall secure placement of the subject in an appropriate inpatient treatment facility to receive such treatment. The board shall issue a warrant authorizing the administrator of such treatment facility to receive and keep the subject as a patient. The warrant shall state the findings of the board and the legal settlement of the subject, if known, or any available information relating thereto. Such warrant shall shield every official and employee of the treatment facility against all liability to prosecution of any kind on account of the reception and detention of the subject if the detention is otherwise in accordance with the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act, rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under the act, and policies of the treatment facility.

Laws 1976, LB 806, § 51;

Laws 1985, LB 252, § 5;

Laws 1994, LB 337, § 1;

R.S.1943, (1999), § 83-1041;

Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 47.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-608 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-608
View Statute 48-608
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Labor shall furnish eight copies of the text of the Employment Security Law and his or her rules and regulations to the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse.

Laws 1937, c. 108, § 11, p. 391;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-711;

R.S.1943, § 48-608;

Laws 1972, LB 1284, § 16;

Laws 1981, LB 545, § 10;

Laws 1985, LB 339, § 9;

Laws 2001, LB 192, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-662 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-662
View Statute 48-662
Status: in_force

The state employment service is hereby established in the Department of Labor, State of Nebraska. The commissioner of such department, in the conduct of such service, shall establish and maintain free public employment offices in such number and in such places as may be necessary for the proper administration of the Employment Security Law and for the purpose of performing such functions as are within the purview of the Act of Congress entitled An act to provide for the establishment of a national employment system and for cooperation with the states in the promotion of such system, and for other purposes, approved June 6, 1933, (48 Stat. 113; 29 U.S.C. 49 (c)), as amended, herein referred to as the Wagner-Peyser Act. The provisions of the Act of Congress are hereby accepted by this state and the Department of Labor is hereby designated and constituted the agency of this state for the purposes of such act. All money received by this state under the Act of Congress shall be paid into the Employment Security Administration Fund and shall be expended solely for the maintenance of the state system of public employment offices. There shall also be credited to the Employment Security Administration Fund for the same purpose, any sums appropriated by the Legislature from the General Fund of the state for the purposes of maintaining public employment offices or of matching funds granted under the Wagner-Peyser Act. For the purpose of establishing and maintaining free public employment offices and promoting the use of their facilities, the commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with the Railroad Retirement Board, any other agency of the United States or of this or any other state charged with the administration of any law whose purposes are reasonably related to the purposes of the Employment Security Law, any political subdivision of this state, or any private nonprofit organization and as a part of such agreements may accept money, services, or quarters as a contribution to the maintenance of the state system of public employment offices or as reimbursement for services performed. All money received for such purposes shall be paid into the Employment Security Administration Fund.

Laws 1941, c. 94, § 17, p. 402;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-726;

R.S.1943, § 48-662;

Laws 1949, c. 163, § 15, p. 430;

Laws 1961, c. 239, § 3, p. 713;

Laws 1984, LB 747, § 5;

Laws 1985, LB 339, § 44;

Laws 2017, LB172, § 76.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-225 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-225
View Statute 48-225
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 48-225 to 48-231 :

(1) Servicemember means a person who serves in the armed forces of the United States;

(2) Veteran means:

(a) A person who served full-time duty with military pay and allowances in the armed forces of the United States, except for training or for determining physical fitness, and was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions); or

(b) The spouse of a veteran who (i) has a one hundred percent permanent disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or (ii) was killed in the line of duty or died due to his or her military service;

(3) Full-time duty means duty during time of war or during a period recognized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as qualifying for veterans benefits administered by the department and that such duty from January 31, 1955, to February 28, 1961, exceeded one hundred eighty days unless lesser duty was the result of a service-connected or service-aggravated disability;

(4) Disabled veteran means an individual who has served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States, has been discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions) therefrom, and has established the present existence of a service-connected disability or is receiving compensation, disability retirement benefits, or pension because of a public statute administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or a military department;

(5) Preference eligible means any veteran as defined in this section or the spouse of a servicemember as defined in this section, except that for a spouse of a servicemember such preference is limited to the time during which the servicemember remains on active status and up to one hundred eighty days after the servicemember's discharge or separation from service; and

(6) Veterans preference means the preference given to preference eligibles pursuant to sections 48-225 to 48-231 .

Laws 1969, c. 751, § 1, p. 2826;

Laws 1991, LB 2, § 6;

Laws 2001, LB 368, § 1;

Laws 2005, LB 54, § 7;

Laws 2014, LB588, § 2;

Laws 2017, LB639, § 1;

Laws 2025, LB144, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-622.01 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-622.01
View Statute 60-622.01
Status: in_force

Golf car vehicle means a vehicle that has at least four wheels, has a maximum level ground speed of less than twenty miles per hour, has a maximum payload capacity of one thousand two hundred pounds, has a maximum gross vehicle weight of two thousand five hundred pounds, has a maximum passenger capacity of not more than four persons, is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting and recreational purposes, and is not being operated within the boundaries of a golf course.

Laws 2012, LB1155, § 20.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-2416 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-2416
View Statute 19-2416
Status: in_force

The governing body of any city of the first class, city of the second class, or village may by ordinance create a limited street improvement district for the sole purpose of grading, curbing, and guttering any unpaved street or streets or curbing and guttering any paved or unpaved street or streets in the city or village and each district shall be designated as Street Grading, Curbing, and Guttering District No. ..... or as Curbing and Guttering District No. ...., as the case may be. The city clerk or village clerk shall, after the passage, approval, and publication of such ordinance, publish notice of the creation of any such district or districts one time each week for three weeks in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in the city or village. After the passage, approval, and publication of such ordinance and the publication of such notice, the procedure of the mayor and city council or chairperson and village board of trustees in reference to such improvement shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of sections 16-620 to 16-655 or 17-508 to 17-520 .

Laws 1961, c. 65, § 1, p. 255;

Laws 1963, c. 89, § 8, p. 306;

Laws 1965, c. 56, § 2, p. 263;

Laws 2019, LB193, § 154.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-670 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-670
View Statute 60-670
Status: in_force

Traffic control device shall mean any sign, signal, marking, or other device not inconsistent with the Nebraska Rules of the Road placed or erected by authority of a public body or official having jurisdiction for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic.

Laws 1993, LB 370, § 166.

A "Road Closed" sign is a traffic control device. State v. Morrissey, 19 Neb. App. 590, 810 N.W.2d 195 (2012).

A "Road Closed" sign is a traffic control device. State v. Morrissey, 19 Neb. App. 590, 810 N.W.2d 195 (2012).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1302 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-1302
View Statute 28-1302
Status: in_force

Any person who conceals the death of another person and thereby prevents a determination of the cause or circumstances of death commits a Class I misdemeanor.

Laws 1977, LB 38, § 286.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-3923 — NE Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-3923
View Statute 29-3923
Status: in_force

The Commission on Public Advocacy is created. The commission shall provide legal services and resources to assist counties in fulfilling their obligation to provide for effective assistance of counsel for indigent persons.

Laws 1995, LB 646, § 5.

Civil legal services for eligible low-income persons, see sections 25-3001 to 25-3004 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-706 — NE Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70-706
View Statute 70-706
Status: reserved

The articles of incorporation shall state (1) the name of the corporation, which name shall include the words electric cooperative and the word corporation, incorporated, inc., association or company, and the name shall be such as to not be deceptively similar to any other corporation organized and existing under the laws of this state; (2) the purpose for which the corporation is formed; (3) the names and addresses of the incorporators who shall serve as directors and manage the affairs of the corporation until its first annual meeting of members, or until their successors are elected and qualify; (4) the number of directors, not less than five, to be elected at the annual meetings of members; (5) the address of its principal office; (6) the period of duration of the corporation, which may be perpetual; (7) the terms and conditions upon which persons shall be admitted to membership and retain membership in the corporation, but, if expressly so stated, the determination of such matter may be reserved to the directors by the bylaws; and (8) any provisions, not inconsistent with law, which the incorporators may choose to insert for the regulation of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the corporation. It shall not be necessary to set forth in the articles of incorporation any of the corporate powers enumerated in section 70-704 .

Laws 1937, c. 50, § 6, p. 205;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 70-806;

R.S.1943, § 70-706;

Laws 2003, LB 464, § 10.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-154 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-154
View Statute 43-154
Status: in_force

Consistent with federal law, the department, in connection with the administration of sections 43-147 to 43-154 and any compact entered into pursuant to such sections, shall include in any state plan made pursuant to the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980, Public Law 96-272 , Titles IV(e) and XIX of the Social Security Act, and any other applicable federal laws, the provision of adoption assistance and medical assistance for which the federal government pays some or all of the cost. The department shall apply for and administer all relevant federal aid in accordance with law.

Laws 1985, LB 447, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3299 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-3299
View Statute 2-3299
Status: in_force

(1) A district may permit the sale, trade, or vending of any goods, products, or commodities of any type in a recreation area.

(2) Any person who sells, trades, or vends any goods, products, or commodities of any type in a recreation area when not permitted by the district shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.

Laws 1984, LB 861, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-347 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-347
View Statute 60-347
Status: in_force

Recreational vehicle means a motor vehicle designed for living quarters.

Laws 2005, LB 274, § 47.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-2101 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-2101
View Statute 48-2101
Status: in_force

Sections 48-2101 to 48-2117 shall be known and may be cited as the Contractor Registration Act.

Laws 1994, LB 248, § 1;

Laws 2009, LB162, § 1.