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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2456 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-2456
View Statute 71-2456
Status: in_force

The Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Fund is created. The Department of Health and Human Services shall administer the fund which shall include any state funds, grants, or gifts received by the department for the purposes of carrying out the purposes of sections 71-2454 and 71-2455 . 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 2014, LB1072, § 3.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-3502 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-3502
View Statute 43-3502
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Nebraska County Juvenile Services Plan Act, the definitions shall be the same as those in sections 43-245 and 43-403 .

Laws 2000, LB 1167, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 66-913 — NE Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-913
View Statute 66-913
Status: in_force

All counties or municipalities having zoning or subdivision jurisdiction are hereby authorized to include considerations for the encouragement of solar energy and wind energy use and the protection of access to solar energy and wind energy in all applicable zoning regulations or ordinances and comprehensive development plans. Such considerations may include, but not be limited to, regulation of height, location, setback, and use of structures, the height and location of vegetation with respect to property boundary lines, the type and location of energy systems or their components, and the use of districts to encourage the use of solar energy systems and wind energy conversion systems and protect access to solar energy and wind energy. Comprehensive development plans may contain an element for protection and development of solar energy and wind energy access which will promote energy conservation and ensure coordination of solar energy and wind energy use with conventional energy use.

Laws 1979, LB 353, § 13;

Laws 1997, LB 140, § 10.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-2628 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2628
View Statute 2-2628
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided by subsection (2), (3), or (4) of this section, no pesticide shall be distributed in this state or delivered for transportation or transported in intrastate commerce or between points within the state through a point outside the state unless it is registered with the department pursuant to section 2-2629 . The manufacturer or other person whose name appears on the label of the pesticide shall register the pesticide.

(2) Registration shall not be required for the transportation of a pesticide through the state without being unloaded or stored at any point or from one plant or warehouse to another plant or warehouse operated by the same person if the pesticide is used solely at the second plant or warehouse as a constituent of a pesticide that is registered under such section.

(3) Registration shall not be required if the pesticide is distributed under the provisions of an experimental-use permit issued by the federal agency.

(4) Registration may not be required, as determined by the department, if the pesticide is not required to be registered by the federal agency.

Laws 1993, LB 588, § 7;

Laws 2019, LB320, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1417 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-1417
View Statute 25-1417
Status: in_force

When, by the provisions of sections 25-1405 to 25-1416 , an action stands revived, the trial thereof shall not be postponed by reason of the revivor, if the action would have stood for trial at the term the revivor is complete, had no death or cessation of powers taken place.

R.S.1867, Code § 470, p. 471;

R.S.1913, § 8038;

C.S.1922, § 8979;

C.S.1929, § 20-1417;

R.S.1943, § 25-1417.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1803 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1803
View Statute 71-1803
Status: in_force

The State Veterinarian is hereby authorized to issue permits for the use of the pathogenic microorganisms described in section 71-1801 in the prevention or control of diseases of animals, if in the opinion of the Department of Health and Human Services there is sufficient warrant for their utilization for such purpose. In carrying out the duties of this section with reference to animals, the State Veterinarian shall take into consideration the certification made by the Department of Health and Human Services as provided for in section 71-1802 . The State Veterinarian is further authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

Laws 1943, c. 153, § 3, p. 562;

R.S.1943, § 71-1803;

Laws 1965, c. 334, § 8, p. 958;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 580;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 495.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 27-512 — NE Code / Chapter 27 / Section 27-512
View Statute 27-512
Status: in_force

Evidence of a statement or other disclosure of privileged matter is not admissible against the holder of the privilege if the disclosure was (1) compelled erroneously or (2) made without opportunity to claim the privilege.

Laws 1975, LB 279, § 32.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3910 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-3910
View Statute 30-3910
Status: in_force

(1) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under section 30-3909 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:

(a) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety days for a respondent who is physically present in this state;

(b) Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state; or

(c) Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to section 30-3916 .

(2) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.

Laws 2011, LB157, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-2124 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-2124
14-2124
Status: in_force

In addition to all other proper subjects for rules and regulations, the board of directors of a metropolitan utilities district may adopt rules and regulations, in the interest of public health and safety and the conservation of gas, relating to the use, installation, and maintenance of piping, equipment, and appliances for gas on the premises of consumers. Such district may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish priorities for the use of gas, including the curtailment and denial of its use. All rules and regulations shall be published once in the official paper of the particular city within such district and be kept posted at the main office of the district for public inspection. When such rules and regulations are so adopted, published, and posted, they shall have the same legal force and effect as a city ordinance and be binding upon the consumers of the district as one of the conditions to their service. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any qualified person or persons from installing or maintaining appliances in connection with any of the public utilities mentioned in this section.

Laws 1939, c. 9, § 1, p. 75;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1028;

Laws 1943, c. 36, § 21, p. 176;

R.S.1943, § 14-1039;

Laws 1945, c. 19, § 3, p. 125;

Laws 1974, LB 599, § 1;

R.S.1943, (1991), § 14-1039;

Laws 1992, LB 746, § 24.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-3610 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-3610
View Statute 44-3610
Status: in_force

A violation of any provision of the Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Act or any rule and regulation adopted and promulgated pursuant to such act shall be an unfair trade practice in the business of insurance subject to the Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act.

In addition to any other applicable penalties for violations of Chapter 44, the director may require an issuer violating any provision of the Medicare Supplement Insurance Minimum Standards Act or any rule or regulation issued under the act to cease marketing any medicare supplement policy or certificate in this state which is related directly or indirectly to a violation or may require such issuer to take such actions as are necessary to comply with the act, or both.

Laws 1980, LB 877, § 10;

Laws 1988, LB 998, § 11;

Laws 1991, LB 234, § 33;

Laws 1992, LB 1006, § 28.

Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act, see section 44-1521 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-1527 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-1527
View Statute 44-1527
Status: in_force

The director may examine and investigate the affairs of every insurer or health insurance lead generator doing business in this state in order to determine whether such insurer or health insurance lead generator has been, or is, engaged in an unfair trade practice as defined in section 44-1524 . A health insurance lead generator and an insurer other than an agent, broker, or insurance consultant shall reimburse the department for the expense of examination in the same manner as provided for examination of insurance companies in the Insurers Examination Act. In the case of a depository institution, the director may examine and investigate the insurance activities of a depository institution in order to determine whether the depository institution has been, or is, engaged in an unfair trade practice. The director shall notify the appropriate state or federal banking agency of the director's intent to examine and investigate a depository institution and advise the appropriate state or federal banking agency of the suspected violation of state law prior to commencing the examination and investigation.

Laws 1973, LB 349, § 6;

Laws 1991, LB 234, § 9;

Laws 1993, LB 583, § 75;

Laws 2002, LB 1139, § 19;

Laws 2025, LB326, § 4.

Insurers Examination Act, see section 44-5901 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-701 — NE Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-701
View Statute 45-701
Status: in_force

Sections 45-701 to 45-754 shall be known and may be cited as the Residential Mortgage Licensing Act.

Laws 1989, LB 272, § 4;

Laws 1995, LB 163, § 1;

Laws 2006, LB 876, § 27;

Laws 2007, LB124, § 40;

Laws 2009, LB328, § 3;

Laws 2010, LB892, § 3;

Laws 2012, LB965, § 10;

Laws 2013, LB290, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-468 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-468
View Statute 71-468
Status: in_force

In order to prevent, detect, and control pneumonia and influenza outbreaks in Nebraska:

(1) Each general acute hospital and intermediate care facility shall annually, beginning no later than October 1 and ending on the following April 1, offer onsite vaccinations for influenza and pneumococcal disease to all residents and to all inpatients prior to discharge, pursuant to procedures of the facility and in accordance with the recommendations of the advisory committee on immunization practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as the recommendations existed on January 1, 2017; and

(2) Each nursing facility and skilled nursing facility shall annually, beginning no later than October 1 and ending on the following April 1, offer onsite vaccinations for (a) influenza and pneumococcal disease to all residents and (b) influenza to all employees, pursuant to procedures of the facility and in accordance with the recommendations of the advisory committee on immunization practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as the recommendations existed on January 1, 2017. This section shall not apply in individual cases when contraindicated or if a national shortage of the vaccine exists. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any facility listed in this section to cover the cost of a vaccination provided pursuant to this section.

Laws 2012, LB1077, § 2;

Laws 2014, LB859, § 2;

Laws 2017, LB267, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-379 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-379
View Statute 28-379
Status: in_force

Upon request, a physician or the person in charge of an institution, facility, or agency making a legally mandated report shall receive a summary of the findings of and actions taken by the department in response to such report. The amount of detail such summary contains and the purposes for which it may be used shall depend on the source of the report and shall be established by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department.

Laws 1988, LB 463, § 32.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2304 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2304
View Statute 25-2304
Status: in_force

In any civil or criminal case in which a party is permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, the court may order witnesses to be subpoenaed if the court finds that they have evidence material and necessary to the case and that they are within the judicial district in which the court is held or within one hundred miles of the place of trial. In such case the process and the fees of the witnesses shall be paid by the county in the same manner as other claims are paid.

Laws 1972, LB 1120, § 4;

Laws 1999, LB 689, § 7.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-182 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-182
View Statute 60-182
Status: in_force

The sheriff shall designate a sufficient number of persons to become certified to assure completion of inspections with reasonable promptness.

Laws 2005, LB 276, § 82.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 8-2401 — NE Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2401
View Statute 8-2401
Status: in_force

A credit card bank may be formed under the Nebraska Banking Act if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) A credit card bank shall not accept demand deposits or deposits that the depositor may withdraw by check or similar means for payment to third parties;

(2) A credit card bank may not accept any savings or time deposits of less than one hundred thousand dollars, except that savings or time deposits of any amount may be accepted from affiliated financial institutions;

(3) The services of a credit card bank shall be limited to the solicitation, processing, and making of loans instituted by credit card or transaction card and matters relating or incidental thereto;

(4) A credit card bank shall not make commercial loans;

(5) A credit card bank shall, on the date of commencement of banking business in this state, have a minimum capital stock and paid-in surplus of two million five hundred thousand dollars;

(6) A credit card bank shall (a) employ on the date of commencement of its banking business in this state or within one year after such date not less than fifty persons in this state in its business or (b) contract with a qualifying association as defined in subdivision (4) of section 8-1511 to provide for the processing of its credit card or transaction card operations;

(7) A credit card bank shall maintain only one office that accepts deposits;

(8) A credit card bank may maintain one or more processing centers in this state;

(9) A credit card bank shall operate in a manner and at a location that is not likely to attract customers from the general public in this state to the substantial detriment of existing financial institutions as defined in section 8-101.03 located in this state; and

(10) A credit card bank shall provide for the insurance of deposits as described in subsection (1) of section 8-702 .

Laws 2004, LB 999, § 17;

Laws 2005, LB 533, § 24;

Laws 2017, LB140, § 146.

Nebraska Banking Act, see section 8-101.02 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2601 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-2601
View Statute 43-2601
Status: in_force

Sections 43-2601 to 43-2625 shall be known and may be cited as the Quality Child Care Act.

Laws 1991, LB 836, § 1;

Laws 1995, LB 401, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 8-2714 — NE Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8-2714
View Statute 8-2714
Status: in_force

(1) A license under the Nebraska Money Transmitters Act shall be renewed annually.

(2) An annual renewal fee of seven hundred fifty dollars shall be paid no more than sixty days before the license expiration.

(3) The renewal term shall be for a period of one year and shall begin on January 1 of each year after the initial license term and shall expire on December 31 of the year the renewal term begins.

(4) A licensee shall submit a renewal report with the renewal fee, in a form and in a medium prescribed by the director. The renewal report shall state or contain a description of each material change in information submitted by the licensee in its original license application which has not been reported to the director.

(5) The director may, for good cause, grant an extension to when the submission of the renewal fee and report is due for renewal for a licensee.

(6) The director is authorized to utilize the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry to process license renewals provided that such functionality is consistent with this section.

Laws 2013, LB616, § 14;

Laws 2025, LB474, § 19.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 52-1409 — NE Code / Chapter 52 / Section 52-1409
View Statute 52-1409
Status: in_force

When an agricultural production input lien is satisfied, any financing statement filed to perfect that lien shall be terminated in the manner and form provided in article 9, Uniform Commercial Code.

Laws 1987, LB 101, § 9;

Laws 1988, LB 943, § 17;

Laws 1999, LB 550, § 33;

Laws 2001, LB 54, § 24;

Laws 2014, LB750, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1701 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1701
View Statute 37-1701
Status: in_force

Sections 37-1701 to 37-1732 shall be known and may be cited as the State Park System Construction Alternatives Act.

Laws 2018, LB775, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4801 — NE Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-4801
View Statute 29-4801
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 29-4801 to 29-4807 :

(1) Case plan means a set of goals, conditions, and programs that is:

(a) Based on a professional risk and needs assessment;

(b) Tailored to the specific risks and needs of the veteran; and

(c) Developed in collaboration with the veteran;

(2) Condition from military service means substance-use disorder, military sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, or another mental health condition that is related to an individual's military service in some manner and includes psychological effects from a veteran's time in service as well as from the period of family separation related to deployment;

(3) Intimate partner has the same meaning as in section 28-323 ;

(4) Serious bodily injury has the same meaning as in section 28-109 ;

(5) Sexual contact and sexual penetration have the same meanings as in section 28-318 ;

(6) Veteran means an individual who:

(a) Is serving in the United States Armed Forces, including any reserve component or the National Guard;

(b) Has served in such armed forces and was discharged or released from such service under conditions other than dishonorable; or

(c) Has served in such armed forces and received a dishonorable discharge and such individual has been diagnosed with substance-use disorder, military sexual trauma, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, or another mental health condition; and

(7) Veteran justice program means the program described in sections 29-4802 to 29-4804 through which a veteran may request a court to defer entry of judgment of conviction for an offense pending completion of the program, and upon successful completion, avoid entry of judgment of conviction.

Laws 2024, LB253, § 1.

Note: Sections 29-4801 to 29-4807 apply on and after July 1, 2027.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-868 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-868
View Statute 39-868
Status: in_force

Through the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 39-855 to 39-872 , the governing body of any county, city, or village may by resolution create a bridge commission. Upon the passage of such resolution, the governing body of such county shall appoint three, four, or five persons who shall constitute the bridge commission of such county. The bridge commission shall be a public body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska. The bridge commission shall have the power to contract, to sue and be sued, and to adopt a seal and alter the same at pleasure, but shall not have power to pledge the credit or taxing power of the county.

Laws 1941, c. 78, § 2, p. 318;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-2107;

R.S.1943, § 39-868;

Laws 1986, LB 640, § 1;

Laws 2003, LB 607, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-2846 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-2846
View Statute 44-2846
Status: in_force

(1) Except for the introduction into evidence of the report of the panel, all proceedings before the medical review panel, all actions taken by any party or his counsel in preparation for such proceedings, and the submission of any matter to the medical review panel shall be handled on a confidential basis. Such hearing may not be conducted as a public hearing and the proceedings before the panel shall not be matters of public record.

(2) Initiation of proceedings before a medical review panel by a patient or his representative shall constitute waiver of any privilege or rights conferred by Chapter 27, article 5, as to any hospital records or testimony or records of any physician or surgeon who is attending or has attended such patient for physical or mental conditions or injuries or conditions involved in such proceeding to the same extent and with like effect as provided in Chapter 27, article 5. Any witness providing information or facts or opinions to the medical review panel shall be entitled to the immunities and protection provided to witnesses generally in court proceedings.

Laws 1976, LB 434, § 46.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 36-402 — NE Code / Chapter 36 / Section 36-402
View Statute 36-402
Status: in_force

The term lands, as used in sections 36-402 to 36-409 , shall be construed as coextensive in meaning with lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and the term estate and interest in lands, shall be construed to embrace every estate and interest, freehold and chattel, legal and equitable, present and future, vested and contingent, in lands, as above described.

R.S.1866, c. 43, § 81, p. 296;

R.S.1913, § 2627;

C.S.1922, § 2455;

C.S.1929, § 36-107;

R.S.1943, § 36-402.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-2834 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-2834
View Statute 44-2834
Status: in_force

(1) In all cases against a health care provider for malpractice or professional negligence, upon motion of either party the court shall review the attorney's fees incurred by that party and allow such compensation as the court shall deem reasonable.

(2) In all cases against health care providers for malpractice or professional negligence, the court may, upon application by the prevailing party, in its discretion and in an amount determined in its discretion tax as costs payable to the prevailing party the reasonable costs of preparation and trial including reasonable attorney's fees and the reasonable loss of earnings by the prevailing party occasioned by the trial if the court finds that the losing party did not have a reasonable chance of recovery or a reasonable chance of a successful defense.

(3) A patient shall have the right to agree with his attorney to pay for the attorney's services on a mutually satisfactory per diem basis. Such election shall be exercised in written form at the time of employment or by written agreement thereafter entered into with his attorney.

Laws 1976, LB 434, § 34.

Review by the court of arrangement for attorney's fees held constitutional. Prendergast v. Nelson, 199 Neb. 97, 256 N.W.2d 657 (1977).

Review by the court of arrangement for attorney's fees held constitutional. Prendergast v. Nelson, 199 Neb. 97, 256 N.W.2d 657 (1977).