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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 1-157 — NE Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1-157
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Status: in_force

No person shall sign or affix his or her name or any trade or assumed name used by him or her in his or her profession or business with any wording indicating that he or she is an accountant or auditor or with any wording indicating that he or she has expert knowledge in accounting or auditing to any accounting or financial statement or to any opinion on, report on, or certificate to any accounting or financial statement unless he or she holds a permit issued under subdivision (1)(a) of section 1-136 which is not revoked or suspended and all of his or her offices in this state for the practice of public accountancy are maintained and registered as required under section 1-135 . This section shall not prohibit any officer, employee, partner, limited liability company member, or principal of any organization from affixing his or her signature to any statement or report in reference to the financial affairs of the organization with any wording designating the position, title, or office which he or she holds in the organization, nor shall this section prohibit any act of a public official or public employee in the performance of his or her duties as such.

Laws 1957, c. 1, § 52, p. 74;

Laws 1993, LB 121, § 54;

Laws 1994, LB 884, § 1;

Laws 1997, LB 114, § 47;

Laws 2009, LB31, § 29.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-560 — NE Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-560
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Status: in_force

Cities of the second class and villages shall have power to borrow money on the credit of the city, and pledge the credit, revenue, and public property of the city for the payment of debts, when authorized in the manner provided by law.

Laws 1879, § 69, XXIX, p. 217;

Laws 1881, c. 23, XXIX, p. 185;

Laws 1885, c. 20, § 1, XXIX, p. 176;

Laws 1887, c. 12, § 1, XXIX, p. 305;

R.S.1913, § 5134;

C.S.1922, § 4309;

C.S.1929, § 17-458;

R.S.1943, § 17-560;

Laws 2017, LB133, § 185.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1304 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-1304
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Status: in_force

The legislative assent required by section 1 of the Act of Congress approved July 11, 1916, Public Law 156, entitled An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in the construction of rural post roads, and for other purposes, is hereby given. The Legislature likewise assents to the Congressional Federal Aid Acts, Federal Highway Acts, and Federal Aid Highway Acts approved subsequent to July 11, 1916. In the absence of contrary legislative action regarding the assent hereby given, the Legislature shall be deemed to have given a continuing assent to subsequent acts, rules, and regulations which either amend or supplement the above-mentioned acts or otherwise provide funds for the same or similar purposes.

Laws 1955, c. 148, § 4, p. 419.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-5229 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-5229
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Status: in_force

Base premium rate shall mean for each class of business as to a rating period, the lowest premium rate charged or that could have been charged under a rating system for that class of business by the small employer carrier to small employers with similar case characteristics for health benefit plans with the same or similar coverage.

Laws 1994, LB 1222, § 7.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4310 — NE Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-4310
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Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 27, article 5, any communication with a victim which is privileged, whether by statute, court order, or common law, shall retain such privilege regardless of who is present during the communication so long as the victim has a privilege with respect to each individual present. Nothing in this section shall relieve the prosecutor of the prosecutor's duty to disclose and make known to the defendant or the defendant's attorney any and all exculpatory material or information suitable for impeachment which is known to the prosecutor.

Laws 2020, LB43, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 26-101 — NE Code / Chapter 26 / Section 26-101
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Status: in_force

Sections 26-101 to 26-125 shall be known and may be cited as the Protection Orders Act.

Laws 2025, LB80, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-558 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-558
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Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any person, association, or corporation to place, run, or drain any matter harmful to fish into any of the waters of this state that have been stocked by the commission. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.

Laws 1937, c. 89, § 19, p. 301;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-517;

R.S.1943, § 37-520;

Laws 1977, LB 40, § 195;

R.S.1943, (1993), § 37-520;

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 278.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-402 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-402
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Status: in_force

If the real property, the subject of the action, be an entire tract, and situated in two or more counties, or if it consists of separate tracts situated in two or more counties, the action may be brought in any county in which any tract or part thereof is situated, unless it be an action to recover the possession thereof. And if the property be an entire tract, situated in two or more counties, an action to recover the possession thereof may be brought in either of such counties; but if it consists of separate tracts in different counties, the possession of such tracts must be recovered by separate actions brought in the counties where they are situated.

R.S.1867, Code § 52, p. 401;

R.S.1913, § 7613;

C.S.1922, § 8556;

C.S.1929, § 20-402;

R.S.1943, § 25-402.

For provisions on designation of defendants, see section 25-312 .

The district court for the county wherein real estate is situated is not without jurisdiction to hear and determine actions to quiet title to, or partition same. Page v. Buchfinck, 196 Neb. 135, 242 N.W.2d 610 (1976).

The district court for the county wherein real estate is situated is not without jurisdiction to hear and determine actions to quiet title to, or partition same. Page v. Buchfinck, 196 Neb. 135, 242 N.W.2d 610 (1976).

Where none of the defendants have or claim any interest adverse to plaintiff in the property situated in the county in which the action is brought, the court has no jurisdiction over land of such defendants in another county. Lippincott v. Wolski, 147 Neb. 930, 25 N.W.2d 747 (1947).

Where none of the defendants have or claim any interest adverse to plaintiff in the property situated in the county in which the action is brought, the court has no jurisdiction over land of such defendants in another county. Lippincott v. Wolski, 147 Neb. 930, 25 N.W.2d 747 (1947).

An action to foreclose a mortgage on the entire tract may be brought in any county in which any part thereof is situated. State Bank of Nebraska v. Green & Redick, 11 Neb. 303, 9 N.W. 36 (1881).

An action to foreclose a mortgage on the entire tract may be brought in any county in which any part thereof is situated. State Bank of Nebraska v. Green & Redick, 11 Neb. 303, 9 N.W. 36 (1881).

Section is discussed. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Drayton, 292 F. 15 (8th Cir. 1923).

Section is discussed. Atchison, T. & S. F. Ry. Co. v. Drayton, 292 F. 15 (8th Cir. 1923).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-325 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-325
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Status: in_force

Farm truck means a truck or sport utility vehicle, including any combination of a truck, truck-tractor, or sport utility vehicle, and a trailer or semitrailer, of a farmer or rancher (1) used exclusively to carry a farmer's or rancher's own supplies, farm equipment, and household goods to or from the owner's farm or ranch, (2) used by the farmer or rancher to carry his or her own agricultural products to or from storage or market, (3) used by a farmer or rancher in exchange of services in such hauling of supplies or agricultural products, or (4) used occasionally to carry camper units, to tow boats or cabin trailers, or to carry or tow museum pieces or historical vehicles, without compensation, to events for public display or educational purposes.

Laws 2005, LB 274, § 25;

Laws 2007, LB286, § 24.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 47-111 — NE Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47-111
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Status: in_force

In every county jail where there is a female prisoner, twenty-four-hour supervision shall be provided by a matron appointed by the county board, whose duty it shall be to have entire charge of the female prisoners, and the board may also in its discretion appoint such matron when there is a sick prisoner or one that is a minor under the age of sixteen. Such matrons shall be under the direction of the sheriff or such other person as may be charged with the administrative direction of the jail, shall take the necessary oath before entering upon the duties of the office, and shall be paid by the board from the county treasury only for the time actually engaged; Provided, that in counties having a population in excess of two hundred thousand inhabitants, a deputy or correctional officer shall be hired by the person whose duty it shall be to have charge of the female prisoners and perform those functions required of a deputy related to such duty, at a salary of not less than five hundred dollars per month, which salary shall be drawn out of the county treasury. Such matron, deputy, or correctional officer shall, when required, report to the board or district judges.

Laws 1903, c. 55, § 1, p. 346;

R.S.1913, § 3538;

Laws 1919, c. 113, § 1, p. 277;

C.S.1922, § 3005;

C.S.1929, § 47-110;

R.S.1943, § 47-111;

Laws 1947, c. 62, § 15, p. 207;

Laws 1947, c. 76, § 3, p. 240;

Laws 1951, c. 53, § 4, p. 182;

Laws 1975, LB 417, § 36;

Laws 1984, LB 394, § 16.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2623 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2623
View Statute 38-2623
Status: in_force

Financial assistance under sections 38-2620 to 38-2623 shall be continued not to exceed four years until the enrolled student has received a degree in optometry. Contracts with schools and colleges shall set forth terms and provisions for continuation of such payments.

Laws 1974, LB 911, § 4;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,136.08;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 896.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1717 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1717
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Status: in_force

The purpose of the State Park System Construction Alternatives Act is to provide the commission alternative methods of contracting for public projects for buildings in the state park system. The alternative methods of contracting shall be available to the commission for use on any project regardless of the funding source. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law to the contrary, the State Park System Construction Alternatives Act shall govern the design-build and construction manager-general contractor procurement process for the commission.

Laws 2018, LB775, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-4520 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-4520
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Status: in_force

In addition to any other penalties provided by the laws of this state, any insurer or agent found by the director to have violated the Long-Term Care Insurance Act or any rule or regulation shall be subject to an administrative penalty of up to three times the amount of any commissions paid for each policy involved in the violation or up to ten thousand dollars, whichever is greater.

Laws 1992, LB 1006, § 52.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-1603 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 70-1603
70-1603
Status: in_force

No municipal utility owned and operated by a village furnishing water, natural gas, or electricity at retail in this state shall discontinue service to any domestic subscriber for nonpayment of any past-due account unless such utility first gives written notice by mail to any subscriber whose service is proposed to be terminated at least seven days prior to termination.

Laws 1979, LB 143, § 16;

Laws 1982, LB 522, § 2;

R.S.1943, (1987), § 19-2716;

Laws 1988, LB 792, § 3;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 369;

Laws 2010, LB849, § 17.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-180.03 — NE Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-180.03
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Status: in_force

No parent or guardian shall knowingly suffer or permit any minor, of whom he or she may be a parent or guardian, to violate the provisions of section 53-180.01 or 53-180.02 .

Laws 1951, c. 174, § 1(4), p. 664;

Laws 1961, c. 258, § 6, p. 765.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-901 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-901
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Status: in_force

(1) The maintenance of adequate drainage within the confines of certain counties of the state is hereby declared to be a matter of public health, convenience and welfare.

(2) The use of road ditches, the use of public and private ditches and natural watercourses for drainage requires some coordinated system of control and maintenance.

(3) Where portions of the drainage system of any county are not included within the boundaries of any drainage district organized under Chapter 31, article 3 or 4, or within the boundaries of any sanitary drainage district organized under Chapter 31, article 5 or 7, the county board may assist in the control and maintenance of the drainage of any area within said county, under the provisions of sections 31-901 to 31-933 .

Laws 1959, c. 132, § 1, p. 483.

Proceedings involved the cleaning, widening, and changing of a drainage ditch. Harms v. County Board of Supervisors, 173 Neb. 687, 114 N.W.2d 713 (1962).

Proceedings involved the cleaning, widening, and changing of a drainage ditch. Harms v. County Board of Supervisors, 173 Neb. 687, 114 N.W.2d 713 (1962).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-2202 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-2202
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Status: in_force

For purposes of the Nebraska Professional Corporation Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Certificate of registration or registration certificate from or by the regulating board means either (a) a document prepared and issued by the regulating board or (b) verification, by the Secretary of State, that all of those directors, officers, shareholders, and professional employees listed on the application filed with the Secretary of State, except for the secretary and assistant secretary, are duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render the professional service for which the professional corporation is organized or a service ancillary to those which the professional corporation renders, through the electronic accessing of the regulating board's licensing records or through compacts or other certifying organizations recognized by the regulating board;

(2) Professional corporation means a corporation which is organized under the act for the specific purpose of rendering professional service and which has as its shareholders only individuals who themselves are duly licensed or otherwise legally authorized within this state to render the same professional service as the corporation;

(3) Professional service means any personal service rendered by an attorney, a certified public accountant, a public accountant, a dentist, an osteopathic physician, a physician and surgeon, a real estate broker, an associate real estate broker, a real estate salesperson, or a veterinarian. For purposes of the act, those professions pertaining to the diagnosis, care, and treatment of humans shall be considered to be of the same profession; and

(4) Regulating board means a board which is charged with the licensing and regulating of the practice or profession which the professional corporation is organized to render.

Laws 1969, c. 121, § 2, p. 555;

Laws 1980, LB 893, § 1;

Laws 1989, LB 342, § 1;

Laws 1995, LB 406, § 2;

Laws 2012, LB852, § 2;

Laws 2024, LB628, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3847 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-3847
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Status: in_force

(UTC 502) (a) A spendthrift provision is valid only if it restrains both voluntary and involuntary transfer of a beneficiary's interest.

(b) A term of a trust providing that the interest of a beneficiary is held subject to a "spendthrift trust", or words of similar import, is sufficient to restrain both voluntary and involuntary transfer of the beneficiary's interest.

(c) A beneficiary may not transfer an interest in a trust in violation of a valid spendthrift provision and, except as otherwise provided in sections 30-3846 to 30-3852 , a creditor or assignee of the beneficiary may not reach the interest or a distribution by the trustee before its receipt by the beneficiary.

Laws 2003, LB 130, § 47.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1825 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-1825
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Status: in_force

(1) Any person, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, or officer or member thereof who (a) destroys or alters any official certificate, (b) ships or attempts to ship any potatoes out of any designated area where compulsory inspection is maintained without first obtaining a special permit or without first complying with section 2-1816 , or (c) violates any other provision of the Nebraska Potato Inspection Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder for which no specific penalty is provided shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

(2) Any inspector or agent of the director who fails to remit to the department all fees collected in his or her official capacity shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

(3) Any person, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, or officer or member thereof who forges or counterfeits any official inspection legend or official certificate adopted by the director for use under the Nebraska Potato Inspection Act or who, not being an inspector or appointed agent of the director, attaches any certificate of inspection whether or not forged or counterfeited to any commercial shipment of potatoes shall be guilty of a Class IV felony.

Laws 1969, c. 20, § 17, p. 191;

Laws 1977, LB 40, § 19;

Laws 1987, LB 20, § 3;

Laws 1994, LB 884, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-552 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-552
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Status: in_force

(1) For purposes of protecting the public health and tracking the impact of disease prevention strategies intended to lower the cost of health care, the Department of Health and Human Services shall develop a syndromic surveillance program that respects patient privacy and benefits from advances in both electronic health records and electronic health information exchange. The syndromic surveillance program shall include the monitoring, detection, and investigation of public health threats from (a) intentional or accidental use or misuse of chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agents, (b) clusters or outbreaks of infectious or communicable diseases, and (c) noninfectious causes of illness.

(2) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations setting standards for syndromic surveillance reporting by hospitals. The standards shall specify (a) the syndromic surveillance data elements required to be reported for all encounters, which shall include at a minimum the date of the encounter and the patient's gender, date of birth, chief complaint or reason for encounter, home zip code, unique record identifier, and discharge diagnoses and (b) the manner of reporting.

(3) The department may require, by rule and regulation, syndromic surveillance reporting by other health care facilities or any person issued a credential by the department.

(4) The department shall establish, by rule and regulation, a schedule for the implementation of full electronic reporting of all syndromic surveillance data elements. The schedule shall take into consideration the number of data elements already reported by the facility or person, the capacity of the facility or person to electronically report the remaining elements, the funding available for implementation, and other relevant factors, including improved efficiencies and resulting benefits to the reporting facility or person.

(5) The use, confidentiality, and immunity provisions of section 71-503.01 apply to syndromic surveillance data reports.

(6) Failure to provide a report under this section or the rules and regulations is grounds for discipline of a credential issued by the department.

Laws 2011, LB591, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2303 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-2303
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Status: in_force

The part of the intestate estate not passing to the surviving spouse under section 30-2302 , or the entire intestate estate if there is no surviving spouse, passes as follows:

(1) to the issue of the decedent; if they are all of the same degree of kinship to the decedent they take equally, but if of unequal degree, then those of more remote degree take by representation;

(2) if there is no surviving issue, to his parent or parents equally;

(3) if there is no surviving issue or parent, to the issue of the parents or either of them by representation;

(4) if there is no surviving issue, parent or issue of a parent, but the decedent is survived by one or more grandparents or issue of grandparents, half of the estate passes to the paternal grandparents if both survive, or to the surviving paternal grandparent, or to the issue of the paternal grandparents if both are deceased, the issue taking equally if they are all of the same degree of kinship to the decedent, but if of unequal degree those of more remote degree take by representation; and the other half passes to the maternal relatives in the same manner; but if there be no surviving grandparent or issue of grandparent on either the paternal or the maternal side, the entire estate passes to the relatives on the other side in the same manner as the half;

(5) if there is no surviving issue, parent, issue of a parent, grandparent or issue of a grandparent, the entire estate passes to the next of kin in equal degree, excepting that when there are two or more collateral kindred in equal degree, but claiming through different ancestors, those who claim through the nearest ancestor shall be preferred to those claiming through a more remote ancestor.

Laws 1974, LB 354, § 25, UPC § 2-103.

Grandchildren are "issue of parents" under subsection (3) of this section according to the definition of "issue of a person" found in section 30-2209(23). In re Estate of Evans, 20 Neb. App. 602, 827 N.W.2d 314 (2013).

Grandchildren are "issue of parents" under subsection (3) of this section according to the definition of "issue of a person" found in section 30-2209(23). In re Estate of Evans, 20 Neb. App. 602, 827 N.W.2d 314 (2013).

Modern per stirpes distribution begins division of shares of the estate at the first generation where there is living issue. In re Estate of Evans, 20 Neb. App. 602, 827 N.W.2d 314 (2013).

Modern per stirpes distribution begins division of shares of the estate at the first generation where there is living issue. In re Estate of Evans, 20 Neb. App. 602, 827 N.W.2d 314 (2013).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 70-1303 — NE Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70-1303
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Status: in_force

A purchaser of electricity at wholesale shall pay to the supplier of such electricity the entire amount of the charge for such electricity within the time set forth in the power contract between the purchaser and supplier or, if no such contract exists or no time is set forth in the contract, within thirty days after the date on which the supplier mails the billing to the purchaser.

Laws 1979, LB 207, § 3.