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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-218 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-218
View Statute 14-218
Status: in_force

The mayor of a city of the metropolitan class shall, in a general way, constantly investigate all public affairs concerning the interest of the city, and shall investigate and ascertain in a general way the efficiency and manner in which all departments of the city government are being conducted. The mayor shall recommend to the city council all such matters as in the mayor's judgment should receive the investigation, consideration, or action of the city council.

Laws 1921, c. 116, art. II, § 17, p. 430;

C.S.1922, § 3543;

C.S.1929, § 14-218;

R.S.1943, § 14-218;

Laws 2022, LB800, § 50.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 66-1619 — NE Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66-1619
View Statute 66-1619
Status: in_force

(1) The council shall provide rules and regulations to carry out its responsibilities under the Propane Education and Research Act.

(2) The council may enter into contracts with, use facilities and equipment of, or employ the personnel of a qualified industry organization in carrying out the council's responsibilities under the act.

(3) The council shall protect the handling of council funds through fidelity bonds.

(4) The administrative costs of operating the council shall not exceed twenty percent of the funds collected pursuant to section 66-1621 in any fiscal year.

(5) The council shall operate in accordance with the Open Meetings Act.

(6) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the council shall prepare a budget plan which includes the estimated costs of all programs, projects, and contracts. The council shall provide an opportunity for public comment on the budget. The council shall prepare and make available to the public an annual report detailing the activities of the council in the previous year, those planned for the coming year, and the costs related to the activities.

(7) The council shall keep minutes, books, and records that clearly reflect all of the acts and transactions of the council. The books of the council shall be audited by a certified public accountant at least once each fiscal year and at such other times as the council may designate. Copies of the audit shall be provided to the executive director, if one is appointed by the council, to all members of the council, to the Clerk of the Legislature, and to any other member of the industry upon request.

(8) The council shall issue notice of meetings and shall require reports on the activities of the committees and subcommittees and on compliance, violations, and complaints regarding the implementation of the Propane Education and Research Act.

Laws 1998, LB 699, § 19;

Laws 2004, LB 821, § 15.

Open Meetings Act, see section 84-1407 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-469.01 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-469.01
View Statute 60-469.01
Status: in_force

Gross combination weight rating means the greater of (1) a value specified by the manufacturer of the power unit, if such value is displayed on the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard certification label required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or (2) the sum of the gross vehicle weight ratings or the gross vehicle weights of the power unit and the towed unit or units, or any combination thereof, that produces the highest value. Gross combination weight rating does not apply to a commercial motor vehicle if the power unit is not towing another vehicle.

Laws 2016, LB311, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 8-707 — NE Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8-707
View Statute 8-707
Status: in_force

With respect to any banking institution which is now or may hereafter be closed on account of inability to meet the demands of its depositors, or by action of the Director of Banking and Finance, or of a court, or by action of its directors, or in the event of its insolvency or suspension, the Director of Banking and Finance, or the receiver or liquidator of such institution with the permission of the Director of Banking and Finance may borrow from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and furnish any part or all of the assets of said institution to the corporation as security for a loan from the same; Provided, that where the corporation is acting as such receiver or liquidator, the order of a court of record of competent jurisdiction shall be first obtained approving such loan. The Director of Banking and Finance, upon the order of a court of record of competent jurisdiction, and upon a like order and with the permission of the Director of Banking and Finance the receiver or liquidator of any such institution, may sell to the corporation any part or all of the assets of such institution. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the power of any banking institution, the Director of Banking and Finance, or receivers or liquidators, to pledge or sell assets in accordance with any existing law.

Laws 1935, c. 8, § 7, p. 75;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 8-407;

R.S.1943, § 8-707.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2510 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-2510
View Statute 71-2510
Status: in_force

The Poison Control Act does not apply to sales of poisons made to practitioners credentialed under the Uniform Credentialing Act who are duly authorized by law to administer or professionally use those poisons specifically named in section 71-2501 , to sales made by any manufacturer, wholesale dealer, or licensed pharmacist to another manufacturer, wholesale dealer, or licensed pharmacist, to a hospital, college, school, or scientific or public institution, or to any person using any of such poisons in the arts or for industrial, manufacturing, or agricultural purposes and believed to be purchasing any poison for legitimate use, or to the sales of pesticides used in agricultural and industrial arts or products used for the control of insect or animal pests or weeds or fungus diseases, if in all such cases, except sales for use in industrial arts, manufacturing, or processing, the poisons are labeled in accordance with section 71-2502 .

Laws 1941, c. 141, § 14, p. 565;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 81-933;

R.S.1943, § 81-634;

Laws 1993, LB 588, § 36;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 1205;

Laws 2015, LB37, § 86.

Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-1414 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-1414
View Statute 13-1414
Status: in_force

In the construction of docks, levees, wharves, and their appurtenances, or in contracting for the construction of any work or structures authorized by sections 13-1401 to 13-1417 , the dock board shall proceed only after full and complete plans, approved by the board, and specifications for said work, have been prepared and submitted and filed with the board by its engineer for public inspection, and after public notice asking for bids for the construction of such work, based upon such plans and specifications, has been published in some legal newspaper of general circulation published within the county or municipality, as the case may be, or if none is so published, then in the nearest legal newspaper published in this state. Such publications shall be made at least thirty days before the time fixed for the opening of said bids and contracting for such work. A contract may then be made with the lowest responsible bidder therefor, unless the board deems the bids excessive or unsuitable, in which event it may proceed to readvertise for bids, or the board may do the work directly, purchasing such materials and contracting for such labor as may be necessary without further notice or proposal for bids; except that it shall make no purchase of materials in amounts exceeding five hundred dollars except by public letting upon ten days' notice, published as aforesaid, specifying the materials proposed to be purchased; Provided, that said public letting shall not be required in case no satisfactory bids are received, or in case of an emergency where the delay of advertising and public letting might cause serious loss or injury to the work. The board shall, in all cases, have the right to reject any and all bids, and may either readvertise therefor, contract with others at a figure not exceeding that of the lowest bidder without further advertising, or do the work directly as hereinbefore provided.

Laws 1937, c. 37, § 3, p. 172;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 18-2003;

R.S.1943, § 18-713;

Laws 1967, c. 84, § 11, p. 265;

R.S.1943, (1983), § 18-713.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1304.02 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-1304.02
View Statute 39-1304.02
Status: in_force

Whenever any utility facility which now is, or hereafter may be, located in, over, along, or under any highway or urban extension thereof which is a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways as defined in the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, and qualifying for federal aid thereunder, or any highway which at any time was on or designated as a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways but has been removed for any reason, is required to be altered, changed, moved, or relocated for the construction of any federal-aid highway project, the cost of such alteration, change, moving, or relocation, and the expense of acquiring lands or any rights and interests in land or any other rights acquired to accomplish such alteration, change, moving, or relocation, shall be paid by the state as a part of the expense of such federally aided projects except when such payment to the utility would violate a legal contract between the utility and the state, or between the utility and a county, city, or village of the state, under the express terms of which contract the utility specifically agrees to pay or assume such costs of alteration, change, moving, or relocation. The cost of the alteration, change, moving, or relocation, and the expense of acquiring lands or any rights and interests in land or any other rights required to accomplish such alteration, change, moving, or relocation of a utility facility located in, over, along, or under any highway which at any time was on or designated as a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways but has been removed for any reason shall not be paid by the state on or after July 1, 1993, and the total amount paid from May 5, 1983, until July 1, 1993, including any federal-aid funds, shall not exceed five million dollars. For the purpose of this section, the term cost of relocation shall include the entire amount paid by such utility properly attributable to such alteration, change, moving, or relocation after deducting therefrom any increase in value of the new facility and any salvage value derived from the old facility.

Laws 1957, c. 171, § 2, p. 592;

Laws 1983, LB 96, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1205.01 — NE Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-1205.01
View Statute 50-1205.01
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, performance audits done under the terms of the Legislative Performance Audit Act shall be conducted in accordance with the generally accepted government auditing standards for performance audits contained in the Government Auditing Standards (2024 Revision), published by the Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office.

(2) Standards requiring continuing education for employees of the office shall be met as practicable based on the availability of training funds.

(3) The frequency of the required external quality control review shall be determined by the committee.

(4) At the beginning of each biennial legislative session, the Legislative Auditor shall create a plan for meeting such standards and provide the plan to the chairperson of the committee.

Laws 2003, LB 607, § 8;

Laws 2004, LB 1118, § 2;

Laws 2006, LB 588, § 4;

Laws 2008, LB822, § 2;

Laws 2013, LB40, § 2;

Laws 2017, LB210, § 1;

Laws 2019, LB561, § 2;

Laws 2025, LB298, § 87.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-211 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-211
View Statute 21-211
Status: in_force

(MBCA 1.28) (a) Anyone may apply to the Secretary of State to furnish a certificate of existence for a domestic corporation or a certificate of authorization for a foreign corporation.

(b) A certificate of existence or authorization sets forth:

(1) The domestic corporation's corporate name or the foreign corporation's corporate name used in this state;

(2) That:

(i) The domestic corporation is duly incorporated under the law of this state, the date of its incorporation, and the period of its duration if less than perpetual; or

(ii) That the foreign corporation is authorized to transact business in this state;

(3) That all fees, taxes, and penalties owed to this state have been paid, if:

(i) Payment is reflected in the records of the Secretary of State; and

(ii) Nonpayment affects the existence or authorization of the domestic or foreign corporation;

(4) That its most recent biennial report required by section 21-2,228 has been filed with the Secretary of State;

(5) That articles of dissolution have not been filed; and

(6) Other facts of record in the office of the Secretary of State that may be requested by the applicant.

(c) Subject to any qualification stated in the certificate, a certificate of existence or authorization issued by the Secretary of State may be relied upon as conclusive evidence that the domestic or foreign corporation is in existence or is authorized to transact business in this state.

Laws 2014, LB749, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-1801 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-1801
View Statute 37-1801
Status: in_force

Sections 37-1801 to 37-1803 shall be known and may be cited as the Water Recreation Enhancement Act.

Laws 2022, LB1023, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-206 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-206
View Statute 39-206
Status: in_force

It is the intent of sections 39-204 and 39-205 to allow the erection of specific information sign panels on the right-of-way of the state highways under the following conditions:

(1) No state funds shall be used for the erection, maintenance, or servicing of such signs;

(2) Such signs shall be erected in accordance with federal standards and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Department of Transportation;

(3) Such signs may be erected by the department or by a contractor selected through the competitive bidding process; and

(4) The department shall charge an annual fee in an amount equal to the fair market rental value of the sign site and any other cost to the state associated with the erection, maintenance, or servicing of specific information sign panels. If such sign is erected by a contractor, the annual fee shall be limited to the fair market rental value of the sign site.

Laws 1987, LB 741, § 3;

R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-634.03;

Laws 1993, LB 370, § 24;

Laws 2017, LB339, § 89.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-639 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-639
View Statute 46-639
Status: in_force

An applicant which desires to avail itself of the Municipal and Rural Domestic Ground Water Transfers Permit Act shall make application in writing to the Chief Water Officer for a permit. The application shall include (1) a statement of the amount of water for which a permit is desired together with an exhibit of maps showing the location of all water wells and (2) such other information as the Chief Water Officer deems necessary or desirable. The application shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of fifty dollars for the first five million gallons per day and an additional twenty dollars for each additional increment of five million gallons per day requested. The fee shall be based on the amounts of water requested on a daily average basis.

Laws 1963, c. 276, § 2, p. 829;

Laws 1993, LB 131, § 19;

Laws 2000, LB 900, § 178;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 179.

Preference in the use of ground water is given to domestic use. Metropolitan Utilities Dist. v. Merritt Beach Co., 179 Neb. 783, 140 N.W.2d 626 (1966).

Preference in the use of ground water is given to domestic use. Metropolitan Utilities Dist. v. Merritt Beach Co., 179 Neb. 783, 140 N.W.2d 626 (1966).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-302 — NE Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69-302
View Statute 69-302
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Mail Order Contact Lens Act:

(1) Contact lens prescription means a written order bearing the original signature of an optometrist or physician or an oral or electromagnetic order issued by an optometrist or physician that authorizes the dispensing of contact lenses to a patient and meets the requirements of section 69-303 ;

(2) Department means the Department of Health and Human Services;

(3) Mail-order ophthalmic provider means an entity that ships, mails, or in any manner delivers dispensed contact lenses to Nebraska residents;

(4) Optometrist means a person licensed to practice optometry pursuant to the Optometry Practice Act; and

(5) Physician means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery pursuant to the Medicine and Surgery Practice Act.

Laws 2001, LB 398, § 87;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 294;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 1176.

Medicine and Surgery Practice Act, see section 38-2001 .

Optometry Practice Act, see section 38-2601 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-130 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-130
View Statute 31-130
Status: in_force

Any officer mentioned in sections 31-101 to 31-138 who shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty imposed upon him by the provisions of said sections, shall forfeit and pay a fine of twenty-five dollars for every such offense.

Laws 1881, c. 51, § 23, p. 245;

Laws 1911, c. 140, § 23, p. 462;

R.S.1913, § 1747;

C.S.1922, § 1694;

C.S.1929, § 31-130;

R.S.1943, § 31-130.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 19-5802 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 19-5802
View Statute 19-5802
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds that there is a need to address the problem of poverty in high-poverty areas, qualified census tracts, and economic redevelopment areas in the state. The purpose of the Poverty Elimination Action Plan Act is to create a comprehensive, statewide poverty elimination action plan to address the specific poverty challenges faced in such areas and tracts and promote upward mobility and sustainability.

Laws 2024, LB840, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1427 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-1427
38-1427
Status: in_force

A written authorization for an autopsy given by the person listed in section 30-2223 having the right of disposition of the remains may, subject to section 23-1824 and when not inconsistent with any directions given by the decedent pursuant to section 38-1426 , include authorization for the removal of any specifically named organ or organs for therapeutic or scientific purposes. Pursuant to any such written authorization, any structure or organ may be given to the director or to any other therapeutic service operated by any nonprofit agency approved by the director, including, but not limited to, a teaching institution, university, college, legally licensed hospital, nonprofit blood bank, nonprofit artery bank, nonprofit eye bank, or nationally recognized nonprofit hormone and pituitary program. The person or persons performing any autopsy shall do so within a reasonable time and without delay and shall not exceed the removal permission contained in such written authorization, and the remains shall not be significantly altered in external appearance nor shall any portion thereof be removed for purposes other than those expressly permitted in this section.

Laws 1959, c. 325, § 3, p. 1188;

Laws 1959, c. 326, § 2, p. 1189;

Laws 1985, LB 130, § 1;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 560;

Laws 1999, LB 46, § 6;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1341;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 468;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 563;

Laws 2014, LB998, § 11.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1015 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-1015
View Statute 28-1015
Status: in_force

When an animal is owned by a minor child, the parent of such minor child with whom the child resides or legal guardian with whom the child resides shall be subject to the penalties provided under sections 28-1008 to 28-1017 , 28-1019 , and 28-1020 if the animal is abandoned or cruelly neglected.

Laws 1990, LB 50, § 8;

Laws 2003, LB 273, § 8;

Laws 2008, LB764, § 9;

Laws 2008, LB1055, § 6;

Laws 2009, LB494, § 4;

Laws 2015, LB360, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-753 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-753
View Statute 46-753
Status: in_force

(1) The Water Resources Trust Fund is created. The State Treasurer shall credit to the fund such money as is specifically appropriated thereto by the Legislature, transfers authorized by the Legislature, and such funds, fees, donations, gifts, or bequests received by the department from any federal, state, public, or private source for expenditure for the purposes described in the Nebraska Ground Water Management and Protection Act. Money in the fund shall not be subject to any fiscal-year limitation or lapse provision of unexpended balance at the end of any fiscal year or biennium. 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.

(2) The fund shall be administered by the Chief Water Officer. The Chief Water Officer may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding the allocation and expenditure of money from the fund.

(3) Money in the fund may be expended by the Chief Water Officer for costs incurred by the Chief Water Officer, by natural resources districts, or by other political subdivisions in (a) determining whether river basins, subbasins, or reaches are fully appropriated in accordance with section 46-713 , (b) developing or implementing integrated management plans for such fully appropriated river basins, subbasins, or reaches or for river basins, subbasins, or reaches designated as overappropriated in accordance with section 46-713 , (c) developing or implementing integrated management plans in river basins, subbasins, or reaches which have not yet become either fully appropriated or overappropriated, or (d) attaining state compliance with an interstate water compact or decree or other formal state contract or agreement.

(4) Except for funds paid to a political subdivision for forgoing or reducing its own water use or for implementing projects or programs intended to aid the state in complying with an interstate water compact or decree or other formal state contract or agreement, a political subdivision that receives funds from the fund shall provide, or cause to be provided, matching funds in an amount at least equal to twenty percent of the amount received from the fund by that natural resources district or political subdivision. The Chief Water Officer shall monitor programs and activities funded by the fund to ensure that the required match is being provided.

Laws 2004, LB 962, § 93;

Laws 2010, LB1057, § 4;

Laws 2011, LB2, § 3;

Laws 2019, LB319, § 2;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 245.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269 .

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 20-407 — NE Code / Chapter 20 / Section 20-407
View Statute 20-407
Status: in_force

When the attending physician has knowledge of a declaration and, after personal examination, has determined that a declarant is in a terminal condition or in a persistent vegetative state, the attending physician shall record the diagnosis, determination, and the terms of the declaration, in writing, in the declarant's medical record.

Laws 1992, LB 671, § 7.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1227.01 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-1227.01
View Statute 48-1227.01
Status: in_force

The state, governmental agencies, and political subdivisions may be sued upon claims arising under sections 48-1219 to 48-1227 in the same manner as provided by such sections for suits against other employers.

Laws 1983, LB 424, § 6.