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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-117 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-117
View Statute 48-117
Status: in_force

When compensation is claimed from or proceedings taken against a person, firm, or corporation under section 48-116 , the compensation shall be calculated with reference to the wage the worker was receiving from the person by whom he or she was immediately employed at the time of the injury.

Laws 1913, c. 198, § 17, p. 585;

R.S.1913, § 3658;

C.S.1922, § 3040;

C.S.1929, § 48-117;

R.S.1943, § 48-117;

Laws 1986, LB 811, § 36.

Where the wage is certain, employment is continuous, and contract of hire is definite, compensation will be computed according to the terms of contract in force at the time of the accident. Redfern v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 145 Neb. 288, 16 N.W.2d 196 (1944).

Where the wage is certain, employment is continuous, and contract of hire is definite, compensation will be computed according to the terms of contract in force at the time of the accident. Redfern v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 145 Neb. 288, 16 N.W.2d 196 (1944).

Injured workman, working only one day in week, was only entitled to compensation upon basis of amount actually paid. Johnsen v. Benson Food Center, 143 Neb. 421, 9 N.W.2d 749 (1943).

Injured workman, working only one day in week, was only entitled to compensation upon basis of amount actually paid. Johnsen v. Benson Food Center, 143 Neb. 421, 9 N.W.2d 749 (1943).

Receipt and acceptance of workmen's compensation by city fireman does not deprive him of right to fireman's pension. City of Lincoln v. Steffensmeyer, 134 Neb. 613, 279 N.W. 272 (1938).

Receipt and acceptance of workmen's compensation by city fireman does not deprive him of right to fireman's pension. City of Lincoln v. Steffensmeyer, 134 Neb. 613, 279 N.W. 272 (1938).

Where contract was for thirty hours a week at fifty cents an hour, compensation award on basis of weekly wage of thirty dollars was error. Drum v. Omaha Steel Works, 129 Neb. 273, 261 N.W. 351 (1935).

Where contract was for thirty hours a week at fifty cents an hour, compensation award on basis of weekly wage of thirty dollars was error. Drum v. Omaha Steel Works, 129 Neb. 273, 261 N.W. 351 (1935).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2323 — NE Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-2323
View Statute 29-2323
Status: in_force

Upon consideration of the criteria enumerated in section 29-2322 , the appellate court shall:

(1) If it determines that the sentence imposed is excessively lenient, set aside the sentence, and:

(a) Remand the case for imposition of a greater sentence;

(b) Remand the case for further sentencing proceedings; or

(c) Impose a greater sentence; or

(2) If it determines that the sentence imposed is not excessively lenient, affirm the sentence.

Laws 1982, LB 402, § 4;

Laws 1991, LB 732, § 85.

The Supreme Court has sentencing alternatives upon appeal of a sentence by a prosecutor. State v. Dobbins, 221 Neb. 778, 380 N.W.2d 640 (1986).

The Supreme Court has sentencing alternatives upon appeal of a sentence by a prosecutor. State v. Dobbins, 221 Neb. 778, 380 N.W.2d 640 (1986).

In a driving under the influence case, the appellate court found the sentence imposed by the trial court to be excessive, and, under this section, vacated the sentence and remanded the cause to the trial court for imposition of a greater sentence. State v. Hatt, 16 Neb. App. 397, 744 N.W.2d 493 (2008).

In a driving under the influence case, the appellate court found the sentence imposed by the trial court to be excessive, and, under this section, vacated the sentence and remanded the cause to the trial court for imposition of a greater sentence. State v. Hatt, 16 Neb. App. 397, 744 N.W.2d 493 (2008).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2207 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2207
View Statute 25-2207
Status: in_force

The clerk of the court shall, upon the return of every summons served, enter upon the record the name of the defendant or defendants summoned and the day of the service upon each one. The entry shall be evidence of the service of the summons in case of the loss thereof.

R.S.1867, Code § 886, p. 548;

R.S.1913, § 8555;

C.S.1922, § 9506;

C.S.1929, § 20-2207;

R.S.1943, § 25-2207;

Laws 2018, LB193, § 37.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2604.01 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2604.01
View Statute 25-2604.01
Status: in_force

Any person proposed for nomination by all parties or all party arbitrators to serve as a neutral arbitrator shall disqualify himself or herself, upon demand of any party to the arbitration agreement made before the commencement of the proceedings, on any of the grounds specified in section 24-739 for disqualification of a judge or on the ground that such person is an employee or independent contractor of an industry, trade, or professional association of which only one party is a member if the grounds were known or should have been known by the movant.

Laws 1997, LB 151, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-1815 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-1815
View Statute 2-1815
Status: in_force

The provisions of sections 2-1813 to 2-1825 shall not include seed potatoes officially designated by law as Nebraska Certified.

Laws 1969, c. 20, § 7, p. 188.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-232 — NE Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32-232
View Statute 32-232
Status: in_force

(1) Any clerk of election may perform the duties of a judge of election, and any judge of election may perform the duties of a clerk of election. The county clerk may excuse two clerks of election from serving at any election, and the judges of election shall perform such duties without additional compensation.

(2) The county clerk shall designate one of the members of the receiving board as a messenger. The messenger shall receive from the county clerk the ballots and other equipment necessary for holding the election in the precinct for which he or she is a judge or clerk and shall deliver them to the polling place in his or her precinct at least one hour before the time provided by section 32-908 for opening the polls. The messenger shall return the ballots and other equipment to the county clerk as soon as possible after the votes are counted.

Laws 1994, LB 76, § 52;

Laws 1999, LB 802, § 3;

Laws 2007, LB646, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-5116 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-5116
View Statute 44-5116
Status: in_force

The amount of any obligation issued, assumed, or guaranteed by more than one obligor and authorized under more than one provision of the Insurers Investment Act shall be allocated to those provisions on a basis proportional to the obligations of each obligor.

Laws 1991, LB 237, § 16.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-615 — NE Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-615
View Statute 45-615
Status: in_force

After a hearing held pursuant to sections 45-613 and 45-614 , the board shall state in writing its findings in the matter. If the board finds that the cited licensee or solicitor has failed to comply with the intent and purposes of the Collection Agency Act or, in the case of a licensee, has failed to account to a customer or client as provided for in section 45-608 or is not financially responsible, the board may suspend or revoke such license or certificate. A certified copy of the findings of the board shall be served upon the cited licensee or solicitor by certified mail within five days of the issuance of such findings.

Laws 1963, c. 500, § 19, p. 1600;

Laws 1969, c. 778, § 6, p. 2952;

R.S.1943, (1981), § 81-8,176;

Laws 1984, LB 471, § 15;

Laws 1993, LB 261, § 15.

Failure to report and pay collections made within specified time justified revocation of license. State ex rel. Hartman v. Weiss, 181 Neb. 685, 150 N.W.2d 264 (1967).

Failure to report and pay collections made within specified time justified revocation of license. State ex rel. Hartman v. Weiss, 181 Neb. 685, 150 N.W.2d 264 (1967).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-1536 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-1536
View Statute 44-1536
Status: in_force

Sections 44-1536 to 44-1544 shall be known and may be cited as the Unfair Insurance Claims Settlement Practices Act.

Laws 1991, LB 234, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1004 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-1004
View Statute 18-1004
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any more general or special law respecting sale or conveyance of real estate now or hereafter owned by cities and villages in force and effect in this state, the governing bodies of cities and villages are empowered to direct their proper officers to execute deeds for conveyance of any real estate of such cities or villages without consideration to the State of Nebraska for the construction of state armory buildings on such real estate. Such construction shall be made without cost to such cities or villages.

Laws 1935, Spec. Sess., c. 10, § 1, p. 71;

Laws 1941, c. 130, § 7, p. 493;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 18-1801;

R.S.1943, § 18-1004;

Laws 1988, LB 793, § 6;

Laws 2021, LB163, § 70.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-1233 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-1233
View Statute 46-1233
Status: in_force

(1) Any person constructing a water well, installing or repairing pumps onsite, or decommissioning a water well shall do such work in accordance with the rules and regulations developed under the Water Well Standards and Contractors' Practice Act.

(2) A water well shall be constructed, pumps and pumping equipment shall be installed and repaired onsite, and water wells shall be decommissioned by a licensed contractor or supervisor or a person working directly under the supervision of a licensed contractor or supervisor, except that an individual may construct a water well or install and repair pumps and pumping equipment onsite on land owned by him or her and used by him or her for farming, ranching, or agricultural purposes or as his or her place of abode. No water well shall be opened or the seal broken by any person other than an owner of the water well unless (a) the opening or breaking of the seal is carried out by a licensed water well monitoring technician or a licensed natural resources ground water technician, (b) the opening or breaking of the seal is carried out by a licensed operator of a public water system in the course of his or her employment or someone under his or her supervision, or (c) a state electrical inspector in the course of his or her employment.

(3) For purposes of this section, supervision means the ready availability of the person licensed pursuant to the Water Well Standards and Contractors' Practice Act for consultation and direction of the activities of any person not licensed who assists in the construction of a water well, the installation of pumps and pumping equipment, or decommissioning of a water well. Contact with the licensed contractor or supervisor by telecommunication shall be sufficient to show ready availability.

Laws 1986, LB 310, § 33;

Laws 1996, LB 1241, § 5;

Laws 2001, LB 667, § 20;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 1167.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 57-1612 — NE Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57-1612
View Statute 57-1612
Status: in_force

If a storage operator does not obtain the consent of all persons who own a reservoir estate within the storage reservoir, the commission may require that any reservoir estates owned by nonconsenting owners be included in a storage facility and subject to geologic storage.

Laws 2021, LB650, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-919 — NE Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-919
View Statute 17-919
Status: in_force

After the completion of any work or purchase or otherwise acquiring the improvements authorized pursuant to section 17-913 , the engineer shall file with the city clerk or village clerk a certificate of acceptance, which acceptance shall be approved by the city council or village board of trustees by resolution. The city council or village board of trustees shall then require the engineer to make a complete statement of all the costs of any such improvement and a plat of the property in the district and a schedule of the amount proposed to be assessed against each separate piece of property in such district, which shall be filed with the city clerk or village clerk within ten days from date of acceptance of the work, purchase, or otherwise acquiring the system. The city council or village board of trustees shall then order the city clerk or village clerk to give notice that such plat and schedules are on file in his or her office and that all objections thereto, or to prior proceedings on account of errors, irregularities, or inequalities, not made in writing and filed with the city clerk or village clerk within twenty days after the first publication of such notice, shall be deemed to have been waived. Such notice shall be given by two publications in a legal newspaper in or of general circulation in such city or village. Such notice shall state the time and place where objections, filed as provided for in this section, shall be considered by the city council or village board of trustees.

Laws 1919, c. 189, § 7, p. 430;

C.S.1922, § 4343;

C.S.1929, § 17-534;

R.S.1943, § 17-919;

Laws 1947, c. 39, § 3, p. 152;

Laws 1963, c. 75, § 1, p. 278;

Laws 2017, LB133, § 254.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2614 — NE Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69-2614
View Statute 69-2614
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer who sells an assistive device to a consumer, either directly or through an assistive device dealer, shall furnish the consumer with an express warranty for the assistive device. The duration of the express warranty shall be not less than one year after first delivery of the assistive device to the consumer. If a manufacturer fails to furnish an express warranty as required by this section, the assistive device shall be covered by an express warranty for a period of one year as if the manufacturer had furnished an express warranty to the consumer as required by this section.

(2) An express warranty does not take effect until the consumer takes possession of the new assistive device.

(3) If a new assistive device does not conform to an applicable express warranty and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, the assistive device lessor, or any of the manufacturer's authorized assistive device dealers and makes the assistive device available for repair before one year after first delivery of the device to a consumer, the nonconformity shall be repaired or a refund or replacement shall be made pursuant to section 69-2615 .

Laws 1997, LB 802, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-1235 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-1235
View Statute 46-1235
Status: in_force

In cases other than those relating to failure to meet the requirements for an initial license, the Director of Water, Energy, and Environment may deny, refuse renewal of, suspend, or revoke licenses or may take other disciplinary action following notice and an opportunity for a hearing for any of the following acts or offenses:

(1) Violation of the Water Well Standards and Contractors' Practice Act or any standards, rules, or regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to such act;

(2) Fraud or deception by the applicant or licensee;

(3) Failure to exercise reasonable care in the practice of the trade;

(4) Inability to properly perform the practice of the trade;

(5) Failure to comply with continuing education requirements for licensure under the act;

(6) Conduct or practices detrimental to the health or safety of persons hiring the services of the licensee or of members of the general public;

(7) Practice of the trade while the license to do so is suspended or practice of the trade in contravention of any limitation placed upon the license;

(8) Failing to file a water well registration required by subsection (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) of section 46-602 or failing to file a notice required by subsection (7) of such section; or

(9) Failing to file a properly completed notice of abandonment of a water well required by subsection (8) of section 46-602 .

Laws 1986, LB 310, § 35;

Laws 1993, LB 131, § 47;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 268;

Laws 2001, LB 667, § 21;

Laws 2003, LB 245, § 8;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 210;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 1168;

Laws 2021, LB148, § 66;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 265.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-710.06 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-710.06
View Statute 44-710.06
Status: in_force

The provisions which are the subject of sections 44-710.03 and 44-710.04 or any corresponding provisions which are used in lieu thereof in accordance with such sections shall be printed in the consecutive order of the provisions in such sections, or at the option of the insurer, any such provision may appear as a unit in any part of the policy of sickness and accident insurance with other provisions to which it may be logically related if the resulting policy is not in whole or in part unintelligible, uncertain, ambiguous, abstruse, or likely to mislead a person to whom the policy is offered, delivered, or issued.

Laws 1957, c. 188, § 7, p. 656;

Laws 1989, LB 92, § 136.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-654 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-654
View Statute 48-654
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to section 48-654.01 , any employer that acquires the organization, trade, or business, or substantially all the assets of another employer shall immediately notify the commissioner of the acquisition and may, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commissioner, assume the position of such acquired employer with respect to the resources and liabilities of such acquired employer's experience account as if no change with respect to such acquired employer's experience account has occurred.

(2) The commissioner may provide by rule and regulation for partial transfers of experience accounts, except that such partial transfers of accounts shall be construed to allow computation and fixing of contribution rates only where an employer has transferred at any time a definable and segregable portion of his or her payroll and business to a transferee-employer.

(3) For an acquisition which occurs during either of the first two calendar quarters of a calendar year or during the fourth quarter of the preceding calendar year, a new rate of contributions, payable by the transferee-employer with respect to wages paid by him or her after midnight of the last day of the calendar quarter in which such acquisition occurs and prior to midnight of the following September 30, shall be computed in accordance with this section. For the purpose of computing such new rate of contributions, the computation date with respect to any such acquisition shall be September 30 of the preceding calendar year and the term payroll shall mean the total amount of wages by which contributions to the transferee's account and to the transferor's account were measured for four calendar quarters ending September 30 preceding the computation date.

Laws 1937, c. 108, § 7, p. 385;

Laws 1941, c. 94, § 5, p. 394;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-707;

R.S.1943, § 48-654;

Laws 1945, c. 115, § 6, p. 386;

Laws 1947, c. 175, § 13, p. 582;

Laws 1953, c. 169, § 1, p. 543;

Laws 1985, LB 336, § 1;

Laws 1985, LB 339, § 38;

Laws 2005, LB 484, § 10;

Laws 2009, LB631, § 9;

Laws 2015, LB271, § 8;

Laws 2017, LB172, § 71.

This section, which allows an acquiring organization to assume the position of its predecessor with respect to the latter's experience account, is referring to the contribution rate of that employer. The experience account balance is used to determine the rate at which the employer must contribute, and it is not a cash account which may be treated as a liquid asset. West Nebraska General Hospital v. Hanlon, 208 Neb. 173, 302 N.W.2d 694 (1981).

This section, which allows an acquiring organization to assume the position of its predecessor with respect to the latter's experience account, is referring to the contribution rate of that employer. The experience account balance is used to determine the rate at which the employer must contribute, and it is not a cash account which may be treated as a liquid asset. West Nebraska General Hospital v. Hanlon, 208 Neb. 173, 302 N.W.2d 694 (1981).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-501.01 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-501.01
View Statute 44-501.01
Status: in_force

Insurers issuing the standard policy pursuant to section 44-501 are hereby authorized to affix thereto or include therein, subject to the approval of the Director of Insurance, a written statement that the policy does not cover loss or damage caused by nuclear reaction, nuclear radiation or radioactive contamination, all whether directly or indirectly resulting from an insured peril under said policy; Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the attachment to any such policy of an endorsement or endorsements specifically assuming coverage for loss or damage caused by nuclear reaction or nuclear radiation or radioactive contamination.

Laws 1959, c. 208, § 1, p. 727.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-928 — NE Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-928
View Statute 45-928
Status: in_force

Obtaining a license pursuant to the Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act shall constitute sufficient contact with the state for the exercise of personal jurisdiction over the licensee in any action arising out of the licensee's activities in this state.

Laws 1994, LB 967, § 28.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1133 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1133
View Statute 71-1133
Status: in_force

In the case of a juvenile in need of court-ordered custody and treatment, a petitioner may file a petition and begin proceedings under the Developmental Disabilities Court-Ordered Custody Act within ninety days before the juvenile's eighteenth birthday. No order under the act shall be effective until the subject reaches his or her eighteenth birthday.

Laws 2005, LB 206, § 33.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2417 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-2417
View Statute 71-2417
Status: in_force

Any emergency box containing a controlled substance listed in section 28-405 and maintained at a long-term care facility shall be exempt from subsection (3) of section 28-414.03 .

Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 189;

Laws 1995, LB 406, § 38;

Laws 1999, LB 594, § 59;

Laws 2001, LB 398, § 72;

Laws 2009, LB195, § 74;

Laws 2014, LB811, § 27.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-1725 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-1725
View Statute 23-1725
Status: in_force

The sheriff's office merit commission shall hold meetings regularly, at least once every three months, and shall designate the time and place thereof. It shall adopt its own rules of procedure and shall keep a record of its proceedings. All meetings and records of the commission shall be public except as otherwise provided in sections 23-1721 to 23-1736 .

Laws 1969, c. 140, § 5, p. 643;

Laws 2003, LB 222, § 4.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 17-405.04 — NE Code / Chapter 17 / Section 17-405.04
View Statute 17-405.04
Status: in_force

The inhabitants of territories annexed under sections 17-405.01 to 17-405.05 shall receive substantially the benefits of other inhabitants of such city of the second class or village as soon as practicable, and adequate plans and necessary city council or village board of trustees action to furnish such benefits as police, fire, snow removal, and water service must be adopted not later than one year after the date of annexation, and such inhabitants shall be subject to the ordinances and regulations of such city or village, except that such one-year period shall be tolled pending final court decision in any court action to contest such annexation.

Laws 1967, c. 74, § 4, p. 241;

Laws 2017, LB133, § 113.