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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-601 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-601
View Statute 48-601
Status: in_force

Sections 48-601 to 48-683 shall be known and may be cited as the Employment Security Law.

Laws 1937, c. 108, § 1, p. 370;

Laws 1941, c. 94, § 14, p. 401;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 48-701;

R.S.1943, § 48-601;

Laws 1949, c. 163, § 1, p. 417;

Laws 1953, c. 167, § 1, p. 520;

Laws 1981, LB 470, § 1;

Laws 1985, LB 339, § 1;

Laws 1985, LB 343, § 1;

Laws 1994, LB 1337, § 1;

Laws 1996, LB 1072, § 1;

Laws 2001, LB 192, § 1;

Laws 2005, LB 484, § 2;

Laws 2005, LB 739, § 1;

Laws 2007, LB265, § 3;

Laws 2010, LB1020, § 1;

Laws 2014, LB961, § 12;

Laws 2017, LB172, § 4.

Appeals to the Supreme Court under the provisions of the Employment Security Law are reviewed de novo on the record. Smith v. Sorensen, 222 Neb. 599, 386 N.W.2d 5 (1986).

Appeals to the Supreme Court under the provisions of the Employment Security Law are reviewed de novo on the record. Smith v. Sorensen, 222 Neb. 599, 386 N.W.2d 5 (1986).

The Employment Security Law provides one avenue of judicial appeal when the dispute concerns benefit liability and another when the dispute concerns contribution liability. Northern Messenger v. Sorensen, 218 Neb. 846, 359 N.W.2d 787 (1984).

The Employment Security Law provides one avenue of judicial appeal when the dispute concerns benefit liability and another when the dispute concerns contribution liability. Northern Messenger v. Sorensen, 218 Neb. 846, 359 N.W.2d 787 (1984).

The state, by its Legislature, has extensively entered the field of labor. Midwest Employers Council, Inc. v. City of Omaha, 177 Neb. 877, 131 N.W.2d 609 (1964).

The state, by its Legislature, has extensively entered the field of labor. Midwest Employers Council, Inc. v. City of Omaha, 177 Neb. 877, 131 N.W.2d 609 (1964).

A compensable claim for benefits under the unemployment compensation act must have some relation to, or connection with, the employment which employee has lost. Woodmen of the World Life Ins. Soc. v. Olsen, 141 Neb. 776, 4 N.W.2d 923 (1942).

A compensable claim for benefits under the unemployment compensation act must have some relation to, or connection with, the employment which employee has lost. Woodmen of the World Life Ins. Soc. v. Olsen, 141 Neb. 776, 4 N.W.2d 923 (1942).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-1997 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-1997
View Statute 44-1997
Status: in_force

(1) No title insurer may charge any rates regulated by the state after September 13, 1997, except in accordance with the premium rate schedule and manual filed with and approved by the director in accordance with applicable statutes and rules and regulations governing rate filings.

(2) The director may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations, including rules and regulations providing statistical plans, for use by all title insurers and title insurance agents in the recording and reporting of revenue, loss, and expense experience in such form and detail as is necessary to aid him or her in the establishment of rates and fees.

(3) The director may require that the information provided under this section be verified by oath of the title insurer's or title insurance agent's president, vice president, secretary, or actuary, as applicable. The director may further require that the information required under this section be subject to an audit conducted by an independent certified public accountant. The director shall have the authority to establish a minimum threshold level at which an audit would be required.

(4) Information filed with the director relating to the experience of a particular title insurance agent shall be kept confidential unless the director finds it in the public interest to disclose the information required of title insurers or title insurance agents under this section.

Laws 1997, LB 53, § 20.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-733 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-733
View Statute 31-733
Status: in_force

Within thirty days after the district court has declared the district a public corporation, the trustees appointed by the court shall meet and elect one of their number chairperson and one of their number clerk of the district. Except as otherwise provided, the board shall (1) adopt a seal, bearing the name of the district, (2) keep a record of all of its proceedings which shall be open to inspection by all owners of real estate in the district, (3) have the power to pass all necessary ordinances, orders, rules, and regulations for the necessary conduct of its business and to carry into effect the objects for which the sanitary and improvement district was formed, and (4) have authority to appoint, employ, and pay an engineer or firm of engineers, an attorney, a fiscal agent, and such clerical help as may be needed, who shall each be removable at the pleasure of the board or administrator. The clerk of the board shall be paid a salary not to exceed twelve hundred dollars per year. Upon the appointment of an administrator for the district pursuant to sections 31-771 to 31-780 , the authority of the trustees to exercise the powers granted in this section shall be suspended, except that the board shall continue in existence and the administrator shall periodically, but not less frequently than monthly, report to the board in writing on all decisions and actions taken by the administrator in managing the affairs of the district. The administrator shall, during the period of his or her appointment, possess exclusive authority to exercise the powers and duties conferred in sections 31-727 to 31-770 . Each trustee shall be paid fifteen dollars for each meeting of the board which he or she attends, except that each trustee shall be paid for no more than twelve meetings in each calendar year. Each trustee shall be allowed reimbursement for mileage as provided in section 81-1176 .

Laws 1949, c. 78, § 7, p. 198;

Laws 1982, LB 868, § 3;

Laws 1994, LB 501, § 2;

Laws 1995, LB 470, § 3.

The board of trustees of a sanitary and improvement district has power to contract for fiscal and financial services in connection with the issuance and sale of its bonds and warrants. Hayes v. Sanitary & Improvement Dist. No. 194, 196 Neb. 653, 244 N.W.2d 505 (1976).

The board of trustees of a sanitary and improvement district has power to contract for fiscal and financial services in connection with the issuance and sale of its bonds and warrants. Hayes v. Sanitary & Improvement Dist. No. 194, 196 Neb. 653, 244 N.W.2d 505 (1976).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-3969 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-3969
2-3969
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, only milk and milk products from approved sources with an appropriate permit issued by the department or a similar regulatory authority of another state shall be sold to the final consumer or to restaurants, soda fountains, grocery stores, or similar establishments.

(2) In an emergency, the sale of pasteurized milk and milk products which have not been graded or the grade of which is unknown may be authorized by the regulatory agency, in which case such milk and milk products shall be labeled as ungraded.

(3) Milk and cream produced by farmers exclusively for sale at the farm directly to customers for consumption and not for resale shall be exempt from the Nebraska Milk Act.

(4) If the permit of a Grade A milk producer is suspended for sanitary or milk quality violations, the producer may market milk, for manufacturing purposes only, for an interim period not to exceed sixty days with the approval of the department, if the milk meets the criteria of manufacturing grade milk.

Laws 1980, LB 632, § 3;

Laws 1986, LB 900, § 3;

Laws 1997, LB 201, § 3;

R.S.1943, (1997), § 2-3903;

Laws 2007, LB111, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-414 — NE Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-414
View Statute 50-414
Status: in_force

The recommendations of the council shall be completed and made public at least thirty days prior to any regular session of the Legislature at which such recommendations are to be submitted. A copy of said recommendations shall be mailed to the address of each member of the Legislature, to each elective state officer, and to the State Library.

Laws 1937, c. 118, § 10, p. 424;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 50-510;

R.S.1943, § 50-414.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-3122 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-3122
38-3122
Status: in_force

A person who needs to obtain the required one year of supervised postdoctoral experience in psychology pursuant to subdivision (2) of section 38-3114 shall obtain a provisional license to practice psychology. An applicant for a provisional license to practice psychology shall:

(1) Have a doctoral degree from an institution of higher education in a program of graduate study in professional psychology that meets the standards of accreditation adopted by the American Psychological Association or its equivalent. If the program is not accredited by the American Psychological Association, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide evidence of equivalence. Any applicant from a program that does not meet such standards shall present a certificate of retraining from a program of respecialization that does meet such standards;

(2) Have completed one year of supervised professional experience in an internship as provided in subdivision (2) of section 38-3114 ;

(3) Apply prior to beginning the year of registered supervised postdoctoral experience; and

(4) Submit to the department:

(a) An official transcript showing proof of a doctoral degree in psychology from an institution of higher education;

(b) A certified copy of the applicant's birth certificate or other evidence of having attained the age of nineteen years; and

(c) A registration of supervisory relationship pursuant to section 38-3116 .

Laws 1999, LB 366, § 1;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,206.32;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 1056.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1319 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-1319
View Statute 28-1319
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of interfering with picketing if, acting separately or with others, he interferes with any picketing not described as mass picketing in section 28-1318 , except that this provision shall not apply to duly qualified peace officers or to court action.

(2) Interfering with picketing is a Class III misdemeanor. Each violation shall constitute a separate offense.

Laws 1977, LB 38, § 303.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2605 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-2605
38-2605
Status: in_force

(1) The practice of optometry means one or a combination of the following:

(a) The examination of the human eye to diagnose, treat, or refer for consultation or treatment any abnormal condition of the human eye, ocular adnexa, or visual system;

(b) The employment of instruments, devices, pharmaceutical agents, and procedures intended for the purpose of investigating, examining, diagnosing, treating, managing, or correcting visual defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye, ocular adnexa, or visual system;

(c) The prescribing and application of lenses, devices containing lenses, prisms, contact lenses, ophthalmic devices, orthoptics, vision training, pharmaceutical agents, and prosthetic devices to correct, relieve, or treat defects or abnormal conditions of the human eye, ocular adnexa, or visual system;

(d) The dispensing and sale of a contact lens, including a cosmetic or plano contact lens or a contact lens containing an ocular pharmaceutical agent which an optometrist is authorized by law to prescribe and which is classified by the federal Food and Drug Administration as a drug;

(e) The ordering of procedures and laboratory tests rational to the diagnosis or treatment of conditions or diseases of the human eye, ocular adnexa, or visual system; and

(f) The removal of superficial eyelid, conjunctival, and corneal foreign bodies.

(2) The practice of optometry does not include the use of surgery, the use of laser surgery, or the treatment of infantile/congenital glaucoma, which means the condition is present at birth.

Laws 1927, c. 167, § 111, p. 487;

C.S.1929, § 71-1601;

R.S.1943, § 71-1,133;

Laws 1979, LB 9, § 1;

Laws 1986, LB 131, § 1;

Laws 1987, LB 116, § 1;

Laws 1993, LB 429, § 2;

Laws 1998, LB 369, § 1;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-1,133;

Laws 2007, LB236, § 20;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 877;

Laws 2010, LB849, § 6;

Laws 2014, LB526, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-2605 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-2605
View Statute 71-2605
Status: in_force

The members of the State Board of Health shall receive the sum of twenty dollars per diem, while actually engaged in the business of the board, and shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as provided in sections 81-1174 to 81-1177 .

Laws 1953, c. 335, § 11, p. 1103;

Laws 1981, LB 204, § 123;

Laws 2020, LB381, § 63.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-405 — NE Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-405
View Statute 53-405
Status: in_force

It shall be a complete defense in any action brought under the Minor Alcoholic Liquor Liability Act that the intoxication did not contribute to the negligent conduct.

Laws 2007, LB573, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-250 — NE Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16-250
View Statute 16-250
Status: in_force

A city of the first class may construct or repair sidewalks, sewers, and drains on any highway in the city, construct or repair iron railings or gratings for areaways, cellars, or entrances to basements of buildings, and levy a special assessment on lots or parcels of land fronting on such sidewalk, waterway, highway, or alley to pay the expense of such improvements, to be assessed as a special assessment. Unless a majority of the owners of the property subject to assessment for such improvements petition the city council to make the improvements, such improvements shall not be made until three-fourths of all the members of the city council, by vote, assent to the making of the improvements, which vote, by yeas and nays, shall be entered of record.

Laws 1901, c. 18, § 48, VI, p. 246;

Laws 1907, c. 13, § 1, p. 110;

R.S.1913, § 4866;

C.S.1922, § 4034;

C.S.1929, § 16-251;

R.S.1943, § 16-250;

Laws 2015, LB361, § 19;

Laws 2016, LB704, § 46.

Manner of assessment, see section 16-666 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 59-1742 — NE Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59-1742
View Statute 59-1742
Status: in_force

Every seller-assisted marketing plan contract shall set forth in at least ten-point type or equivalent size if handwritten, the following:

(1) The terms and conditions of payment including the initial payment, additional payments, and downpayment required;

(2) A full and detailed description of the acts or services the seller will undertake to perform for the purchaser;

(3) The seller's principal business address and the name and address of its agent in the State of Nebraska authorized to receive service of process;

(4) The business form of the seller, whether a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or otherwise;

(5) The delivery date or, when the contract provides for a staggered delivery of items to the purchaser, the approximate delivery date of those products, equipment, or supplies the seller is to deliver to the purchaser to enable the purchaser to begin or maintain his or her business and whether the products, equipment, or supplies are to be delivered to the purchaser's home or business address or are to be placed or caused to be placed by the seller at locations owned or managed by persons other than the purchaser;

(6) A complete description of the nature of the buy-back or security arrangement, if the seller has represented orally or in writing when selling or leasing, soliciting, or offering a seller-assisted marketing plan that there is a buy-back or that the initial payment is secured; and

(7) A statement which accurately sets forth a purchaser's right to void the contract under the circumstances and in the manner set forth in sections 59-1752 to 59-1755 .

Laws 1979, LB 180, § 42;

Laws 1993, LB 121, § 382.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2147 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2147
View Statute 38-2147
Status: in_force

(1) The department, with the recommendation of the board, shall issue multistate licenses to practice social work as provided in the Social Worker Licensure Compact.

(2) The department shall establish and collect fees for issuance of a multistate license as provided in sections 38-151 to 38-157 .

(3) A person holding a multistate authorization to practice in Nebraska issued by another state under the Social Worker Licensure Compact may engage in the practice of social work in Nebraska as authorized pursuant to such compact.

(4) The board may approve, and the department may adopt and promulgate, rules and regulations as necessary to carry out this section.

Laws 2024, LB932, § 7.

Social Worker Licensure Compact, see section 38-4501 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-1205 — NE Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-1205
View Statute 45-1205
Status: in_force

Except as provided in section 45-1204 , if a periodic or final payment to (1) a contractor is delayed by more than thirty days after receipt of a properly submitted periodic or final payment request by the owner or owner's representative or (2) a subcontractor is delayed by more than ten days after receipt of a periodic or final payment by the contractor or subcontractor, then the remitting owner, contractor, or subcontractor shall pay the contractor or subcontractor interest due until such amount is paid, beginning on the day following the payment due date at the rate of one percent per month or a pro rata fraction thereof on the unpaid balance. Interest is due under this section only after the person charged the interest has been notified of the provisions of this section by the contractor or subcontractor. Acceptance of progress payments or a final payment shall release all claims for interest on such payments.

Laws 2010, LB552, § 5;

Laws 2014, LB961, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-327.12 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-327.12
View Statute 28-327.12
Status: in_force

(1) In the event that any portion of section 28-327 is enjoined and subsequently upheld, the statute of limitations for filing a civil suit under section 28-327 shall be tolled during the period for which the injunction is pending and for two years thereafter.

(2) Nothing in section 28-327 shall be construed as defining a standard of care for any medical procedure other than an induced abortion.

(3) A violation of subdivision (4), (5), or (6) of section 28-327 shall not provide grounds for any criminal action or disciplinary action against or revocation of a license to practice medicine and surgery pursuant to the Uniform Credentialing Act.

Laws 2010, LB594, § 11.

Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 54-1711 — NE Code / Chapter 54 / Section 54-1711
View Statute 54-1711
Status: in_force

Any livestock dealer who violates any of the provisions of sections 54-1701 to 54-1711 or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or any order of the department after such order has become final or upon termination of any review proceeding where the order has been sustained by a court of law, shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. Each day of continued violation shall constitute a separate offense.

Laws 1969, c. 447, § 11, p. 1498;

Laws 1977, LB 39, § 46.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-639 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-639
View Statute 71-639
Status: in_force

The department shall evaluate all evidence submitted for amendments to vital records and when it finds reason to question its validity or adequacy it may reject the amendment and shall advise the applicant of the reasons for this action.

Laws 1971, LB 245, § 6;

Laws 1997, LB 307, § 164;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 439.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2801 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-2801
View Statute 25-2801
Status: in_force

Each county court shall have a Small Claims Department which shall be designated the Small Claims Court.

Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 21;

Laws 1984, LB 13, § 13;

R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-521.

Small claims court is a department of county court, and as such, small claims court does not have general equity jurisdiction. Scherbak v. Kissler, 245 Neb. 10, 510 N.W.2d 318 (1994).

Small claims court is a department of county court, and as such, small claims court does not have general equity jurisdiction. Scherbak v. Kissler, 245 Neb. 10, 510 N.W.2d 318 (1994).

In an appeal to the district court from the Small Claims Court, a party has the right to appear by his own counsel. Simon v. Lieberman, 193 Neb. 321, 226 N.W.2d 781 (1975).

In an appeal to the district court from the Small Claims Court, a party has the right to appear by his own counsel. Simon v. Lieberman, 193 Neb. 321, 226 N.W.2d 781 (1975).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-924 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-924
View Statute 31-924
Status: in_force

Where the cleaning involves a road ditch or a ditch or watercourse that is crossed by a county or township bridge or culvert, the board, in its discretion, may provide for the use of county road funds for installation and maintenance of such bridge or culvert or to assist therein.

Laws 1959, c. 132, § 24, p. 492.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2202 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-2202
View Statute 43-2202
Status: in_force

For purposes of sections 43-2201 to 43-2209 :

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

(2) Family finding means the process described in section 43-2203 ;

(3) Family member means:

(a) A person related to a child by blood, adoption, or affinity within the fifth degree of kinship;

(b) A stepparent;

(c) A stepsibling;

(d) The spouse, widow, widower, or former spouse of any of the persons described in subdivisions (a) through (c) of this subdivision; and

(e) Any individual who is a primary caretaker or trusted adult in a kinship home and who, as a primary caretaker, has lived with the child or, as a trusted adult, has a preexisting, significant relationship with the child;

(4) Kinship home means a home in which a child receives foster care and at least one of the primary caretakers has previously lived with or is a trusted adult that has a preexisting, significant relationship with the child;

(5) Provider means an organization providing services as a child-placing agency; and

(6) Service area means a geographic area administered by the department and designated pursuant to section 81-3116 .

Laws 2015, LB243, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-154.01 — NE Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68-154.01
View Statute 68-154.01
Status: in_force

(1) Any individual applying for general assistance who has completed a county-approved vocational, rehabilitation, or job training program within two years prior to the date of such application or who refuses or fails to participate in such a program may be required to participate in a county-approved community service program. Any employable recipient who has completed such a vocational, rehabilitation, or job training program and continues to be unemployed for a period of three calendar months from the date of completing such program may be required to participate in such a community service program.

(2) No individual who is a single parent and has legal custody of his or her child under six years of age shall be required to perform community service. No individual shall be required to participate in a county-approved community service program unless he or she has first been given the opportunity to participate in a county-approved vocational, rehabilitation, or job training program.

(3) The maximum number of hours of community service required of each employable recipient shall be determined by dividing the amount of his or her general assistance received in the calendar month by the federal minimum hourly wage. No individual shall be required to perform community service for more than eight hours in any one day or more than sixteen hours in one week.

(4) No individual required to perform community service pursuant to this section shall be denied general assistance for failure to participate in a county-approved community service program through no fault of his or her own.

Laws 1991, LB 227, § 5.