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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2213 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2213
View Statute 38-2213
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to July 1, 2026, the board shall consist of eight registered nurse members, two licensed practical nurse members, and two public members. The registered nurses on the board shall be from the following areas: (a) One practical nurse educator; (b) one associate degree or diploma nurse educator; (c) one baccalaureate nurse educator; (d) two nursing service administrators; (e) two staff nurses; and (f) one advanced practice registered nurse.

(2) Beginning July 1, 2026, the board shall consist of ten registered nurse members, two licensed practical nurse members, and three public members. The registered nurses on the board shall be from the following areas: (a) One practical nurse educator; (b) one associate degree or diploma nurse educator; (c) one baccalaureate nurse educator; (d) one nursing service administrator; (e) two staff nurses; and (f) four advanced practice registered nurses.

(3) The State Board of Health shall attempt to ensure that the membership of the Board of Nursing is representative of acute care, long-term care, and community-based care. A minimum of three and a maximum of five members shall be appointed from each congressional district, and each member shall have been a bona fide resident of the congressional district from which he or she is appointed for a period of at least one year prior to the time of the appointment of such member.

Laws 1953, c. 245, § 4(1), p. 838;

Laws 1955, c. 272, § 3, p. 856;

Laws 1959, c. 320, § 2, p. 1171;

Laws 1961, c. 338, § 1, p. 1059;

Laws 1961, c. 282, § 4, p. 825;

Laws 1975, LB 422, § 4;

Laws 1987, LB 473, § 22;

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 37;

Laws 1993, LB 375, § 1;

Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 15;

Laws 1995, LB 563, § 11;

Laws 1996, LB 414, § 4;

Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 15;

Laws 2002, LB 1062, § 21;

Laws 2005, LB 256, § 25;

R.S.Supp.,2006, § 71-1,132.07;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 769;

Laws 2025, LB346, § 16.

For limits and designations of congressional districts, see section 32-504 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-205 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-205
9-205
Status: in_force

Bingo occasion shall mean a single gathering or session at which a bingo game or series of successive bingo games are played.

Laws 1978, LB 351, § 5;

Laws 1984, LB 949, § 4;

R.S.Supp.,1984, § 9-128;

Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 6.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-1771 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-1771
View Statute 21-1771
Status: in_force

(1) Unless the credit union has been audited by a certified public accountant, the supervisory committee shall make or cause to be made a comprehensive annual audit of the books and affairs of the credit union. It shall submit a report of each annual audit to the board of directors and a summary of that report to the members at the next annual meeting of the credit union.

(2) The supervisory committee shall make or cause to be made such supplementary audits, examinations, and verifications of members' accounts as it deems necessary or as are required by the director or the board of directors and shall submit reports of these supplementary audits to the board of directors.

(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department for cause from requiring a credit union to obtain a qualified opinion audit conducted by a certified public accountant and paid for by the credit union.

Laws 1996, LB 948, § 71.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-4204 — NE Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-4204
View Statute 29-4204
Status: in_force

The audiovisual communication system and the facilities for an audiovisual court appearance shall:

(1) Operate so that the detainee or prisoner and the judge or magistrate can see each other simultaneously and converse with each other verbally and documents can be transmitted between the judge or magistrate and the detainee or prisoner;

(2) Operate so that the detainee or prisoner and his or her counsel, if any, are both physically in the same location during the audiovisual court appearance; or if the detainee or prisoner and his or her counsel are in different locations, operate so that the detainee or prisoner and counsel can communicate privately and confidentially and be allowed to confidentially transmit papers back and forth; and

(3) Be at locations conducive to judicial proceedings. Audiovisual court proceedings may be conducted in the courtroom, the judge's or magistrate's chambers, or any other location suitable for audiovisual communications. The locations shall be sufficiently lighted for use of the audiovisual equipment. The location provided for the judge or magistrate to preside shall be accessible to the public and shall be operated so that interested persons have an opportunity to observe the proceeding.

Laws 1999, LB 623, § 4;

Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 23;

Laws 2009, LB90, § 1.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1504.01 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-1504.01
View Statute 38-1504.01
Status: in_force

Hearing instrument specialist means a person who engages in the practice of ordering the use and fitting of hearing instruments.

Laws 2025, LB332, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 58-210.01 — NE Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-210.01
View Statute 58-210.01
Status: in_force

Environmental hazard shall mean any contamination of the air, water, or land surface or subsurface caused by any substance adversely affecting human health or safety, if such substance has been declared hazardous by a federal or state statute, rule, or regulation.

Laws 1989, LB 706, § 5;

Laws 1991, LB 253, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1145 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-1145
38-1145
Status: in_force

(1) Permits issued for the administration of general anesthesia or deep sedation, moderate sedation, or minimal sedation pursuant to the Dentistry Practice Act shall be valid until March 1 of the next odd-numbered year after issuance. A permit issued for the administration of general anesthesia prior to July 1, 2016, shall remain valid subject to the Dentistry Practice Act until March 1 of the next odd-numbered year, and it may be renewed subject to the Dentistry Practice Act as a general anesthesia or deep sedation permit. A permit issued for the administration of parenteral sedation prior to July 1, 2016, shall remain valid subject to the Dentistry Practice Act until March 1 of the next odd-numbered year, and it may be renewed subject to the Dentistry Practice Act as a moderate sedation permit.

(2) The department, with the recommendation of the board, shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to define criteria for the reevaluation of credentials, facilities, equipment, dental hygienists, and dental assistants and procedures of a previously qualified dentist to renew his or her permit for each subsequent renewal.

Laws 1986, LB 438, § 11;

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 34;

Laws 1999, LB 800, § 10;

Laws 2003, LB 242, § 38;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-193.31;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 478;

Laws 2015, LB80, § 15.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-727 — NE Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24-727
View Statute 24-727
Status: in_force

The Supreme Court shall by rule provide for procedure under sections 24-709 , 24-712 , and 24-715 to 24-728 before the Commission on Judicial Qualifications, the masters, and the Supreme Court.

Laws 1967, c. 141, § 13, p. 434;

Laws 1981, LB 475, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-4703 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-4703
View Statute 43-4703
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Nebraska Strengthening Families Act:

(1) Age or developmentally appropriate means activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for a child of the same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate for a child, based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical for an age or age group and, in the case of a specific child, activities or items that are suitable for the child based on the developmental stages attained by the child with respect to the cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities of the child;

(2) Caregiver means a foster parent with whom a child in foster care has been placed or a designated official for a child-care institution in which a child in foster care has been placed;

(3) Child-care institution has the definition found in 42 U.S.C. 672(c), as such section existed on January 1, 2016, and also includes the definition of residential child-caring agency as found in section 71-1926 ;

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

(5) Foster family home has the definition found in 42 U.S.C. 672(c), as such section existed on January 1, 2017, and also includes the definition as found in section 71-1901 ;

(6) Probation means the Office of Probation Administration; and

(7) Reasonable and prudent parent standard means the standard characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety, and best interest of a child while at the same time encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child that a caregiver shall use when determining whether to allow a child in foster care under the responsibility of the state to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.

Laws 2016, LB746, § 3;

Laws 2017, LB225, § 10.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 12-805 — NE Code / Chapter 12 / Section 12-805
View Statute 12-805
Status: in_force

The county board shall expend money from the general fund of the county for the care and maintenance of each abandoned or neglected cemetery. Such amount shall not exceed one thousand dollars per cemetery in a calendar year. Such care and maintenance may include the repair or building of fences and annual spraying for the control of weeds and brush.

Laws 1931, c. 40, § 1, p. 135;

Laws 1933, c. 36, § 1, p. 237;

Laws 1939, c. 28, § 5, p. 146;

Laws 1941, c. 48, § 2, p. 236;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 26-105;

Laws 1943, c. 57, § 1(9), p. 226;

R.S.1943, § 23-113;

Laws 1949, c. 35, § 1, p. 128;

Laws 1973, LB 277, § 1;

Laws 1974, LB 608, § 1;

C.S.Supp.,1974, § 23-113;

Laws 2001, LB 280, § 1;

Laws 2008, LB995, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1905 — NE Code / Chapter 19 / Section 18-1905
18-1905
Status: in_force

The assistant inspectors shall receive a salary in an amount to be determined by the city council or village board of trustees. The members of the plumbing board, not ex officio members, shall be paid an amount to be determined by the city council or village board of trustees. No meeting of the plumbing board shall be held at any time, except on the call of the chairperson of such board. All salaries shall be paid out of the general fund of the city or village, where the plumbing board is located, the same as other city or village officers are paid. Vouchers for the same shall be duly certified by the chairperson and secretary of such plumbing board to the city council, city manager, or village board of trustees.

Laws 1901, c. 21, § 13, p. 325;

R.S.1913, § 5278;

C.S.1922, § 4501;

C.S.1929, § 19-305;

R.S.1943, § 19-305;

Laws 1955, c. 54, § 2, p. 176;

Laws 1961, c. 57, § 5, p. 212;

Laws 1973, LB 103, § 3;

Laws 2021, LB163, § 123.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1550 — NE Code / Chapter 25 / Section 25-1550
View Statute 25-1550
Status: in_force

Every surety of any sheriff or other officer may be made a party to the judgment rendered as aforesaid, against the sheriff or other officer, by action, to be commenced and prosecuted as in other cases. But the goods and chattels, lands and tenements of any such surety shall not be liable to be taken on execution, when sufficient goods and chattels, lands and tenements of the sheriff or other officer, against whom execution may be issued, can be found to satisfy the same. Nothing herein contained shall prevent either party from proceeding against such sheriff or other officer by attachment, at his election.

R.S.1867, Code § 518, p. 483;

R.S.1913, § 8097;

C.S.1922, § 9033;

C.S.1929, § 20-1551;

R.S.1943, § 25-1550.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 58-516 — NE Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-516
View Statute 58-516
Status: in_force

Bonds of a contracting public body shall be authorized by resolution of its governing body and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, be payable upon demand or mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium, as such resolution, its trust indenture, or mortgage may provide.

Laws 1995, LB 830, § 16.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-916 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-916
View Statute 71-916
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Health and Human Services shall provide appropriate training to members and alternate members of each mental health board and shall consult with consumer and family advocacy groups in the development and presentation of such training. Members and alternate members shall be reimbursed for any actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending such training in a manner and amount determined by the presiding judge of the district court. No person shall remain on a mental health board or be eligible for appointment or reappointment as a member or alternate member of such board unless he or she has attended and satisfactorily completed such training pursuant to rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department.

(2) The department shall provide the mental health boards with blanks for warrants, certificates, and other forms and printed copies of applicable rules and regulations of the department that will enable the boards to carry out their powers and duties under the Nebraska Mental Health Commitment Act or the Sex Offender Commitment Act.

Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 36;

Laws 2006, LB 1199, § 35;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 461.

Sex Offender Commitment Act, see section 71-1201 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 37-405 — NE Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37-405
View Statute 37-405
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall provide for the issuance of permits to hunt, fish, or harvest fur. Application for such permits shall be made to the commission or its agents and shall contain such information as may be prescribed by the commission. All applications for permits shall include the applicant's last four digits of his or her social security number. A permit shall authorize the person to whom it is issued to hunt, fish, or harvest fur-bearing animals as provided by the Game Law during the period for which the permit is issued.

(2) If the holder of a hunting permit is a hunter of migratory game birds, he or she shall be required to declare himself or herself as such and provide information regarding his or her migratory game bird hunting activity to the commission. Documentation of such a declaration shall be made on the hunting permit or a separate document which shall become a part of the permit. Costs to the commission of implementing such declaration and documentation and for participation in a federal program designed to obtain survey information on migratory bird hunting activity shall be funded from the State Game Fund. For purposes of this subsection, migratory bird has the definition found in 50 C.F.R. part 10, subpart B, section 10.12, and migratory game bird has the definition found in 50 C.F.R. part 20, subpart B, section 20.11(a).

(3)(a) All permits shall expire at midnight on December 31 in the year for which the permit is issued, except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b) of this subsection and sections 37-415 , 37-420 , and 37-421 .

(b) The commission may issue multiple-year permits to hunt, fish, or harvest fur. The permits shall expire at midnight on December 31 in the last year for which the permit is valid.

(c) A multiple-year permit issued to a resident of Nebraska shall not be made invalid by reason of the holder subsequently residing outside of Nebraska.

(4) A person who is hunting, fur harvesting, or fishing shall present evidence of having a permit immediately upon demand to any officer or person whose duty it is to enforce the Game Law. Any person hunting, fishing, or fur harvesting in this state without such evidence shall be deemed to be without such permit.

(5) The commission shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out this section.

Laws 1929, c. 112, II, § 2, p. 409;

C.S.1929, § 37-202;

Laws 1935, c. 84, § 1, p. 274;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 37-202;

Laws 1943, c. 94, § 2, p. 322;

R.S.1943, § 37-202;

Laws 1947, c. 131, § 1, p. 373;

Laws 1975, LB 79, § 1;

Laws 1979, LB 434, § 1;

Laws 1981, LB 72, § 3;

Laws 1985, LB 224, § 1;

Laws 1989, LB 34, § 4;

Laws 1997, LB 173, § 2;

Laws 1997, LB 752, § 86;

R.S.Supp.,1997, § 37-202;

Laws 1998, LB 922, § 115;

Laws 1999, LB 176, § 18;

Laws 2003, LB 305, § 5;

Laws 2011, LB41, § 3;

Laws 2016, LB745, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 29-2248 — NE Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29-2248
View Statute 29-2248
Status: in_force

The association shall:

(1) Encourage development and implementation of uniform criteria for sentencing criminals;

(2) Participate in planning and presenting institutes and seminars for all judges in this state who sentence criminals or juveniles to discuss problems related to sentencing criminals or juveniles;

(3) Participate in planning and presenting orientation programs for new judges, such programs to include discussions of sentencing alternatives, procedures, and purposes;

(4) Visit from time to time correctional facilities of this state;

(5) Encourage creation and development of community resources of value to the probation system;

(6) Conduct such other programs of whatever nature of interest to its members;

(7) Exercise all powers and perform all duties necessary and proper to carry out its responsibilities; and

(8) Participate in planning and presenting institutes and seminars for all county employees who work in the judicial branch of government.

Laws 1971, LB 680, § 3;

Laws 1979, LB 536, § 2;

Laws 2001, LB 489, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3853 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-3853
View Statute 30-3853
Status: in_force

(UTC 601) The capacity required to create, amend, revoke, or add property to a revocable trust, or to direct the actions of the trustee of a revocable trust, is the same as that required to make a will.

Laws 2003, LB 130, § 53.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-1006 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-1006
View Statute 38-1006
Status: in_force

Apprentice salon means a cosmetology salon licensed under the Cosmetology, Electrology, Esthetics, Nail Technology, and Body Art Practice Act to serve as the site for the teaching of any or all of the practices of cosmetology to apprentices.

Laws 1986, LB 318, § 6;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-345;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 268.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1757 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-1757
View Statute 18-1757
Status: in_force

(1) The fire chief or head official of the fire department, fire inspectors as may be designated by such fire chief or head official, or inspectors charged with the enforcement of fire, health, safety, and building or construction codes of a city of the metropolitan class, city of the primary class, or city of the first class shall have the authority, after being trained by a certified law enforcement officer in the policies and procedures for issuance of citations, to issue citations for violations of fire, health, safety, and building or construction codes (a) that constitute infractions or violations of city ordinances, (b) that are violations of the fire, health, safety, or building or construction code that the official or inspector issuing the citation is charged with enforcing, and (c) in which the circumstances do not pose a danger to the official or inspector.

(2) If a city of the second class or village has adopted and is enforcing a fire, health, safety, or building or construction code, the fire chief or head official of the fire department, fire inspectors designated by such fire chief or head official, or such inspectors charged with the enforcement of the fire, health, safety, or building or construction code shall have the authority, after being trained by a certified law enforcement officer in the policies and procedures for issuance of citations, to issue citations for violations of fire, health, safety, or building or construction codes (a) that constitute infractions or violations of city or village ordinances, (b) that are violations of the fire, health, safety, or building or construction code that the official or inspector issuing the citation is charged with enforcing, and (c) where the circumstances do not pose a danger to the official or inspector.

(3) A citation issued under this section shall be equivalent to and have the same legal effect as a citation issued in lieu of arrest or continued custody by a peace officer if the citation and procedures utilized meet the requirements of sections 29-422 to 29-429 . The citation shall be on the same form prescribed under section 29-423 . Failure to appear or comply with a citation issued under this section shall be punishable in the same manner as provided in section 29-426 . An official or inspector issuing a citation under this section shall not have authority to take a person into custody or detain a person under this section or section 29-427 .

Laws 1998, LB 109, § 1;

R.S.Supp.,2004, § 19-4801;

Laws 2006, LB 1175, § 3;

Laws 2021, LB163, § 117.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2940 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-2940
View Statute 43-2940
Status: in_force

(1) Mediation of cases under the Parenting Act shall be governed by uniform standards of practice adopted by the State Court Administrator. In adopting the standards of practice, the State Court Administrator shall consider standards developed by recognized associations of mediators and attorneys and other relevant standards governing mediation and other dispute resolution processes of proceedings for the determination of parenting plans or dissolution of marriage. The standards of practice shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(a) Provision for the best interests of the child and the safeguarding of the rights of the child in regard to each parent, consistent with the act;

(b) Facilitation of the transition of the family by detailing factors to be considered in decisions concerning the child's future;

(c) The conducting of negotiations in such a way as to address the relationships between the parties, considering safety and the ability to freely negotiate and make decisions; and

(d) Provision for a specialized alternative dispute resolution process in cases where any of the conditions specified in subsection (1) of section 43-2939 exist.

(2) Mediation under the Parenting Act shall be conducted in private.

Laws 2007, LB554, § 21.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-604 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 13-604
13-604
Status: in_force

It shall be lawful for any municipality and for any county to spend its own revenue and other available resources, including funds received under Title I of the federal State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-512 , 23 U.S.C. chapter 24), or any successor act thereto, for any purpose for which other revenue may be lawfully expended including the following:

(1) Ordinary and necessary maintenance and operating expenses for (a) public safety, including law enforcement, fire protection, and building code enforcement; (b) environmental protection, including sewage disposal, sanitation and pollution abatement; (c) public transportation, including transit systems for streets and roads; (d) health; (e) recreation; (f) libraries; (g) social services as defined in section 68-1202 ; and (h) financial administration; and

(2) Ordinary and necessary capital expenditures authorized by law.

Laws 1975, LB 345, § 1;

Laws 1978, LB 519, § 1;

R.S.1943, (1983), § 18-1735.