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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-1008 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-1008
View Statute 46-1008
Status: in_force

Every district incorporated under sections 46-1001 to 46-1020 shall:

(1) Have perpetual succession, subject to dissolution as provided by such sections;

(2) In all cases be presumed to have been legally organized when it shall have exercised the franchises and privileges of a district for the term of one year;

(3) Have the power of eminent domain to acquire land or interests in land within the district for the uses and purposes provided in this section;

(4) Be empowered to sue and be sued;

(5) Be capable of contracting and being contracted with;

(6) Be authorized and empowered to hold such real and personal property as may come into its possession by will, gift, purchase, or otherwise, as authorized by law;

(7) Have power to construct, install, maintain, and operate such ponds, reservoirs, pipelines, wells, check dams, pumping installations, or other facilities for the storage, transportation, or utilization of water and such appurtenant structures and equipment as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of its organization;

(8) Have power to transfer water within the district pursuant to sections 46-2,127 to 46-2,129 ;

(9) Have power to cooperate with and enter into such agreements as deemed necessary with the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture or his or her duly authorized representative and shall have power to accept such financial or other aid which the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture is empowered to give pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq., or amendments thereto; and

(10) Have power to borrow money for the financing of the cost of the construction or purchase of any project or projects necessary to carry out the purposes for which such district was organized and to execute notes and mortgages in evidence thereof with interest, or combined interest and mortgage insurance charges. Any district shall have the same power to borrow money for the refinancing of any such project or projects. Any such loan may be secured by any or all of the physical assets owned by the district, including easements and rights-of-way, except that no district organized under sections 46-1001 to 46-1020 shall have any power or authority to levy any taxes whatsoever.

Laws 1967, c. 279, § 8, p. 751;

Laws 1971, LB 514, § 1;

Laws 1972, LB 1042, § 1;

Laws 1975, LB 492, § 1;

Laws 1995, LB 99, § 20.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-191 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 38-191
38-191
Status: in_force

If a credential holder fails to appear, either in person or by counsel, at the time and place designated in the notice required by section 38-189 , the director, after receiving satisfactory evidence of the truth of the charges, shall order the credential revoked or suspended or shall take any or all of the other appropriate disciplinary measures authorized by section 38-196 against the credential.

Laws 1927, c. 167, § 55, p. 468;

C.S.1929, § 71-610;

R.S.1943, § 71-156;

Laws 1976, LB 877, § 4;

Laws 1986, LB 286, § 54;

Laws 1986, LB 579, § 46;

Laws 1994, LB 1210, § 34;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 385;

R.S.1943, (2003), § 71-156;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 309;

Laws 2007, LB463, § 91.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 58-231 — NE Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-231
View Statute 58-231
Status: in_force

The members of the authority shall appoint an executive director who shall be an employee but not a member of the authority and who shall serve at the pleasure of the members and receive compensation fixed by the members. The executive director shall serve as the ex officio secretary of the authority, shall administer, manage, and direct the affairs and activities of the authority in accordance with the policies and under the control and direction of the members, and shall approve all accounts for salaries, allowable expenses of the authority or of any employee or consultant thereof, and expenses incidental to the operation of the authority. The executive director may, to the extent he or she deems it advisable, establish such divisions within the authority as necessary to carry out the public purposes of the authority. He or she shall perform such other duties as may be directed by the members in carrying out the purposes of the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority Act.

Laws 1983, LB 626, § 31;

Laws 1991, LB 253, § 33.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-306 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-306
View Statute 21-306
Status: in_force

Upon the delivery of the biennial report required under section 21-304 to the Secretary of State, it shall be the duty of every foreign corporation doing business in this state to pay to the Secretary of State an occupation tax each even-numbered calendar year beginning January 1 and become due and assessable on March 1 of that year and become delinquent if not paid by April 15 of each even-numbered year. The occupation tax shall be measured by the property employed by the foreign corporation in the conduct of its business in this state. For such purpose the property shall consist of the sum total of the actual value of all real estate and personal property employed in this state by such foreign corporation in the transaction of its business. The occupation tax to be paid by such foreign corporation shall be based upon the sum so determined and shall be considered the capital stock of such foreign corporation in this state for the purpose of the occupation tax. The schedule of payment shall be double the occupation tax set forth in section 21-303 , or any amendments thereto, except that the occupation tax shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars, and the Secretary of State, or any person deputized by the Secretary of State, shall have authority to investigate and obtain information from such corporation or any state, county, or city official. Such officers are authorized by this section to furnish such information to the Secretary of State, or anyone deputized by the Secretary of State, in order to determine all facts and give effect to the collection of the occupation tax.

Laws 1913, c. 240, § 6, p. 749;

R.S.1913, § 766;

C.S.1922, § 684;

C.S.1929, § 24-1706;

Laws 1933, c. 32, § 1, p. 212;

Laws 1935, c. 47, § 1, p. 172;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 24-1706;

R.S.1943, § 21-306;

Laws 1955, c. 63, § 4, p. 203;

Laws 1965, c. 87, § 2, p. 353;

Laws 1967, c. 101, § 6, p. 313;

Laws 1969, c. 124, § 4, p. 571;

Laws 1982, LB 928, § 9;

Laws 2002, LB 989, § 3;

Laws 2003, LB 524, § 6;

Laws 2014, LB749, § 243.

Occupation tax of foreign corporation is computed upon basis of paid-up capital stock employed in this state. State ex rel. J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. v. Marsh, 117 Neb. 832, 223 N.W. 126 (1929).

Occupation tax of foreign corporation is computed upon basis of paid-up capital stock employed in this state. State ex rel. J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. v. Marsh, 117 Neb. 832, 223 N.W. 126 (1929).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-3201 — NE Code / Chapter 24 / Section 30-3201
30-3201
Status: in_force

Except as may be otherwise provided in section 8-318 , or otherwise provided by law or by the instrument creating the fiduciary relationship involved, each and every trustee, guardian, conservator, executor, or administrator, whether appointed by the courts of this state, or acting under authority other than a court appointment, having funds for investment shall comply with the prudent investor rule set forth in sections 30-3883 to 30-3889 .

Laws 1933, c. 64, § 1, p. 299;

Laws 1935, c. 68, § 1, p. 245;

Laws 1937, c. 60, § 1, p. 237;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 27-601;

Laws 1943, c. 66, § 1, p. 242;

R.S.1943, § 24-601;

Laws 1945, c. 56, § 1, p. 243;

Laws 1947, c. 79, § 1, p. 248;

Laws 1953, c. 67, § 2, p. 213;

Laws 1955, c. 82, § 1, p. 238;

Laws 1959, c. 263, § 9, p. 931;

Laws 1963, c. 134, § 1, p. 505;

Laws 1965, c. 113, § 1, p. 438;

Laws 1975, LB 481, § 8;

R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-601;

Laws 1997, LB 54, § 18;

Laws 2003, LB 130, § 134.

Inherent jurisdiction of district court over trusts conferred by the Constitution is not affected by this section. John A. Creighton Home v. Waltman, 140 Neb. 3, 299 N.W. 261 (1941).

Inherent jurisdiction of district court over trusts conferred by the Constitution is not affected by this section. John A. Creighton Home v. Waltman, 140 Neb. 3, 299 N.W. 261 (1941).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-307 — NE Code / Chapter 69 / Section 69-307
View Statute 69-307
Status: in_force

The department, upon the joint recommendation of the Board of Pharmacy, Board of Optometry, and Board of Medicine and Surgery, may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations for enforcement of the Mail Order Contact Lens Act.

Laws 2001, LB 398, § 92.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-713.03 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-713.03
View Statute 28-713.03
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations consistent with Laws 2020, LB1061, and shall revoke any rules and regulations inconsistent with Laws 2020, LB1061, by July 1, 2021.

(2) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding (a) the maximum time allowed between receiving a report of child abuse or neglect and an assigned caseworker making contact with the affected family, (b) the maximum amount of time between receipt of a report and the completion of an assessment or investigation, (c) the transfer of cases from alternative response to traditional response, (d) the criteria and process to be used by the Review, Evaluate, and Decide Team, and (e) the process used to accept and categorize reports, including the operation of the hotline established under section 28-711 .

(3) The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations describing the process for non-court-involved cases, the right of any child, parent, kin caregiver, or relative caregiver to an administrative appeal of any department action or inaction in a non-court-involved case, and the process for finding that a child is seriously endangered.

Laws 2020, LB1061, § 7.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 2-263 — NE Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2-263
2-263
Status: in_force

In all cases when county agricultural societies neglect for two years to hold a county fair or cease to exist, in any county where payments have been made for real estate or improvements upon such real estate for the use of a county agricultural society, then all such real estate and improvements shall vest in fee simple in the county, and the district court of the county, upon proof thereof, shall, upon petition of the county board, make a proper decree vesting the title of such property in the county.

Laws 1879, § 15, p. 401;

Laws 1905, c. 1, § 1, p. 51;

R.S.1913, § 11;

C.S.1922, § 11;

C.S.1929, § 2-206;

Laws 1931, c. 2, § 1, p. 58;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 2-206;

R.S.1943, § 2-209;

R.S.1943, (1991), § 2-209;

Laws 1997, LB 469, § 14.

Upon dissolution of society under this section, only the real estate purchased and improvements made by money paid out of county treasury vest in the county. Owen v. Main, 92 Neb. 258, 138 N.W. 154 (1912).

Upon dissolution of society under this section, only the real estate purchased and improvements made by money paid out of county treasury vest in the county. Owen v. Main, 92 Neb. 258, 138 N.W. 154 (1912).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-1221 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-1221
View Statute 14-1221
Status: in_force

The proceeds of any revenue bonds issued by a city of the metropolitan class pursuant to section 14-1217 shall be deposited in the first instance with the city treasurer and thereafter with such depositories as the bridge commission shall direct and the city council shall approve, shall be secured in such manner and to such extent as the city council and the bridge commission shall require, shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of such bridges and costs incident to such bridges, and shall be drawn upon over the signatures of the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the bridge commission and the secretary and treasurer of the bridge commission, and under such further restrictions, if any, as the city council may provide. If the face amount of such bonds, less any discount on the sale of such bonds, shall exceed such cost, the surplus shall be paid into such funds provided for the payment of the principal and interest of such bonds.

Laws 1929, c. 176, § 10, p. 620;

C.S.1929, § 14-1210;

Laws 1931, c. 27, § 2, p. 109;

C.S.Supp.,1941, § 14-1210;

R.S.1943, § 14-1221;

Laws 2022, LB800, § 254.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 39-1622 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 39-1622
View Statute 39-1622
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the road improvement district shall, in addition to its other powers, levy a special assessment to the extent of special benefits conferred the cost of such portion of such improvements as are local improvements upon property found specially benefited thereby which shall be a lien as provided by section 39-1614 when properly levied and certified as required by sections 39-1601 to 39-1636 . The board of trustees of such district may find the remainder of the cost of such improvements made are of general benefit to the district and the costs thereof shall be paid from taxes levied against all the property in the district in the manner provided for by subsection (1) of section 39-1621 .

Laws 1957, c. 155, art. III, § 22, p. 534;

Laws 1959, c. 182, § 1, p. 663;

Laws 2015, LB361, § 54.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1910 — NE Code / Chapter 47 / Section 50-1910
50-1910
Status: in_force

(1) At the request of the Inspector General, and after receiving prior approval by a majority vote of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council, the Legislative Oversight Committee may issue subpoenas in connection with a specific inquiry or investigation undertaken pursuant to the Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System Act to compel the production of records and information and sworn testimony or other evidence relevant to such inquiry or investigation. The committee shall vote to determine whether to issue a subpoena within ten days after receipt of the request.

(2) When authorized to issue subpoenas under this section, the committee may require any employees of the department or any owners, operators, managers, supervisors, and employees of private agencies to provide the records or information requested within thirty days after the request, except as otherwise provided for in the subpoena, or to appear at a hearing on the date set in the subpoena.

(3) Litigation to compel or quash compliance with the authority exercised pursuant to this section shall be advanced on the trial docket and heard and decided by the court as quickly as possible. The court shall issue its decision no later than twenty days after the filing of the application or petition or a motion to quash, whichever is filed first. Either party may appeal to the Court of Appeals within ten days after a decision is rendered.

(4) The district court of Lancaster County has jurisdiction over all litigation arising under this section. In all such litigation, the executive board shall provide for legal representation for the committee.

(5) In case of disobedience on the part of any employees of the department or any owners, operators, managers, supervisors, and employees of private agencies to comply with any subpoena issued pursuant to this section, the committee shall vote on whether to find the person in contempt or to find that the failure to comply was not willful.

(6) If the committee finds a person in contempt as provided in subsection (5) of this section, the committee may, by application or petition to the district court of Lancaster County, request that the court compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from such court. The application or petition shall be filed by the chairperson of the committee.

(7) A person required to provide information under this section shall be paid the same fees and travel allowances and shall be accorded the same privileges and immunities as are extended to witnesses in the district courts of this state and shall also be entitled to have counsel present while being questioned. Any fees associated with counsel present under this section shall not be the responsibility of the office or the Legislative Council.

Laws 2015, LB598, § 10;

R.S.1943, (2021), § 47-910;

Laws 2025, LB298, § 54.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1564 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1564
View Statute 71-1564
Status: in_force

(1) The commission is hereby charged with the administration of the provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Standards for Modular Housing Units Act. The commission may adopt, amend, alter, or repeal general rules and regulations of procedure for carrying out and administering the provisions of such act in regard to (a) the issuance of seals, (b) the submission of plans and specifications of modular housing units, (c) the obtaining of statistical data respecting the manufacture and sale of modular housing units, and (d) the prescribing of means, methods, and practices to make effective such provisions. In adopting such rules and regulations, the commission may require that plans and specifications of modular housing units submitted to the commission be prepared and submitted only by a Nebraska architect or professional engineer.

(2) A person intending to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or lease a modular housing unit in the State of Nebraska shall submit plans, specifications, and a compliance assurance program in accordance with the act and shall be charged for engineering services of the commission provided for performing the review of such initial submittal at a rate of not less than fifteen dollars per hour and not more than sixty dollars per hour based upon sixty hours of review time as determined annually by the commission after published notice and a hearing.

Laws 1976, LB 248, § 10;

Laws 1984, LB 822, § 10;

Laws 1992, LB 1019, § 68;

Laws 1997, LB 622, § 100;

Laws 1998, LB 1073, § 98;

Laws 2008, LB797, § 10.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 58-217 — NE Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-217
View Statute 58-217
Status: in_force

Mortgage shall mean a mortgage deed, deed of trust, or other instrument securing a mortgage loan and constituting a lien on real property held in fee simple or on a leasehold under a lease having a remaining term at the time such mortgage is acquired of not less than the term for repayment of the mortgage loan secured by such mortgage which is improved by residential housing.

Laws 1983, LB 626, § 17;

Laws 1991, LB 253, § 20.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 57-218 — NE Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57-218
View Statute 57-218
Status: in_force

The governing board of all lands of the State of Nebraska, except the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, and the governing board of all cities, towns, counties, public power districts, school districts and all other governmental subdivisions of the State of Nebraska are respectively authorized and empowered to lease lands under their control for oil and gas exploration and development.

Laws 1943, c. 163, § 1, p. 578;

R.S.1943, § 57-218.

Cities may enter into oil and gas leases. Belgum v. City of Kimball, 163 Neb. 774, 81 N.W.2d 205 (1957).

Cities may enter into oil and gas leases. Belgum v. City of Kimball, 163 Neb. 774, 81 N.W.2d 205 (1957).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 8-3024 — NE Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8-3024
View Statute 8-3024
Status: in_force

A digital asset depository is authorized to carry on one or more of the following digital asset business activities:

(1) Provide digital asset and cryptocurrency custody services. Such custody services shall not be provided for a digital asset or cryptocurrency unless the digital asset or cryptocurrency was:

(a) Initially offered for public trade more than six months prior to the date of the custody services; or

(b) Created or issued by any bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or building and loan association organized under the laws of this state or organized under the laws of the United States to do business in this state;

(2) Issue stablecoins and hold deposits at a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured financial institution which has a main-chartered office in this state, any branch thereof in this state, or any branch of the financial institution which maintained a main-chartered office in this state prior to becoming a branch of such financial institution that serves as reserves for stablecoins; and

(3) Use independent node verification networks and stablecoins for payment activities.

Laws 2021, LB649, § 24;

Laws 2022, LB707, § 30.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-1127 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-1127
View Statute 48-1127
Status: in_force

The inclusion of military or veteran status as a protected class in the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act and sections 23-2525 , 23-2531 , and 23-2541 :

(1) Is not intended to duplicate or mirror the protections offered by the federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, 38 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.;

(2) Does not require an employer or other covered entity to treat a servicemember who is absent from work differently than an individual who is not a servicemember;

(3) Does not prohibit the granting of special benefits to veterans or servicemembers on an otherwise nondiscriminatory basis; and

(4) Does not prohibit veterans' preference programs.

Laws 2025, LB150, § 91.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 9-435 — NE Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9-435
View Statute 9-435
Status: in_force

Any person in this state, including any law enforcement official, who has cause to believe that (1) any licensed organization, (2) any employee or agent of such licensed organization, (3) any person acting in concert with such licensed organization, or (4) any person in connection with a lottery or raffle has engaged in or is engaging in any conduct in violation of the Nebraska Lottery and Raffle Act or has aided or is aiding another in any conduct in violation of such act may commence a civil action in any district court of this state.

Laws 1986, LB 1027, § 156.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 31-531 — NE Code / Chapter 31 / Section 31-531
View Statute 31-531
Status: in_force

Such enlarged district shall have the power of eminent domain under the same conditions as the original sanitary drainage district. Such enlarged district may borrow money for corporate purposes and issue bonds therefor, but it shall not become indebted in any manner to an amount exceeding one and four-tenths percent of the taxable valuation of the property in the district for county purposes. Before incurring any indebtedness, the question shall be submitted to the certified voters of the district in the manner provided by law for submitting the question of bond issue by the county for internal improvements.

Laws 1919, c. 240, § 8, p. 1002;

C.S.1922, § 1887;

C.S.1929, § 31-625;

R.S.1943, § 31-531;

Laws 1969, c. 51, § 94, p. 332;

Laws 1979, LB 187, § 137;

Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 124;

Laws 2001, LB 420, § 25.

Issuance of bonds by county for internal improvements, see section 10-401 et seq.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2208 — NE Code / Chapter 38 / Section 38-2208
View Statute 38-2208
Status: in_force

License, for purposes of discipline, includes the multistate licensure privilege to practice granted by the Nurse Licensure Compact. If the multistate licensure privilege is restricted due to disciplinary action by the home state, the department may, upon request by the individual, grant the authority to practice in this state.

Laws 2007, LB463, § 764.

Nurse Licensure Compact, see sections 71-1795 to 71-1795.02 .