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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-6917.01 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-6917.01
View Statute 44-6917.01
Status: in_force

(1) Health carriers shall provide written certification of creditable coverage to individuals in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The certification of creditable coverage shall be provided:

(a) At the time an individual ceases to be covered under the health benefit plan or otherwise becomes covered under a COBRA continuation provision;

(b) In the case of an individual who becomes covered under a COBRA continuation provision, at the time the individual ceases to be covered under that provision; and

(c) At the time a request is made on behalf of an individual if the request is made not later than twenty-four months after the date of cessation of coverage described in subdivision (2)(a) or (b) of this section, whichever is later.

(3) Health carriers may provide the certification of creditable coverage required under subdivision (2)(a) of this section at a time consistent with notices required under any applicable COBRA continuation provision.

(4) The certificate of creditable coverage required to be provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall contain:

(a) Written certification of the period of creditable coverage of the individual under the health benefit plan and the coverage, if any, under the applicable COBRA continuation provision; and

(b) The waiting period, if any, and, if applicable, affiliation period imposed with respect to the individual for any coverage under the health benefit plan.

(5) To the extent medical care under a group health plan consists of group health insurance coverage, the plan is deemed to have satisfied the certification requirement under subsection (1) of this section if the health carrier offering the coverage provides for certification in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.

(6)(a) If an individual enrolls in a group health plan that uses the alternative method of counting creditable coverage pursuant to subdivision (6)(c) of section 44-6916 and the individual provides a certificate of coverage that was provided to the individual pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, on request of the group health plan, the entity that issued the certification to the individual promptly shall disclose to the group health plan information on the classes and categories of health benefits available under the entity's health benefit plan.

(b) The entity providing the information pursuant to subdivision (6)(a) of this section may charge the requesting group health plan the reasonable cost of disclosing the information.

Laws 2002, LB 1139, § 47.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 53-103.38 — NE Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53-103.38
View Statute 53-103.38
Status: in_force

Spirits means any beverage which contains alcohol obtained by distillation, mixed with water or other substance in solution. Spirits includes brandy, rum, whiskey, gin, or other spirituous liquors and such liquors when rectified, blended, or otherwise mixed with alcohol or other substances. Spirits does not include flavored malt beverages.

Laws 2010, LB861, § 46;

Laws 2012, LB824, § 5.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-2410 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-2410
View Statute 18-2410
Status: in_force

Municipality shall mean (1) any city or village incorporated under the laws of this state, any equivalent entity incorporated under the laws of another state, or any separate municipal utility which has autonomous control and was established by such a city, village, or equivalent entity or by the citizens thereof for the purpose of providing electric energy for such municipality, (2) any public entity organized under Chapter 70, article 6, and incorporated under the laws of this state for the sole purpose of providing wholesale electric energy to a single municipality which is incorporated under the laws of this state, or (3) any agency primarily comprised of municipalities.

Laws 1981, LB 132, § 10;

Laws 1987, LB 324, § 3;

Laws 2003, LB 165, § 7;

Laws 2007, LB199, § 1;

Laws 2020, LB858, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-6608 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-6608
View Statute 44-6608
Status: in_force

The Insurance Fraud Act does not:

(1) Preempt the authority or relieve the duty of any other law enforcement agency to investigate, examine, and prosecute suspected violations of law;

(2) Prevent or prohibit a person from voluntarily disclosing any information concerning insurance fraud to any law enforcement agency;

(3) Limit any of the powers granted elsewhere by the laws of this state to the Director of Insurance or the Department of Insurance to investigate and examine possible violations of law and to take appropriate action; or

(4) Limit any of the powers granted elsewhere by the laws of this state to the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court to investigate and examine possible violations of law and to take appropriate action.

Laws 1995, LB 385, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-2929 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-2929
View Statute 21-2929
Status: in_force

In order to commence business, a limited cooperative association shall have two or more patron members, except that a limited cooperative association may have only one member if the member is an entity organized under the Nebraska Limited Cooperative Association Act, the Nonstock Cooperative Marketing Act, or sections 21-1301 to 21-1339 .

Laws 2007, LB368, § 29;

Laws 2008, LB848, § 5.

Cooperative corporations, see section 21-1301 et seq.

Cooperative farm land companies, see section 21-1333 et seq.

Nonstock Cooperative Marketing Act, see section 21-1401 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-506 — NE Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21-506
View Statute 21-506
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and subject to sections 21-507 and 21-508 , the operating agreement of a series limited liability company governs:

(1) the internal affairs of a protected series, including:

(A) relations among any associated members of the protected series;

(B) relations among the protected series and:

(i) any associated member;

(ii) the protected-series manager; or

(iii) any protected-series transferee;

(C) relations between any associated member and:

(i) the protected-series manager; or

(ii) any protected-series transferee;

(D) the rights and duties of a protected-series manager;

(E) governance decisions affecting the activities and affairs of the protected series and the conduct of those activities and affairs; and

(F) procedures and conditions for becoming an associated member or protected-series transferee;

(2) relations among the protected series, the company, and any other protected series of the company;

(3) relations between:

(A) the protected series, its protected-series manager, any associated member of the protected series, or any protected-series transferee of the protected series; and

(B) a person in the person’s capacity as:

(i) a member of the company which is not an associated member of the protected series;

(ii) a protected-series transferee or protected-series manager of another protected series; or

(iii) a transferee of the company.

(b) If the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act restricts the power of an operating agreement to affect a matter, the restriction applies to a matter under the Nebraska Uniform Protected Series Act in accordance with section 21-508 .

(c) If law of this state other than the Nebraska Uniform Protected Series Act imposes a prohibition, limitation, requirement, condition, obligation, liability, or other restriction on a limited liability company, a member, manager, or other agent of the company, or a transferee of the company, except as otherwise provided in law of this state other than the Nebraska Uniform Protected Series Act, the restriction applies in accordance with section 21-508 .

(d) Except as otherwise provided in section 21-507 , if the operating agreement of a series limited liability company does not provide for a matter described in subsection (a) of this section in a manner permitted by the Nebraska Uniform Protected Series Act, the matter is determined in accordance with the following rules:

(1) To the extent the Nebraska Uniform Protected Series Act addresses the matter, the Nebraska Uniform Protected Series Act governs.

(2) To the extent the Nebraska Uniform Protected Series Act does not address the matter, the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act governs the matter in accordance with section 21-508 .

Laws 2018, LB1121, § 7.

Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, see section 21-101 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 58-227 — NE Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58-227
View Statute 58-227
Status: in_force

Of the six public members first appointed to the authority, three shall be appointed to terms of office expiring on January 15, 1985, and the remaining three to terms of office expiring on January 15, 1987. All subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years. Vacancies in the public membership of the authority shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the Governor. Each member shall hold office for the term of his or her appointment and until his or her successor shall have been appointed and qualified. Any public member shall be eligible for reappointment. Any public member may be removed from office for incompetency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office by the Governor or by an affirmative vote by any six members of the authority.

Laws 1983, LB 626, § 27.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-6402 — NE Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44-6402
View Statute 44-6402
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Insurance Coverage Act, the definitions found in sections 44-6403 to 44-6407 shall apply.

Laws 1986, LB 573, § 2;

R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-572;

Laws 1994, LB 1074, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 24-713.01 — NE Code / Chapter 24 / Section 24-713.01
View Statute 24-713.01
Status: in_force

Every claim and demand under the Judges Retirement Act and against the retirement system or the board shall be forever barred unless the action is brought within two years of the time at which the claim accrued.

Laws 1996, LB 1076, § 11;

Laws 2004, LB 1097, § 19.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-1095.01 — NE Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68-1095.01
View Statute 68-1095.01
Status: in_force

The Long-Term Care Partnership Program is established. The program shall be administered by the Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with federal requirements on state long-term care partnership programs. In order to implement the program, the department shall file a state plan amendment with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services pursuant to the requirements set forth in 42 U.S.C. 1396p(b), as such section existed on March 1, 2006.

Laws 2006, LB 965, § 7;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 272.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-724 — NE Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-724
45-724
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an applicant for a mortgage banker license or registration shall file with the department a surety bond in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars, furnished by a surety company authorized to do business in the State of Nebraska. The surety bond also shall cover all mortgage loan originators who are employees or independent agents of the applicant. The bond shall be for the use of the State of Nebraska and any Nebraska resident who may have claims or causes of action against the applicant or against an individual who is a mortgage loan originator employed by, or in an independent agent relationship with, the applicant. Submission of a rider to an existing bond indicating that the required coverage is outstanding and evidencing the beneficiaries required in this subsection shall satisfy the requirements of this section. The bond or a substitute bond shall remain in effect during all periods of licensing or registration.

(2) Upon filing of the mortgage report of condition required by section 45-726 , a mortgage banker licensee or registrant shall maintain or increase its surety bond to reflect the total dollar amount of the closed residential mortgage loans originated or serviced in this state in the preceding calendar year in accordance with the following table. A licensee or registrant may decrease its surety bond in accordance with the following table if the surety bond required is less than the amount of the surety bond on file with the department.

Dollar Amount of Closed or Serviced Residential Mortgage Loans Surety Bond Required $0.00 to $5,000,000.00 $100,000.00 $5,000,000.01 to $10,000,000.00 $125,000.00 $10,000,000.01 to $25,000,000.00 $150,000.00 Over $25,000,000.00 $200,000.00

(3) Should the department determine that a mortgage banker licensee or registrant does not maintain a surety bond in the amount required by subsection (2) of this section, the department shall give written notification to the mortgage banker licensee or registrant requiring him, her, or it to increase the surety bond within thirty days to the amount required by subsection (2) of this section.

(4) At any time the director may require the filing of a new or supplemental bond in the form as provided in subsection (1) of this section if he or she determines that the bond filed under subsection (1) or (2) of this section is exhausted or is inadequate for any reason, including the financial condition of the licensee, the registrant, or the applicant for a license or registration. The new or supplemental bond shall not exceed one million dollars.

Laws 1989, LB 272, § 12;

Laws 1993, LB 217, § 2;

Laws 2003, LB 218, § 6;

Laws 2006, LB 876, § 31;

R.S.Supp.,2008, § 45-709;

Laws 2009, LB328, § 9;

Laws 2010, LB892, § 8;

Laws 2025, LB251, § 29.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-604 — NE Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28-604
View Statute 28-604
Status: in_force

(1) Whoever, with knowledge that it is forged and with intent to deceive or harm, possesses any forged instrument covered by section 28-602 or 28-603 commits criminal possession of a forged instrument.

(2) Criminal possession of a forged instrument prohibited by section 28-602 is a Class IV felony.

(3) Criminal possession of a forged instrument prohibited by section 28-603 , the amount or value of which is five thousand dollars or more, is a Class IV felony.

(4) Criminal possession of a forged instrument prohibited by section 28-603 , the amount or value of which is one thousand five hundred dollars or more but less than five thousand dollars, is a Class I misdemeanor.

(5) Criminal possession of a forged instrument prohibited by section 28-603 , the amount or value of which is five hundred dollars or more but less than one thousand five hundred dollars, is a Class II misdemeanor.

(6) Criminal possession of a forged instrument prohibited by section 28-603 , the amount or value of which is less than five hundred dollars, is a Class III misdemeanor.

(7) For the purpose of determining the class of penalty for criminal possession of a forged instrument prohibited by section 28-603 , the amounts or values of more than one such forged instrument may be aggregated in the indictment or information if such forged instruments were part of the same scheme or course of conduct which took place within a sixty-day period and within one county. Such amounts or values shall not be aggregated into more than one offense.

Laws 1977, LB 38, § 126;

Laws 2003, LB 17, § 8;

Laws 2009, LB155, § 14;

Laws 2015, LB605, § 33.

Where the evidence offered no rational basis for convicting defendant of what he claimed to be the "lesser-included" offense of criminal possession of forged instrument, trial court did not err in refusing requested instruction. State v. Ebert, 212 Neb. 629, 324 N.W.2d 812 (1982).

Where the evidence offered no rational basis for convicting defendant of what he claimed to be the "lesser-included" offense of criminal possession of forged instrument, trial court did not err in refusing requested instruction. State v. Ebert, 212 Neb. 629, 324 N.W.2d 812 (1982).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-143 — NE Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68-143
View Statute 68-143
Status: in_force

Any person becoming chargeable as a poor person in this state shall be chargeable as such in the county in which he or she has established a legal settlement as defined in section 68-115 .

Laws 1983, LB 604, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-392 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-392
View Statute 60-392
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, registration may be renewed annually in a manner designated by the department and upon payment of the same fee as provided for the original registration. On making an application for renewal, the registration certificate for the preceding registration period or renewal notice or other evidence designated by the department shall be presented with the application. A person may renew an annual registration up to thirty days prior to the date of expiration.

(2) The certificate of registration and license plates issued by the department shall be valid during the registration period for which they are issued, and when validation decals issued pursuant to section 60-3,101 have been affixed to the license plates, the plates shall also be valid for the registration period designated by such validation decals. If a person renews an annual registration up to thirty days prior to the date of expiration, the registration shall be valid for such time period as well.

(3) The registration period for motor vehicles and trailers required to be registered as provided in section 60-362 shall expire on the first day of the month one year from the month of issuance, and renewal shall become due on such day and shall become delinquent on the first day of the following month.

(4) Subsections (1) through (3) of this section do not apply to dealer's license plates, repossession plates, and transporter plates as provided in sections 60-373 , 60-375 , 60-378 , and 60-379 , which plates shall be issued for a calendar year.

(5)(a) This subsection applies beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2029.

(b) For any registration issued pursuant to subsections (1) through (4) of this section, a person may opt to register for an annual period or for a multiyear period of two or three years.

(c) At the time of registration renewal for a multiyear period, fees and taxes shall be paid for each year of the multiyear renewal including the fees provided for in sections 60-3,141 and 60-3,156 .

(6) The registration period for apportioned vehicles as provided in section 60-3,198 shall be renewed monthly, quarterly, or annually at the discretion of the director. Such registration period expires on the last day of the registration period and renewal is delinquent on the first day of the second full month following such expiration date. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish a staggered registration system for apportioned vehicles registered pursuant to section 60-3,198 , including the collection of eighteen or fewer months of registration fees.

Laws 2005, LB 274, § 92;

Laws 2006, LB 789, § 1;

Laws 2022, LB750, § 15;

Laws 2025, LB97, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-1708 — NE Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43-1708
View Statute 43-1708
Status: in_force

Employee or payee shall mean any person who is compensated by or receives income from an employer or other payor, regardless of how such income is denominated.

Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 7, § 28;

Laws 1991, LB 457, § 21;

Laws 1993, LB 523, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-627.01 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-627.01
View Statute 71-627.01
Status: in_force

Whenever a decree of adoption is entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Nebraska, as to a child born in another state, the judge of the court in which such decree is entered shall, on forms to be furnished by the department, notify the agency having authority to issue adoptive birth certificates in the state in which such child was born for the purpose of securing the issuance of an adoptive birth certificate from the state of birth.

Laws 1961, c. 342, § 3, p. 1094;

Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 539;

Laws 1997, LB 307, § 158;

Laws 2007, LB296, § 432.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-431 — NE Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48-431
View Statute 48-431
Status: in_force

If elevating machines or hoisting apparatus are used within a building in the course of construction for the purpose of lifting materials to be used in such construction, the contractors or owners shall cause the shafts or openings in each floor to be enclosed or fenced in on all sides by a substantial barrier or railing at least eight feet in height. Any hoisting machines or engines used in such building construction shall, where practicable, be set up or placed on the ground, and where it is necessary in the construction of such building to place such hoisting machine or engine on some floor above the ground floor, such machine or engine must be properly secured and supported with a foundation capable of safely sustaining twice the weight of such machine or engine. If a building in course of construction is five stories or more in height, no material needed for such construction shall be hoisted or lifted over public streets or alleys unless such street or alley shall be barricaded from use by the public. The chief officer in any city or village charged with the enforcement of local building laws and ordinances, shall cooperate with the Department of Labor in enforcing the provisions of sections 48-425 to 48-435 .

Laws 1911, c. 65, § 7, p. 293;

R.S.1913, § 3608;

Laws 1919, c. 190, tit. IV, art. IV, § 27, p. 565;

C.S.1922, § 7708;

C.S.1929, § 48-427;

R.S.1943, § 48-431.