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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-527 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-527
View Statute 46-527
Status: in_force

If the Chief Water Officer finds that no petition has been signed and presented in conformity with the Reclamation Act, or that the material facts are not as set forth in the petition filed, the Chief Water Officer shall dismiss the proceedings and adjudge the costs against the signers of the petition in such proportion as the Chief Water Officer shall deem just and equitable. No appeal or writ of error shall lie from an order dismissing the proceeding. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the filing of a subsequent petition or petitions for similar improvements or for a similar reclamation district, and the right to so renew such proceeding is hereby expressly granted and authorized.

Laws 1947, c. 173, § 7(9), p. 531;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 162.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3530 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-3530
23-3530
Status: in_force

Whenever the formation of a local hospital district is desired, a petition stating (1) the name of the proposed district, (2) the location of the hospital to be maintained by such proposed district, and (3) the territory to be included within it, which territory should be contiguous, may be presented to the county board of the county in which the land or a greater portion of the land in the proposed district is situated. Such petitions shall be signed by at least ten percent of the resident freeholders whose names appear on the current tax schedules in the office of the county assessor and who appear to reside within the suggested boundaries of the proposed district. The minimum taxable valuation of all taxable property within such proposed district shall be eight million six hundred thousand dollars. Parts of a voting precinct may be included in the proposed district.

Laws 1959, c. 83, § 2, p. 375;

Laws 1963, c. 115, § 1, p. 458;

Laws 1965, c. 103, § 1, p. 426;

Laws 1979, LB 187, § 108;

R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.21;

Laws 1992, LB 719A, § 115.

County board in which the land or greater portion of land in proposed district is appropriate tribunal to determine if lands have been properly included. Syfie v. Tri-County Hospital Dist., 186 Neb. 478, 184 N.W.2d 398 (1971).

County board in which the land or greater portion of land in proposed district is appropriate tribunal to determine if lands have been properly included. Syfie v. Tri-County Hospital Dist., 186 Neb. 478, 184 N.W.2d 398 (1971).

Harm from fractionating territories of counties under this section insufficient to constitute violation of Article I, section 25, or Article VIII, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska. Shadbolt v. County of Cherry, 185 Neb. 208, 174 N.W.2d 733 (1970).

Harm from fractionating territories of counties under this section insufficient to constitute violation of Article I, section 25, or Article VIII, section 1, Constitution of Nebraska. Shadbolt v. County of Cherry, 185 Neb. 208, 174 N.W.2d 733 (1970).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 57-239 — NE Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57-239
View Statute 57-239
Status: in_force

The Tax Commissioner shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of sections 57-235 to 57-239 . The Tax Commissioner shall also prescribe necessary forms for the implementation of sections 57-235 to 57-239 .

Laws 1981, LB 59, § 5;

Laws 2000, LB 968, § 19;

Laws 2007, LB334, § 8.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-3102 — NE Code / Chapter 18 / Section 18-3102
View Statute 18-3102
Status: in_force

For purposes of the Municipal Custodianship for Dissolved Homeowners Associations Act, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) Common area means lot or outlot within a plat or subdivision of real property including the improvements thereon owned or otherwise maintained, cared for, or administered by the homeowners association for the common use, benefit, and enjoyment of its members;

(2) Homeowners association means a nonprofit corporation duly incorporated under the laws of the State of Nebraska for the purpose of enforcing the restrictive covenants established upon the real property legally described in the articles of incorporation which is located within the corporate limits of a municipality, each member of which is an owner of a lot located within the plat or subdivision and, by virtue of membership or ownership of a lot, is obligated to pay costs for the administration, maintenance, and care of the common area within the plat or subdivision. Homeowners association includes associations of residential homeowners, nonresidential property owners, or both;

(3) Lot means any designated parcel of land located within a plat or subdivision to be separately owned, used, developed, or built upon;

(4) Member means an owner that is qualified to be a member of a homeowners association by virtue of ownership of a lot covered by the property described in the declaration and articles of incorporation of a homeowners association dissolved under section 21-19,138 ;

(5) Municipality means any city or incorporated village of this state;

(6) Owner means the owner of a lot within the plat or subdivision, but does not include a person who has an interest in a lot solely as security for an obligation; and

(7) Real property means the real property described in the articles of incorporation which is located within or to be located within a plat or subdivision approved by a municipality and which is subject to restrictive covenants to be enforced by the homeowners association and filed of record in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the real property is located.

Laws 2015, LB304, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-305 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-305
View Statute 60-305
Status: in_force

All-terrain vehicle means any motorized off-highway vehicle which (1) is fifty inches or less in width, (2) travels on three or more nonhighway tires, and (3) is designed for operator use only with no passengers or is specifically designed by the original manufacturer for the operator and one passenger. All-terrain vehicles which have been modified or retrofitted with after-market parts to include additional equipment not required by sections 60-6,357 and 60-6,358 shall not be registered under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, nor shall such modified or retrofitted vehicles be eligible for registration in any other category of vehicle defined in the act.

Laws 2005, LB 274, § 5;

Laws 2014, LB814, § 5;

Laws 2025, LB98, § 3.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-638 — NE Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60-638
View Statute 60-638
Status: in_force

Motor vehicle shall mean every self-propelled land vehicle, not operated upon rails, except bicycles, mopeds, self-propelled chairs used by persons who are disabled, and electric personal assistive mobility devices.

Laws 1993, LB 370, § 134;

Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 451;

Laws 2015, LB95, § 12.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 68-152 — NE Code / Chapter 68 / Section 68-152
View Statute 68-152
Status: in_force

A county may develop, establish, and implement vocational, rehabilitation, job training, and community service programs for employable recipients.

Laws 1990, LB 422, § 2;

Laws 1991, LB 227, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-602 — NE Code / Chapter 39 / Section 60-602
60-602
Status: in_force

The purposes and policies of the Nebraska Rules of the Road are:

(1) To make more uniform highway traffic laws between states;

(2) To educate drivers so that they can develop instinctive habits resulting in safer emergency reactions;

(3) To educate drivers and pedestrians of all ages to more readily understand each other's responsibilities and privileges when all obey the same rules;

(4) To promote economic savings by relieving congestion and confusion in traffic;

(5) To increase the efficiency of streets and highways by the application of uniform traffic control devices;

(6) To reduce the huge annual loss of life and property which occurs on Nebraska's highways; and

(7) To assist traffic law enforcement by encouraging voluntary compliance with law through uniform rules.

Laws 1973, LB 45, § 1;

R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-601;

Laws 1993, LB 370, § 98.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 46-649 — NE Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46-649
View Statute 46-649
Status: in_force

The Chief Water Officer may adopt and promulgate all rules and regulations necessary or desirable to secure compliance with the Municipal and Rural Domestic Ground Water Transfers Permit Act.

Laws 1963, c. 276, § 12, p. 832;

Laws 2000, LB 900, § 186;

Laws 2025, LB317, § 186.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 32-504 — NE Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32-504
View Statute 32-504
Status: in_force

(1) Based on the 2020 Census of Population by the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, the State of Nebraska is hereby divided into three districts for electing Representatives in the Congress of the United States, and each district shall be entitled to elect one representative.

(2) The numbers and boundaries of the districts are designated and established by maps identified and labeled as maps CONG21-39002 , CONG21-39002-1 , CONG21-39002-2 , and CONG21-39002-3 , filed with the Clerk of the Legislature, and incorporated by reference as part of Laws 2021, LB1, One Hundred Seventh Legislature, First Special Session.

(3)(a) The Clerk of the Legislature shall transfer possession of the maps referred to in subsection (2) of this section to the Secretary of State on October 1, 2021.

(b) When questions of interpretation of district boundaries arise, the maps referred to in subsection (2) of this section in possession of the Secretary of State shall serve as the indication of the legislative intent in drawing the district boundaries.

(c) Each election commissioner or county clerk shall obtain copies of the maps referred to in subsection (2) of this section for the election commissioner's or clerk's county from the Secretary of State.

(d) The Secretary of State shall also have available for viewing on his or her website the maps referred to in subsection (2) of this section identifying the boundaries for the districts.

Laws 1994, LB 76, § 100;

Laws 2001, LB 851, § 1;

Laws 2011, LB704, § 1;

Laws 2021, First Spec. Sess., LB1, § 1.

This act does not violate the one person, one vote standard, and is constitutional. Exon v. Tiemann, 279 F.Supp. 609 (D. Neb. 1968).

This act does not violate the one person, one vote standard, and is constitutional. Exon v. Tiemann, 279 F.Supp. 609 (D. Neb. 1968).
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 50-1507 — NE Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50-1507
View Statute 50-1507
Status: in_force

When an election contest or qualifications challenge is pending pursuant to the Legislative Qualifications and Election Contests Act, the respondent member may qualify and take office at the time specified by law and exercise the duties of the office until the election contest or qualifications challenge is decided. If the election contest or qualifications challenge is decided against such member, the Legislature shall order him or her to give up the office to the petitioner in the election contest or qualifications challenge and deliver to the petitioner all books, records, papers, property, and effects pertaining to the office. The Legislature may enforce such order by attachment or other proper legal process.

Laws 2018, LB744, § 14.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-209 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-209
View Statute 71-209
Status: in_force

Each applicant for an examination shall (1) make application to the Board of Barber Examiners on blank forms prepared and furnished by the board, such application to contain the applicant's social security number and proof under the applicant's oath of the particular qualifications of the applicant; (2) furnish to the board two portrait-type photographs of the applicant at least passport size but not to exceed three by five inches showing a sufficient portion of the applicant's face with sufficient clarity so as to permit the Board of Barber Examiners to identify the applicant, each of which photographs shall be signed by the applicant, one such photograph to accompany the application and to be attached thereto, and one to be returned to the applicant, to be presented to the board when the applicant appears for examination; and (3) pay to the board the required fee. The applicant shall not be entitled to the return of the required fee by reason of his or her failure to report for the examination.

Laws 1927, c. 163, § 7, p. 429;

C.S.1929, § 71-2009;

R.S.1943, § 71-209;

Laws 1963, c. 409, § 14, p. 1320;

Laws 1971, LB 1020, § 15;

Laws 1978, LB 722, § 9;

Laws 1997, LB 752, § 166.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-2021 — NE Code / Chapter 13 / Section 13-2021
View Statute 13-2021
Status: in_force

A county, municipality, or agency may purchase, plan, develop, construct, equip, maintain, and improve facilities and systems and may lease or acquire land in fee by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation as necessary for the construction and operation of a facility or system. A county, municipality, or agency may also make and enter into contracts with any person for the planning, development, construction, maintenance, or operation of such facility or system or any part thereof. Measures adopted or enacted by municipalities with respect to any facility or system shall constitute measures subject to limited referendum under subsection (2) of section 18-2528 , and a municipality shall be authorized to exempt all subsequent measures relating to the same project from referendum and limited referendum as provided under subsection (4) of such section.

Laws 1992, LB 1257, § 21.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-209 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-209
View Statute 30-209
Status: in_force

Individuals who have been admitted to practice law before the courts of this state and who are in good standing as active law practitioners in this state, are hereby declared to be authorized persons in relation to international wills.

Laws 2020, LB966, § 9.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 16-236 — NE Code / Chapter 16 / Section 16-236
View Statute 16-236
Status: in_force

A city of the first class may provide for the erection of all necessary pens, pounds, and buildings for the use of the city, within the city limits or within its extraterritorial zoning jurisdiction, appoint and compensate keepers thereof, and establish and enforce rules governing the same.

Laws 1901, c. 18, § 48, XLII, p. 257;

R.S.1913, § 4852;

C.S.1922, § 4020;

C.S.1929, § 16-237;

R.S.1943, § 16-236;

Laws 2016, LB704, § 37.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-208.06 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-208.06
View Statute 71-208.06
Status: in_force

The license as a registered barber instructor shall be issued on or before June 30 of each even-numbered year effective as of July 1 of each even-numbered year and shall expire as provided in section 71-216 . The license application shall include the applicant's social security number.

Laws 1971, LB 1020, § 14;

Laws 1997, LB 752, § 165;

Laws 2009, LB195, § 55.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-910 — NE Code / Chapter 45 / Section 45-910
View Statute 45-910
Status: in_force

(1) A license issued pursuant to the Delayed Deposit Services Licensing Act shall be conspicuously posted at the licensee's place of business.

(2)(a) Except as provided in subdivision (2)(b) of this section, all licenses shall remain in effect until the next succeeding May 1, unless earlier canceled, suspended, or revoked by the director pursuant to section 45-922 or surrendered by the licensee pursuant to section 45-911 .

(b) All licenses issued on or after November 14, 2020, and before January 1, 2021, shall remain in effect until December 31, 2021, unless earlier canceled, suspended, or revoked by the director pursuant to section 45-922 or surrendered by the licensee pursuant to section 45-911 . All licenses issued on or after January 1, 2021, shall remain in effect until the next succeeding December 31, unless earlier canceled, suspended, or revoked by the director pursuant to section 45-922 or surrendered by the licensee pursuant to section 45-911 .

(3) Licenses may be renewed annually by filing with the director (a) a renewal fee consisting of five hundred dollars and any processing fee allowed under subsection (2) of section 45-905.01 for the main office location and five hundred dollars and any processing fee allowed under subsection (2) of section 45-905.01 for each branch office location and (b) an application for renewal in writing through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry containing such information as the director may require to indicate any material change in the information contained in the original application or succeeding renewal applications.

Laws 1994, LB 967, § 10;

Laws 2001, LB 53, § 105;

Laws 2005, LB 533, § 56;

Laws 2012, LB269, § 2;

Laws 2020, LB909, § 40.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 14-1705 — NE Code / Chapter 14 / Section 14-1705
View Statute 14-1705
Status: in_force

(1) The governing body of the authority shall be a board consisting of seven members, two of whom shall be the mayor of the city requesting the establishment of the authority and the chairperson of the board of county commissioners of the county in which the authority is located, both serving as ex officio members. Each of these ex officio members shall serve without bond during their respective terms as mayor and chairperson.

(2) The remaining five members shall be residents of the county in which the authority is located. Two of such members shall be originally appointed for a term of two years and three for a term of four years from the date of their appointment, and thereafter the members shall hold office for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed and have qualified. The Governor, in making the original appointments, shall designate the term of each appointee. Any vacancy in the appointed members of the board for any reason shall be filled for the unexpired term by an appointment by the Governor. No appointive member shall hold office for more than three successive full terms.

(3) Each appointive member, before entering upon the duties of office, shall file with the Secretary of State an oath that such person will duly and faithfully perform to the best of such person's ability all duties of such office, as provided in the Parking Authority Law, and a bond in the penal sum of five thousand dollars executed by one or more qualified sureties for the faithful performance of all such person's duties as a member of the board of such authority. If any appointive member fails to file such oath and bond with the Secretary of State within thirty days after written notice of such appointment, the office shall be deemed to be vacant and a new appointment made.

Laws 1955, c. 22, § 5, p. 103;

Laws 2022, LB800, § 289.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 71-1964 — NE Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71-1964
View Statute 71-1964
Status: in_force

The State Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the Step Up to Quality Child Care Act.

Laws 2013, LB507, § 13.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3589 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-3589
23-3589
Status: in_force

Within thirty days after the county board shall have declared the authority a public corporation, the trustees so appointed by the county board shall meet and elect one of their number chairperson, one of their number vice-chairperson, and one of their number secretary of the authority. The trustees shall serve without compensation, except that each shall be allowed his or her actual and necessary traveling and incidental expenses incurred in the performance of his or her official duties with reimbursement for mileage to be made at the rate provided in section 81-1176 . The board shall (1) adopt a seal, bearing the name of the authority, (2) keep a record of all of its proceedings which shall be open to inspection by all interested persons during regular business hours and under reasonable circumstances, and (3) establish the time and place of holding its regular meetings and the manner of calling special meetings and shall have the power from time to time to pass all necessary resolutions, orders, rules, and regulations for the necessary conduct of its business and to carry into effect the objects for which such authority was formed.

Laws 1971, LB 54, § 14;

Laws 1981, LB 204, § 24;

R.S.1943, (1987), § 23-343.87;

Laws 1996, LB 1011, § 18.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 55-415 — NE Code / Chapter 55 / Section 55-415
View Statute 55-415
Status: in_force

Insofar as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this code, the Manual for Courts-Martial, United States, as established from time to time by Executive Order of the President of the United States shall be in force and effect and apply to the military forces of Nebraska.

Laws 1969, c. 458, § 15, p. 1557.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-235 — NE Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49-235
View Statute 49-235
Status: in_force

A special state election may be called by the vote of four-fifths of the members elected to the Legislature for the purpose of submitting proposed amendments to the Constitution to the electors. Such election shall be held on a date specified by the Legislature, which date shall fall on a Tuesday and be not less than sixty days after passage of the act calling such election.

Laws 1969, c. 260, § 1, p. 1002;

Laws 1988, LB 588, § 2.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 30-2498 — NE Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30-2498
View Statute 30-2498
Status: in_force

The estate of a nonresident decedent being administered by a personal representative appointed in this state shall, if there is a personal representative of the decedent's domicile willing to receive it, be distributed to the domiciliary personal representative for the benefit of the successors of the decedent unless (1) by virtue of the decedent's will, if any, and applicable choice of law rules, the successors are identified pursuant to the local law of this state without reference to the local law of the decedent's domicile; (2) the personal representative of this state, after reasonable inquiry, is unaware of the existence or identity of a domiciliary personal representative; or (3) the court orders otherwise in a proceeding for a closing order under section 30-24,115 or incident to the closing of a supervised administration. In other cases, distribution of the estate of a decedent shall be made in accordance with the other parts of this article.

Laws 1974, LB 354, § 176, UPC § 3-816.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-3113 — NE Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23-3113
23-3113
Status: in_force

(1) Neither the county purchasing agent nor any member of his or her office staff, if any, shall be financially interested in or have any personal beneficial interest, either directly or indirectly, in any contract or purchase order for any personal property or services used by or furnished to any office, officer, department, or agency of the county government, nor shall such purchasing agent or a member of his or her staff, if any, receive directly or indirectly, from any person, firm, or corporation to which any contract or purchase order may be awarded, by rebate, gift, or otherwise, any money, anything of value whatsoever, or any promise, obligation, or contract for future reward or compensation. Any county purchasing agent or any member of his or her office staff, if any, who violates any of the provisions of the County Purchasing Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a Class IV felony. All contracts or agreements in violation of this section are declared unlawful and shall be wholly void as an obligation against the county.

(2) If there is no purchasing agent, the county board acting pursuant to the County Purchasing Act shall be subject to section 49-14,103.01 .

Laws 1943, c. 57, § 9, p. 230;

R.S.1943, § 23-324.07;

Laws 1983, LB 370, § 15;

R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-324.07;

Laws 1985, LB 393, § 13;

Laws 1986, LB 548, § 10.