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NE Code § 25-21,188.02 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,188.02 - Volunteer in free clinic or other facility; immunity; when.

25-21,188.02.  Volunteer in free clinic or other facility; immunity; when.(1) A person credentialed under the Uniform Credentialing Act to practice as a physician, osteopathic physician, pharmacist, dentist, physician assistant, nurse, or physical therapist who, without the expectation or receipt of monetary or other compensation either directly or indirectly, provides professional services, of a kind which are eligible for reimbursement under the medical assistance program established pursuant to the Medical Assistance Act, as a volunteer in a free clinic or other facility operated by a not-for-profit organization as defined in section 25-21,190, by an agency of the state, or by any political subdivision shall be immune from civil liability for any act or omission which results in damage or injury unless such damage or injury was caused by the willful or wanton act or omission of such practitioner.(2) The individual immunity granted by subsection (1) of this section shall not extend to any act or omission of such practitioner which results in damage or injury if:(a) The free clinic or other facility is operated by a licensed hospital;(b) The practitioner has been disciplined by the professional board having oversight over that practitioner in the previous five years at the time of the act or omission causing injury; or(c) The damage or injury is caused by such practitioner (i) during the operation of any motor vehicle, airplane, or boat or (ii) while impaired by alcohol or any controlled substance enumerated in section 28-405.Source  Laws 2003, LB 146, § 7;  Laws 2006, LB 1248, § 50;  Laws 2007, LB463, § 1115. Cross References   Medical Assistance Act, see section 68-901.  Uniform Credentialing Act, see section 38-101.
NE Code § 25-21,189 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,189 - Food; donations; limitations on liability.

25-21,189.  Food; donations; limitations on liability.(1) For purposes of this section:(a) Food shall mean articles used for food or drink for humans or animals and articles used for components of any such article; and(b) Raw agricultural product shall mean any food in its raw or natural state, including all fruits that are washed, colored, or otherwise treated in their unpeeled natural form prior to marketing.(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law of this state, any person who makes a good faith donation to a charitable or nonprofit organization of prepared or perishable food or raw agricultural products which appear to be fit for human consumption when donated shall not be liable for damages in any civil action for any injury or death because of the condition of such food unless the injury or death is a direct result of the gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct of the donor.(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law of this state, a charitable or nonprofit organization which in good faith receives and distributes, without charge, food which the organization reasonably determines to be fit for human consumption when distributed shall not be liable for damages in any civil action based on the doctrine of strict liability in tort for any injury or death because of the condition of such food.(4) This section shall apply to all good faith donations of perishable food or raw agricultural products which are not readily marketable because of appearance, freshness, grade, surplus supply, or other conditions.Source   Laws 1981, LB 38, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1981), § 81-217.29;   Laws 1987, LB 201, § 1;   Laws 1989, LB 17, § 1.  Cross References  Penalty for resale of donated foods, see section 28-1483.
NE Code § 25-21,190 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,190 - Not-for-profit organization, defined.

25-21,190.  Not-for-profit organization, defined.As used in sections 25-21,190 to 25-21,193, unless the context otherwise requires, not-for-profit organization shall mean any not-for-profit entity which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and listed as an exempt organization in section 501(c)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (11), or (19) of the Internal Revenue Code and which is engaged in one or more activities within this state in furtherance of a purpose for which it is organized.Source   Laws 1987, LB 67, § 1;   Laws 1988, LB 912, § 1;   Laws 1995, LB 574, § 39.
NE Code § 25-21,191 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,191 - Not-for-profit organization; director, officer, or trustee; immunity from civil liability.

25-21,191.  Not-for-profit organization; director, officer, or trustee; immunity from civil liability.(1) On or after August 30, 1987, any person who serves as a director, officer, or trustee of a not-for-profit organization and who is not compensated for his or her services as a director, officer, or trustee on a salary or a prorated equivalent basis shall be immune from civil liability for any act or omission which results in damage or injury if such person was acting within the scope of his or her official functions and duties as a director, officer, or trustee unless such damage or injury was caused by the willful or wanton act or omission of such director, officer, or trustee.(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to establish, diminish, or abrogate any duties that a director, officer, or trustee of a not-for-profit organization has to the not-for-profit organization for which the director, officer, or trustee serves.(3) For purposes of this section, a director, officer, or trustee shall not be considered compensated solely by reason of the payment of his or her actual expenses incurred in attending meetings or in executing such office, the receipt of meals at meetings, or the receipt of gifts not exceeding a total value of one hundred dollars in any twelve consecutive months.Source  Laws 1987, LB 67, § 2.
NE Code § 25-21,192 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,192 - Not-for-profit organization; limitation on immunity.

25-21,192.  Not-for-profit organization; limitation on immunity.The individual immunity granted by section 25-21,191 shall not extend to any act or omission of such director, officer, or trustee which results in damage or injury (1) caused by such director, officer, or trustee during the operation of any motor vehicle, airplane, or boat or (2) caused by such director, officer, or trustee while impaired by alcohol or any controlled substance enumerated in section 28-405.Source  Laws 1987, LB 67, § 3.
NE Code § 25-21,193 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,193 - Not-for-profit organization; sections, how construed.

25-21,193.  Not-for-profit organization; sections, how construed.Except as provided in section 25-21,191, sections 25-21,190 to 25-21,193 shall not be construed to establish, diminish, or abrogate any duty that a director, officer, or trustee of a not-for-profit organization has to any individual or organization.Source  Laws 1987, LB 67, § 4.
NE Code § 25-21,200 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,200 - Contract; void and unenforceable; definition.

25-21,200.  Contract; void and unenforceable; definition.(1) A surrogate parenthood contract entered into shall be void and unenforceable. The biological father of a child born pursuant to such a contract shall have all the rights and obligations imposed by law with respect to such child.(2) For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, a surrogate parenthood contract shall mean a contract by which a woman is to be compensated for bearing a child of a man who is not her husband.Source  Laws 1988, LB 674, § 1.
NE Code § 25-21,202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,202 - Actions against state; complaint; contents.

25-21,202.  Actions against state; complaint; contents.The claimant shall, in all cases, file a complaint setting forth (1) the facts out of which the claim originally arose; (2) the action of the Legislature, or of any department of the government thereon, if any such has been had; (3) what person or persons is the owner or are the owners thereof, or in anywise interested therein; (4) that no assignment or transfer of the same, or any part thereof, or interest therein, has been made, except as stated in the complaint; and (5) that the claimant is justly entitled to the amount claimed therein from the state after allowance of all just credits and setoffs.Source   Laws 1877, § 2, p. 20;   R.S.1913, § 1178;   C.S.1922, § 1101;   C.S.1929, § 27-320;   R.S.1943, § 24-320;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-320;  Laws 2002, LB 876, § 50.
NE Code § 25-21,203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,203 - Actions against state; summons; venue.

25-21,203.  Actions against state; summons; venue.When action is brought under section 25-21,201, summons shall be served upon the state in the manner provided for service of a summons in section 25-510.02. An action brought under subdivision (4) of section 25-21,201 may be brought in Lancaster County, Nebraska, or in any county in which the drainage district, irrigation district, municipal corporation, or other political or governmental subdivision whose bonds or other obligations are involved is situated either in whole or in part.Source   Laws 1877, § 3, p. 20;   R.S.1913, § 1179;   C.S.1922, § 1102;   C.S.1929, § 27-321;   Laws 1937, c. 61, § 2, p. 240;   Laws 1941, c. 49, § 2, p. 240;   C.S.Supp.,1941, § 27-321;   R.S.1943, § 24-321;   Laws 1963, c. 130, § 1, p. 497;   Laws 1983, LB 447, § 13;   Laws 1988, LB 864, § 2;   R.S.Supp.,1988, § 24-321;   Laws 1997, LB 165, § 2.  Annotations  Suit brought against State Engineer by name was not sufficient to make the state a party to the action. Rumbel v. Ress, 166 Neb. 839, 91 N.W.2d 36 (1958). Board of Educational Lands and Funds served with process in accordance with this section. County of Garden v. Schaaf, 145 Neb. 676, 17 N.W.2d 874 (1945).
NE Code § 25-21,204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,204 - Actions against state; judgment.

25-21,204.  Actions against state; judgment.The court in which such action may be brought shall hear and determine the matter upon the testimony according to justice, as upon the amicable settlement of a controversy, and shall render award and judgment against the claimant, or the state, as upon the testimony justice may require.Source   Laws 1877, § 4, p. 20;   R.S.1913, § 1180;   C.S.1922, § 1103;   C.S.1929, § 27-322;   R.S.1943, § 24-322;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-322.  Annotations  Statute forbids court from construing doubtful contract provision so that it operates oppressively against one of the parties. In re Appeal of the Roadmix Construction Corp., 143 Neb. 425, 9 N.W.2d 741 (1943); Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Co. v. State, 123 Neb. 674, 243 N.W. 891 (1932). Where state built a cheap, temporary and inadequate bridge, thereby damaging plaintiff's property, justice and right required payment of compensation therefor. Gledhill v. State, 123 Neb. 726, 243 N.W. 909 (1932). "Justice and right" is construed in reference to damages caused by a bridge constructed by state and county jointly. Nine Mile Irr. Dist. v. State, 118 Neb. 522, 225 N.W. 679 (1929). In case where legislative authority is given to sue state for property damages, court may, where "justice and right" require it, include interest in a judgment rendered against the state. City of Chadron v. State, 115 Neb. 650, 214 N.W. 297 (1927), rehearing denied 115 Neb. 657, 215 N.W. 137 (1927). Under principle of "justice and right," state is not liable for loss of cattle through negligence of individual members of state surveying party. Benda v. State, 109 Neb. 132, 190 N.W. 211 (1922). In authorized suit on claim against state, court should render judgment upon testimony as right and justice may require. Commonwealth Power Co. v. State, 104 Neb. 439, 177 N.W. 745 (1920). It is the duty of the court to brush aside technical defenses, and lapse of time should not be permitted to defeat just claim. Lancaster County v. State, 97 Neb. 95, 149 N.W. 331 (1914).
NE Code § 25-21,205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,205 - Actions against state; adjudicated claims; certified statement to Legislature; when transmitted.

25-21,205.  Actions against state; adjudicated claims; certified statement to Legislature; when transmitted.On the first day of each regular session of the Legislature, the clerks of the several district courts shall transmit a full and complete statement of all claims adjudicated in the courts during the previous year, certified by the clerk and signed by the judge of such court, showing the claimant, the amounts claimed, and the judgment rendered for or against the claimant.Source   Laws 1877, § 5, p. 20;   R.S.1913, § 1181;   C.S.1922, § 1104;   C.S.1929, § 27-323;   R.S.1943, § 24-323;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-323;   Laws 1990, LB 822, § 18.
NE Code § 25-21,206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,206 - Actions against state; where brought; procedure; transfer of actions.

25-21,206.  Actions against state; where brought; procedure; transfer of actions.The state may be sued in the district court of Lancaster County in any matter founded upon or growing out of a contract, express or implied, originally authorized or subsequently ratified by the Legislature, or founded upon any law of the state. The complaint in such a case shall be as provided in section 25-21,202, summons shall issue and be served in the same manner as provided in section 25-21,203. The rules of pleading and practice in regard to other civil actions in the district court shall be observed in all actions by or against the state, as far as applicable except as otherwise provided in sections 25-21,201 to 25-21,218. If an action is commenced in a county other than as specified in this section or section 25-21,203, the court in which the action has been commenced shall have jurisdiction over such action, but upon timely motion by a defendant, the court shall transfer the action to the proper court in the county in which the action should or might have been commenced as provided in this section or section 25-21,203. The court in the county to which the action is transferred, in its discretion, may order the plaintiff to pay to the defendant all reasonable expenses, including attorney's fees of the defendant or defendants, incurred because of the improper venue or in proceedings to transfer such action.Source   Laws 1877, § 6, p. 21;   R.S.1913, § 1182;   C.S.1922, § 1105;   C.S.1929, § 27-324;   R.S.1943, § 24-324;   Laws 1971, LB 576, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-324;  Laws 2002, LB 876, § 51.  Annotations  This section expressly waives the State's sovereign immunity, but only if all requirements of the section are met. Burke v. Board of Trustees, 302 Neb. 494, 924 N.W.2d 304 (2019). The waiver of immunity under this section is broad enough to encompass class action suits. Livengood v. Nebraska State Patrol Ret. Sys., 273 Neb. 247, 729 N.W.2d 55 (2007). Where statutes provide an exclusive remedy against state and a particular forum for a judicial trial, one branch of Legislature alone cannot extend jurisdiction to another forum. Scotts Bluff County v. State, 133 Neb. 508, 276 N.W. 185 (1937). Action against state based on contract must be brought in Lancaster County district court, and resolution of only one branch of Legislature cannot vest any other court with jurisdiction. McNeel v. State, 120 Neb. 674, 234 N.W. 786 (1931). Allowance or disallowance of claim by Auditor of Public Accounts and Secretary of State may be reviewed by appeal to district court, pursuant to statutory requirements. Pickus v. State, 115 Neb. 869, 215 N.W. 129 (1927). State may be sued in district court of county where Capital is located in matters founded on or growing out of contract, or founded on law. Peterson v. State, 113 Neb. 546, 203 N.W. 1002 (1925).
NE Code § 25-21,207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,207 - Actions by state; counterclaims.

25-21,207.  Actions by state; counterclaims.In any civil action instituted by the state, except in actions for the collection of revenue, for school or other trust funds, or against defaulting officers and their sureties or insurance providers as specified in section 11-201, the defendant may, as matter of defense, plead any setoff, counterclaim, or cross-demand that he or she may have arising to him or her in his or her own right, and upon which an action could be maintained by him or her against the state.Source   Laws 1877, § 7, p. 21;   R.S.1913, § 1183;   C.S.1922, § 1106;   C.S.1929, § 27-325;   R.S.1943, § 24-325;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-325;  Laws 2004, LB 884, § 14.  Annotations  In action by state against gasoline dealer to recover excise taxes, dealer may not counterclaim for taxes alleged to have been collected under void law, since the action is for the collection of revenue. State v. Smith, 135 Neb. 423, 281 N.W. 851 (1938). Attorney General has no general authority to appear in suits against state in federal court and waive state's immunity from suit. O'Connor v. Slaker, 22 F.2d 147 (8th Cir. 1927).
NE Code § 25-21,208 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,208 - Actions to which state is a party; priority of trial; power to compel attendance of witnesses.

25-21,208.  Actions to which state is a party; priority of trial; power to compel attendance of witnesses.Civil actions to which the state is a party shall, on motion of counsel on behalf of the state, have priority of trial over other civil actions; and the several district courts having jurisdiction to try actions to which the state is a party shall have power to compel attendance of witnesses, as is now had by such courts in other civil actions, and on payment of fees and mileage at the rate provided in section 81-1176 for state employees by the party desiring their attendance, may compel the attendance of witnesses from any county within the state.Source   Laws 1877, § 8, p. 21;   R.S.1913, § 1184;   C.S.1922, § 1107;   C.S.1929, § 27-326;   R.S.1943, § 24-326;   Laws 1981, LB 204, § 33;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-326.
NE Code § 25-21,209 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,209 - Claims against state; fraud in statement or proof; penalty.

25-21,209.  Claims against state; fraud in statement or proof; penalty.Any person who corruptly practices, or attempts to practice, any fraud against the state in the proof, statement, establishment, or allowance of any claim or cause of action or any part thereof, in the matter out of which the same arose, shall ipso facto forfeit the same to the state; and it shall be the duty of the court in such case to find specifically that fraud was practiced, or attempted to be practiced, and to render judgment of forfeiture, and that the claimant be forever barred from prosecuting the same against the state, and for costs.Source   Laws 1877, § 9, p. 21;   R.S.1913, § 1185;   C.S.1922, § 1108;   C.S.1929, § 27-327;   R.S.1943, § 24-327;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-327.  Annotations Fraud was not practiced upon state in workmen's compensation case. Dietz v. State, 157 Neb. 324, 59 N.W.2d 587 (1953).
NE Code § 25-21,210 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,210 - Actions to which state is a party; fees; how paid and taxed.

25-21,210.  Actions to which state is a party; fees; how paid and taxed.The fees of the sheriff, the clerk, or other officers, or of witnesses, in claims or suits to which the state is a party, shall be the same, and be paid and taxed in the same manner as in other civil actions in the district courts.Source   Laws 1877, § 10, p. 22;   R.S.1913, § 1186;   C.S.1922, § 1109;   C.S.1929, § 27-328;   R.S.1943, § 24-328;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-328.  Cross References  Payment of docket fee in civil cases, see section 33-106.
NE Code § 25-21,211 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,211 - Judgment against state; certify to Director of Administrative Services; payment; insufficient funds.

25-21,211.  Judgment against state; certify to Director of Administrative Services; payment; insufficient funds.The court by which any judgment is rendered against the state shall certify such judgment to the Director of Administrative Services, who shall pay the same from any special fund or appropriation applicable to such judgment, and if no special fund or appropriation has been provided or made, then from any appropriations made to the department or institution, relating to which the cause of action arose. A certificate of the Director of Administrative Services, or of the chief officer of such department or institution, that the current appropriations will not permit payment of such judgment without great public inconvenience, shall operate as a stay of such judgment until the adjournment of the next regular session of the Legislature. When such stay is claimed or taken, interest shall run on such judgment from the date on which the court certified the judgment to the Director of Administrative Services at the rate set in section 45-103.Source   Laws 1877, § 12, p. 22;   R.S.1913, § 1188;   C.S.1922, § 1110;   C.S.1929, § 27-329;   R.S.1943, § 24-329;   Laws 1979, LB 3, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-329;  Laws 2004, LB 692, § 1.
NE Code § 25-21,212 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,212 - Judgment against claimant; transmitted to other counties; how collected.

25-21,212.  Judgment against claimant; transmitted to other counties; how collected.In any action in which a judgment is rendered in any sum, or for costs, against the claimant, the clerk of the court in which such judgment is rendered shall make and transmit a certified copy thereof on application of the Attorney General or other counsel on behalf of the state, to the clerk of the district court of any county within the state and the same shall thereupon be filed and recorded in such court and become and be a judgment thereof. All judgments against the claimant or plaintiff shall be collected by execution as other judgments in the district courts.Source   Laws 1877, § 13, p. 23;   R.S.1913, § 1189;   C.S.1922, § 1111;   C.S.1929, § 27-330;   R.S.1943, § 24-330;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-330;  Laws 2018, LB193, § 33.
NE Code § 25-21,213 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-21,213 - Appeals; procedure; notice of appeal by state; effect.

25-21,213.  Appeals; procedure; notice of appeal by state; effect.Appeals from the several district courts to the Court of Appeals or to the Supreme Court in cases concerning constitutional issues, as in other civil cases, may be taken by either party within the same limitations of time as in other civil actions. No appeal or supersedeas bond shall be required of the state, and the filing of notice signed by the Governor, chief officer of the proper department, Attorney General, or counsel for the state of intention to take such proceedings shall operate as a supersedeas of such judgment until the time that final judgment in the Court of Appeals or Supreme Court is rendered in the cause, but the same shall not so operate longer than six months unless proceedings in error or appeal are taken, and in case of the affirmance of such judgment or failure on the part of the state to take proceedings in error or appeal, after notice thereof, interest shall run and be computed on such judgment from its date.Source   Laws 1877, § 14, p. 23;   R.S.1913, § 1190;   C.S.1922, § 1112;   C.S.1929, § 27-331;   R.S.1943, § 24-331;   R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-331;   Laws 1991, LB 732, § 68.