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NE Code § 20-159 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-159 - Fees authorized.

20-159.  Fees authorized.A licensed interpreter appointed pursuant to sections 20-150 to 20-159 is entitled to a fee for professional services and other relevant expenses as agreed between the licensed interpreter and the contracting entity. When the licensed interpreter is appointed by a court, the fee shall be paid out of the General Fund with funds appropriated to the Supreme Court for that purpose or from funds, including grant money, made available to the Supreme Court for such purpose. When the licensed interpreter is appointed by an appointing authority other than a court, the fee shall be paid out of funds available to the governing body of the appointing authority.Source   Laws 1987, LB 376, § 10;   Laws 1997, LB 851, § 10;  Laws 1999, LB 54, § 2;  Laws 2002, LB 22, § 7;  Laws 2011, LB669, § 1;  Laws 2015, LB287, § 5.
NE Code § 20-160 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-160 - Employees of state or political subdivisions; prohibited from political activities during office hours, while performing official duties, or while wearing a uniform.

20-160.  Employees of state or political subdivisions; prohibited from political activities during office hours, while performing official duties, or while wearing a uniform.Unless specifically restricted by a federal law or any other state law, no employee of the state or any political subdivision thereof, as defined in subdivision (2) of section 13-702, shall be prohibited from participating in political activities except during office hours or when otherwise engaged in the performance of his or her official duties. No such employee shall engage in any political activity while wearing a uniform required by the state or any political subdivision thereof.Source   Laws 1977, LB 398, § 1;   R.S.1943, (1983), § 23-3001.  Cross References  For other provisions relating to prohibited political activities, see section 81-1315.
NE Code § 20-161 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-161 - Sections; purpose.

20-161.  Sections; purpose.The purpose of sections 20-161 to 20-166 is to protect the legal and human rights of persons with developmental disabilities or mentally ill individuals by providing access to certain records of a person with developmental disabilities or of a mentally ill individual by the officially designated protection and advocacy system for the developmentally disabled and mentally ill in this state.Source  Laws 1988, LB 697, § 1.
NE Code § 20-162 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-162 - Terms, defined.

20-162.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 20-161 to 20-166, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Complaint shall mean any oral or written allegation by a person with a developmental disability or a mentally ill individual, the parent or guardian of such persons, a state agency, or any other responsible named individual or entity to the effect that the person with developmental disabilities or the mentally ill individual is being subjected to injury or deprivation with regard to his or her health, safety, welfare, rights, or level of care;(2) Developmental disability shall mean a severe chronic mental or physical disability as defined in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq., as amended;(3) Facility for mentally ill individuals shall mean any place within Nebraska where a mentally ill individual is an inpatient or a resident and that is organized to provide treatment, shelter, food, care, or supervision including, but not limited to, those facilities described in the Health Care Facility Licensure Act and sections 71-1901 to 71-1916, 83-107.01, and 83-108;(4) Facility for persons with developmental disabilities shall mean a facility or a specified portion of a facility designed primarily for the delivery of one or more services to persons with one or more developmental disabilities including, but not limited to, those facilities described in the Health Care Facility Licensure Act and sections 71-1901 to 71-1916, 83-107.01, and 83-108 whenever a person with a developmental disability is residing in such facility;(5) Mentally ill individual shall mean an individual who has a significant mental illness or emotional impairment as determined by a mental health professional qualified under the laws, rules, and regulations of this state and who is an inpatient or resident in a facility for mentally ill individuals;(6) Protection and advocacy system shall mean the entity designated pursuant to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq., as amended;(7) Records shall mean all information and data obtained, collected, or maintained by a facility for persons with developmental disabilities or a facility for mentally ill individuals in the course of providing services to such persons which are reasonably related to the complaint to be investigated; and(8) Services for persons with developmental disabilities shall mean services as defined in the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. 6000 et seq., as amended.Source   Laws 1988, LB 697, § 2;  Laws 2000, LB 819, § 63;  Laws 2006, LB 994, § 50.  Cross References  Health Care Facility Licensure Act, see section 71-401.
NE Code § 20-163 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-163 - Person with developmental disabilities; access to records; conditions.

20-163.  Person with developmental disabilities; access to records; conditions.For the purpose of protecting the human and legal rights of a person with developmental disabilities, the protection and advocacy system shall be granted access to the records, by any person or entity having possession or control of such records, of a person with developmental disabilities who resides in a facility for persons with developmental disabilities if (1) a complaint has been received by the protection and advocacy system from the legal guardian of such person or (2) a complaint has been received by the protection and advocacy system from or on behalf of such person and such person does not have a legal guardian or the state or the designee of the state is the legal guardian of such person.Source  Laws 1988, LB 697, § 3.
NE Code § 20-164 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-164 - Mentally ill individual; access to records; conditions.

20-164.  Mentally ill individual; access to records; conditions.(1) For the purpose of protecting the human and legal rights of a mentally ill individual or with respect to matters which occur within ninety days after the date of the discharge of such individual from a facility for mentally ill individuals, the protection and advocacy system shall be granted access to the records, by any person or entity having possession or control of such records, of:(a) Any mentally ill individual who is a client of the protection and advocacy system if such individual or the legal guardian, conservator, or other legal representative of such individual has authorized the protection and advocacy system to have such access; and(b) Any mentally ill individual:(i) Who by reason of the mental or physical condition of such individual is unable to authorize the protection and advocacy system to have such access;(ii) Who does not have a legal guardian, conservator, or other legal representative or for whom the legal guardian is this state; and(iii) With respect to whom a complaint has been received by the protection and advocacy system or with respect to whom there is probable cause to believe that such individual has been subject to injury or deprivation with regard to his or her health, safety, welfare, rights, or level of care.(2) The protection and advocacy system may not disclose information from such records to the mentally ill individual who is the subject of the information if disclosure of such information to such individual would be detrimental to such individual's health or if a court pursuant to section 71-961 orders that the records not be disclosed.Source   Laws 1988, LB 697, § 4;  Laws 2004, LB 1083, § 84.
NE Code § 20-165 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-165 - Records; redisclosure; conditions.

20-165.  Records; redisclosure; conditions.No record nor the contents of any record which identify or can be readily associated with the identity of the subject of the record shall be redisclosed by the protection and advocacy system without the specific written authorization of the subject or the subject's legally authorized representative. The protection and advocacy system shall provide seven days' advance written notice to the facility from which the records were received of its intent to redisclose such records, during which time the facility may seek to judicially enjoin such disclosure on the grounds that such disclosure is contrary to the interests of the subject of the record. Seven days' advance written notice to the facility shall not be required if redisclosure of such records is to an entity with legal authority to act to protect the legal and human rights of the subject of such records.Source  Laws 1988, LB 697, § 5.
NE Code § 20-166 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-166 - Protection and advocacy system; pursuit of administrative remedies; when required.

20-166.  Protection and advocacy system; pursuit of administrative remedies; when required.(1) Prior to instituting any legal action in a federal or state court on behalf of a mentally ill individual or a person with developmental disabilities, the protection and advocacy system shall exhaust in a timely manner all administrative remedies when appropriate. If, in pursuing administrative remedies, the system determines that any matter with respect to such individual will not be resolved within a reasonable time, the system may pursue alternative remedies, including the initiation of legal action.(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any legal action instituted to prevent or eliminate imminent serious harm to a mentally ill individual or a person with developmental disabilities.Source  Laws 1988, LB 697, § 6.
NE Code § 20-167 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-167 - Discrimination; legislative intent; state agencies; duties.

20-167.  Discrimination; legislative intent; state agencies; duties.It is the intent of the Legislature that no person should be discriminated against on the basis of having taken a human immunodeficiency virus antibody or antigen test.Each agency of state government shall examine policies and practices within its jurisdiction that may intentionally or unintentionally result in discrimination against a person who has taken a human immunodeficiency virus antibody or antigen test or who has been diagnosed as having acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome related complex to ascertain the extent and types of discrimination that may exist. Each agency shall identify proposed changes in statutes or agency rules and regulations to remedy discrimination. Each agency shall report its findings to the Legislature on or before December 1, 1988.Source  Laws 1988, LB 1012, § 13.
NE Code § 20-168 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-168 - Employment, dwelling, school district, place of public accommodation; discrimination prohibited; civil action; authorized.

20-168.  Employment, dwelling, school district, place of public accommodation; discrimination prohibited; civil action; authorized.(1) An employer shall not (a) refuse to hire an individual, (b) discharge an individual, or (c) otherwise discriminate against an individual with respect to compensation or terms, conditions, or privileges of employment on the basis that the individual is suffering or is suspected of suffering from human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.(2) A seller or lessor shall not refuse to sell or lease a dwelling as defined in section 20-310 to an individual on the basis that the individual, a member of the individual's family, or a person who will be residing with the individual is suffering or is suspected of suffering from human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.(3) A school district shall not deny admission to a student on the basis that the student is suffering or is suspected of suffering from human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.(4) A place of public accommodation as defined in section 20-133 shall not deny equal access to such public accommodation on the basis that the individual is suffering or is suspected of suffering from human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.(5) Any individual who has been discriminated against in violation of this section may file a civil action to enforce this section in the district court of the county where the discrimination is alleged to have occurred. The remedy granted by this subsection shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law and shall not be interpreted as denying any other remedy provided by law.Source   Laws 1990, LB 465, § 1;   Laws 1991, LB 825, § 48.
NE Code § 20-169 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-169 - Individual; threat to health or safety; unable to perform duties; effect.

20-169.  Individual; threat to health or safety; unable to perform duties; effect.Actions otherwise prohibited by subsections (1) and (3) of section 20-168 shall not constitute a violation of the requirements of such section if the individual suffering from or suspected of suffering from human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome poses a direct threat to the health or safety of himself, herself, or other individuals or is unable to perform the duties of the job he or she is applying for or is employed to perform.Source  Laws 1990, LB 465, § 2.
NE Code § 20-170 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-170 - Mother; right to breast-feed child; school; provide facilities or accommodation for milk expression and storage.

20-170.  Mother; right to breast-feed child; school; provide facilities or accommodation for milk expression and storage.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mother may breast-feed her child in any public or private location where the mother is otherwise authorized to be, including, but not limited to, a mother who is attending a public, private, denominational, or parochial day school which meets the requirements for legal operation prescribed in Chapter 79. For a mother who is attending a public, private, denominational, or parochial day school which meets the requirement for legal operation prescribed in Chapter 79, the school shall also provide for private or appropriate facilities or accommodation for milk expression and storage. Nothing in this section limits the authority of administrative and teaching personnel to regulate student behavior as provided by section 79-258 or the authority of a private, denominational, or parochial school to regulate student behavior in order to further school purposes or to prevent interference with the educational process.Source  Laws 2011, LB197, § 1;  Laws 2017, LB427, § 5.
NE Code § 20-201 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-201 - Right of privacy; legislative intent.

20-201.  Right of privacy; legislative intent.It is the intention of the Legislature to provide a right of privacy as described and limited by sections 20-201 to 20-211 and 25-840.01, and to give to any natural person a legal remedy in the event of violation of the right.Source  Laws 1979, LB 394, § 1.
NE Code § 20-202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-202 - Invasion of privacy; exploitation of a person for advertising or commercial purposes; situations; not applicable.

20-202.  Invasion of privacy; exploitation of a person for advertising or commercial purposes; situations; not applicable.Any person, firm, or corporation that exploits a natural person, name, picture, portrait, or personality for advertising or commercial purposes shall be liable for invasion of privacy. The provisions of this section shall not apply to:(1) The publication, printing, display, or use of the name or likeness of any person in any printed, broadcast, telecast, or other news medium or publication as part of any bona fide news report or presentation or noncommercial advertisement having a current or historical public interest and when such name or likeness is not used for commercial advertising purposes;(2) The use of such name, portrait, photograph, or other likeness in connection with the resale or other distribution of literary, musical, or artistic productions or other articles of merchandise or property when such person has consented to the use of his or her name, portrait, photograph, or likeness on or in connection with the initial sale or distribution thereof so long as such use does not differ materially in kind, extent, or duration from that authorized by the consent as fairly construed; or(3) Any photograph of a person solely as a member of the public when such person is not named or otherwise identified in or in connection with the use of such photograph.Source  Laws 1979, LB 394, § 2.Annotations  Invasion of privacy under this section typically applies to cases in which a photograph or other likeness of a person is distributed without that person's consent for commercial gain. Wilkinson v. Methodist, Richard Young Hosp., 259 Neb. 745, 612 N.W.2d 213 (2000). Conduct to which one consents cannot constitute an invasion of privacy. Miller v. American Sports Co., 237 Neb. 676, 467 N.W.2d 653 (1991).
NE Code § 20-203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-203 - Invasion of privacy; trespass or intrude upon a person's solitude.

20-203.  Invasion of privacy; trespass or intrude upon a person's solitude.Any person, firm, or corporation that trespasses or intrudes upon any natural person in his or her place of solitude or seclusion, if the intrusion would be highly offensive to a reasonable person, shall be liable for invasion of privacy.Source  Laws 1979, LB 394, § 3.Annotations  An invasion of privacy pursuant to this section is one consisting solely of an intentional interference with the plaintiff's interest in solitude or seclusion, either as to his or her person or private affairs or concerns, of a kind that would be highly offensive to a reasonable person. Whipps Land & Cattle Co. v. Level 3 Communications, 265 Neb. 472, 658 N.W.2d 258 (2003). Trespassing onto real property, without more, is not the form or magnitude of interference into a person's solitude or seclusion that would rise to the level of being highly offensive to a reasonable person, such as might be actionable under this section. Whipps Land & Cattle Co. v. Level 3 Communications, 265 Neb. 472, 658 N.W.2d 258 (2003). The accusation of drug use at the workplace, without more, is not the form of interference into a person's solitude or seclusion that would rise to the level of being highly offensive to a reasonable person, such as might be actionable under this section. Polinski v. Sky Harbor Air Serv., 263 Neb. 406, 640 N.W.2d 391 (2002). Operation of model airplane airfield was not type of intrusion that this section was designed to protect people from. Kaiser v. Western R/C Flyers, 239 Neb. 624, 477 N.W.2d 557 (1991). In an action for invasion of privacy, the damages that a plaintiff may recover are (1) general damages for harm to the plaintiff's interest in privacy which resulted from the invasion; (2) damages for mental suffering; (3) special damages; and (4) if none of these are proven, nominal damages. Sabrina W. v. Willman, 4 Neb. App. 149, 540 N.W.2d 364 (1995).
NE Code § 20-204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-204 - Invasion of privacy; place person before public in false light.

20-204.  Invasion of privacy; place person before public in false light.Any person, firm, or corporation which gives publicity to a matter concerning a natural person that places that person before the public in a false light is subject to liability for invasion of privacy, if:(1) The false light in which the other was placed would be highly offensive to a reasonable person; and(2) The actor had knowledge of or acted in reckless disregard as to the falsity of the publicized matter and the false light in which the other would be placed.Source  Laws 1979, LB 394, § 4.Annotations  In order to recover for invasion of privacy under this section, the matter must be communicated to the public at large, or to so many persons that the matter must be regarded as substantially certain to become one of public knowledge. Wilkinson v. Methodist, Richard Young Hosp., 259 Neb. 745, 612 N.W.2d 213 (2000). Essential to a false light invasion of privacy claim is that the publicized matter be false. Schoneweis v. Dando, 231 Neb. 180, 435 N.W.2d 666 (1989). The gravamen of conduct made actionable by this section is the dissemination of offending material to the public at large, or to so many persons that the matter must be regarded as substantially certain to become one of public knowledge. Schoneweis v. Dando, 231 Neb. 180, 435 N.W.2d 666 (1989). Truth is a defense to a false light privacy claim. Wadman v. State, 1 Neb. App. 839, 510 N.W.2d 426 (1993).
NE Code § 20-205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-205 - Publication or intrusion; not actionable; when.

20-205.  Publication or intrusion; not actionable; when.Any publication or intrusion otherwise actionable under section 20-202, 20-203, or 20-204 shall be justified and not actionable under sections 20-201 to 20-211 and 25-840.01 if the subject of such publication or intrusion expressly or by implication consents to the publicity or intrusion so long as such publication or intrusion does not differ materially in kind, extent, or duration from that implicitly or expressly authorized by the consent as fairly construed. If such person is a minor, such consent may be given by a parent or guardian. If the subject of the alleged invasion of privacy is deceased, such consent may be given by the surviving spouse, if any, or by the personal representative.Source  Laws 1979, LB 394, § 5.
NE Code § 20-206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-206 - Right of privacy; defenses and privileges.

20-206.  Right of privacy; defenses and privileges.In addition to any defenses and privileges created in sections 20-201 to 20-211 and 25-840.01, the statutory right of privacy created in sections 20-201 to 20-211 and 25-840.01 shall be subject to the following defenses and privileges:(1) All applicable federal and Nebraska statutory and constitutional defenses;(2) As to communications alleged to constitute an invasion of privacy, the defense that the communication was made under circumstances that would give rise to an applicable qualified or absolute privilege according to the law of defamation; and(3) All applicable, qualified, and absolute privileges and defenses in the common law of privacy in this state and other states.Source  Laws 1979, LB 394, § 6.
NE Code § 20-207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 20 - Civil Rights|20-207 - Invasion of privacy; action; nonassignable.

20-207.  Invasion of privacy; action; nonassignable.The action for invasion of privacy created by sections 20-201 to 20-211 and 25-840.01 shall be personal to the subject of the invasion and shall in no case be assignable.Source  Laws 1979, LB 394, § 7.