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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-304.01 - Auditor; audit, financial, or accounting reports; minimum standards; establish; political subdivisions; failure to file report; late fee; performance audits.

84-304.01.
Auditor; audit, financial, or accounting reports; minimum standards; establish; political subdivisions; failure to file report; late fee; performance audits.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Auditor of Public Accounts to establish, by rule and regulation, minimum standards applicable to all audit, financial, or accounting reports or copies of such reports required to be filed with the Auditor of Public Accounts by any political subdivision of the State of Nebraska. Such minimum standards shall be in accordance with sound accounting principles, in conformity with generally accepted auditing standards and government auditing standards, and designed to bring about uniformity in the content and form of such reports within the same type of political subdivision. Audit reports of any political subdivision required to file such reports with the Auditor of Public Accounts shall be prepared in conformity with generally accepted auditing standards and government auditing standards.
(2) If a political subdivision required to file a report with the Auditor of Public Accounts fails to file such report by the applicable due date, the Auditor of Public Accounts may assess the political subdivision a late fee of twenty dollars per day for each calendar day the required report remains not filed. Such late fee shall begin on the day following the date the report is due. The total late fee assessed under this subsection shall not exceed two thousand dollars per filing. Of the late fee assessed and collected pursuant to this subsection, the Auditor of Public Accounts shall remit to the State Treasurer for credit to the Auditor of Public Accounts Cash Fund an amount sufficient to reimburse the direct costs of administering and enforcing this subsection, but such amount shall not exceed one hundred dollars from such late fee assessed and collected. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall remit the remainder of any late fee assessed and collected under this subsection to the State Treasurer to be distributed in accordance with Article VII, section 5, of the Constitution of Nebraska.
(3) In connection with his or her duties, but at his or her discretion, the Auditor of Public Accounts may conduct performance audits of all political subdivisions receiving more than twenty-five thousand dollars in the audit year in tax funds from the state including all public utilities and all counties, townships, municipalities, cities, villages, districts, authorities, and other public corporations and entities. The performance audits shall be conducted in conformity with generally accepted auditing standards and government auditing standards.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 922, § 1;
Laws 1993, LB 310, § 15;
Laws 1995, LB 509, § 2;
Laws 2021, LB368, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-304.02 - Auditor; audit, financial, accounting, or retirement system plan reports; written review; copies; disposition.

84-304.02.
Auditor; audit, financial, accounting, or retirement system plan reports; written review; copies; disposition.
The Auditor of Public Accounts, or a person designated by him or her, may prepare a written review of all audit, accounting, or financial reports required to be filed by a political subdivision of the state with the Auditor of Public Accounts and of public retirement system plan reports required to be submitted to the Auditor of Public Accounts pursuant to sections 2-3228, 12-101, 14-567, 14-1805.01, 14-2111, 15-1017, 16-1017, 16-1037, 18-814, 19-3501, 23-1118, 23-3526, 71-1631.02, 79-987, and 84-304 and cause one copy of such written review to be mailed to the political subdivision involved and one copy to the accountant who prepared the report. Such written review shall specifically set forth wherein the audit, accounting, financial, or retirement system plan report fails to comply with the applicable minimum standards and the necessary action to be taken to bring the report into compliance with such standards. The Auditor of Public Accounts may, upon continued failure to comply with such standards, refuse to accept for filing an audit, accounting, financial, or retirement system plan report or any future report submitted for filing by any political subdivision.
Source
Laws 1974, LB 922, § 2;
Laws 1993, LB 310, § 16;
Laws 2011, LB474, § 13;
Laws 2015, LB539, § 9;
Laws 2017, LB415, § 46;
Laws 2019, LB492, § 45.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-304.03 - Auditor; establish minimum standards.

84-304.03.
Auditor; establish minimum standards.
The Auditor of Public Accounts shall establish minimum standards for all persons identified as auditors or who conduct audits of any agency of state government or of any political subdivision. Such standards shall be established to achieve the goal of assuring a proper level of competency in auditing and shall be distributed to all agencies of state government and all political subdivisions. No agency of state government or political subdivision shall employ any person as an auditor who fails to meet such minimum standards.
Source
Laws 1979, LB 414, § 6;
Laws 1984, LB 932, § 4;
Laws 1993, LB 579, § 5;
Laws 1995, LB 509, § 3;
Laws 2000, LB 692, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-305.02 - Prohibited acts; penalty.

84-305.02.
Prohibited acts; penalty.
Any person who willfully fails to comply with section 84-305 or 84-305.01, who otherwise willfully obstructs or hinders the conduct of an audit, examination, or related activity by the Auditor of Public Accounts, or who willfully misleads or attempts to mislead any person charged with the duty of conducting such audit, examination, or related activity shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 2021, LB369, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-312 - Auditor; oath; power to administer.

84-312.
Auditor; oath; power to administer.
The Auditor of Public Accounts shall have power to administer all oaths or affirmations required by law, in matters pertaining to the duties of his office, and may do and perform all acts or duties authorized to be performed by notaries public by the laws of the state, subject, however, to such restrictions as are provided by law for notaries.
Source
R.S.1866, c. 4, § 13, p. 24;
R.S.1913, § 5554;
C.S.1922, § 4856;
C.S.1929, § 84-312;
R.S.1943, § 84-312.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-314 - Auditor; deputy; bond or insurance; compensation; duties; qualifications.

84-314.
Auditor; deputy; bond or insurance; compensation; duties; qualifications.
The Auditor of Public Accounts shall have the power to appoint a deputy, who shall give a bond or equivalent commercial insurance policy to the State of Nebraska (1) with good and sufficient surety, (2) in the amount required by section 11-119, (3) to be approved by the Governor, and (4) deposited with the Secretary of State. When so appointed the deputy may do and perform in the absence of the auditor such acts herein authorized and required of the auditor, as the auditor may authorize him or her to do, subject to the same restrictions. The deputy auditor shall receive a salary of such amount as shall be fixed by the Auditor of Public Accounts, to be paid monthly by warrant of the auditor on the State Treasurer. The deputy auditor shall have had not less than five years' experience either as an auditor or in an executive capacity involving responsibility for directing the work of others engaged in governmental accounting or auditing, or both, and in addition shall be a certified public accountant.
Source
R.S.1866, c. 4, § 15, p. 24;
R.S.1913, § 5556;
Laws 1921, c. 107, § 3, p. 379;
C.S.1922, § 4858;
C.S.1929, § 84-314;
R.S.1943, § 84-314;
Laws 1945, c. 254, § 1, p. 793;
Laws 1947, c. 347, § 1, p. 1093;
Laws 1949, c. 308, § 1, p. 1025;
Laws 1951, c. 338, § 9, p. 1119;
Laws 1953, c. 356, § 1, p. 1133;
Laws 1957, c. 393, § 1, p. 1357;
Laws 1959, c. 451, § 2, p. 1503;
Laws 1963, c. 536, § 1, p. 1681;
Laws 1975, LB 377, § 1;
Laws 2004, LB 884, § 49.
Cross References
For bond approval provisions, see Chapter 11, article 2.
For other provisions as to deputy auditor of public accounts, see Chapter 84, article 8.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-315 - Auditor; seal; evidentiary effect.

84-315.
Auditor; seal; evidentiary effect.
The Auditor of Public Accounts shall keep a seal of office for the authentication of all papers, writings and documents required to be certified by him, and copies, so authenticated and certified, of all papers and documents lawfully deposited in his office, shall be received in evidence as the original.
Source
R.S.1866, c. 4, § 16, p. 24;
R.S.1913, § 5557;
C.S.1922, § 4859;
C.S.1929, § 84-315;
R.S.1943, § 84-315.
Annotations
Bond history was competent evidence to prove village board proceedings. Belza v. Village of Emerson, 159 Neb. 651, 68 N.W.2d 272 (1955).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-316 - Auditor of Public Accounts; powers; employees; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.

84-316.
Auditor of Public Accounts; powers; employees; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
(1) The Auditor of Public Accounts may decide not to include in any document that will be a public record the names of persons providing information to the Auditor of Public Accounts.
(2) No employee of the State of Nebraska or any of its political subdivisions who provides information to the Auditor of Public Accounts shall be subject to any personnel action, as defined in section 81-2703, in connection with his or her employment as a result of providing such information.
(3) Any person exercising his or her supervisory or managerial authority to recommend, approve, direct, or otherwise take or affect personnel action in violation of subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor and shall be subject to personnel action up to and including dismissal from employment with the state or political subdivision.
Source
Laws 2015, LB539, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-321 - Auditor of Public Accounts Cash Fund; created; use.

84-321.
Auditor of Public Accounts Cash Fund; created; use.
There is hereby created in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts a cash fund to be known as the Auditor of Public Accounts Cash Fund. The fund shall be used for payment for services performed by the Auditor of Public Accounts for state agencies, political subdivisions, and grantees of federal funds disbursed by a receiving agency for which he or she is entitled to reimbursement on a contractual or other basis for such reimbursement.
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1283, § 1;
Laws 1976, LB 759, § 3;
Laws 2017, LB151, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-322 - Performance audits; authorized; report.

84-322.
Performance audits; authorized; report.
The Auditor of Public Accounts, when expressly authorized by a majority vote of the members of the Legislative Performance Audit Committee, may conduct performance audits of state executive branch offices, state agencies, state bureaus, state boards, state commissions, the state library, societies and associations supported by the state, state institutions, state colleges, and the University of Nebraska. The auditor shall issue the performance audit report to the Governor, the appropriate standing committee of the Legislature, and the Legislative Performance Audit Committee. The report submitted to the committees of the Legislature shall be submitted electronically.
Source
Laws 2003, LB 607, § 21;
Laws 2012, LB782, § 223.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-401 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds; records of state lands; duty to keep.

84-401.
Board of Educational Lands and Funds; records of state lands; duty to keep.
The records appertaining to all public lands of the state shall be kept in the office of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds at the seat of government.
Source
Laws 1877, § 4, p. 173;
R.S.1913, § 5559;
C.S.1922, § 4863;
C.S.1929, § 84-402;
R.S.1943, § 84-401.
Cross References
Conveyances of real estate, custody after recording, see section 72-108.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-402 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds; seal.

84-402.
Board of Educational Lands and Funds; seal.
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall procure a seal with proper devices and the words Nebraska State Land Office included thereon, which seal shall be used by it officially in all matters pertaining to its office wherein a seal is required.
Source
Laws 1877, § 3, p. 173;
R.S.1913, § 5567;
C.S.1922, § 4871;
C.S.1929, § 84-410;
R.S.1943, § 84-402;
Laws 1971, LB 653, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-404 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds; field notes of Surveyor General of the United States; receipt.

84-404.
Board of Educational Lands and Funds; field notes of Surveyor General of the United States; receipt.
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall, as custodian thereof, receive from the Surveyor General of the United States for the State of Nebraska, or from any other authorized officer or agent of the United States having the care, custody and safekeeping of the same, all the field notes, maps, charts, records, and all other papers appertaining or in any manner connected to or with the land titles within the State of Nebraska, including all surveys of lands within the state made under or by authority of the United States.
Source
Laws 1889, c. 84, § 1, p. 567;
R.S.1913, § 5560;
C.S.1922, § 4864;
C.S.1929, § 84-403;
R.S.1943, § 84-404.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-405 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds; field notes of Surveyor General of the United States; custody.

84-405.
Board of Educational Lands and Funds; field notes of Surveyor General of the United States; custody.
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds, as such custodian, shall provide for and safely keep in its office all the surveys, field notes, maps, charts, records, and all other papers mentioned in section 84-404, the same as other public records are kept in its office.
Source
Laws 1889, c. 84, § 3, p. 568;
R.S.1913, § 5561;
C.S.1922, § 4865;
C.S.1929, § 84-404;
R.S.1943, § 84-405.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-406 - Board of Educational Lands and Funds; field notes of Surveyor General of the United States; inspection.

84-406.
Board of Educational Lands and Funds; field notes of Surveyor General of the United States; inspection.
The Commissioner of the General Land Office or any Surveyor General or deputy surveyor general or any agent or authority of the United States, or any county surveyor of Nebraska, shall at all times have free access to the surveys, field notes, maps, charts, records, and other papers as provided for in sections 84-404 and 84-405, the reception and safekeeping of which is herein provided for, and which shall be received from the United States under the authority of any Act of Congress.
Source
Laws 1889, c. 84, § 4, p. 568;
R.S.1913, § 5562;
C.S.1922, § 4866;
C.S.1929, § 84-405;
R.S.1943, § 84-406.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-407 - State Surveyor; deputy surveyors; duties; compensation.

84-407.
State Surveyor; deputy surveyors; duties; compensation.
(1) The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall appoint a competent and experienced land surveyor to be known and designated as the State Surveyor. He or she shall take charge under the supervision of the board of the field notes, maps, charts, and records of the United States surveys and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the board. He or she shall also provide technical assistance, support, and advice to the various counties, cities, and other governmental bodies in Nebraska in their endeavors to produce and maintain cadastral or other geo-referenced maps.
(2) The board may, when in its judgment there is need of expediting the execution of surveys applied or petitioned for and of expediting the settlement of the disputes referred to in section 84-410, appoint one or more competent experienced deputy land surveyors.
(3) Each of the deputy surveyors shall make such surveys as may be assigned him or her and report his or her work together with all necessary notes and maps to the board. Upon approval of his or her report and accompanying documents by the board, the same shall be used in all respects as though made by the chief State Surveyor. Each deputy appointed under the provisions of this section, except as otherwise provided in section 84-407.01, shall be entitled to compensation as determined by the board and necessary expenses for the time actually engaged in service, to be paid to the State Treasurer by the parties applying for or petitioning for a survey or resurvey, and parties interested in any dispute over surveys or boundaries.
Source
Laws 1903, c. 105, § 1, p. 576;
Laws 1909, c. 137, § 1, p. 485;
R.S.1913, § 5563;
Laws 1919, c. 54, § 1, p. 157;
C.S.1922, § 4867;
C.S.1929, § 84-406;
Laws 1941, c. 188, § 1, p. 757;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 84-406;
R.S.1943, § 84-407;
Laws 1947, c. 348, § 1, p. 1094;
Laws 1951, c. 340, § 1, p. 1124;
Laws 1953, c. 357, § 1, p. 1134;
Laws 1957, c. 395, § 1, p. 1359;
Laws 1959, c. 452, § 1, p. 1505;
Laws 1965, c. 569, § 1, p. 1857;
Laws 1982, LB 127, § 12;
Laws 1998, LB 924, § 51.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-407.01 - Deputy surveyor; private employment; no additional fees; cost of plat and field notes.

84-407.01.
Deputy surveyor; private employment; no additional fees; cost of plat and field notes.
Whenever a survey, as provided by section 84-407, is made by a deputy land surveyor who is in the employ of the party requesting the survey, and who is receiving regular compensation from such party while making such survey, such party shall not be required to pay the fees as specified by section 84-407, but shall pay to the State Treasurer the cost of a certified copy of the plat and field notes which shall be based on a fee schedule to be adopted by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 395, § 2, p. 1360.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-408 - State Surveyor; duties; surveys; prima facie evidence of correctness.

84-408.
State Surveyor; duties; surveys; prima facie evidence of correctness.
The Board of Educational Lands and Funds shall refer to the State Surveyor all questions or inquiries relating to surveys, grievances or disputes growing out of conflicting surveys of lands or lots. The surveyor shall issue and prepare the advice, instruction and opinion, and issue the same under the approval of the board. In case a survey is petitioned for, he shall perform that duty and report the same with necessary notes and maps to the board. When such notes and maps are so approved, filed and recorded in the office of the county surveyor of the county in which the survey was had, such survey shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness thereof. It shall be the duty of the county surveyor to record and file such notes and maps in the county surveyor's records of the county in which the survey is made;
Provided,
any person or persons having an interest in the lands affected by such survey may appeal therefrom in the manner provided by law. The surveyor shall also prepare and issue, under the authority and direction of the board, a circular of instructions to the county surveyors of the state for their direction and guidance in the restoration and establishment of lines and preservation of corners in conformity with the laws, rules and regulations governing the surveys of the United States and established rules of surveying; and for the concise and comprehensive preparation and recording of field notes and maps of surveys. He shall also perform such other duties as the board may require.
Source
Laws 1903, c. 105, § 2, p. 576;
R.S.1913, § 5564;
C.S.1922, § 4868;
C.S.1929, § 84-407;
R.S.1943, § 84-408;
Laws 1951, c. 340, § 2, p. 1125.
Annotations
Retracement survey made by deputy state surveyor was prima facie evidence only of correctness thereof. McShane v. Murray, 106 Neb. 512, 184 N.W. 147 (1921).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-409 - State Surveyor; surveys; fees; amount; disposition; Surveyors' Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

84-409.
State Surveyor; surveys; fees; amount; disposition; Surveyors' Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
There shall be paid to the State Treasurer, for each day the State Surveyor is engaged in making any survey or in settling and disposing of disputes and disagreements, as provided in section 84-410, a per diem rate of compensation as determined by the Board of Educational Lands and Funds for his or her services and the necessary expenses incurred in making the same. All fees received for the services and expenses of the State Surveyor or deputy surveyors shall be paid into the state treasury and by the State Treasurer placed in a fund to be known as Surveyors' Cash Fund, which fund shall be used in paying the salaries and expenses of deputy surveyors, except as provided in section 84-407.01, in making surveys and for making refunds on deposits. All fees and expenses placed in the Surveyors' Cash Fund for the services and expenses of the State Surveyor, after the payments from the cash fund are made as hereinbefore provided, shall be transferred to the General Fund. Transfers may be made from the Surveyors' Cash Fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Surveyors' Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 1903, c. 195, § 3, p. 577;
R.S.1913, § 5565;
Laws 1919, c. 54, § 1, p. 158;
C.S.1922, § 4869;
C.S.1929, § 84-408;
R.S.1943, § 84-409;
Laws 1947, c. 348, § 2, p. 1095;
Laws 1951, c. 340, § 3, p. 1126;
Laws 1953, c. 357, § 2, p. 1135;
Laws 1957, c. 395, § 3, p. 1360;
Laws 1959, c. 452, § 2, p. 1506;
Laws 1965, c. 569, § 2, p. 1858;
Laws 1982, LB 127, § 13;
Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 90.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-409.01 - Applications for surveys; costs advanced; disposition.

84-409.01.
Applications for surveys; costs advanced; disposition.
There shall accompany all applications for surveys, except those from political subdivisions, a sum sufficient to defray the cost of making such surveys as provided by sections 84-407, 84-407.01, and 84-409, and such advance deposits shall be held in the cash fund until the surveys are made.
Source
Laws 1957, c. 395, § 4, p. 1360.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-410 - State Surveyor; disputed surveys; how settled; prima facie evidence of correctness; compel testimony; oaths.

84-410.
State Surveyor; disputed surveys; how settled; prima facie evidence of correctness; compel testimony; oaths.
In case of any dispute among owners of and arising for or by reason of any survey of boundaries of lands within this state, or in case of dispute or disagreement between surveyors as to said surveys or boundaries, the same shall be referred to the State Surveyor for settlement. He is hereby appointed as arbitrator to settle and determine such disputes or disagreements as to said surveys and boundaries and his decision shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness thereof. In making such surveys, the State Surveyor and deputies shall each have power in any county of the State of Nebraska to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses before them to testify as to material facts relating to their knowledge of lost or obliterated corners. The State Surveyor and deputies are authorized and empowered to administer oaths and affirmations to their assistants and to witnesses.
Source
Laws 1903, c. 195, § 4, p. 577;
Laws 1913, c. 44, § 1, p. 148;
R.S.1913, § 5566;
Laws 1919, c. 54, § 1, p. 158;
C.S.1922, § 4870;
C.S.1929, § 84-409;
R.S.1943, § 84-410;
Laws 1947, c. 348, § 3, p. 1095;
Laws 1951, c. 340, § 4, p. 1126.
Annotations
Statute is permissive and not mandatory. Ejectment may be maintained against occupant by one excluded from land without submitting controversy to State Surveyor under this section. Whitney v. Wyatt, 111 Neb. 328, 196 N.W. 322 (1923); Reed v. Wellman, 110 Neb. 166, 193 N.W. 261 (1923).
Prima facie case made by survey and report of deputy state surveyor was overcome by evidence of location of original government corner at variance with survey. McShane v. Murray, 106 Neb. 512, 184 N.W. 147 (1921).
Instructions given by trial court as to effect of resurvey made by deputy surveyor were in harmony with the provisions of the statute. Harris v. Harms, 105 Neb. 375, 181 N.W. 158 (1920).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-411 - State Surveyor; entry upon property authorized; damages.

84-411.
State Surveyor; entry upon property authorized; damages.
The State Surveyor and deputy surveyors in the official performance of their duties shall have authority to enter upon any property to make surveys. Entry upon any property, pursuant to this section, shall not be considered to be legal trespass and no damages shall be recoverable on that account alone. In case of any actual or demonstrable damages to the premises, the owner of the premises shall be paid an amount equal to the damages.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 127, § 14.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-412 - Survey record repository; established.

84-412.
Survey record repository; established.
The State Surveyor shall establish a survey record repository in the city of Lincoln. The State Surveyor shall employ all individuals necessary to staff such repository and may, with the approval of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, set the salaries of such employees.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 127, § 15.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-413 - Survey record repository; duties.

84-413.
Survey record repository; duties.
The survey record repository shall:
(1) Microfilm, index, and file the surveying records of all surveys completed after July 17, 1982, which are filed pursuant to sections 81-8,121 to 81-8,122.01;
(2) Provide a copy of survey records to the county in which the survey was conducted. Such copy shall be transmitted to the county within thirty days of its receipt by the repository and at no cost to the county;
(3) As funds become available from the fees collected pursuant to this section, and at no cost to the counties, request records of all surveys completed prior to July 17, 1982, from the counties and incorporate such records into the repository's files;
(4) Collect a fee not to exceed five dollars for each survey of a subdivision or a survey which makes reference to an original government corner and collect a fee not to exceed two dollars and fifty cents for all other surveys filed with the repository by a surveyor, except that no fee shall be charged for filing surveys pursuant to section 23-1911 when the work is requested by the county and when no fees for the survey are received by the surveyor or the county from any other persons;
(5) Collect a fee not to exceed ten dollars for each search of the repository's files required by any person;
(6) Charge a fee for the reproduction of material equal to the cost of such reproduction; and
(7) Provide information to any person upon request and payment of the appropriate fee.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 127, § 16.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-414 - Survey Record Repository Fund; created; use; investment.

84-414.
Survey Record Repository Fund; created; use; investment.
The State Surveyor, under the direction of the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, shall receive and account for all money derived from the operation of the survey record repository pursuant to sections 84-412 and 84-413, and shall pay such money to the State Treasurer, who shall credit it to the Survey Record Repository Fund which is hereby created. When appropriated by the Legislature, this fund shall be expended only for the purposes of sections 84-412 and 84-413, except that transfers may be made from the fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. All money in the Survey Record Repository Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 127, § 17;
Laws 1995, LB 7, § 146;
Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 91.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-415 - Survey record repository; funding; fees.

84-415.
Survey record repository; funding; fees.
No expense for developing or maintaining the survey record repository shall be paid for by funds from the General Fund. The fees for records, searches, and other services related to the repository's files shall be set so that all costs of the survey record repository are paid by the persons requesting such records, searches, or other services.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 127, § 18.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-501 - Secretary of State; Great Seal; custodian.

84-501.
Secretary of State; Great Seal; custodian.
The Secretary of State shall safely keep and not suffer to be imitated or counterfeited the Great Seal of the State of Nebraska of the form and design prescribed by the Act approved June 15, 1867, as follows:
Source
Laws 1867, § 1, p. 57;
R.S.1913, § 5569;
C.S.1922, § 4873;
C.S.1929, § 84-501;
R.S.1943, § 84-501.
Note:
Section 1 of the act of 1867 is as follows: "Section 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Nebraska, That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby authorized and required to procure, at the cost and expense of the state, and as soon after the passage of this act as practicable, a seal for the state, to be designated and known as the Great Seal of the State of Nebraska, and of the design and device following, that is to say: The eastern part of the circle to be represented by a steamboat ascending the Missouri river; the mechanic arts to be represented by a smith with hammer and anvil; in the foreground, agriculture to be represented by a settler's cabin, sheaves of wheat and stalks of growing corn; in the background a train of cars heading towards the Rocky Mountains, and on the extreme west, the Rocky Mountains to be plainly in view; around the top of this circle to be in capital letters, the motto. 'EQUALITY BEFORE THE LAW,' and the circle to be surrounded with the words, 'Great Seal of the State of Nebraska, March 1st, 1867.'"
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-502 - Secretary of State; duties.

84-502.
Secretary of State; duties.
It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State:
(1) To countersign and affix the seal of the state to all commissions required by law to be issued by the Governor;
(2) To keep a register of all such commissions specifying the person to whom granted, the office conferred, the date of signing the commission, and, when bond or an equivalent commercial insurance policy is taken, the date and amount thereof and the names of the sureties;
(3) To make and keep proper indexes to the records and all public acts, resolutions, papers, and documents in his or her office;
(4) To give any person requiring the same, and paying the lawful fees therefor, a copy of any law, act, resolution, record, or paper in his or her office, and attach thereto his or her certificate under the seal of the state;
(5) To distribute the laws and journals as authorized by section 49-501 and keep an account thereof; and
(6)(a) To act as the chief protocol officer of the State of Nebraska;
(b) In coordination with the Governor, the Department of Economic Development, the Department of Agriculture, and other interested federal, state, and local officials, to actively seek appropriate contacts with other officials in nations with which the state has or desires to have active trade, cultural, or educational relations; and
(c) To help facilitate the interchange of ideas and contacts for betterment of commerce, cultural exchange, or educational studies between such nations and the state.
Source
Laws 1877, § 6, p. 162;
R.S.1913, § 5570;
C.S.1922, § 4874;
C.S.1929, § 84-502;
Laws 1939, c. 136, § 1, p. 582;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 84-502;
R.S.1943, § 84-502;
Laws 1969, c. 831, § 2, p. 3154;
Laws 1981, LB 545, § 48;
Laws 1996, LB 895, § 1;
Laws 2003, LB 430, § 1;
Laws 2004, LB 884, § 50.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-503 - Secretary of State; bills passed over Governor's veto; authentication.

84-503.
Secretary of State; bills passed over Governor's veto; authentication.
Whenever any bill which shall have passed the Legislature shall be returned by the Governor with his objections thereto, and upon reconsideration shall pass the Legislature by the constitutional majority, it shall be authenticated as having become a law by a certificate thereon to the following effect: This bill having been returned by the Governor, with his objections thereto, and, after reconsideration, having passed the Legislature by the constitutional majority, it has become a law this .......... day of ........, A.D., ....., which, being signed by the presiding officer of the Legislature, shall be deemed a sufficient authentication thereof, and the bill shall thereupon be deposited with the laws in the office of the Secretary of State.
Source
Laws 1877, § 6, p. 196;
R.S.1913, § 5570;
C.S.1922, § 4874;
C.S.1929, § 84-502;
Laws 1939, c. 136, § 1, p. 582;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 84-502;
R.S.1943, § 84-503.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-504 - Secretary of State; bills not signed or returned to Legislature by Governor; authentication.

84-504.
Secretary of State; bills not signed or returned to Legislature by Governor; authentication.
Whenever any bill which shall have passed the Legislature and shall not be returned by the Governor or filed with his objections in the office of the Secretary of State, as required by Article IV, section 15, Constitution of Nebraska, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to authenticate the same by a certificate thereon to the following effect, as the case may be: This bill having remained with the Governor five days, Sunday excepted, the Legislature being in session, the Governor having failed to return this bill to the Legislature during its session, and having failed to file it in my office with his objections within five days after adjournment of the Legislature, it has thereby become a law.
Witness my hand this ........ day of ........, A.D., ........... .
Source
Laws 1877, § 6, p. 196;
R.S.1913, § 5570;
C.S.1922, § 4874;
C.S.1929, § 84-502;
Laws 1939, c. 136, § 1, p. 582;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 84-502;
R.S.1943, § 84-504.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-505 - Secretary of State; laws, acts, resolutions, bonds, insurance policies, records; custodian; transfer.

84-505.
Secretary of State; laws, acts, resolutions, bonds, insurance policies, records; custodian; transfer.
All public acts, laws, and resolutions passed by the Legislature of the state shall be carefully deposited in the office of the Secretary of State, and the secretary is charged with the safekeeping of such office and all laws, acts, resolutions, bonds or equivalent commercial insurance policies, papers, and records which are or shall be deposited therein. Such records may be transferred to the State Archives of the Nebraska State Historical Society or other suitable records storage facility, when authorization is given by the State Records Administrator pursuant to the Records Management Act.
Source
Laws 1877, § 3, p. 195;
R.S.1913, § 5571;
C.S.1922, § 4875;
C.S.1929, § 84-503;
R.S.1943, § 84-505;
Laws 1973, LB 224, § 14;
Laws 2004, LB 884, § 51.
Cross References
Records Management Act, see section 84-1220.
Annotations
Enrolled bills must be filed with Secretary of State, and, with the journal of the Legislature, are the only competent evidence of due passage of bills. State v. Abbott, 59 Neb. 106, 80 N.W. 499 (1899).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-507 - Secretary of State; oaths; acknowledgments; fees.

84-507.
Secretary of State; oaths; acknowledgments; fees.
The Secretary of State shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, acknowledgments and proofs of the execution of deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney, and other instruments in writing to be used or recorded in this state. He shall be allowed such fee as is provided for a notary public in such cases made and provided.
Source
Laws 1877, § 9, p. 199;
R.S.1913, § 5573;
C.S.1922, § 4877;
C.S.1929, § 84-505;
R.S.1943, § 84-507.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-508 - Secretary of State; deputy; duties.

84-508.
Secretary of State; deputy; duties.
The Secretary of State shall have power to appoint a deputy, and, when so appointed, the deputy shall do and perform, in case of the absence or disability of the secretary, all the duties herein authorized and required of the secretary, and the secretary shall be responsible for all the official acts of his deputy.
Source
Laws 1877, § 7, p. 199;
R.S.1913, § 5574;
C.S.1922, § 4878;
C.S.1929, § 84-506;
R.S.1943, § 84-508.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-509 - Secretary of State; deputy; compensation.

84-509.
Secretary of State; deputy; compensation.
The deputy secretary of state shall receive a salary of such amount as shall be fixed by the Secretary of State, to be paid monthly by warrant of the Director of Administrative Services on the State Treasurer.
Source
Laws 1877, § 8, p. 199;
Laws 1909, c. 124, § 1, p. 465;
R.S.1913, § 5575;
Laws 1921, c. 107, § 6, p. 380;
C.S.1922, § 4879;
C.S.1929, § 84-507;
R.S.1943, § 84-509;
Laws 1945, c. 254, § 2, p. 793;
Laws 1947, c. 347, § 2, p. 1093;
Laws 1951, c. 338, § 10, p. 1120;
Laws 1955, c. 349, § 1, p. 1068;
Laws 1957, c. 396, § 1, p. 1361;
Laws 1959, c. 451, § 3, p. 1504;
Laws 1963, c. 536, § 2, p. 1682.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-509.01 - Restriction on political committee participation.

84-509.01.
Restriction on political committee participation.
The Secretary of State shall not be a member or officer of a committee as defined in section 49-1413 other than a committee formed for his or her own candidacy.
Source
Laws 2006, LB 940, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-511 - Electronic transmission and filing of documents.

84-511.
Electronic transmission and filing of documents.
The Secretary of State may provide for the electronic transmission and filing of documents delivered for filing under (1) the Joint Public Agency Act, the Nebraska Benefit Corporation Act, the Nebraska Limited Cooperative Association Act, the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act, the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act, the Nebraska Professional Corporation Act, the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, the Nebraska Uniform Limited Partnership Act, the Nebraska Uniform Protected Series Act, the Nonstock Cooperative Marketing Act, the Trademark Registration Act, and the Uniform Partnership Act of 1998 and (2) any filing provisions of sections 21-1301 to 21-1306, 21-1333 to 21-1339, and 87-208 to 87-219.01. The Secretary of State shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement this section.
Source
Laws 2010, LB791, § 1;
Laws 2011, LB462, § 7;
Laws 2012, LB733, § 1;
Laws 2013, LB283, § 8;
Laws 2014, LB749, § 294;
Laws 2014, LB751, § 15;
Laws 2020, LB910, § 35.
Cross References
Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501.
Nebraska Benefit Corporation Act, see section 21-401.
Nebraska Limited Cooperative Association Act, see section 21-2901.
Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act, see section 21-201.
Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act, see section 21-1901.
Nebraska Professional Corporation Act, see section 21-2201.
Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, see section 21-101.
Nebraska Uniform Limited Partnership Act, see section 67-296.
Nebraska Uniform Protected Series Act, see section 21-501.
Nonstock Cooperative Marketing Act, see section 21-1401.
Trademark Registration Act, see section 87-126.
Uniform Partnership Act of 1998, see section 67-401.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-512 - Secretary of State Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

84-512.
Secretary of State Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
(1) The Secretary of State Cash Fund is created. The State Treasurer shall transfer the balance of the Administration Cash Fund, the Corporation Cash Fund, the Nebraska Collection Agency Fund, the Secretary of State Administration Cash Fund, and the Uniform Commercial Code Cash Fund on July 1, 2021, to the Secretary of State Cash Fund. The fund shall also include fees and revenue collected by the Secretary of State pursuant to sections 13-2525, 21-186, 21-192, 21-205, 21-414, 21-1905, 21-2216, 21-2924, 25-3308, 33-101, 33-102, 45-606, 45-620, 45-806, 48-2609, 52-1004, 52-1312, 52-1313, 52-1316, 52-1602, 64-306, 64-313, 64-405, 64-415, 67-293, 67-462, 69-1204, 69-1206, 71-3204, 77-3903, 81-1921, 81-1922, 84-906.03, 87-130, 87-133, 87-134, and 87-210 to 87-212 and sections 9-525 and 9-528, Uniform Commercial Code, and any other fees and revenue designated for credit to the fund.
(2) The Secretary of State shall use the Secretary of State Cash Fund for the administration of the office of the Secretary of State, including duties of the Secretary of State relating to oaths and bonds under Chapter 11, corporations and other business entities under Chapter 21, address confidentiality under Chapter 42, collection agencies and credit service organizations under Chapter 45, distribution of session laws and legislative journals under Chapter 49, liens, including effective financing statements and the master lien list, under Chapter 52, notaries public under Chapter 64, partnerships under Chapter 67, debt management under Chapter 69, private detectives under Chapter 71, truth and deception examiners under Chapter 81, administrative duties, the Great Seal of the State of Nebraska, and rules and regulations, under Chapter 84, trade names, trademarks, and service marks under Chapter 87, and the Uniform Commercial Code, and any other administrative duties as deemed necessary by the Secretary of State.
(3) Any money in the Secretary of State Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.
Source
Laws 2020, LB910, § 1.
Cross References
Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.
Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-601 - State Treasurer; residence office; location.

84-601.
State Treasurer; residence office; location.
The State Treasurer shall reside and keep his office at the seat of government.
Source
R.S.1866, c. 4, § 17, p. 24;
R.S.1913, § 5576;
C.S.1922, § 4880;
C.S.1929, § 84-601;
R.S.1943, § 84-601.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-602 - State Treasurer; duties.

84-602.
State Treasurer; duties.
It shall be the duty of the State Treasurer:
(1) To receive and keep all money of the state not expressly required to be received and kept by some other person;
(2) To disburse the public money upon warrants drawn upon the state treasury according to law and not otherwise;
(3) To keep a just, true, and comprehensive account of all money received and disbursed;
(4) To keep a just account with each fund, and each head of appropriation made by law, and the warrants drawn against them;
(5) To report electronically to the Legislature as soon as practicable, but within ten days after the commencement of each regular session, a detailed statement of the condition of the treasury and its operations for the preceding fiscal year;
(6) To give information electronically to the Legislature, whenever required, upon any subject connected with the treasury or touching any duty of his or her office;
(7) To account for, and pay over, all money received by him or her as such treasurer, to his or her successor in office, and deliver all books, vouchers, and effects of office to him or her; and such successor shall receipt therefor. In accounting for and paying over such money the treasurer shall not be held liable on account of any loss occasioned by any investment, when such investment shall have been made pursuant to the direction of the state investment officer; and
(8) To develop and maintain the website required under the Taxpayer Transparency Act.
Source
R.S.1866, c. 4, § 18, p. 24;
R.S.1913, § 5577;
C.S.1922, § 4881;
C.S.1929, § 84-602;
R.S.1943, § 84-602;
Laws 1967, c. 617, § 1, p. 2069;
Laws 1970, Spec. Sess., c. 3, § 1, p. 67;
Laws 2009, LB16, § 2;
Laws 2012, LB782, § 224;
Laws 2013, LB429, § 1;
Laws 2016, LB851, § 1;
Laws 2021, LB509, § 21.
Cross References
Taxpayer Transparency Act, see section 84-602.01.
Annotations
State Treasurer was necessary party to declaratory judgment action testing constitutionality of statute. Haynes v. Anderson, 163 Neb. 50, 77 N.W.2d 674 (1956).
State Treasurer is required to keep a warrant register for registration of unpaid warrants and warrants should be paid in order of their presentation. State v. Omaha National Bank, 66 Neb. 857, 93 N.W. 319 (1903).
Appropriation, authorizing State Treasurer to reimburse sinking fund from General Fund, is command to make proper entries on books, and issuance of warrant to him therefor is void. State v. Omaha Nat. Bank, 59 Neb. 483, 81 N.W. 319 (1899).
Turning over certificates of deposits from state depositories is sufficient, without physical transfer of money to successor. In re State Treasurer's Settlement, 51 Neb. 116, 70 N.W. 532 (1897).
Requirement to account to successor for all money received can be satisfied only by delivery of actual cash. State v. Hill, 47 Neb. 456, 66 N.W. 541 (1896).
Action on bond for money unaccounted for must be brought in county of capital. State v. Hill, 38 Neb. 698, 57 N.W. 548 (1894).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 84 - State Officers › 84-602.01 - Taxpayer Transparency Act.

84-602.01.
Taxpayer Transparency Act.
Sections 84-602.01 to 84-602.04 shall be known and may be cited as the Taxpayer Transparency Act.
Source
Laws 2009, LB16, § 1;
Laws 2016, LB851, § 2.