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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-131 - Employment by state and political subdivisions; policy.

20-131.
Employment by state and political subdivisions; policy.
It is the policy of this state that persons with disabilities shall be employed by the state, the political subdivisions of the state, the public schools, and all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on the same terms and conditions as persons without disabilities as required by the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act.
Source
Laws 1971, LB 496, § 6;
R.S.Supp.,1971, § 43-638;
Laws 1993, LB 360, § 1.
Cross References
Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act, see section 48-1125.
Annotations
This section setting forth the policy of the state to employ the blind and visually handicapped does not require the employment of firemen with visual handicaps where that disability would prevent the performance of the work involved. McCrea v. Cunningham, 202 Neb. 638, 277 N.W.2d 52 (1979).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-131.01 - Full and equal enjoyment of housing accommodations; statement of policy.

20-131.01.
Full and equal enjoyment of housing accommodations; statement of policy.
It is the intent of the Legislature that persons with disabilities shall be entitled to full and equal access to all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or compensation in this state.
Source
Laws 1975, LB 83, § 1;
Laws 1980, LB 932, § 5;
Laws 2019, LB248, § 3;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 9.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-131.02 - Housing accommodations; terms, defined.

20-131.02.
Housing accommodations; terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 20-131.01 to 20-131.04, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Housing accommodations means any real property which is used or occupied or is intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied as the home, residence, or sleeping place of one or more human beings. Housing accommodations does not include any single-family residence in which the owner lives and in which any room is rented, leased, or provided for compensation to persons other than the owner or primary tenant; and
(2) Disability has the same meaning as in 42 U.S.C. 12102, as such section existed on January 1, 2021.
Source
Laws 1975, LB 83, § 2;
Laws 1997, LB 254, § 6;
Laws 2008, LB806, § 9;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-131.03 - Housing accommodations; modification; not required.

20-131.03.
Housing accommodations; modification; not required.
Nothing in sections 20-131.01 to 20-131.04 shall require any person who rents, leases, or provides housing accommodations for compensation to modify such person's property in any way to accommodate the special needs of any lessee.
Source
Laws 1975, LB 83, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-131.04 - Service animal; access to housing accommodations; terms and conditions.

20-131.04.
Service animal; access to housing accommodations; terms and conditions.
Every person with a disability who has a service animal or obtains a service animal shall have full and equal access to all housing accommodations with such animal as prescribed in sections 20-131.01 to 20-131.04. Such person shall not be required to pay extra compensation for such animal. Such person shall be liable for any damage done to such premises by such animal. Any person who rents, leases, or provides housing accommodations for compensation to any person with a disability who has or obtains a service animal shall not charge an additional deposit for such animal.
Source
Laws 1975, LB 83, § 4;
Laws 1980, LB 932, § 6;
Laws 1997, LB 254, § 7;
Laws 2008, LB806, § 10;
Laws 2019, LB248, § 4;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 11.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-132 - Full and equal enjoyment of accommodations.

20-132.
Full and equal enjoyment of accommodations.
All persons within this state shall be entitled to a full and equal enjoyment of any place of public accommodation, as defined in sections 20-132 to 20-143, without discrimination or segregation on the grounds of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, or ancestry.
Source
Laws 1969, c. 120, § 18, p. 550;
R.R.S.1943, § 20-122;
Laws 1973, LB 112, § 1;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-133 - Places of public accommodation, defined.

20-133.
Places of public accommodation, defined.
As used in sections 20-132 to 20-143, unless the context otherwise requires, places of public accommodation shall mean all places or businesses offering or holding out to the general public goods, services, privileges, facilities, advantages, and accommodations for the peace, comfort, health, welfare, and safety of the general public and such public places providing food, shelter, recreation, and amusement including, but not limited to:
(1) Any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an establishment located within a building which contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and which is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as his residence;
(2) Any restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, including but not limited to any such facility located on the premises of any retail establishment;
(3) Any gasoline station, including all facilities located on the premises of such station and made available to the patrons thereof;
(4) Any motion picture house, theatre, concert hall, sports arena, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment;
(5) Any public facility owned, operated, or managed by or on behalf of this state or any agency or subdivision thereof, or any public corporation, and any such facility supported in whole or in part by public funds; and
(6) Any establishment which is physically located within the premises of any establishment otherwise covered by this section or within the premises of which is physically located any such covered establishment and which holds itself out as serving patrons of such covered establishment.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 112, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-134 - Discriminatory practices; violation; penalty.

20-134.
Discriminatory practices; violation; penalty.
Any person who directly or indirectly refuses, withholds from, denies, or attempts to refuse, withhold, or deny, to any other person any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, services, or privileges, or who segregates any person in a place of public accommodation on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, or ancestry, shall be guilty of discriminatory practice and shall be subject to the penalties of sections 20-132 to 20-143.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 112, § 3;
Laws 1974, LB 681, § 2;
Laws 2021, LB540, § 13.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-135 - Prohibited acts; violation; penalty.

20-135.
Prohibited acts; violation; penalty.
Any person who aids, abets, incites, compels, or coerces any activity prohibited by the provisions of sections 20-132 to 20-143, or who attempts to do so, shall be guilty of discriminatory practice and shall be subject to the penalties of sections 20-132 to 20-143.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 112, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-136 - Retaliation; discrimination; violation; penalty.

20-136.
Retaliation; discrimination; violation; penalty.
Retaliation or discrimination, in any manner, against any person who has opposed any activity prohibited by the provisions of sections 20-132 to 20-143 or who has testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in any investigation, proceeding, or hearing conducted pursuant to sections 20-132 to 20-143 shall be discriminatory practice and shall be punishable according to the provisions of sections 20-132 to 20-143.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 112, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-137 - Religious preference; not violation of discriminatory practice.

20-137.
Religious preference; not violation of discriminatory practice.
Any place of public accommodation owned by or operated on behalf of a religious corporation, association, or society which gives preference in the use of such place to members of the same faith as that of the administering body shall not be guilty of discriminatory practice.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 112, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-138 - Private club or establishment not open to public; applicability of sections.

20-138.
Private club or establishment not open to public; applicability of sections.
The provisions of sections 20-132 to 20-143 shall not apply to a private club or other establishment not in fact open to the public, except to the extent that the facilities of such establishments are made available to the customers or patrons of an establishment within the scope of section 20-133.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 112, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-140 - Unlawful discriminatory practice; complaint; file with commission; contents; resolution of complaint; confidential; violation; penalty.

20-140.
Unlawful discriminatory practice; complaint; file with commission; contents; resolution of complaint; confidential; violation; penalty.
Any person claiming to be aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice may by himself, his agent, or his attorney file with the commission a verified complaint in writing which shall state the name and address of the person alleged to have committed the unlawful discriminatory practice complained of and which shall set forth the particulars thereof and contain such other information as may be required by the commission. The Attorney General shall, in like manner, make, sign, and file such complaint.
After the filing of such complaint, the commission shall furnish the person named in the complaint with a copy of the charge and make an investigation of such charge, but such charge shall not be made public by the commission. If the commission determines after such investigation that there is reasonable cause to believe that the charge is true, the commission shall endeavor to eliminate any such alleged unlawful practice by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion. Nothing said or done during or as a part of such endeavors may be made public by the commission without the written consent of the parties or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding except as provided in subsection (2) of section 20-141. Any officer or employee of the commission who shall make public in any manner whatever any information in violation of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 112, § 9.
Cross References
For provisions of Equal Opportunity Commission, see sections 48-1116 and 48-1117.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-142 - Appeal; procedure; attorney's fees; failure to appeal; effect.

20-142.
Appeal; procedure; attorney's fees; failure to appeal; effect.
(1) Any party to a proceeding before the commission aggrieved by any decision and order of the commission and directly affected thereby may appeal the decision and order, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
(2) In any action or proceeding under sections 20-132 to 20-143, wherein an appeal is lodged in the district court, the court in its discretion may allow the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees as part of the costs.
(3) If no proceeding to obtain judicial review is instituted by a respondent within thirty days from the service of an order of the commission, the commission may obtain a decree of the court for the enforcement of such order upon showing that the respondent is subject to the commission's jurisdiction and resides or transacts business within the county in which the petition for enforcement is brought.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 112, § 11;
Laws 1988, LB 352, § 20.
Cross References
Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
For provisions of Equal Opportunity Commission, see sections 48-1116 and 48-1117.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-143 - Violations; penalty.

20-143.
Violations; penalty.
Any person or place of public accommodation who or which shall willfully resist, prevent, impede, or interfere with the commission or any of its members or representatives in the performance of duty under sections 20-132 to 20-143, or shall willfully violate an order of the commission shall, upon conviction thereof, be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than thirty days, or be fined not more than one hundred dollars, or be both so fined and imprisoned. Procedure for the review of an order of the commission shall not be deemed to be such willful conduct.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 112, § 12.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-144 - Finding by Legislature.

20-144.
Finding by Legislature.
The Legislature finds:
(1) That the policy of the State of Nebraska is to insure the free flow of news and other information to the public, and that those who gather, write, or edit information for the public or disseminate information to the public may perform these vital functions only in a free and unfettered atmosphere;
(2) That such persons shall not be inhibited, directly or indirectly, by governmental restraint or sanction imposed by governmental process, but rather that they shall be encouraged to gather, write, edit, or disseminate news or other information vigorously so that the public may be fully informed;
(3) That compelling such persons to disclose a source of information or disclose unpublished information is contrary to the public interest and inhibits the free flow of information to the public;
(4) That there is an urgent need to provide effective measures to halt and prevent this inhibition;
(5) That the obstruction of the free flow of information through any medium of communication to the public affects interstate commerce; and
(6) That sections 20-144 to 20-147 are necessary to insure the free flow of information and to implement the first and fourteenth amendments and Article I, section 5, of the United States Constitution, and the Nebraska Constitution.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 380, § 1.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-145 - Terms, defined.

20-145.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of the Free Flow of Information Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Federal or state proceeding shall include any proceeding or investigation before or by any federal or state judicial, legislative, executive, or administrative body;
(2) Medium of communication shall include, but not be limited to, any newspaper, magazine, other periodical, book, pamphlet, news service, wire service, news or feature syndicate, broadcast station or network, or cable television system;
(3) Information shall include any written, audio, oral, or pictorial news or other material;
(4) Published or broadcast information shall mean any information disseminated to the public by the person from whom disclosure is sought;
(5) Unpublished or nonbroadcast information shall include information not disseminated to the public by the person from whom disclosure is sought, whether or not related information has been disseminated and shall include, but not be limited to, all notes, outtakes, photographs, film, tapes, or other data of whatever sort not itself disseminated to the public through a medium of communication, whether or not published or broadcast information based upon or related to such material has been disseminated;
(6) Processing shall include compiling, storing, transferring, handling, and editing of information; and
(7) Person shall mean any individual, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, association, or other legal entity existing under or authorized by the law of the United States, any state or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any foreign country.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 380, § 2;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 146.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-146 - Procuring, gathering, writing, editing, or disseminating news or other information; not required to disclose to courts or public.

20-146.
Procuring, gathering, writing, editing, or disseminating news or other information; not required to disclose to courts or public.
No person engaged in procuring, gathering, writing, editing, or disseminating news or other information to the public shall be required to disclose in any federal or state proceeding:
(1) The source of any published or unpublished, broadcast or nonbroadcast information obtained in the gathering, receiving, or processing of information for any medium of communication to the public; or
(2) Any unpublished or nonbroadcast information obtained or prepared in gathering, receiving, or processing of information for any medium of communication to the public.
Source
Laws 1973, LB 380, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-148 - Deprivation of constitutional and statutory rights, privileges, or immunities; redress.

20-148.
Deprivation of constitutional and statutory rights, privileges, or immunities; redress.
(1) Any person or company, as defined in section 49-801, except any political subdivision, who subjects or causes to be subjected any citizen of this state or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the United States Constitution or the Constitution and laws of the State of Nebraska, shall be liable to such injured person in a civil action or other proper proceeding for redress brought by such injured person.
(2) The remedies provided by this section shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by Chapter 20, article 1, and shall not be interpreted as denying any person the right of seeking other proper remedies provided thereunder.
Source
Laws 1977, LB 66, § 1.
Annotations
This section, providing persons with a private cause of action for deprivation of constitutional and statutory rights, is a procedural statute designed to allow plaintiffs to bypass administrative procedures in discrimination actions against private employers; it does not operate to waive sovereign immunity. Potter v. Board of Regents, 287 Neb. 732, 844 N.W.2d 741 (2014).
The applicable statute of limitations for Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act claims brought pursuant to this section shall be measured by section 48-1118. Adkins v. Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR. Co., 260 Neb. 156, 615 N.W.2d 469 (2000).
This section does not modify the eligibility criteria under sections 48-1001 et seq. and 48-1101 et seq. Steier v. Crosier Fathers of Hastings, 242 Neb. 16, 492 N.W.2d 870 (1992).
This section does not constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity by the State of Nebraska for actions brought in federal court under 42 U.S.C. 1983 (1982). Patteson v. Johnson, 219 Neb. 852, 367 N.W.2d 123 (1985).
This section does not waive the sovereign immunity of the State of Nebraska as to actions brought in federal court under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 (1982) to protect rights under the contract clause (article I, section 10, of the U.S. Constitution) and property interests protected under the fourteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Wiseman v. Keller, 218 Neb. 717, 358 N.W.2d 768 (1984).
This section provides a private cause of action for private acts of discrimination by private employers and does not apply to individuals acting in their capacities as public officials. Cole v. Isherwood, 11 Neb. App. 44, 642 N.W.2d 524 (2002).
This section provides a private cause of action for private acts of discrimination by private employers; it does not apply to individuals acting in their capacities as public officials. Cole v. Clarke, 8 Neb. App. 614, 598 N.W.2d 768 (1999).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-149 - Consumer reporting agency; furnish information; duty; violation; penalty.

20-149.
Consumer reporting agency; furnish information; duty; violation; penalty.
Any consumer reporting agency doing business in this state which is required to furnish information to a consumer, protected consumer as defined in section 8-2602, or representative as defined in section 8-2602 pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1681g to 1681j as such sections existed on January 1, 2016, shall, upon the request of such consumer, protected consumer, or representative and at a reasonable charge, provide such consumer, protected consumer, or representative with a typewritten or photostatic copy of any consumer report, investigative report, or any credit report or other file information which it has on file or has prepared concerning such consumer or protected consumer, if such consumer, protected consumer, or representative has complied with 15 U.S.C. 1681h as such section existed on January 1, 2016. If such report uses a code to convey information about such consumer or protected consumer, such consumer, protected consumer, or representative shall be provided with a key to such code. For the purposes of this section, the definitions found in 15 U.S.C. 1681a as such section existed on January 1, 2016, shall apply. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 197, § 1;
Laws 2016, LB835, § 21.
Cross References
Credit Report Protection Act, see section 8-2601.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-150 - Legislative findings; licensed interpreters; qualified educational interpreters; legislative intent.

20-150.
Legislative findings; licensed interpreters; qualified educational interpreters; legislative intent.
(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is the policy of the State of Nebraska to secure the rights of deaf and hard of hearing persons who cannot readily understand or communicate in spoken language and who consequently cannot equally participate in or benefit from proceedings, programs, and activities of state agencies and law enforcement personnel unless interpreters are available to assist them. State agencies and law enforcement personnel shall appoint licensed interpreters as provided in sections 20-150 to 20-159, except that courts and probation officials shall appoint interpreters as provided in sections 20-150 to 20-159 and 25-2401 to 25-2407 and public school districts and educational service units shall appoint qualified educational interpreters.
(2) The Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing shall license and evaluate interpreters and video remote interpreting providers pursuant to section 20-156. The commission shall (a) develop licensed interpreter guidelines for distribution, (b) develop training to implement the guidelines, (c) adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement the guidelines and requirements for licensed interpreters, and (d) develop a roster of interpreters as required in section 71-4728.
(3) It is the intent of the Legislature to assure that qualified educational interpreters are provided to deaf and hard of hearing children in kindergarten-through-grade-twelve public school districts and educational service units. The State Department of Education shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement the guidelines and requirements for qualified educational interpreters, and such rules and regulations shall apply to all qualified educational interpreters.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 376, § 1;
Laws 1997, LB 851, § 1;
Laws 2002, LB 22, § 1;
Laws 2006, LB 87, § 1;
Laws 2015, LB287, § 1.
Cross References
Legal proceedings, use of interpreters, see section 25-2401 et seq.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-151 - Terms, defined.

20-151.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 20-150 to 20-159, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) Appointing authority means the state agency or law enforcement personnel required to provide a licensed interpreter pursuant to sections 20-150 to 20-159;
(2) Auxiliary aid includes, but is not limited to, sign language interpreters, oral interpreters, tactile interpreters, other interpreters, notetakers, transcription services, written materials, assistive listening devices, assisted listening systems, videotext displays, and other visual delivery systems;
(3) Deaf or hard of hearing person means a person whose hearing impairment, with or without amplification, is so severe that he or she may have difficulty in auditorily processing spoken language without the use of an interpreter or a person with a fluctuating or permanent hearing loss which may adversely affect the ability to understand spoken language without the use of an interpreter or other auxiliary aid;
(4) Intermediary interpreter means any person, including any deaf or hard of hearing person, who is able to assist in providing an accurate interpretation between spoken English and sign language or between variants of sign language in order to facilitate communication between a deaf or hard of hearing person and an interpreter;
(5) Licensed interpreter means a person who demonstrates proficiencies in interpretation or transliteration as required by the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing pursuant to subsection (2) of section 20-150 and who holds a license issued by the commission pursuant to section 20-156. Licensed interpreter includes a licensed video remote interpreting provider;
(6) Oral interpreter means a person who interprets language through facial expression, body language, and mouthing;
(7) State agency means any state entity which receives appropriations from the Legislature and includes the Legislature, legislative committees, executive agencies, courts, and probation officials but does not include political subdivisions;
(8) Tactile interpreter means a person who interprets for a deaf-blind person. The degree of deafness and blindness will determine the mode of communication to be used for each person;
(9) Video remote interpreting services means the use of videoconferencing technology with the intent to provide effective interpreting services; and
(10) Video remote interpreting provider means a person or an entity licensed to provide video remote interpreting services.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 376, § 2;
Laws 1997, LB 851, § 2;
Laws 2002, LB 22, § 2;
Laws 2006, LB 87, § 2;
Laws 2015, LB287, § 2.
Annotations
Lay witness testimony is admissible to show whether a person is "deaf or hard of hearing" under subsection (3) of this section. State v. Martinez, 295 Neb. 1, 886 N.W.2d 256 (2016).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-152 - Deaf or hard of hearing person; arrest; right to interpreter; use of statements.

20-152.
Deaf or hard of hearing person; arrest; right to interpreter; use of statements.
Whenever a deaf or hard of hearing person is arrested and taken into custody for an alleged violation of state law or local ordinance, the appointing authority shall procure a licensed interpreter for any interrogation, warning, notification of rights, or taking of a statement, unless otherwise waived. No arrested deaf or hard of hearing person otherwise eligible for release shall be held in custody solely to await the arrival of a licensed interpreter. A licensed interpreter shall be provided as soon as possible. No written or oral answer, statement, or admission made by a deaf or hard of hearing person in reply to a question of any law enforcement officer or any other person having a prosecutorial function may be used against the deaf or hard of hearing person in any criminal proceeding unless (1) the statement was made or elicited through a licensed interpreter and was made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently or (2) the deaf or hard of hearing person waives his or her right to an interpreter and the waiver and statement were made knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently. The right of a deaf or hard of hearing person to an interpreter may be waived only in writing. The failure to provide a licensed interpreter pursuant to this section shall not be a defense to prosecution for the violation for which the deaf or hard of hearing person was arrested.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 376, § 3;
Laws 1997, LB 851, § 3;
Laws 2002, LB 22, § 3.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-153 - Proceedings; interpreter provided; when.

20-153.
Proceedings; interpreter provided; when.
(1) For any proceeding before an appointing authority including any court at which a deaf or hard of hearing person is subpoenaed or requested in writing to attend, the appointing authority shall obtain a licensed interpreter to interpret the proceedings to the deaf or hard of hearing person and to interpret his or her testimony or statements.
(2) Whenever any state agency uses the services of a qualified interpreter, as defined in federal law, to comply with sections 42 U.S.C. 12102, 12131, and 12132, and any regulations adopted thereunder, as such sections and regulations existed on July 20, 2002, the state agency shall obtain a licensed interpreter to act as a qualified interpreter for such purposes.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 376, § 4;
Laws 1997, LB 851, § 4;
Laws 2002, LB 22, § 4.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-154 - Appointment of additional interpreters.

20-154.
Appointment of additional interpreters.
If a licensed interpreter appointed under section 20-153 is not able to provide effective communication with a deaf or hard of hearing person, the appointing authority shall obtain another licensed interpreter. An oral interpreter shall be provided upon request of a deaf or hard of hearing person who chooses not to communicate in sign language. If an interpreter is unable to render a satisfactory interpretation, the appointing authority shall then obtain an intermediary interpreter to assist the appointed interpreter. The appointing authority shall ensure that any interpreter is properly situated so as to permit effective communication with the deaf or hard of hearing person and full participation of the deaf or hard of hearing person in the proceeding.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 376, § 5;
Laws 1997, LB 851, § 5;
Laws 2002, LB 22, § 5.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-155 - Proof of hearing impairment.

20-155.
Proof of hearing impairment.
When an appointing authority has reason to believe that a person is not deaf or hard of hearing or is not dependent on an interpreter to ensure receptive or expressive communication, the appointing authority may require the person to furnish reasonable proof of his or her need for an interpreter.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 376, § 6;
Laws 1997, LB 851, § 6.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-155.01 - Interpreter; oath required.

20-155.01.
Interpreter; oath required.
In any proceeding in which a deaf or hard of hearing person is testifying under oath or affirmation, the interpreter shall take an oath or affirmation that he or she will make a true interpretation of the proceeding in an understandable manner to the best of his or her ability.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 376, § 8;
R.S.1943, (1991), § 20-157;
Laws 1997, LB 851, § 7.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 20 - Civil Rights › 20-158 - Interpreter; privilege applicable.

20-158.
Interpreter; privilege applicable.
Whenever a deaf or hard of hearing person communicates through an interpreter under circumstances in which the communication would otherwise be privileged, the privilege shall apply to the interpreter as well.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 376, § 9;
Laws 1997, LB 851, § 9.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.