Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - CAPITOL COMMISSION › Title 6 - OFFICE OF THE CAPITOL COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING USE OF THE STATE CAPITOL LINCOLN, NEBRASKA › Section 6-1-004 - Events Requiring a Facility Use Permit and Prior Approval

Current through June 17, 2024
004.01 State
				Ceremonies - State Ceremonies shall include all functions initiated and
				controlled by any State agency, board, commission, or elected official acting
				on behalf of the State.
004.02
				Non-State Ceremonies - Non-profit or not-for-profit organizations with a
				statewide membership and mission wishing to sponsor ceremonies or events in the
				Capitol shall submit a Facility Use Permit request to the Office of the Capitol
				Commission. Such events will be limited to public hours. Events sponsored by
				individuals and for-profit groups, solely for the benefit of such individual or
				for-profit organization, will not be approved for the State Capitol or
				Grounds.
004.03 Fund-Raising
				Activities - Solicitation of any kind, fund-raising, canvassing, or other
				similar activity is prohibited in the State Capitol and Grounds. Charitable
				fund-raising activities, in the public interest, may be permitted in accordance
				with the State of Nebraska Vendor Solicitation Policy, is incorporated herein
				by this reference (attachment A).
004.04 Recruitment - Recruitment activities
				for the U.S. Armed Forces or for any other government agency or organization
				must have prior written approval.
004.05 Entertainment - Entertainment
				activities shall be limited to non-office hours, including weekdays from 12:00
				p.m. to 1:00 p.m., when the building is open to the public.
004.06 Demonstrations/Picketing - All
				demonstrations must be non-disruptive and peaceful in nature. All such
				activities are restricted to public sidewalks, the East and West Terraces and
				the lower North Terrace. Demonstrations and demonstrators shall not block or
				restrict access to any public entry or exit to the State Capitol and Grounds at
				any time. All corridors, stairways and aisles shall be kept open and no
				activity that could disrupt the normal order of State business will be allowed.
				Signs, banners and like material shall not be fastened in any way to the walls,
				surfaces, or railing surrounding the Rotunda. Wood, metal or plastic poles or
				standards shall not be used to support signs or banners and shall not be
				brought into the Capitol. All participants involved in demonstrations shall at
				all times adhere to all General Provisions of these Rules and Regulations and
				Neb. Rev. Stat. §§
									28-1317,
				28-1318
				and
				28-1319.
004.07 Information Booths, Displays and
				Public Notices - Information booths and/or displays may be authorized for a
				limited period of time. The State of Nebraska assumes no responsibility for
				loss or damage to display materials. In most instances, displays will be
				limited to the First Floor Rotunda for a one-week period of time. Public
				notices, bulletins and newsprint may be posted in the State Capitol using the
				space set aside for such activity. No leafleting is allowed within the State
				Capitol or Grounds, except at or beyond the public sidewalks.
004.08 Filming - Photography, videography
				and/or filming in or on the State Capitol and/or Grounds for other than
				personal or not for profit use is prohibited without the prior written
				authorization from the Office of the Capitol Commission.
004.09 Weddings - Weddings are allowed in
				public spaces in the State Capitol during the normal public building hours,
				subject to the following.
4.9.1 Weddings must
				not interfere with public tours, normal business or other approved event or
				activity taking place in the Capitol.
4.9.2 Weddings must not block public access
				to or from any area of the State Capitol.
4.9.3 No candles or open flame devices are
				permitted.
4.9.4 No decorations or
				special equipment may be brought into the building, except tape recorders,
				video cameras and still cameras.
4.9.5 No floral or plant arrangements may be
				brought into the building. Flowers worn or carried by members of the wedding
				party are allowed.
4.9.6 No signs
				or wedding announcements may be posted in or on the Capitol property. The
				wedding party shall provide ushers to guide persons attending the ceremony to
				the proper location.
4.9.7 No rice,
				birdseed, confetti, soap bubbles, etc. shall be used or thrown in or on the
				Capitol property.