Opinion ID: 1929178
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: Due Process Vagueness

Text: When a legislative enactment is challenged on vagueness grounds, the issue is whether the two requirements of procedural due process are met: (1) adequate notice to citizens and (2) adequate standards to prevent arbitrary enforcement. In other words, due process requires that an enactment supply (1) a person of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited and (2) explicit standards for those who apply it. Bamford v. Upper Republican Nat. Resources Dist, 245 Neb. 299, 512 N.W.2d 642 (1994), cert, denied ___ U.S. ___, 115 S.Ct. 201, 130 L.Ed.2d 131; Kwik Shop v. City of Lincoln, 243 Neb. 178, 498 N.W.2d 102 (1993). As discussed in the immediately preceding subsection of this opinion, the challenged factors applied by the director provide the applicant, objectors, and the director with sufficient notice and standards. Therefore, the challenged statute is not unconstitutionally vague, in violation of U.S. Const, amend. XIV.