Nebraska Code — 23
Browse 426 sections in division 23 of the Nebraska code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 23-102. County seal; use.
- § 23-104. Powers.
- § 23-104.02. Counties containing a city of the primary class; public grounds; powers.
- § 23-104.04. Commission on the status of women; establish; fund.
- § 23-105. County property; control; duty of county board; annual inventory.
- § 23-107. Public grounds and buildings; sale or lease; terms; illegal sale; when validated.
- § 23-108. Roads; establishment; abandonment; eminent domain.
- § 23-110. City or village plat; vacation.
- § 23-112. Claims or judgments; power to compromise.
- § 23-113.03. County board; general duties.
- § 23-114.01. County planning commission; appointment; qualifications; terms; vacancies; compensation; expenses; education required for county attorney, county planning commission members, and county board members; commission or board; powers; duties; appeal.
- § 23-114.03. Zoning regulations; purpose; districts.
- § 23-114.05. County zoning; violations; penalty; injunction.
- § 23-117. Clerks; assistants of county officer; service in more than one office; when.
- § 23-119. Property tax; limitation.
- § 23-121. Office supplies; safes; duty to provide.
- § 23-125. Additional tax; when authorized; limitation.
- § 23-127. Bonds or expenditures; submission to voters; tax proposal mandatory.
- § 23-129. Special tax; approval by voters; number required; effect.
- § 23-131. Warrants; how issued; claims of jurors.
- § 23-133. Warrants; specify fund upon which drawn.
- § 23-135. Claims; time of filing; approval of certain purchases; procedure; payment in advance of services; authorized; disallowance of claim; notice; appeal.
- § 23-136. Claims; allowance; appeal by taxpayer; procedure.
- § 23-138. Claims; reconsideration.
- § 23-140. Debts due county; settlement.
- § 23-142. Debts due county; failure to pay; penalty; collection.
- § 23-144. Claims; delinquent personal taxes; deduction; treasurer's receipt.
- § 23-148. Commissioners; number; election; when authorized.
- § 23-150. Commissioners; qualifications.
- § 23-154. County board; special sessions; notice.
- § 23-156. County board; chairman; term; duties.
- § 23-160.02. Authority to use idle funds.
- § 23-164. Adjacent territory; regulation; hearings; notice by publication; written notice to chairperson of planning commission.
- § 23-165. Adjacent territory; regulation; amendments; objections; hearings.
- § 23-168.01. Board of adjustment; members; appointment; qualifications; term; vacancy; rules and regulations; records; open to public.
- § 23-168.02. Board of adjustment; decision; appeal.
- § 23-168.04. Board of adjustment; decision; appeal; procedure.
- § 23-170. Adjacent territory; regulation; statutes and ordinances; highest standard required by either to govern.
- § 23-172. Standard codes; adoption; copy; area where applicable.
- § 23-173.01. Nonconforming use; termination; restoration.
- § 23-174.01. County zoning; cities of the primary class; grant of authority.
- § 23-174.03. County zoning; cities of the primary class; subdivision and platting into lots and streets; approval requirements; filing of plat; effect.
- § 23-174.05. County; comprehensive plan; requirements; contents.
- § 23-174.07. Change to comprehensive plan; prior consideration by planning department; report.
- § 23-174.09. Board of zoning appeals; powers; duties.
- § 23-175. County board; county vehicles; liability insurance procurement; effect; applicability.
- § 23-188. County board; notice; contents; public hearing.
- § 23-190. County ordinance; reading by title; suspension of requirement; adoption; vote required; revision or amendment.
- § 23-192. Ordinance; territorial application; copy provided to clerk of city and village within county; effective date; change of jurisdiction; effect.
- § 23-201. Township organization; adoption.
- § 23-203. When effective.
- § 23-205. Supervisor districts; how numbered.
- § 23-207. Supervisors; first board; how constituted.
- § 23-209. Board of supervisors; division of county.
- § 23-211. Township; creation from city of second class; boundaries; alteration.
- § 23-213. Township; names; recording.
- § 23-215. Town clerk and treasurer; qualifications; bond.
- § 23-219. Town; corporate name.
- § 23-223. Towns; corporate powers.
- § 23-224. Annual town meeting; powers of electors present.
- § 23-225. Town; failure to organize; officers; how appointed.
- § 23-227. Annual town meetings; notice; publication.
- § 23-229. Town bylaws and regulations; publication.
- § 23-231. Special town meeting; powers of electors enumerated.
- § 23-237. Town meeting; manner of voting.
- § 23-239. Town meeting; voters; challenges; laws applicable.
- § 23-241. Town meeting; minutes; filing.
- § 23-243. Town officers; oath; failure to take; effect.
- § 23-245. Town officer; retirement; records; transfer.
- § 23-246.01. Town treasurer; funds; depository.
- § 23-248. Poor relief; duty of county board.
- § 23-250. Town clerk; budget; prepare.
- § 23-252. Town board; accounts and claims; audit; annual statement.
- § 23-254. Accounts; filing; production at town meeting.
- § 23-258. Town funds; general expenditures authorized.
- § 23-260. Town board; compensation of officers; fixed by town board.
- § 23-261. Town officers; official oaths; no fees for administering.
- § 23-263. Towns; actions against; service of process; defense.
- § 23-265. County supervisors; meetings; supervision of expenditures; road money, how expended.
- § 23-267. Supervisor districts; population as basis for division; how calculated.
- § 23-269. County supervisor districts; boundaries; change.
- § 23-271. Township organization; adoption; pending business; disposition.
- § 23-273. County supervisors; special meetings; notice.
- § 23-275. County supervisors; certificates of election; where filed.
- § 23-277. County supervisors; quorum.
- § 23-279. County supervisors; oaths; chairman may administer.
- § 23-281. Town; change of name; procedure.
- § 23-292. Township organization; how discontinued.
- § 23-294. Township organization; discontinuance; election; ballot; form.
- § 23-296. Township organization; cessation; establishment of commissioner system.
- § 23-299. Township organization; cessation; town records; indebtedness and unexpended balances; how discharged; township library; disposition.
- § 23-302. County resurvey; election; canvass of votes.
- § 23-304. Irregular tracts of land; survey.
- § 23-306. Irregular tracts of land; survey; field notes; record.
- § 23-308. Watercourses; diversion of channel; dams and dikes; when authorized.
- § 23-310. Levees; dikes; petition of landowners; contents; filing.
- § 23-312. Levees; dikes; report of engineer; filing; notice of hearing.
- § 23-314. Levees; dikes; plan for protection; approval by Director-State Engineer.
- § 23-316. Levees; dikes; construction; special assessments.
- § 23-318. Levees; dikes; assessments; notice.
- § 23-320. Levees; dikes; assessments; appeal to district court; procedure.
- § 23-320.02. Flood control; acquisition of lands, rights-of-way, and easements; procedure.
- § 23-320.04. Flood control; liability on indemnity agreements; how paid; insurance.
- § 23-320.06. Flood control; agreements with other governmental agencies; construction, maintenance, repair, and operation; coordinated program; employment of nonprofit corporation.
- § 23-320.08. Flood control; cooperation with federal government; additional powers; agreements authorized.
- § 23-320.10. Flood control; construction of works; acquisition of rights-of-way and easements; eminent domain; procedure.
- § 23-320.12. Flood control; execution of program; parties to agreement; employment of services of nonprofit corporation.
- § 23-346.01. Perpetual inventory in certain counties.
- § 23-3105. Purchasing agent; compensation; bond.
- § 23-3106. Purchasing agent or county board; powers; election supplies.
- § 23-3104. Terms, defined.
- § 23-3107. County board or purchasing agent; administrative duties.
- § 23-325. Real estate; appropriation; power of county board; procedure.
- § 23-333. County surplus funds; how transferred; exceptions.
- § 23-337. Illegal contracts; liability of county officers.
- § 23-339. Street improvement; county aid; when authorized.
- § 23-341. Streets outside corporate limits; improvement; cost; payment; assessments; determination; how levied.
- § 23-3510. Acceptance of gifts or devises; authorization; powers of county board; tax levy.
- § 23-3511. Tax levy; limitation; purpose.
- § 23-3512. Sections, how construed.
- § 23-3513. Cities and villages; gifts of money or property to aid county in acquisition, construction, or maintenance; issuance of bonds; procedure.
- § 23-3515. Adjoining counties; issuance of joint bonds; election; majority required.
- § 23-3516. Adjoining counties; board; membership; powers.
- § 23-3517. Adjoining counties; reports; county board actions; voter approval; construction of sections.
- § 23-3519. Adjoining counties; certification of taxes; levy; limitation; disposition of proceeds.
- § 23-3529. Hospital districts; establish.
- § 23-3530. Hospital districts; petition; contents; signatures required; valuation required.
- § 23-3531. Hospital districts; petition; hearing; notice; modification of boundaries.
- § 23-3532. Hospital districts; hearing; changes in boundary; submission to electors.
- § 23-3533. Hospital district; election; canvass of votes; resolution; district, body corporate; presumption.
- § 23-3534. Board of directors; members; election; terms; vacancies.
- § 23-3535. Hospital district; board of directors; meetings; officers; selection; expenses.
- § 23-3536. Hospital district; board of directors; meetings; quorum; rules and regulations.
- § 23-3538. Secretary-treasurer; bond.
- § 23-3539. Hospital district; additional land; annexation; procedure.
- § 23-3540. Hospital district; withdrawal of land from district; procedure.
- § 23-3541. Hospital district; annexation or withdrawal; resubmission.
- § 23-3542. Hospital district; area excluded from district; outstanding obligations; chargeable.
- § 23-3543. Hospital district; area withdrawn; not subject to assessments after withdrawal.
- § 23-3544. Hospital district; dissolution; petition; signatures required; submission to electors.
- § 23-3545. Hospital district; dissolution; resolution; winding up of affairs.
- § 23-3546. Hospital district; dissolution; convert property to cash; disposition.
- § 23-3547. Hospital district; general powers; hospital, defined.
- § 23-3548. Hospital district; board of directors; purchase of equipment.
- § 23-3549. Hospital district; board of directors; operation; fix rates.
- § 23-3566. Hospital district, defined.
- § 23-3567. Hospital district; sinking fund; investment.
- § 23-3586. Hospital authority; hearing; county board; findings; initial trustees; qualifications; terms.
- § 23-3587. Hospital authority; certificate; transmit to Secretary of State; county clerk.
- § 23-3588. Hospital authority; corporate name.
- § 23-3589. Hospital authority; trustees; meetings; officers; expenses; seal; rules and regulations.
- § 23-3590. Hospital authority; trustees; vacancy; how filled.
- § 23-3591. Hospital authority; trustees; election.
- § 23-3592. Hospital authority; trustees; appointment; objections; file with county clerk.
- § 23-3593. Hospital authority; trustees; nominations; objections; hearing; findings; appointment.
- § 23-3594. Hospital authority; powers.
- § 23-3595. Hospital authority; board of trustees; duties.
- § 23-3596. Hospital authority; board of trustees; pecuniary interest in contract; prohibited; penalty.
- § 23-3597. Hospital authority; structures; construction; submission of plans.
- § 23-3598. Hospital authority; construction; plans; recommendations; effect.
- § 23-3599. Hospital authority; bonds; issuance.
- § 23-3526. Retirement plan; authorized; reports.
- § 23-3527. Retirement system; option to participate in County Employees Retirement Act.
- § 23-3573. Hospital districts; merger; petition; election.
- § 23-3574. Hospital districts; petition for merger; plan; contents.
- § 23-3575. Hospital districts; merger; election; procedure.
- § 23-3576. Hospital districts; merger; voter approval; order.
- § 23-3577. Hospital districts; merger; new officers; board of directors; elected; term.
- § 23-3578. Hospital districts; merger; property, debts, liabilities; transferred; exception.
- § 23-345. County machinery; rental to farmers; conditions.
- § 23-347. Inventory statement; duty of county officers to make; filing.
- § 23-348.01. Inventory of real property; filing; contents.
- § 23-350. Inventory statements; failure to file; false statements; penalty.
- § 23-352. Monuments; markers; inscription.
- § 23-354. Monuments; markers; eminent domain.
- § 23-355.01. Nonprofit county historical association or society; tax levy; requirements; funding request; accounting.
- § 23-358.01. Control service; availability; payment.
- § 23-360. Program; tax levy; use.
- § 23-362. Indians; support; state aid to counties; purpose; conditions; audit; certificate of county assessor; alcohol-related programs; participation by county board.
- § 23-365. Sidewalks; outside corporate limits of city or village; construct or repair; tax; levy; notice; construction by owner, when; appropriation.
- § 23-366. Bids; special assessments; notice; levy.
- § 23-367. Special assessments; collection.
- § 23-368. Street improvements; limitation.
- § 23-369. Street improvement districts; delineate; purpose.
- § 23-371. Board of trustees; appointment; procedure.
- § 23-373. Subdivisions; platting; approval of county board; exceptions.
- § 23-375. Subdivisions; dedication of avenues, streets, alleys; hard surfacing.
- § 23-377. Subdivisions; comprehensive plan; standards; county board prescribe.
- § 23-379. Garbage disposal plants; systems or solid waste disposal areas; purchase, construct, maintain.
- § 23-381. Garbage disposal; levy; tax.
- § 23-383. Regulation by county; authorized.
- § 23-385. Underground cables and equipment; map; filing.
- § 23-387. Violations; penalty.
- § 23-389. County; provide for horseracing facilities; paid for by revenue bonds; bond anticipation notes; procedure.
- § 23-391. Horseracing facilities; taxes or assessments; exemption; exceptions.
- § 23-397. Bridge construction and repair; bonds; issuance; election; procedure.
- § 23-399. Bridge; project payment; schedule.
- § 23-402. Purpose of act.
- § 23-404. Civil service commission; formation.
- § 23-406. Commission; members; compensation; expenses.
- § 23-408. Commission; powers; duties.
- § 23-410. Employees; status.
- § 23-412. Employee; discharged, suspended, demoted; appeal; hearing; order; effect.
- § 23-414. Employee; no discrimination against because of political, racial, or religious opinions or affiliations; exceptions.
- § 23-416. Human resources director; qualifications; duties; personnel records.
- § 23-418. Act, how construed.
- § 23-502. Election; proposition; submission.
- § 23-504. Tax; when levied.
- § 23-506. Public buildings; contracts; warrants; when authorized.
- § 23-901. Act, how cited.
- § 23-903. County budget; scope and contents.
- § 23-905. County budget; budget document; forms; preparation; Auditor of Public Accounts; duties; expenses.
- § 23-907. Hearing; duty of county board.
- § 23-909. Budget; when adopted; duty of county board.
- § 23-911. Budget; income from taxation; limitation.
- § 23-913. Budget summary; contents; filing.
- § 23-915. Budget; failure of county board to adopt; effect.
- § 23-917. Contracts or liabilities in excess of budget; county not liable.
- § 23-919. Violations; penalty; liability to county.
- § 23-1111. County officers; clerks and assistants; county board; budgetary approval.
- § 23-1112.01. County officers; employees; use of automobile; allowance.
- § 23-1114. County officers and deputies; salaries; fixed by county board; when; procedure; method of payment.
- § 23-1114.02. County officers; salaries; Class 1 counties.
- § 23-1114.04. County officers; salaries; Class 3 counties.
- § 23-1114.06. County officers; salaries; Class 5 counties.
- § 23-1114.08. County officers; minimum salaries; person occupying more than one office.
- § 23-1114.14. Interpretation of sections.
- § 23-1201. County attorney; duties; services performed at request of Attorney General; additional compensation; reports.
- § 23-1201.02. County attorney; qualifications; exception.
- § 23-1203. Opinions; civil cases; additional counsel; compensation.
- § 23-1204. Deputies; appointment and compensation.
- § 23-1204.01. Deputies; special; when; compensation.
- § 23-1204.03. Deputies; counties having a population of more than 30,000 and not more than 200,000 inhabitants; additional deputy; salary.
- § 23-1204.05. Deputies; counties having a population of more than 200,000 inhabitants.
- § 23-1205. Acting county attorney; appointment; when authorized; compensation.
- § 23-1206.01. County attorney, deputies, and employees; employment restrictions; salary.
- § 23-1207. Money or property received; county attorney; duties.
- § 23-1209. Detectives; employment; when authorized; compensation.
- § 23-1213. Nebraska County Attorney Standards Advisory Council; created; members; qualifications; appointment; terms; vacancy.
- § 23-1213.02. Network of regional officials for death investigation support services.
- § 23-1214. Council; membership; holding other office or position; effect.
- § 23-1216. Council; continuing legal education; duties.
- § 23-1218. Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice; continuing legal education; duties; enumerated.
- § 23-1220. County attorney; deputy county attorney; failure to complete continuing legal education; Attorney General; commence civil action.
- § 23-1222. Continuing education; tuition, fees, expenses; how paid.
- § 23-1301. County clerk; office; duties; residency.
- § 23-1302. County clerk; duties.
- § 23-1304. Official bonds; record; duty to keep.
- § 23-1306. County officers; signatures and seals; duty to report to Secretary of State.
- § 23-1310. Veterans discharge or record of separation; registration upon application.
- § 23-1401. County comptroller; qualifications; duties.
- § 23-1403. Record of claims; assistants; appointment; absence or disability; power of deputy.
- § 23-1405. Salary; determination.
- § 23-1407. County comptroller; office; equipment.
- § 23-1501.01. Register of deeds; deputy; appointment; oath; duties.
- § 23-1503. Record of instruments; form.
- § 23-1504. Seal; when required; certified copies.
- § 23-1506. Documents; deeds and conveyances; recording; errors; inventory statement; duty to file; exceptions.
- § 23-1508. Grantor and grantee index.
- § 23-1510. Instruments; endorsement, recording, and indexing; required information.
- § 23-1512. Construction Lien Record.
- § 23-1514. Numerical index; entries.
- § 23-1515. Numerical index; instrument; certificate of entry.
- § 23-1516. Miscellaneous Record.
- § 23-1517. Records; other indices.
- § 23-1517.01. Records; microfilm or other accessible durable medium; requirements.
- § 23-1517.02. Records; computerized system of indexing; authorized.
- § 23-1527. Bankruptcy proceedings; recording; fee.
- § 23-1601. County treasurer; general duties; continuing education; requirements.
- § 23-1601.02. County treasurer; deputy; appointment; oath; duties.
- § 23-1603. Violations; penalty.
- § 23-1605. Semiannual statement; publication.
- § 23-1609. Audit; requirements.
- § 23-1611. County officers; uniform system of accounting; duty of Auditor of Public Accounts; individual ledger sheets; approval.
- § 23-1616. Cashier's bonds; amount.
- § 23-1701.01. Candidate for sheriff; appointee; requirements; sheriff; attend Sheriff's Certification Course; exception; continuing education; violation; penalty.
- § 23-1701.03. Sheriff; general powers and duties.
- § 23-1702. Violations; penalty.
- § 23-1704. Assistants; power to summon.
- § 23-1704.02. Sheriff; appoint employee.
- § 23-1704.04. Sheriff; deputies; compensation.
- § 23-1706. Court; appearance as counsel prohibited.
- § 23-1708. Vacancy; legal process; deputy; duty.
- § 23-1710. Crimes; prevention; arrest; powers and duties.
- § 23-1714. Sheriff; disqualification; duties; county clerk shall perform.
- § 23-1718. Sheriff; deputy; uniform; allowance in counties of less than 200,000 population.
- § 23-1720. Sheriff; deputies; indemnification; legal counsel.
- § 23-1722. Sheriff's office merit commission; created; county having 25,000 inhabitants or more.
- § 23-1723.01. Sheriff's office merit commission; county having 25,000 to 400,000 population; members; number; appointment; term; vacancy.
- § 23-1724. Sheriff's office merit commission; members; salary; expenses.
- § 23-1725. Commission; meetings; public; rules of procedure; adopt.
- § 23-1726. Classified service, defined.
- § 23-1727. Commission; powers; duties.
- § 23-1728. Commission; competitive examinations; records of service; keep; subject to inspection by commission.
- § 23-1730. Deputy sheriffs; classified service; chief deputy sheriff.
- § 23-1732. Deputy sheriffs in active employment; examinations; when required.
- § 23-1734. Deputy sheriff; removal, suspension, reduced in rank or grade; procedure; grievance; procedure.
- § 23-1736. Classified service; political activity; prohibited.
- § 23-1801. Inquest; when authorized; coroner's jury; compensation.
- § 23-1803. Inquest; warrant; execution.