Nebraska § 23-3531 - Hospital districts; petition; hearing; notice; modification of boundaries.

Full text of Nebraska Revised Statutes of Nebraska § 23-3531 — Hospital districts; petition; hearing; notice; modification of boundaries., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 23-3531. Hospital districts; petition; hearing; notice; modification of boundaries.

Upon receipt of such petition, the county board shall examine it to determine whether it complies with the requirements of section 23-3530. Upon finding that such petition complies with such requirements, the county board shall set a hearing thereon and cause notice thereof to be published at least three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the area to be included in such proposed district. Such notice shall contain a statement of the information contained in such petition and of the date, time, and place at which such hearing shall be held and that at such hearing proposals may be submitted for the exclusion of land from, or the inclusion of additional land in such proposed district or for modification of the boundaries of the areas into which such district shall be divided for the purpose of election of members of the board of directors.

Notice is complete upon distribution of last issue of paper although three full weeks have not elapsed since first publication. Syfie v. Tri-County Hospital Dist., 186 Neb. 478, 184 N.W.2d 398 (1971).

Source: official Nebraska text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 23-3531 ("Hospital districts; petition; hearing; notice; modification of boundaries.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, the codified statutory law of Nebraska. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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