Each county attorney shall appear on behalf of the state before any magistrate, and prosecute all complaints made in behalf of the state of which any magistrate shall have jurisdiction, and he shall appear before any magistrate and conduct any criminal examination which may be had before such magistrate, and shall also prosecute all civil suits before such magistrate in which the state or county is a party or interested.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 23-1202
County attorney; actions before magistrate; duties
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 805 F. Supp. 2d 750 - Dean v. Smith (2011)
Most recently applied in State ex rel. Condon v. Braaten (October 2025)
Laws 1885, c. 40, § 3, p. 216; R.S.1913, § 5597; C.S.1922, § 4914; C.S.1929, § 26-902; R.S.1943, § 23-1202.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.