The Department of Justice shall have the general control and supervision of all actions and legal proceedings in which the State of Nebraska may be a party or may be interested, and shall have charge and control of all the legal business of all departments and bureaus of the state, or of any office thereof, which requires the services of attorney or counsel in order to protect the interests of the state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-202
Department of Justice; powers and duties
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Walker v. Liggett Group, Inc. (1997)
Most recently applied in Walker v. Liggett Group, Inc. (June 1997)
Laws 1919, c. 205, § 2, p. 904; C.S.1922, § 4835; C.S.1929, § 84-202; R.S.1943, § 84-202; Laws 1953, c. 354, § 1, p. 1131.
Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.