25-3007 – Civil Legal Services Program; created; use of appropriations; Commission on Public Advocacy; duties.
25-3007. Civil Legal Services Program; created; use of appropriations; Commission on Public Advocacy; duties. The Civil Legal Services Program is created. Appropriations to the program and money in the Civil Legal Services Fund shall be used to provide grants for civil legal services to eligible low-income persons. The Commission on Public Advocacy shall distribute grants […]
25-3008 – Grant recipients; requirements; application; audit.
25-3008. Grant recipients; requirements; application; audit. (1) The Commission on Public Advocacy shall establish guidelines for submission of applications for grants to provide civil legal services to eligible low-income persons. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a civil legal services provider shall: (a) Be a nonprofit organization chartered in Nebraska; (b) Employ […]
25-3009 – Civil Legal Services Fund; created; investment.
25-3009. Civil Legal Services Fund; created; investment. The Civil Legal Services Fund is created. Any money remaining in the fund at the end of a calendar year shall be distributed in the following calendar year. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska […]
25-3010 – Civil Legal Services Fund; how funded.
25-3010. Civil Legal Services Fund; how funded. Beginning January 1, 2007, a fee of one dollar shall be taxed as costs in each criminal proceeding, including traffic infractions and misdemeanors, filed in all courts of this state for violations of state law or city or village ordinances. No such fee shall be collected in any […]
25-3101 – Act, how cited.
25-3101. Act, how cited. Sections 25-3101 to 25-3107 shall be known and may be cited as the Structured Settlements Transfers Protection Act. Source Laws 2001, LB 55, § 1.
25-3102 – Act; purpose; applicability.
25-3102. Act; purpose; applicability. The purpose of the Structured Settlements Transfers Protection Act is to protect structured settlement recipients involved in the process of transferring structured settlement payment rights. The act does not apply to structured settlements of claims for workers’ compensation benefits. Source Laws 2001, LB 55, § 2.
25-3103 – Terms, defined.
25-3103. Terms, defined. For purposes of the Structured Settlements Transfers Protection Act: (1) Annuity issuer means an insurer that has issued a contract to be used to fund periodic payments under a structured settlement; (2) Applicable federal rate means the most recently published applicable rate used to determine the present value of an annuity, as […]
25-3104 – Transfer of payment rights; court order; requirements.
25-3104. Transfer of payment rights; court order; requirements. (1) No direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights is effective, and no structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer is required to make a payment directly or indirectly to a transferee of structured settlement payment rights, unless the transfer has been authorized in advance in […]
25-2942 – Application to existing agreements or referrals.
25-2942. Application to existing agreements or referrals. (a) The Uniform Mediation Act governs a mediation pursuant to a referral or an agreement to mediate made on or after August 31, 2003. (b) On or after January 1, 2004, the Uniform Mediation Act governs an agreement to mediate whenever made. (c) The Uniform Mediation Act is […]
25-3105 – Jurisdiction; hearing; notice.
25-3105. Jurisdiction; hearing; notice. (1) The Nebraska court that approved the structured settlement agreement has jurisdiction over an application for authorization of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights. If a Nebraska court did not approve the structured settlement agreement, a person shall file an application under section 25-3104 in the district court for the […]