Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-702 (2026)

Revisor of Statutes; duties

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It shall be the duty of the Revisor of Statutes:

(1) To consult with and assist the Legislative Council prior to each regular session of the Legislature in the preparation of the report of the Legislative Council as to defects in the Constitution of Nebraska and laws of Nebraska and to draft in the form of bills proposed legislation to carry out the recommendations contained in the report;

(2) To prepare for submission to the Legislature, from time to time, when recommended by the Legislative Council in its report as to defects in the Constitution of Nebraska and laws of Nebraska, a rewriting and revision, chapter by chapter, in simplified style and phraseology, of the various chapters of the statutes of Nebraska;

(3) To publish annotations of the decisions of the Supreme Court of Nebraska, the Court of Appeals, and the federal courts as received from the Reporter of Decisions; and

(4) To prepare, arrange, and correlate for publication, at the end of each legislative session, the laws enacted during the session and to arrange and correlate for publication replacements of the permanent volumes of the statutes.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1948–1986 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Wright v. Pepperl, 380 N.W.2d 259 (Neb. 1986).
State Ex Rel. Wright v. Pepperl, 380 N.W.2d 259 (Neb. 1986). · cites it 2× “Under the provisions of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 49-702 (4) (Reissue 1984), the Revisor of Statutes is obligated “[t]o prepare, arrange and correlate for publication, at the end of each legislative session, the laws enacted during the session, and to arrange and correlate for…”
Haffke v. State, 30 N.W.2d 462 (Neb. 1948). “and provided that it shall be his duty “To prepare, prior to each regular session of the Legislature, under the supervision and direction of the Supreme Court, the report of the judges of the Supreme Court as to defects in the Constitution and laws of Nebraska, and to draft in…”
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