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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-204 (2026)

Attorney General; power in counties concurrent with county attorney

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The Attorney General and the Department of Justice shall have the same powers and prerogatives in each of the several counties of the state as the county attorneys have in their respective counties.

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Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1932–2024 · leading case: State v. Hutter, 18 N.W.2d 203 (Neb. 1945).
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State v. Hutter, 18 N.W.2d 203 (Neb. 1945). · cites it 2× “However, it is provided by section 84-204, R. S. 1943: “The Attorney General and the Department of Justice shall have the same powers and prerogatives in each of the several counties of the state as the county attorneys have in their respective counties.”
State ex rel. Sorensen v. State Bd. of Equalization & Assessment, 242 N.W. 609 (Neb. 1932). · cites it 2× “Radke and Clark Jeary, acting as attorneys for the state board of equalization, and by the attorney general in person, who cited section 84-204, Comp. St. 1929, which reads: “The attorney general and the department of justice shall have the same powers and prerogatives in each…”
Johnson v. Abegg, 22 N.W.2d 488 (Neb. 1946). · cites it 2× “Defendant’s contention that the county attorney of Box Butte County was a necessary party is without merit because section 84-204, R. S. 1943, specifically provides that the Attorney General shall have the same powers and prerogatives in each of the several counties of the state…”
State v. Rivera, 711 N.W.2d 573 (Neb. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 5× “(d) § 84-204 One might wonder why we do not base our analysis upon Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-204 (Reissue 1999), which states that “[t]he Attorney General and the Department of Justice shall have the same powers and prerogatives in each of the several counties of the state as the…”
State v. Glazebrook, 859 N.W.2d 341 (Neb. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “The district court ulti- mately found that Glazebrook had waived the alleged defects in the information, and it denied his motion to dismiss.”
State v. LeFever, No. A-23-065 (Neb. Ct. App. Mar. 19, 2024). · cites it 2× “” Section 84-204 provides that “[t]he Attorney General and the Department of Justice shall have the same powers and prerogatives in each of the several counties of the state as the county attorneys have in their respective counties.”
Gardner v. Franklin, No. 4:21-cv-03145 (D. Neb. May 31, 2022). · cites it 2× “§ 84-204 (Attorney General and State Department of Justice shall have same powers and prerogatives in each county as county attorney).”
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