There is hereby created the Legal Services Fund to be administered by the Director of Administrative Services. All money received by the Attorney General or directed to be deposited in the fund by any state agency, board, commission, or constitutional officer or the Legislature pursuant to section 25-1808 shall be deposited into the fund. At the end of each fiscal year, the director shall transfer from the fund into the budget of the appropriate state agency, board, commission, or constitutional office or the Legislature those fees and expenses that have been awarded by the court. In those instances when the Attorney General has billed a state agency, board, commission, or constitutional officer or the Legislature, the money awarded shall be appropriated to the budget of the Attorney General. The director shall electronically submit a summary of such transfers to the Legislature at the end of each fiscal year.
§ 25-1809.Legal Services Fund; created; use; transfers.
Article 18: Small-Amount Claims, Attorney’s Fees, and Costs Against the State · Last amended 2012 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section creates the Legal Services Fund, administered by the Director of Administrative Services, to hold amounts collected under section 25-1808 and transfer them each fiscal year to the budgets of the agencies, offices, or the Legislature entitled to them.
Full Text of § 25-1809
Source
Laws 1993, LB 781, § 2; Laws 2012, LB782, § 28.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-1809 establishes the Legal Services Fund and gives the Director of Administrative Services responsibility for it. Money flows into the fund from two sources described in section 25-1808: amounts the Attorney General receives, and amounts a state agency, board, commission, or constitutional officer, or the Legislature, directs to be deposited there.
At the end of each fiscal year, the director transfers money out of the fund into the budget of whichever agency, board, commission, constitutional office, or the Legislature was awarded fees and expenses by the court. When the Attorney General billed a state entity for its services under section 25-1808, the money awarded instead goes into the Attorney General’s own budget. The director also submits an electronic summary of these transfers to the Legislature at the end of each fiscal year, keeping the process visible to lawmakers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Legal Services Fund for?
It holds fees and expenses collected under section 25-1808 from litigation between state agencies, boards, commissions, constitutional officers, or the Legislature, until they can be transferred to the entity the court awarded them to.
Who runs the fund?
The Director of Administrative Services.
Where does the money in the fund come from?
Amounts the Attorney General receives, and amounts any state agency, board, commission, or constitutional officer, or the Legislature, directs to be deposited under section 25-1808.
When does the money get transferred out?
At the end of each fiscal year, into the budget of the agency, board, commission, constitutional office, or the Legislature that the court awarded the fees to.
What happens when the Attorney General was the one who billed for services?
The awarded money is appropriated to the Attorney General’s own budget instead of being transferred to the agency that was billed.
Does the Legislature get any report on this fund?
Yes. The director electronically submits a summary of the year’s transfers to the Legislature at the end of each fiscal year.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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