Nebraska Statutes 23-1202. County attorney; actions before magistrate; duties
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Each county attorney shall appear on behalf of the state before any magistrate, and prosecute all complaints made in behalf of the state of which any magistrate shall have jurisdiction, and he shall appear before any magistrate and conduct any criminal examination which may be had before such magistrate, and shall also prosecute all civil suits before such magistrate in which the state or county is a party or interested.
Source
- Laws 1885, c. 40, § 3, p. 216;
- R.S.1913, § 5597;
- C.S.1922, § 4914;
- C.S.1929, § 26-902;
- R.S.1943, § 23-1202.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 23-1202
- Attorney: shall mean attorney at law. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Magistrate: shall include judge of the county court and clerk magistrate. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Magistrate shall: include judge of the county court and clerk magistrate. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801