(1) The office shall have access to all information and personnel necessary to perform the duties of the office.

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 43-4319

  • Administrator: means a person charged with administration of a program, an office, or a division of the department or administration of a private agency or licensed child care facility, the probation administrator, or the executive director. See Nebraska Statutes 43-4304
  • Office: means the office of Inspector General of Nebraska Child Welfare and includes the Inspector General and other employees of the office. See Nebraska Statutes 43-4313
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Record: means any recording, in written, audio, electronic transmission, or computer storage form, including, but not limited to, a draft, memorandum, note, report, computer printout, notation, or message, and includes, but is not limited to, medical records, mental health records, case files, clinical records, financial records, and administrative records. See Nebraska Statutes 43-4315
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.

(2) A full investigation conducted by the office shall consist of retrieval of relevant records through subpoena, request, or voluntary production, review of all relevant records, and interviews of all relevant persons.

(3) For a request for confidential record information pursuant to subsection (5) of section 43-2,108 involving death or serious injury, the office may submit a written request to the probation administrator. The record information shall be provided to the office within five days.