Cities, towns, villages, or corporate authorities or persons aggrieved may prosecute suit against any treasurer, or other officer collecting or receiving funds for their use, upon his or her bond, in the name of the State of Nebraska, for their use in any court of competent jurisdiction, whether the bond has been put in suit at the instance of the Tax Commissioner or not. Cities, towns, villages, and other corporate authorities or persons shall have the same right in any suits or proceedings in their behalf as is provided in case of suits by or on behalf of the state.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 77-1766

  • 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.
  • 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