Section 53-4-001 - DefinitionsThe following definitions shall apply as used throughout this Chapter:
001.01.Agency shall mean the Nebraska Real Property Appraiser Board.001.02.Contested case shall mean a proceeding before an agency in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of specific parties are required by law or constitutional right to be determined after an agency hearing.001.03.Ex parte communication shall mean an oral or written communication which is not on the record in a contested case with respect to which reasonable notice to all parties was not given. Ex parte communication shall not include: 001.03A. Communications which do not pertain to the merits of a contested case;001.03B. Communications required for the disposition of ex parte matters as authorized by law;001.02C. Communications in a ratemaking or rulemaking proceeding; and001.02D. Communications to which all parties have given consent.001.04.Hearing officer shall mean the person or persons conducting a hearing, contested case, or other proceeding pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, whether designated as the presiding officer, administrative law judge, or some other title designation.001.05.Party means the person by or against whom a contested case is brought or a person allowed to intervene in a contested case.001.06.Petition means the initial document filed by or with an agency that sets forth a claim and request for agency action.53 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 001