Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 47-903

Current with changes through the 2024 First Special Legislative Session

Section 47-903 - Terms, defined

For purposes of the Office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System Act, the following definitions apply:

(1) Administrator means a person charged with administration of a program, an office, or a division of the department or administration of a private agency;

(2) Department means the Department of Correctional Services;

(3) Director means the Director of Correctional Services;

(4) Division of Parole Supervision means the division created pursuant to section 83-1,100;

(5) Inspector General means the Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System appointed under section 47-904;

(6) Malfeasance means a wrongful act that the actor has no legal right to do or any wrongful conduct that affects, interrupts, or interferes with performance of an official duty;

(7) Management means supervision of subordinate employees;

(8) Misfeasance means the improper performance of some act that a person may lawfully do;

(9) Obstruction means hindering an investigation, preventing an investigation from progressing, stopping or delaying the progress of an investigation, or making the progress of an investigation difficult or slow;

(10) Office means the office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System and includes the Inspector General and other employees of the office;

(11) Private agency means an entity that contracts with the department or contracts to provide services to another entity that contracts with the department; and

(12) 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.

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 47-903

Laws 2015, LB 598, § 3; Laws 2016, LB 1094, § 29; Laws 2018, LB 841, § 10.

Amended by Laws 2018, LB 841,§ 10, eff. 7/19/2018.

Amended by Laws 2016, LB 1094,§ 29, eff. 4/20/2016.

Added by Laws 2015, LB 598,§ 3, eff. 8/30/2015.