Opinion No. (1981)

REQUESTED BY: Senator John W. DeCamp Member of the Legislature State Capitol Building Lincoln, Nebraska 68509

Dear Senator DeCamp:

In your letter of February 5, 1981, you asked our opinion as to the legality of a proposed amendment to LB 45, which would increase the amount of court costs to be paid under Neb.Rev.Stat. § 81-1429 (Reissue 1976) and would in addition direct that such money be placed directly in the State General Fund to be spent as the Legislature sees fit.

The use of the term `court costs' in your letter is not entirely clear, but since you are referring to LB 45, and in effect §…