Opinion No. (1997)

REQUESTED BY: Senator Ron Withem Nebraska State Legislature You have requested the opinion of this office concerning the authority of municipalities to accept credit cards for payment of certain fees. You specifically requested advice regarding whether the Legislature would have to affirmatively act in order to allow cities to perform such a function. Due to the number of variables involved, and that no one statute or case appears to control the issue raised, there does not appear to be any one clear answer to your inquiry.

We note you mentioned in your request that in a cursory review of the…