{"data":{"id":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-84-913.04","jurisdiction":"us-ne","citation":"Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-913.04","heading":"Proceedings; limitation on participation.","body":"(1) A person who has served as investigator, prosecutor, or advocate in a contested case or in its prehearing stage may not serve as hearing officer or assist or advise a hearing officer in the same proceeding except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.\n(2) A person who is subject to the authority, direction, or discretion of one who has served as investigator, prosecutor, or advocate in a contested case or in its prehearing stage may not serve as hearing officer or assist or advise a hearing officer in the same proceeding except as provided in subsection (3) of this section.\n(3) If all parties consent, a person who has served as, or who is subject to the authority, direction, or discretion of one who has served as, investigator, prosecutor, or advocate in a contested case or in its prehearing stage may assist a hearing officer in the preparation of orders.\n(4) A person who has participated in a determination of probable cause or other equivalent preliminary determination in a contested case may serve as hearing officer or assist or advise a hearing officer in the same proceeding.\n(5) A person may serve as hearing officer at successive stages of the same contested case.","path":["Chapter 84 - STATE OFFICERS"],"source_url":"https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=84-913.04","current_through":"Laws 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T21:01:11Z","sha256":"c2f7c08c59265f3405061e13da5dd5b56877f471c81a7e00a9d5c5f82d7b0fa3","source_id":"us-ne","stale":false,"prev":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-84-913.03","next":"us-ne/neb.-rev.-stat.-84-914"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}