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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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) a program or an office of the department or (b) a private agency;
(2)Department means the Department of Correctional Services;
(3)Director means the Director of Correctional Services;
(4)Inspector General means the Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System appointed under section 50-1905;
(5)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;
(6)Management means supervision of subordinate employees;
(7)Misfeasance means the improper performance of some act that a person may lawfully do;
(8)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;
(9)Office means the office of Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System and includes the Inspector General and other employees of the office;
(10)Private agency means an entity that contracts with the department or contracts to provide services to another entity that contracts with the department; and
(11)Record means any recording in written, audio, electronic, or computer storage form, including, but not limited to, a draft, memorandum, note, report, computer printout, notation, message, medical record, mental health record, case file, clinical record, financial record, and administrative record.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 50. Legislature § 50-1904. Terms, defined - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ne/chapter-50-legislature/ne-rev-st-sect-50-1904/
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