2015 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 77 - REVENUE AND TAXATION
77-3506 Certain veterans; exemption; unremarried widow or widower; application.

77-3506. Certain veterans; exemption; unremarried widow or widower; application.

(1) All homesteads in this state shall be assessed for taxation the same as other property, except that there shall be exempt from taxation, on any homestead described in subsection (2) of this section, one hundred percent of the exempt amount.

(2) The exemption described in subsection (1) of this section shall apply to homesteads of:

(a) A veteran who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions), who is drawing compensation from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs because of one hundred percent service-connected disability, and who is not eligible for total exemption under sections 77-3526 to 77-3528 or the unremarried widow or widower of a veteran described in this subdivision;

(b) An unremarried widow or widower of any veteran, including a veteran other than a veteran described in section 80-401.01, who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions) and who died because of a service-connected disability; and

(c) An unremarried widow or widower of a serviceman or servicewoman, including a veteran other than a veteran described in section 80-401.01, whose death while on active duty was service-connected.

(3) Application for exemption under this section shall include certification of the status set forth in subsection (2) of this section from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

Source

• Laws 2014, LB1087, § 5.