The original complaint shall be filed within one (1) year of the alleged discriminatory housing practice has occurred or terminated.
Complaints and other documents are "filed" when received by the Commission. Complaints shall be filed at any office of the Commission as set forth below. Thereafter, whenever filings are required, they shall be made with the Commission addressed or delivered to the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission at the office prescribed by the Commission. Filing shall be made by personal delivery, by mail, or by facsimile or other electronic methods authorized by the Commission, and will be received during regular business hours of the Commission. Regular business hours for the Commission are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., in the relevant time zone, Monday through Friday, exclusive of state or federal holidays. The Commission offices are located at:
P. O. Box 94934
301 Centennial Mall South, 5th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509-4934
Panhandle State Office Complex
4500 Avenue I
Scottsbluff, NE 69363-1500
1313 Farnam on-the-Mall
Omaha, NE 68102-1836
Each complaint shall be docketed and given a case number.
In computing time required or allowed by Title 140, by the Act, or by other applicable statutes in which the time is not specifically provided, days will be computed by excluding the day of the act or event and including the last day of the period. If a filing or submission date falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the date for such filing or submission shall be the next business day.
The Commission shall, not later than ten (10) days after the filing of a complaint or the identification of an additional respondent, serve on the respondent a notice identifying the alleged discriminatory housing practice and advising such respondent of the procedural rights and obligations of respondents under the act, together with a copy of the original complaint.
Whenever a complaint alleges a discriminatory practice within the jurisdiction of a local agency that has been certified by the Commission to handle claims under the Act, the Commission shall refer the complaint to that agency before taking any action on the complaint.
140 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 2, § 003