Nebraska Statutes 25-2711. Clerk; liable for fees; accounting; indigent person; waiver of fees, when
It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court to demand the payment of all fees in advance in civil cases. He or she shall be charged with all fees earned by the court and shall be required to account for the same. Upon written application by and such evidence as the court may require from an indigent person, the clerk of the court may be directed, by a judge of the court by a written order, to file all necessary pleadings and to issue necessary process thereon to meet the requirements of justice, in which case no fees shall be charged and collected by the clerk of the court from such person except upon final order or judgment in the action, and in that case the clerk shall not be charged with the fees in the case and required to account for the same unless the same are collected by him or her.
Source
- Laws 1972, LB 1032, § 31;
- Laws 1988, LB 370, § 2;
- R.S.Supp.,1988, § 24-531.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 25-2711
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Process: shall mean a summons, subpoena, or notice to appear issued out of a court in the course of judicial proceedings. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801