(a) Mandatory Filing.
All documents must be filed electronically.
(b) Exceptions.
The following matters or individuals are excepted from mandatory electronic
filing:
(1) pro se parties who are not registered users;
(2) cases filed under seal;
(3) exhibits, evidence, or attachments the nature of which precludes
electronic filing;
(4) juvenile criminal cases, even if the court subsequently rules that the
juvenile must be tried as an adult;
(5) documents excepted from electronic filing requirements by these
rules; and
(6) situations in which an attorney applies for and receives permission
from the assigned judge to file documents nonelectronically.
(c) Facsimile and E-mail Filings Not Allowed.
A document is not considered filed under the Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure until the filing party receives a System generated NEF after
uploading the document to the System. A document faxed or e-mailed to
the clerk or assigned judge is not considered filed without a court order.
(d) Timely Filing.
A document is considered timely filed if filed before midnight Central
Standard Time (or Central Daylight Time, if in effect). However, the
Effective December 1, 2025 Nebraska Criminal Rules
assigned judge may order a document filed by a time certain.
(e) Official Record.
The clerk does not maintain a paper court file in any case unless required
by law or local rule. When a document is filed electronically, the official
record is the electronic recording of the document as stored by the court,
and the filing party is bound by the document as filed.
(1) Documents Filed Nonelectronically.
The official record also includes any documents filed
nonelectronically under local rule.
(2) Original Documents Scanned and Discarded.
The clerk scans and discards original documents brought to the clerk
for filing unless the document's size or nature requires that it be kept
in paper format. An attorney who wishes to have an original
document returned after the clerk scans and uploads it to the System
may, before submitting the document to the clerk, ask the assigned
judge for written authorization for the document's return.
Authorization is granted on a case-by-case basis. The court does not
allow blanket authorizations for the return of all original documents
filed by an attorney or office.
(3) Copies of Filings.
A party who requests a copy of a paper document submitted for filing
must, at the time of filing, supply the clerk's office with the copy and,
if the return is to be made by mail, a self-addressed, stamped
envelope.
(f) File Date.
Except for documents first filed with the court nonelectronically and then
uploaded to the System, a document filed electronically is considered filed
as of the date and time stated on the NEF.
