Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-106 (2026)

Clerk of the district court; fees; enumerated

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(1) In addition to the judges' retirement fund fee provided in section 24-703 and the fees provided in section 33-106.03 and except as otherwise provided by law, the fees of the clerk of the district court shall be as provided in this section. There shall be a docket fee of forty-two dollars for each civil and criminal case except:

(a) There shall be a docket fee of twenty-five dollars for each case commenced by filing a transcript of judgment from another court in this state for the purpose of obtaining a lien;

(b) For proceedings under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act and the Employment Security Law, when provision is made for the fees that may be charged; and

(c) There shall be a docket fee of twenty-seven dollars for each criminal case appealed to the district court from any court inferior thereto.

(2) In all cases, other than those appealed from an inferior court or original filings which are within jurisdictional limits of an inferior court and when a jury is demanded in district court, the docket fee shall cover all fees of the clerk, except that the clerk shall be paid for each copy or transcript ordered of any pleading, record, or other document and that the clerk shall be entitled to a fee of fifteen dollars for a records management fee which will be taxed as costs of the case.

(3) In all civil cases, except habeas corpus cases in which a poverty affidavit is filed and approved by the court, and for all other services, the docket fee or other fee shall be paid by the party filing the case or requesting the service at the time the case is filed or the service requested.

(4) For any other service which may be rendered or performed by the clerk but which is not required in the discharge of his or her official duties, the fee shall be the same as that of a notary public but in no case less than one dollar.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1948–2025 · leading case: State v. Jackson, 730 N.W.2d 827 (Neb. Ct. App. 2007).
State v. Jackson, 730 N.W.2d 827 (Neb. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-106 (Reissue 2004) indicates the mandatory nature of filing fees associated with proceedings brought in the district court.”
Fine v. Fine, 537 N.W.2d 642 (Neb. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-106 (Reissue 1993). Under § 25-1914, the appellant must post a $75 cost bond or deposit $75 in cash within the same period.”
Jackson v. Rodriguez, 318 Neb. 657 (Neb. 2025). · cites it 2× “15 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-106 (Cum. Supp. 2024).”
Bordy v. Smith, 34 N.W.2d 331 (Neb. 1948). · cites it 2× “Since the interest passes to the beneficial owners of the funds and is not a perquisite of the office there is no merit to the county’s claim that it should receive the same under the provisions of section 33-106, R. S. Supp., 1947, which provides that: “The clerk of the…”
State v. McArthur, 685 N.W.2d 733 (Neb. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 2× “We also point out that Neb. Rev. Stat. § 33-106 (Reissue 1998) provides in relevant part: In addition to the judgesf] retirement fund fee and the fee provided in [Neb.”
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