The clerk of the court shall endorse upon every paper filed with him, the day of filing it; and upon every order for a provisional remedy, and upon every undertaking given under the same, the day of its return to his office.
§ 25-2206.Papers; endorsement.
Article 22: Process, Court Records, and Ministerial Officers · Not amended since original codification · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires the clerk to date-stamp every paper filed with the day it was filed, and separately to mark every order for a provisional remedy and its undertaking with the day it was returned to the clerk’s office.
Full Text of § 25-2206
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 885, p. 547; R.S.1913, § 8554; C.S.1922, § 9505; C.S.1929, § 20-2206; R.S.1943, § 25-2206.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-2206 is about timestamps. Every paper filed with the clerk gets endorsed with the day it was filed — a simple act that fixes, on the document itself, exactly when it entered the case. That endorsement becomes the reference point for anything that depends on a filing date.
Provisional remedy orders get an additional mark. Along with any undertaking (the bond or similar security) given under that order, the clerk endorses the day it was returned to the office. That second timestamp tracks a different event — not when the order was filed, but when it came back to the clerk after being carried out or acted upon.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does “endorsement” mean under this section?
Marking a paper with a date — the clerk writes the day of filing directly on documents filed with the court.
Does every document filed with the clerk get a filing date marked on it?
Yes. Section 25-2206 requires the clerk to endorse the day of filing on every paper filed.
What gets endorsed with a “return” date instead of a filing date?
Every order for a provisional remedy, and every undertaking given under that order, gets endorsed with the day it was returned to the clerk’s office.
Why does the filing date matter so much?
It is the fixed point other deadlines and priorities in the case measure from, so an accurate endorsement protects the reliability of the record.
Who is responsible for making these endorsements?
The clerk of the court.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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