§ 25-2213.Clerks of courts of record other than district courts; duties.
Article 22: Process, Court Records, and Ministerial Officers · Last amended 2018 · Last verified July 22, 2026
Full Text of § 25-2213
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 888, p. 548; R.S.1913, § 8562; C.S.1922, § 9513; C.S.1929, § 20-2214; R.S.1943, § 25-2213; Laws 1992, LB 1059, § 14; Laws 2018, LB193, § 40.
Plain-English Summary
Rather than repeating a separate list of duties for every type of court, section 25-2213 borrows one: the provisions of sections 25-2204 to 25-2211 apply to clerks of courts of record other than district courts, as far as applicable. That “as far as applicable” qualifier matters, since some of those duties — the trial docket rules built for district court caseloads, for instance — may not translate directly to a smaller or differently structured court.
The practical effect is that a clerk in a court of record besides the district court follows the same framework for issuing process on a praecipe, maintaining case files, endorsing filings, and recording service, adapted to that court’s own circumstances rather than governed by a wholly separate statute.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which clerks does section 25-2213 cover?
Clerks of courts of record other than district courts.
Does every duty from sections 25-2204 through 25-2211 apply to those clerks word for word?
Only as far as applicable — a duty that does not fit the structure of a particular court of record need not be forced onto it.
Why does the statute borrow the district court’s clerk duties instead of listing separate ones?
It avoids restating the same framework — praecipes, case files, endorsements, service records, and the trial docket — for each additional type of court of record.
Does this section apply to courts that are not courts of record?
No. It is limited to courts of record other than district courts.
If a duty from section 25-2211 does not fit a particular court of record, does that duty not apply there?
The “as far as applicable” language allows for exactly that: duties that do not fit a given court’s structure are not imposed on it by this section.