In any civil or criminal case in which a party is permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, the court shall direct that the expense of process by publication, if such process is required by the court, be paid by the county in the same manner as other claims are paid.
§ 25-2303.Process; costs; payment by county.
Article 23: Costs in In Forma Pauperis Proceedings · Last amended 1999 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceShifts the cost of court-ordered publication process onto the county, paid the same way as other county claims, whenever a Nebraska case proceeds in forma pauperis and requires that kind of process.
Full Text of § 25-2303
Source
Laws 1972, LB 1120, § 3; Laws 1999, LB 689, § 6.
Plain-English Summary
Publication process — running a summons or notice in a newspaper when a defendant cannot be personally served — costs money. Section 25-2303 makes sure an in forma pauperis litigant is not blocked by that expense: if the court requires process by publication in a case where a party has in forma pauperis status, the county pays that expense, in the same manner it pays other claims.
This section works alongside § 25-2302’s broader no-charge rule for court-officer services, extending the same protection specifically to the added cost of newspaper publication.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who pays for publication process in an in forma pauperis case?
The county, paid the same way it pays other claims.
Does this apply to every case, or only in forma pauperis cases?
It applies specifically where a party is permitted to proceed in forma pauperis and the court requires process by publication.
What is “process by publication”?
Serving notice through newspaper publication when personal service is not feasible, as required by the court.
Is the county required to pay regardless of the amount?
The section directs payment in the same manner as other claims against the county, following normal county claims procedure.
What if the court does not require publication process in my case?
Then this section’s cost-shifting does not apply — there is no expense to reimburse.
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. ·
Official source
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