When any money received by the clerk of the county court is not immediately paid out and the investment of such money is not otherwise provided for by law, the clerk of the county court shall invest such money or portion thereof as may be provided for by rules issued by the Supreme Court.
§ 25-2713.Clerk of county court; invest money received; rules.
Article 27: County Court Rules of Procedure and Probate Practice · Last amended 1988 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires the clerk of the county court to invest money the clerk holds and has not yet paid out, when no other law directs how to handle that money, following investment rules the Nebraska Supreme Court issues.
Full Text of § 25-2713
Source
Laws 1985, LB 326, § 2; Laws 1986, LB 891, § 1; Laws 1986, LB 529, § 10; Laws 1988, LB 370, § 4; R.S.Supp.,1988, § 24-532.01.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-2713 addresses money sitting in the county court’s hands. When the clerk receives money that is not immediately paid out, and no other law already provides for investing it, the clerk must invest that money — or whatever portion of it applies — according to rules the Nebraska Supreme Court issues.
The section works as a narrow gap-filler rather than a broad investment power: it kicks in only when another statute has not already addressed how a particular fund should be handled. It also connects to section 25-2712, which requires any interest or income earned this way to travel along with the monthly transmission of fees and costs to the State Treasurer.
Frequently Asked Questions
When must the county court clerk invest funds the court holds?
When money received is not immediately paid out, and no other law already provides for its investment.
Who sets the rules the clerk follows when investing this money?
The Nebraska Supreme Court, through rules it issues for that purpose.
Does this section say what happens to the interest the invested money earns?
No. Section 25-2712 separately requires that interest or other income accumulated this way be transmitted, along with fees and costs, to the State Treasurer.
Does the clerk have discretion over exactly which funds to invest?
The duty applies to money not immediately paid out and not otherwise addressed by law; the clerk invests that money or the applicable portion of it under Supreme Court rules.
Is this a general grant of investment authority, or something narrower?
Narrower. It applies only when no other law already provides for handling that particular money.
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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