The Supreme Court may promulgate rules and forms for actions governed by the County Court Expedited Civil Actions Act, and such rules and forms shall not be in conflict with the act.
§ 25-2748.Rules and forms; Supreme Court; powers.
Article 27: County Court Rules of Procedure and Probate Practice · Last amended 2020 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThe Nebraska Supreme Court may adopt additional rules and forms to carry out the County Court Expedited Civil Actions Act, as long as none of them conflicts with the Act itself.
Full Text of § 25-2748
Source
Laws 2020, LB912, § 8.
Plain-English Summary
This section gives the Supreme Court room to fill in procedural gaps as the Expedited Act operates in practice. It may promulgate rules and forms for actions governed by the Act, matching the pattern seen elsewhere in the Act — the certification form in section 25-2743 and the health care provider report form in section 25-2747 both trace back to this same rulemaking authority.
The one boundary is that any such rule or form cannot conflict with the Act. The Legislature set the Act’s substantive limits; the Supreme Court’s role here is to supply the practical machinery for applying them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can create additional rules or forms for expedited civil actions in Nebraska?
The Nebraska Supreme Court, under the authority this section grants.
Can the Supreme Court’s rules override anything in the Expedited Civil Actions Act?
No. Any rules or forms the Supreme Court adopts under this section cannot conflict with the Act.
Where would I find court-adopted forms for an expedited case?
Does this section let the Supreme Court change the Act’s substantive limits, like the discovery caps?
No. It authorizes rules and forms to carry out the Act, not rules that conflict with the limits the Legislature set elsewhere in the Act.
Why does the statute leave room for Supreme Court rules instead of spelling out every form itself?
Court-adopted forms and procedural rules can be updated more easily than statutory text, letting the mechanics of the Act keep pace with practice while the Legislature’s substantive limits stay fixed.
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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