The rules of the district court in the same county shall govern the procedure for identification of exhibits.
§ 6-1426.Identification of exhibits.
Article 14: Uniform County Court Rules of Practice and Procedure · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThe way exhibits get marked and identified for the trial record in county court follows the same practice the district court in that county already uses.
Full Text of § 6-1426
Plain-English Summary
Before an exhibit can be discussed, admitted, or objected to, it has to be identified — marked with a number or letter and tied to the record so everyone, including a later reviewing court, knows which exhibit is which. Section 6-1426 sends that task to local practice: county court follows the identification method already used by the district court in the same county.
This is a narrower piece of exhibit handling than § 6-1427, which addresses the broader procedure for offering and dealing with exhibits at trial. Section 6-1426 is specifically about the labeling and record-marking step that has to happen before an exhibit can move through that broader process.
For a lawyer preparing for trial, the takeaway is practical: find out how the local district court marks and numbers exhibits, and use the same convention in county court, since there’s no separate statewide county-court numbering system to fall back on.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are exhibits marked or numbered for the record in county court?
Section 6-1426 provides that county court follows the same identification practice the district court in that county uses.
Is there a uniform statewide exhibit-numbering system for county court?
No. The practice follows the local district court, so it can differ from county to county.
What’s the difference between identifying an exhibit and the exhibit procedure in § 6-1427?
Identification is the marking and labeling step that ties an exhibit to the record; § 6-1427 covers the fuller trial procedure for offering and handling exhibits.
Who decides how exhibits get marked in a given county?
The practice comes from the district court sitting in that county, which the county court then follows under this rule.
Does this rule matter for exhibits later withdrawn or returned after trial?
Proper identification at trial creates the record that later rules on withdrawal, return, and destruction of exhibits depend on.
Source & verification. Section text is
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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