All fax machines shall use plain paper and shall meet standard minimum CCITT Group III requirements. "CCITT" means Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph. "Group III" is a standard letter-size document that takes approximately 1 minute for transmission. The fax machine shall place the date and time of receipt on the transmission received.
§ 6-602.Equipment.
Article 6: Fax Filing · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires fax machines used for court filing to use plain paper, meet standard minimum CCITT Group III transmission requirements, and print the date and time of receipt on each transmission received.
Full Text of § 6-602
Plain-English Summary
Section 6-602 sets the equipment standard behind fax filing. Machines have to use plain paper and meet minimum CCITT Group III requirements — CCITT stands for the Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph, and Group III describes a standard letter-size document that takes about a minute to transmit. That standard exists so that fax filings arrive in a consistent, readable format regardless of which court or which sender’s machine is involved.
The section adds one more requirement: the receiving fax machine has to place the date and time of receipt directly on the transmission it receives. That timestamp matters later, since § 6-613 ties the time of filing to when the last page of a transmission is received by the clerk.
Frequently Asked Questions
What technical standard must a court fax machine meet?
Standard minimum CCITT Group III requirements, using plain paper for the transmission.
Why does the rule require plain paper instead of thermal paper?
Plain paper produces a more durable, consistently readable filing than older thermal fax paper, which can fade over time.
Does the fax machine automatically record when a document was received?
Yes. The machine has to place the date and time of receipt on the transmission it receives.
What does CCITT Group III mean?
CCITT refers to the Consultative Committee for International Telephone and Telegraph, and Group III describes a standard letter-size document format that takes about a minute to transmit.
Why does the exact time a fax is received matter?
Section 6-613 determines the time of filing by when the last page of the transmission is received, so an accurate timestamp on the machine matters for establishing that moment.
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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