Article 6: Fax Filing · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section provides that when a filing needs an original plus multiple copies whose combined pages exceed the § 6-606 limit, only the original goes by fax, and the required copies must reach the clerk within five days, counting as filed on the date the original fax transmission was filed.
Full Text of § 6-607
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If a filing requires an original and multiple copies of the original, and when the aggregate number of pages in the original and multiple copies exceeds the page limit specified in § 6-606, only the original, which does not exceed the specified page limit, shall be filed by fax transmission. The required multiple copies of the original shall be delivered to the clerk of the receiving court within five days after fax transmission of the original.
Delivery of multiple copies to the clerk at the receiving court within the five-day period constitutes filing the multiple copies on the date that the original fax-transmitted document was filed in the receiving court.
Plain-English Summary
Some filings require not just an original but multiple copies of it. Section 6-607 handles the page-limit problem that creates. If the combined pages of the original and its copies exceed the limit set in § 6-606, only the original — assuming it alone stays within that limit — goes by fax transmission.
The copies do not disappear from the requirement; they just travel differently. They have to be delivered to the clerk of the receiving court within five days after the original was faxed. As long as that five-day delivery happens, the copies are treated as filed on the same date the original fax-transmitted document was filed, so the sender does not lose the benefit of the earlier fax filing date.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if my filing needs an original and copies that together exceed the page limit?
Only the original, if it alone stays within the § 6-606 page limit, is filed by fax transmission.
What happens to the required copies in that situation?
They have to be delivered to the clerk of the receiving court within five days after the original is faxed.
If I deliver the copies within five days, what filing date do they get?
The same date the original fax-transmitted document was filed, as long as delivery happens within the five-day period.
What if the original itself exceeds the page limit on its own?
Section 6-607 addresses the situation where the original and copies together exceed the limit; § 6-606 separately allows additional pages with prior clerk approval if the original alone runs long.
Does late delivery of the copies affect the filing date of the original?
The section ties the copies’ filing date to timely delivery within five days; delivery outside that period is not addressed as receiving the same back-dated treatment.
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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