Filing by fax is allowed during the normal business hours of the receiving court. Unless prior permission is received from the clerk at the receiving court, any fax transmission received after normal business hours shall be deemed to be filed on the next business day. The time at which a document shall be deemed to be received is when the last page of the fax-transmitted document is received by the recipient clerk.
§ 6-613.Time of filing.
Article 6: Fax Filing · Not amended since adoption on record · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section limits fax filing to the receiving court’s normal business hours, treats a transmission received after hours as filed the next business day unless the clerk gave prior permission otherwise, and fixes the time of filing as the moment the last page of the transmission is received.
Full Text of § 6-613
Plain-English Summary
Timing matters in fax filing, and Section 6-613 sets the rules for it. Filing by fax is allowed only during the normal business hours of the receiving court. A transmission that comes in after those hours does not get lost, but it also does not get an earlier filing date than the rule allows: unless the sender received prior permission from the clerk at the receiving court, an after-hours fax transmission is deemed filed on the next business day.
The section also pins down exactly when a document counts as received. That moment is not when the transmission starts, and not an average across the pages — it is when the last page of the fax-transmitted document is received by the recipient clerk. That single, fixed point of time is what other provisions, like the error-notice process in § 6-610, build on.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I fax-file a document to the court in the middle of the night?
You can transmit it, but filing by fax is allowed during the court’s normal business hours, and a transmission outside those hours is generally deemed filed the next business day.
What counts as the official time of filing for a fax transmission?
The time the last page of the fax-transmitted document is received by the recipient clerk.
Is there any way to get credit for an after-hours fax transmission on the same day?
Yes, if the clerk at the receiving court gave prior permission for that after-hours filing.
What happens if my fax arrives right at the edge of business hours?
The rule ties the filing date to whether the transmission falls within normal business hours, with an after-hours arrival treated as filed the next business day absent prior clerk permission.
Why does the "last page received" standard matter?
It gives a single, verifiable point in time for when a multi-page fax filing is considered received, rather than leaving the timing open to dispute.
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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