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NE Code § 25-2301.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2301.01 - Application; contents.

25-2301.01.  Application; contents.Any county or state court, except the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, may authorize the commencement, prosecution, defense, or appeal therein, of a civil or criminal case in forma pauperis. An application to proceed in forma pauperis shall include an affidavit stating that the affiant is unable to pay the fees and costs or give security required to proceed with the case, the nature of the action, defense, or appeal, and the affiant's belief that he or she is entitled to redress.Source Laws 1999, LB 689, § 3.Annotations  By obtaining permission to proceed in forma pauperis, a party is not granted the payment of his or her attorney fees. State v. Ortega, 290 Neb. 172, 859 N.W.2d 305 (2015). In a juvenile’s appeal from a delinquency proceeding, the poverty affidavit of the juvenile’s parent may be filed in support of the juvenile’s request to proceed in forma pauperis, and a parent is a party who may state a belief that the juvenile is entitled to relief. In re Interest of Edward B., 285 Neb. 556, 827 N.W.2d 805 (2013). The filing of a poverty affidavit, properly confirmed by oath or affirmation, serves as a substitute for the docket fee for an appeal. An in forma pauperis appeal is perfected when the appellant timely files a notice of appeal and an affidavit of poverty. In re Interest of Edward B., 285 Neb. 556, 827 N.W.2d 805 (2013). Failure to file an application separate from the poverty affidavit under this section does not divest the court of jurisdiction. State v. McLemore, 261 Neb. 452, 623 N.W.2d 315 (2001). This section does not require that a separate application to proceed in forma pauperis be filed in addition to the poverty affidavit as long as the poverty affidavit itself contains some indication that a defendant is requesting or applying for in forma pauperis status. State v. Campbell, 260 Neb. 1021, 620 N.W.2d 750 (2001). If a request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted by the district court, an appellate court obtains jurisdiction when the notice of appeal is timely filed, and any failure of the affidavit to state the nature of the action or that the affiant is entitled to redress under this section will not divest the court of jurisdiction. State v. Dallmann, 260 Neb. 937, 621 N.W.2d 86 (2000). The absence of language in a poverty affidavit indicating the nature of the action being appealed and that the affiant is entitled to redress will not divest an appellate court of jurisdiction over the appeal where the district court has already granted the application for in forma pauperis status on appeal. State v. Grant, 9 Neb. App. 919, 623 N.W.2d 337 (2001).
NE Code § 25-2302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2302 - Costs of action.

25-2302.  Costs of action.In any civil or criminal case in which a party is permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, the court shall direct the responsible officer of the court to issue and serve all the necessary writs, process, and proceedings and perform all such duties without charge.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1120, § 2;  Laws 1999, LB 689, § 5.
NE Code § 25-2303 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2303 - Process; costs; payment by county.

25-2303.  Process; costs; payment by county.In any civil or criminal case in which a party is permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, the court shall direct that the expense of process by publication, if such process is required by the court, be paid by the county in the same manner as other claims are paid.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1120, § 3;  Laws 1999, LB 689, § 6.
NE Code § 25-2304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2304 - Witness; subpoena; process; fees; payment by county.

25-2304.  Witness; subpoena; process; fees; payment by county.In any civil or criminal case in which a party is permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, the court may order witnesses to be subpoenaed if the court finds that they have evidence material and necessary to the case and that they are within the judicial district in which the court is held or within one hundred miles of the place of trial. In such case the process and the fees of the witnesses shall be paid by the county in the same manner as other claims are paid.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1120, § 4;  Laws 1999, LB 689, § 7.
NE Code § 25-2305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2305 - Appeal; printing of record; cost paid by county.

25-2305.  Appeal; printing of record; cost paid by county.In civil or criminal cases in which a party is permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, the court shall direct that the expenses of printing the record on appeal, if such printing is required by the appellate court, be paid by the county in the same manner as other claims are paid.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1120, § 5;  Laws 1999, LB 689, § 8.  Annotations To be effective, a poverty affidavit must show on its face, by the certificate of an authorized officer before whom it is taken, evidence that it was duly sworn to by the party making the affidavit. State v. Hunter, 234 Neb. 567, 451 N.W.2d 922 (1990).
NE Code § 25-2306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2306 - Transcripts; costs; payment by county.

25-2306.  Transcripts; costs; payment by county.In any civil or criminal case in which a party is permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, the court shall order transcripts to be furnished without cost if the suit or appeal is not frivolous but presents a substantial question and if the transcript is needed to prepare, present, or decide the issue presented by the case or appeal. Such costs shall be paid by the county in the same manner as other claims are paid.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1120, § 6;  Laws 1999, LB 689, § 9.
NE Code § 25-2307 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2307 - Appellate briefs; costs; payment by county.

25-2307.  Appellate briefs; costs; payment by county.In any civil or criminal case in which a party is permitted to proceed in forma pauperis, on appeal the court shall direct that the expense of printing of the appellate briefs, if such printing is required by the court, be paid by the county in the same manner as other claims are paid.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1120, § 7;  Laws 1999, LB 689, § 10. Annotations  The expense of photocopying is included in the expense of "printing", which is required under this section to be paid by the county when a party has been permitted to proceed in forma pauperis. Heathman v. Kenney, 263 Neb. 966, 644 N.W.2d 558 (2002). A district court has jurisdiction to hear a motion for reimbursement of costs sought under this section, and an order entered thereon is appealable as a summary application in an action after judgment. State v. Patterson, 18 Neb. App. 255, 778 N.W.2d 756 (2010). Neither this section nor Heathman v. Kenney, 263 Neb. 966, 644 N.W.2d 558 (2002), support a conclusion that a request for reimbursement of printing costs must be made during the pendency of the appeal. State v. Patterson, 18 Neb. App. 255, 778 N.W.2d 756 (2010). The words "on appeal" in this section follow the requirement that a party be permitted to proceed in forma pauperis and precede the requirement that the county pay for printing of the appellate briefs; therefore, the logical interpretation is that the expense of printing of appellate briefs is to be reimbursed to a party who is allowed to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. State v. Patterson, 18 Neb. App. 255, 778 N.W.2d 756 (2010).
NE Code § 25-2309 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2309 - Satisfaction of costs; when.

25-2309.  Satisfaction of costs; when.In the event any person prosecutes or defends a case in forma pauperis successfully, any and all cost deferred by the court under sections 25-2301 to 25-2310 shall be first satisfied out of any money paid in satisfaction of judgment.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1120, § 9;  Laws 1999, LB 689, § 11.
NE Code § 25-2310 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2310 - Fraudulent practices; penalty.

25-2310.  Fraudulent practices; penalty.Anyone who fraudulently fails to disclose material assets or income for the purpose of invoking the privileges of sections 25-2301 to 25-2310 is guilty of perjury and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in section 28-915.Source   Laws 1972, LB 1120, § 10;   Laws 1978, LB 748, § 4;  Laws 1999, LB 689, § 12.
NE Code § 25-2401 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2401 - Interpreters; public policy.

25-2401.  Interpreters; public policy.It is hereby declared to be the policy of this state that the constitutional rights of persons unable to communicate the English language cannot be fully protected unless interpreters are available to assist such persons in legal proceedings. It is the intent of sections 25-2401 to 25-2407 to provide a procedure for the appointment of such interpreters to avoid injustice and to assist such persons in their own defense.Source   Laws 1973, LB 116, § 1;   Laws 1987, LB 376, § 11;  Laws 2002, LB 22, § 8.  Annotations  A defendant does not waive his due process rights by failing to request an interpreter. But the absence of such request by a defendant or defense counsel is a fact relevant to whether the court should have recognized on its own that the defendant needed interpretative services. State v. Bol, 294 Neb. 248, 882 N.W.2d 674 (2016). Even though a defendant might not speak grammatically correct English, where the record satisfactorily demonstrates that such defendant had a sufficient command of the English language to understand questions posed and answers given, a court does not abuse its discretion in refusing to appoint an interpreter. State v. Bol, 294 Neb. 248, 882 N.W.2d 674 (2016). Generally, a defendant in a criminal proceeding may be entitled to have an interpreter provided only where he or she timely requests one, or it is otherwise brought to the trial court's attention that the defendant or a witness has a language difficulty that may prevent meaningful understanding of, or communication in, the proceeding. State v. Bol, 294 Neb. 248, 882 N.W.2d 674 (2016). The appointment of an interpreter for an accused at trial is a matter resting largely in the discretion of the trial court. State v. Bol, 294 Neb. 248, 882 N.W.2d 674 (2016). Minor or isolated inaccuracies, omissions, interruptions, or other defects in translation are inevitable and do not warrant relief where the translation is on the whole reasonably timely, complete, and accurate, and the defects do not render the proceeding fundamentally unfair. Tapia-Reyes v. Excel Corp., 281 Neb. 15, 793 N.W.2d 319 (2011). The requirement that an interpreter provide an accurate translation implicates a defendant's due process right to a fair trial as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment, the ultimate question being whether the translator's performance has rendered the trial fundamentally unfair. Tapia-Reyes v. Excel Corp., 281 Neb. 15, 793 N.W.2d 319 (2011). If a defendant understands and communicates reasonably well in the English language, the mere fact that such defendant might be able to accomplish self-expression a little better in another language does not warrant utilizing an interpreter at trial. State v. Topete, 221 Neb. 771, 380 N.W.2d 635 (1986).
NE Code § 25-2402 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2402 - Terms, defined.

25-2402.  Terms, defined.For the purposes of sections 25-2401 to 25-2407 unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Deaf or hard of hearing person means a person whose hearing impairment, with or without amplification, is so severe that he or she may have difficulty in auditorily processing spoken language without the use of an interpreter or a person with a fluctuating or permanent hearing loss which may adversely affect the ability to understand spoken language without the use of an interpreter or other auxiliary aid;(2) Person unable to communicate the English language means a person who cannot readily understand or communicate the English language; and(3) Proceeding means any legal proceeding or any hearing preliminary thereto involving persons unable to communicate the English language or deaf or hard of hearing persons unable to communicate by a spoken language.Source   Laws 1973, LB 116, § 2;   Laws 1987, LB 376, § 12;   Laws 1997, LB 851, § 11;  Laws 2002, LB 22, § 9.
NE Code § 25-2403 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2403 - Interpreter; appointment.

25-2403.  Interpreter; appointment.In any proceeding the presiding judge shall appoint an interpreter to assist any person unable to communicate the English language for preparation and trial of his or her case.Source   Laws 1973, LB 116, § 3;   Laws 1987, LB 376, § 13.
NE Code § 25-2404 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2404 - Interpreters; qualifications.

25-2404.  Interpreters; qualifications.No person shall be appointed as an interpreter pursuant to sections 25-2401 to 25-2407 unless such person is readily able to communicate with the person unable to communicate the English language, translate the proceedings for him or her, and accurately repeat and translate the statements of such person to the jury, judge, and officials before whom such proceeding takes place.Source   Laws 1973, LB 116, § 4;   Laws 1987, LB 376, § 14;  Laws 2002, LB 22, § 10.
NE Code § 25-2405 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2405 - Interpreters; oath.

25-2405.  Interpreters; oath.Every interpreter, except those certified under the rules of the Supreme Court and who have taken the prescribed oath of office, appointed pursuant to sections 25-2401 to 25-2407, before entering upon his or her duties as such, shall take an oath that he or she will, to the best of his or her skill and judgment, make a true interpretation to such person unable to communicate the English language of all the proceedings in a language which such person understands and that he or she will, in the English language, repeat the statements of such person to the court, jury, or officials before whom such proceeding takes place.Source   Laws 1973, LB 116, § 5;   Laws 1987, LB 376, § 15;  Laws 2002, LB 22, § 11;  Laws 2009, LB35, § 14. Annotations  A court interpreter is not required to recite an oath at the beginning of each proceeding if the interpreter is already certified under the rules of the Nebraska Supreme Court. State v. Garcia, 27 Neb. App. 705, 936 N.W.2d 1 (2019). A trial court can accept, without further inquiry, an interpreter's representation that he or she is a certified court interpreter. State v. Garcia, 27 Neb. App. 705, 936 N.W.2d 1 (2019).
NE Code § 25-2406 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2406 - Interpreters; fees and expenses.

25-2406.  Interpreters; fees and expenses.The fees and expenses of an interpreter shall be fixed and ordered paid by the judge before whom such proceeding takes place, in accordance with a fee schedule established by the Supreme Court, and be paid out of the General Fund with funds appropriated to the Supreme Court for that purpose or from other funds, including grant money, made available to the Supreme Court for such purpose.Source   Laws 1973, LB 116, § 6;  Laws 1999, LB 54, § 3;  Laws 2011, LB669, § 18.
NE Code § 25-2407 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2407 - Interpreters; qualifications.

25-2407.  Interpreters; qualifications.Any person who serves as an interpreter for persons unable to communicate the English language in court proceedings or probation services as provided in subsection (6) of section 29-2259 shall meet the standards adopted by the Supreme Court. Such standards shall require that interpreters demonstrate the ability to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary special vocabulary. A person appointed to interpret for deaf and hard of hearing persons shall be a licensed interpreter as defined in section 20-151 or, if a licensed interpreter is unavailable, an interpreter licensed under the laws of another state.Source  Laws 1999, LB 54, § 1;  Laws 2002, LB 22, § 12.
NE Code § 25-2501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2501 - Intent and purpose.

25-2501.  Intent and purpose.It is the intent and purpose of sections 25-2501 to 25-2506 to establish a uniform procedure to be used in acquiring private property for a public purpose by the State of Nebraska and its political subdivisions and by all privately owned public utility corporations and common carriers which have been granted the power of eminent domain. Such sections shall not apply to:(1) Water transmission and distribution pipelines and their appurtenances and common carrier pipelines and their appurtenances;(2) Public utilities and cities of all classes and villages when acquiring property for a proposed project involving the acquisition of rights or interests in ten or fewer separately owned tracts or when the acquisition is within the corporate limits of any city or village;(3) Sanitary and improvement districts organized under sections 31-727 to 31-762 when acquiring easements for a proposed project involving the acquisition of rights or interests in ten or fewer separately owned tracts;(4) Counties and municipalities which acquire property through the process of platting or subdivision or for street or highway construction or improvements;(5) Common carriers subject to regulation by the Federal Railroad Administration of the United States Department of Transportation; or(6) The Nebraska Department of Transportation when acquiring property for highway construction or improvements.Source   Laws 1973, LB 187, § 1;   Laws 1978, LB 917, § 1;   Laws 1994, LB 441, § 2;  Laws 2002, LB 176, § 1;  Laws 2017, LB339, § 81.  Annotations The purpose of the hearing provided for in the uniform procedure for acquiring property for public use is merely to explain the taking and to inform landowners of their procedural rights. Seward County Board of Commissioners v. City of Seward, 196 Neb. 266, 242 N.W.2d 849 (1976).
NE Code § 25-2502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2502 - Terms, defined.

25-2502.  Terms, defined.As used in sections 25-2501 to 25-2506 and 70-301, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) Agency shall include the State of Nebraska and any department, board, commission, or similar entity thereof which possesses the authority to acquire property either with or without the use of eminent domain, any political subdivision of the State of Nebraska, and any privately owned public utility corporation or common carrier not exempted by section 25-2501 which possesses the authority to acquire property through the use of eminent domain;(2) Property shall include any right or interest in real property, including but not limited to easements, but shall not include easements for public utilities located adjacent to and within ten feet of a public road right-of-way; and(3) Negotiations shall mean communications between representatives of the agency and the property owner or his representatives who are specifically authorized to attempt to reach agreement on terms by which the agency shall acquire such property.Source   Laws 1973, LB 187, § 2;   Laws 1974, LB 653, § 1.
NE Code § 25-2503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2503 - Agency; notice; contents.

25-2503.  Agency; notice; contents.Any agency which proposes to acquire private property for a public purpose shall give notice of such proposed acquisition at least forty-five days before beginning negotiations for such acquisition. The notice shall be directed to each owner of property over or across which any right or interest is to be acquired and shall be deemed properly given if delivered personally or mailed by registered or certified mail addressed to the property owner and to the address shown on the tax records in the office of the county treasurer, except that such notice shall be sufficient if given to the administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased person, the trustee of a trust estate, the guardian of the estate of a minor or incompetent person, or a conservator. The notice shall (1) describe the property proposed to be acquired and the compensation to be given for such property, (2) include a statement of the authority for the acquisition, (3) include the nature of and necessity and purpose for which the land shall be used, (4) include the title, right, or interest in the property to be acquired, (5) specify the amount of property needed for the public purpose, (6) include the reasons for selecting the proposed location or route, and (7) state that if approval of any other agency is required, the condemner shall set forth which other agency's approval shall be necessary and, when the acquisition involves a highway, power line, telephone line, or similar project, shall include a map showing the proposed route to be followed by the project.Source   Laws 1973, LB 187, § 3;   Laws 1978, LB 917, § 2;  Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 425.  Annotations A notice of acquisition sent to a landowner prior to beginning condemnation proceedings constitutes a privileged communication during statutorily required negotiations and, thus, may be excluded pursuant to section 27-408. In re Application of SID No. 384 of Douglas County, 259 Neb. 351, 609 N.W.2d 679 (2000).
NE Code § 25-2505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2505 - Public notice; public hearings; when not required; hearing by school district.

25-2505.  Public notice; public hearings; when not required; hearing by school district.Any agency acquiring property on a willing buyer-willing seller basis or by gift, devise, or any other form of voluntary transfer shall not be required to give the notice set forth in section 25-2503 if such agency has no planned project involving acquisition of the specific property, or any part thereof, through the use of eminent domain or the agency has no authority to use eminent domain for acquisition of property, but such agency shall hold a public hearing at least thirty days prior to consummation of the transaction whereby such property is acquired which public hearing and public notice of the same shall comply, where applicable, with section 25-2504. A school district may conduct any hearing required by this section as a part of the agenda at a regular or special meeting of its school board or board of education at the board's usual meeting place or at such other location within the school district as the board may designate.Source   Laws 1973, LB 187, § 5;   Laws 1974, LB 653, § 3;   Laws 1987, LB 359, § 1.
NE Code § 25-2506 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2506 - Sections, how construed.

25-2506.  Sections, how construed.Sections 25-2501 to 25-2506 shall be construed to be cumulative and independent legislation and complete in themselves.Source  Laws 1973, LB 187, § 6.
NE Code § 25-2601 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2601 - Act, how cited.

25-2601.  Act, how cited.Sections 25-2601 to 25-2622 shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Arbitration Act.Source   Laws 1987, LB 71, § 1;   Laws 1997, LB 151, § 1.