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NE Code § 25-2940 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2940 - Relation to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.

25-2940.  Relation to federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.The Uniform Mediation Act modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. 7001 et seq., but the Uniform Mediation Act does not modify, limit, or supersede 15 U.S.C. 7001(c) or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in 15 U.S.C. 7003(b).Source Laws 2003, LB 255, § 11.
NE Code § 25-2941 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2941 - Uniformity of application and construction.

25-2941.  Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing the Uniform Mediation Act, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.Source Laws 2003, LB 255, § 12.
NE Code § 25-2942 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2942 - Application to existing agreements or referrals.

25-2942.  Application to existing agreements or referrals.(a) The Uniform Mediation Act governs a mediation pursuant to a referral or an agreement to mediate made on or after August 31, 2003.(b) On or after January 1, 2004, the Uniform Mediation Act governs an agreement to mediate whenever made.(c) The Uniform Mediation Act is intended to address issues of privilege and does not diminish any other mediation requirements of the statutes of Nebraska.Source Laws 2003, LB 255, § 13.
NE Code § 25-2943 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-2943 - Referral of civil cases to mediation or alternative dispute resolution; rules of practice.

25-2943.  Referral of civil cases to mediation or alternative dispute resolution; rules of practice.A court may refer a civil case, including a contested guardianship or contested conservatorship proceeding, to mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and, unless otherwise ordered following a hearing upon a motion to object to such referral, may state a date for the case to return to court. Such date shall be no longer than ninety days after the date the order was signed unless the court grants an extension upon request of the parties. Any agreement or resolution made in mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution shall be voluntarily entered into by the parties. An individual trial court, an appellate court, or the Supreme Court on its own initiative may adopt rules of practice governing the procedures for referral of cases to mediation and other forms of dispute resolution. Such services may be provided by approved centers on a sliding scale of fees under the Dispute Resolution Act.Source  Laws 2008, LB1014, § 9;  Laws 2011, LB157, § 3. Cross References  Dispute Resolution Act, see section 25-2901.
NE Code § 25-3001 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3001 - Terms, defined.

25-3001.  Terms, defined.For purposes of sections 25-3001 to 25-3004:(1) Eligible low-income person means any person (a) whose income is less than one hundred twenty-five percent of the federal poverty level, (b) who is financially eligible under the service provider's eligibility guidelines, (c) who resides in one of the counties in the service provider's area, and (d) who has a civil legal problem that falls within the guidelines established by the Commission on Public Advocacy;(2) Service area means the counties in Nebraska defined by the commission as the area to be served by a service provider; and(3) Service provider means a nonprofit entity that is engaged in or desires to become engaged in the provision of free civil legal services to eligible low-income persons.Source  Laws 1997, LB 729, § 4.
NE Code § 25-3002 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3002 - Legal Aid and Services Fund; created; use; investment.

25-3002.  Legal Aid and Services Fund; created; use; investment.The Legal Aid and Services Fund is created. Money in the fund shall be used to provide civil legal services to eligible low-income persons. The Commission on Public Advocacy shall distribute all money in the fund periodically in the form of grants to service providers of civil legal services to eligible low-income persons as determined by the commission pursuant to section 25-3004. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. Any money left in the Legal Aid and Services Fund on December 31 of any year shall be distributed in the following year.Source   Laws 1997, LB 729, § 3;  Laws 1999, LB 759, § 1.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 25-3003 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3003 - Commission on Public Advocacy; duties.

25-3003.  Commission on Public Advocacy; duties.(1) The Commission on Public Advocacy shall establish eligibility criteria and guidelines to determine on an annual basis (a) the service areas, (b) the legal services to be provided and the priorities for providing the services, and (c) the service provider or providers for each service area. The commission shall annually certify one or more service providers for each service area. A single service provider may be certified for more than one service area. Such certification entitles the service provider to a distribution of funds as defined and determined by section 25-3004.(2) The commission shall accept applications for certification on an annual basis from entities interested in providing free civil legal services to eligible low-income persons. In the application, each applicant shall certify to the commission that the applicant intends to provide free civil legal services to eligible low-income persons as determined by the commission.Source  Laws 1997, LB 729, § 5.
NE Code § 25-3004 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3004 - Service provider; receipt of funds; powers and duties.

25-3004.  Service provider; receipt of funds; powers and duties.(1) Each service provider certified by the Commission on Public Advocacy shall be eligible to receive funds from the Legal Aid and Services Fund to provide free civil legal services to eligible low-income persons in the service area for which it is certified. The funds granted to each service provider from the Legal Aid and Services Fund shall be determined by the commission.(2) Each service provider is authorized to use funds received from the Legal Aid and Services Fund to provide legal services in civil matters to any eligible low-income person.(3) A service provider which has received funds from the Legal Aid and Services Fund shall be audited annually.Source   Laws 1997, LB 729, § 6;  Laws 1999, LB 759, § 2.
NE Code § 25-3005 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3005 - Legislative intent.

25-3005.  Legislative intent.It is the intent of the Legislature to expand the capacity to provide civil legal services to eligible low-income persons equally throughout the state.Source Laws 2006, LB 746, § 1.
NE Code § 25-3006 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3006 - Definitions.

25-3006.  Definitions.For purposes of sections 25-3005 to 25-3010, the definitions found in section 25-3001 apply.Source Laws 2006, LB 746, § 2.
NE Code § 25-3007 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3007 - Civil Legal Services Program; created; use of appropriations; Commission on Public Advocacy; duties.

25-3007.  Civil Legal Services Program; created; use of appropriations; Commission on Public Advocacy; duties.The Civil Legal Services Program is created. Appropriations to the program and money in the Civil Legal Services Fund shall be used to provide grants for civil legal services to eligible low-income persons. The Commission on Public Advocacy shall distribute grants pursuant to section 25-3008.Source  Laws 2006, LB 746, § 3;  Laws 2009, LB35, § 16.
NE Code § 25-3008 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3008 - Grant recipients; requirements; application; audit.

25-3008.  Grant recipients; requirements; application; audit.(1) The Commission on Public Advocacy shall establish guidelines for submission of applications for grants to provide civil legal services to eligible low-income persons. To be eligible for a grant under this section, a civil legal services provider shall:(a) Be a nonprofit organization chartered in Nebraska;(b) Employ or contract with attorneys admitted to practice before the Nebraska Supreme Court and the United States District Courts;(c) Have offices located throughout the state;(d) Have as its principal purpose and mission the delivery of civil legal services to eligible low-income persons who are residents of Nebraska;(e) Distribute its resources equitably throughout the state;(f) Be a recipient of financial assistance for the delivery of civil legal services from the Legal Services Corporation established by the federal Legal Services Corporation Act, 42 U.S.C. 2996 et seq.; and(g) Certify that any grant funds received pursuant to this section will be used to supplement any existing funds used by the applicant and that such funds will not replace other funds appropriated or awarded by a state agency to provide civil legal services to any eligible low-income person.(2) A civil legal services provider seeking a grant under this section shall file an application with the commission on forms provided by the commission. The application shall include a place for the provider to certify to the commission that it will provide free civil legal services to eligible low-income persons upon receipt of a grant under this section.(3) The commission shall review the applications and determine which civil legal services providers shall receive grants under this section and the amount of the grants. Grant recipients shall use the grant funds to provide free civil legal services to eligible low-income persons.(4) An independent certified public accountant shall annually audit the books and accounts of each grant recipient. The grant recipients shall provide the results of such audit to the commission.Source  Laws 2006, LB 746, § 4;  Laws 2009, LB35, § 17.
NE Code § 25-3009 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3009 - Civil Legal Services Fund; created; investment.

25-3009.  Civil Legal Services Fund; created; investment.The Civil Legal Services Fund is created. Any money remaining in the fund at the end of a calendar year shall be distributed in the following calendar year. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.Source Laws 2006, LB 746, § 5.Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 25-3010 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3010 - Civil Legal Services Fund; how funded.

25-3010.  Civil Legal Services Fund; how funded.Beginning January 1, 2007, a fee of one dollar shall be taxed as costs in each criminal proceeding, including traffic infractions and misdemeanors, filed in all courts of this state for violations of state law or city or village ordinances. No such fee shall be collected in any juvenile court proceeding or when waived under section 29-2709. Such fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer on forms prescribed by the State Treasurer within ten days after the close of each calendar quarter. The State Treasurer shall credit the money to the Civil Legal Services Fund.Source Laws 2006, LB 746, § 6.
NE Code § 25-3101 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3101 - Act, how cited.

25-3101.  Act, how cited.Sections 25-3101 to 25-3107 shall be known and may be cited as the Structured Settlements Transfers Protection Act.Source Laws 2001, LB 55, § 1.
NE Code § 25-3102 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3102 - Act; purpose; applicability.

25-3102.  Act; purpose; applicability.The purpose of the Structured Settlements Transfers Protection Act is to protect structured settlement recipients involved in the process of transferring structured settlement payment rights. The act does not apply to structured settlements of claims for workers' compensation benefits.Source Laws 2001, LB 55, § 2.
NE Code § 25-3105 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3105 - Jurisdiction; hearing; notice.

25-3105.  Jurisdiction; hearing; notice.(1) The Nebraska court that approved the structured settlement agreement has jurisdiction over an application for authorization of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights. If a Nebraska court did not approve the structured settlement agreement, a person shall file an application under section 25-3104 in the district court for the county in which the payee resides.(2) Not less than twenty days before the scheduled hearing on an application for authorization of a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under section 25-3104, the transferee shall file with the court and all interested parties a notice of the proposed transfer and the application for its authorization. The notice shall include:(a) A copy of the transferee's application to the court;(b) A copy of the transfer agreement;(c) A copy of the disclosure statement required under section 25-3104; and(d) Notice that an interested party is entitled to support, oppose, or otherwise respond to the transferee's application, either in person or by counsel, by submitting written comments to the court or by participating in the hearing, and notification of the time and place of the hearing and notification of the manner in which and the time by which written responses to the application must be filed in order to be considered by the court. Written responses to the application shall be filed within fifteen days after service of the transferee's notice.Source Laws 2001, LB 55, § 5.
NE Code § 25-3106 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3106 - Waiver prohibited; failure to meet conditions; effect.

25-3106.  Waiver prohibited; failure to meet conditions; effect.The provisions of sections 25-3103 to 25-3105 may not be waived. No payee who proposes to make a transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall incur a penalty, forfeit an application fee or other payment, or otherwise incur any liability to the proposed transferee based on the failure of the transfer to satisfy the conditions of section 25-3104.Source Laws 2001, LB 55, § 6.
NE Code § 25-3107 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3107 - Act; applicability.

25-3107.  Act; applicability.The Structured Settlements Transfers Protection Act applies to any transfer of structured settlement payment rights under a transfer agreement entered into on or after January 1, 2002.Source Laws 2001, LB 55, § 7.
NE Code § 25-3201 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3201 - Act, how cited.

25-3201.  Act, how cited.Sections 25-3201 to 25-3207 shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Conflict of Laws Limitations Act.Source Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 1.
NE Code § 25-3202 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3202 - Terms, defined.

25-3202.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Uniform Conflict of Laws Limitations Act:(1) Claim means a right of action that may be asserted in a civil action or proceeding and includes a right of action created by statute;(2) State means a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a foreign country, or a political subdivision of any of them; and(3) Resident means an individual who is domiciled in this state, a corporation that is either incorporated or has its principal place of business in this state, or an unincorporated entity that has its principal place of business in this state.Source Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 2.
NE Code § 25-3203 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3203 - Conflict of laws; limitation periods.

25-3203.  Conflict of laws; limitation periods.(1)(a) Except as provided by section 25-3205 and subsection (2) of this section, if a claim is substantively based:(i) Upon the law of one other state, the limitation period of that state applies; or(ii) Upon the law of more than one state, the limitation period of one of those states chosen by the law of conflict of laws of this state applies.(b) The limitation period of this state applies to all other claims.(2) If a cause of action arises outside of this state and the action is barred under the applicable statute of limitations of the place where it arose, the action may be maintained in this state if the plaintiff is a resident of this state who has owned the cause of action since it accrued and the cause of action is not barred under the applicable statute of limitations of this state.Source Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 3.
NE Code § 25-3204 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3204 - Rules applicable to computation of limitation period.

25-3204.  Rules applicable to computation of limitation period.If the statute of limitations of another state applies to the assertion of a claim in this state, the other state’s relevant statutes and other rules of law governing tolling and accrual apply in computing the limitation period, but its statutes and other rules of law governing conflict of laws do not apply.Source Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 4.
NE Code § 25-3205 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3205 - Unfairness.

25-3205.  Unfairness.If the court determines that the limitation period of another state applicable under section 25-3203 or 25-3204 is substantially different from the limitation period of this state and has not afforded a fair opportunity to sue upon, or imposes an unfair burden in defending against, the claim, the limitation period of this state applies.Source Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 5.
NE Code § 25-3206 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3206 - Future claims.

25-3206.  Future claims.The Uniform Conflict of Laws Limitations Act applies to claims accruing after July 14, 2006.Source Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 6.
NE Code § 25-3207 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3207 - Uniformity of application and construction.

25-3207.  Uniformity of application and construction.The Uniform Conflict of Laws Limitations Act shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of the Uniform Conflict of Laws Limitations Act among states enacting it.Source Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 7.
NE Code § 25-3301 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3301 - Act, how cited.

25-3301.  Act, how cited.Sections 25-3301 to 25-3309 shall be known and may be cited as the Nonrecourse Civil Litigation Act.Source Laws 2010, LB1094, § 1.
NE Code § 25-3302 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3302 - Terms, defined.

25-3302.  Terms, defined.For purposes of the Nonrecourse Civil Litigation Act:(1) Civil litigation funding company means a person or entity that enters into a nonrecourse civil litigation funding transaction with a consumer;(2) Consumer means a person residing or domiciled in Nebraska or who elects to enter into a transaction under the act, whether it be in person, over the Internet, by facsimile, or by any other electronic means, and who has a pending legal claim and is represented by an attorney at the time he or she receives the nonrecourse civil litigation funding;(3) Legal claim means a civil claim or action; and(4) Nonrecourse civil litigation funding means a transaction in which a civil litigation funding company purchases and a consumer assigns the contingent right to receive an amount of the potential proceeds of the consumer's legal claim to the civil litigation funding company out of the proceeds of any realized settlement, judgment, award, or verdict the consumer may receive in the legal claim.Source Laws 2010, LB1094, § 2.
NE Code § 25-3304 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3304 - Civil litigation funding company; prohibited acts.

25-3304.  Civil litigation funding company; prohibited acts.(1) The civil litigation funding company shall not pay or offer to pay commissions or referral fees to any attorney or employee of a law firm or to any medical provider, chiropractor, or physical therapist or their employees for referring a consumer to the civil litigation funding company.(2) The civil litigation funding company shall not accept any commissions, referral fees, or rebates from any attorney or employee of a law firm or any medical provider, chiropractor, or physical therapist or their employees.(3) The civil litigation funding company shall not advertise false or intentionally misleading information regarding such company's product or services.(4) The civil litigation funding company shall not knowingly provide nonrecourse civil litigation funding to a consumer who has previously sold and assigned an amount of such consumer's potential proceeds from the legal claim to another civil litigation funding company without first buying out that civil litigation funding company's entire accrued balance unless otherwise agreed in writing by the civil litigation funding companies and the consumer.Source Laws 2010, LB1094, § 4.
NE Code § 25-3305 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3305 - Assessment of fees; restrictions; calculations.

25-3305.  Assessment of fees; restrictions; calculations.(1) A civil litigation funding company may not assess fees for any period exceeding thirty-six months from the date of the contract with the consumer.(2) Fees assessed by the civil litigation funding company shall compound at least semiannually but shall not compound based on any lesser time period.(3) In calculating the annual percentage fee or rate of return, a civil litigation funding company shall include all charges payable directly or indirectly by the consumer and shall compute the rate based only on amounts actually received and retained by a consumer.Source Laws 2010, LB1094, § 5.
NE Code § 25-3306 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 25 - Courts; Civil Procedure|25-3306 - Effect of communication on privileges.

25-3306.  Effect of communication on privileges.No communication between the attorney and the civil litigation funding company as it pertains to the nonrecourse civil litigation funding contract shall limit, waive, or abrogate the scope or nature of any statutory or common-law privilege, including the work-product doctrine and the attorney-client privilege.Source Laws 2010, LB1094, § 6.