(A) It is the intent of the Nebraska Supreme Court that where possible and when technology is available, exhibits used as evidence at trial and other evidentiary proceedings in the State of Nebraska shall be submitted, offered, viewed, presented, published, and stored in electronic format.

   (B) The Nebraska Supreme Court hereby creates and authorizes the official Nebraska Electronic Exhibits System for use by parties, court staff, and judges to stage, submit, mark, offer, receive, and store electronic exhibits for use in trial and other evidentiary proceedings. No other platform, website, application, or portal may be referred to as the Electronic Exhibits System (E-Exhibits System). This rule recognizes that some Nebraska trial courts are receiving, offering, viewing, presenting, publishing, and storing exhibits in electronic format. This interim rule does not prohibit those courts from using other electronic means to facilitate the use of electronic exhibits.

   (C) Scope. The E-Exhibits System is limited to Nebraska trial courts and is not available, nor do these rules apply, to any board, commission, quasi-judicial entity, or the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court.

§ 2-301 adopted September 26, 2023.