Each applicant will be required to execute under oath a thorough application and to sign an authorization and release form that extends to the Commission and to any persons or institutions supplying information thereto. The applicant will be informed of the consequences of failing to produce information requested by the application and of making material omissions or misrepresentations (Appendix A).

   For applicants seeking admission under this section, passing scores on the UBE, non-UBE qualifying bar examinations, and the MPRE will not be accepted for admission in Nebraska if more than 5 years has passed after the release of the passing score.

  All motion applicants must meet the minimum requirements set forth in § 3-113 in addition to those listed below.

   (A) UBE Motion Applicants. "UBE Motion Applicants" are motion applicants who 

   (1) have taken the UBE in another state or jurisdiction and earned at least the minimum score established by the Court and set forth in § 3-117(F); and

   (2) have passed the MPRE with the minimum score established by the Court and set forth in § 3-117(F).

   (B) Non-UBE Motion Applicants. "Non-UBE Motion Applicants" are applicants who

   (1) have taken a non-UBE examination and obtained a score which is at least equivalent to the UBE passing score established by the Court and set forth in § 3-117(F); and

   (2) have passed the MPRE with the minimum score established by the Court and set forth in § 3-117(F).

   (C) Practice Time Motion Applicants. "Practice Time Motion Applicants" are motion applicants who

   (1) have taken either a UBE or non-UBE examination and obtained the passing score established by the state or jurisdiction where licensed;

   (2)  have either actively and substantially engaged in the practice of law in another state, territory, or district of the United States or who have properly registered as in-house counsel in Nebraska under Neb. Ct. R. §§ 3-1201 to 3-1204 for 3 of the 5 years immediately preceding application for admission; and

   (3) have passed the MPRE with the minimum score established by the Court and set forth in § 3-117(F).

   (D) Military Spouse Motion Applicants. "Military Spouse Motion Applicants" are motion applicants who may be admitted to practice in Nebraska upon approval of a proper application under subsection (D).

   (1) Requirements. An applicant under subsection (D) must:

   (a) have been admitted to practice law in another U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia;

   (b) hold a J.D. or LL.B. degree from an approved law school;

   (c) establish that the applicant is currently a member in good standing in all jurisdictions where admitted;

   (d) establish that the applicant has never been suspended, disbarred, or otherwise lost a license to practice law as the result of a disciplinary action in any other jurisdiction; is not currently subject to attorney discipline in any other jurisdiction; nor is the subject of a pending disciplinary matter in any other jurisdiction;

   (e) establish that the applicant possesses the character and fitness to practice law in Nebraska;

   (f) reside or work, or intend within the next 6 months to reside or work, in Nebraska;

   (g) be the spouse of an active duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces, who is assigned to a duty station in Nebraska;

   (h) not have failed Nebraska's bar examination within 5 years of the date of filing an application under subsection (D);

   (i) not have been previously denied admission to the practice of law in Nebraska; and

   (j) certify that the applicant has read and is familiar with the Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct.

   (2) Application and Reduced Fee. The Commission will make best efforts to expedite applications submitted under subsection (D). The requisite application fee charged for motion application in Nebraska (see Appendix E) shall be reduced by 50 percent for those qualified for admission under subsection (D).

   (3) Termination. The license to practice law under subsection (D) shall remain in full force and effect until the attorney resigns according to the procedure established under Neb. Ct. R. § 3-803(H) or until further order of the Court. Notwithstanding any other provision of these Rules, when an attorney licensed under subsection (D) seeks resignation, the Court may waive any unpaid mandatory membership assessments for the year of resignation.

   (E) Except as provided in subsection (D), applications for admission on motion and the required fees shall be submitted as provided under § 3-114(A) and (C).

   (F) Fingerprints. All applicants are required to submit fingerprints as provided under § 3-114(H).

   (G) Each applicant will be required to complete and file an application and to sign an authorization and release form that extends to the Commission and to any persons or institutions supplying information thereto.

   (H) If, after review of a filed motion application, additional information is needed by the Commission, the director or Commission may request specific information with a specified due date. If the applicant fails to respond and submit the additional requested information by the due date, then that application may be administratively withdrawn.

Rule 19 adopted April 24, 2002. Renumbered and codified as § 3-119, effective July 18, 2008; § 3-119 amended July 25, 2013, effective August 1, 2013; § 3-119 amended January 14, 2015; § 3-119 amended November 30, 2016; § 3-119 amended March 21, 2018; § 3-119 amended January 2, 2019; § 3-119(E) amended June 23, 2021; § 3-119(B)(1) amended November 10, 2021; § 3-119(B)(1) amended January 12, 2022; § 3-119(B) amended September 7, 2022; § 3-119 amended March 12, 2025, effective April 1, 2025.