15-1204 Petition on appeal; time for filing; indigency.
15-1204. Petition on appeal; time for filing; indigency.(1) The party appealing shallfile a petition within thirty days after the date the transcriptis filed in the district court.(2) Except as provided in subsection (3)of this section, satisfaction of the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of section 15-1202 and subsection (1)of this section shall perfect the appeal and give the districtcourt jurisdiction of the matter appealed.(3) Indigency shall bedetermined by the district court having jurisdiction of the appeal upon motionof the appellant before the court considers any other matter relating to theappeal. The court shall make a reasonable inquiry to determine the appellant'sfinancial condition and shall consider such factors as the appellant's income,the availability to the appellant of other resources, including real and personalproperty, bank accounts, social security benefits, and unemployment or otherbenefits, the appellant's normal living expenses, the appellant's outstandingdebts, the number and age of the appellant's dependents, and other relevantcircumstances. If the appellant is deemed to be indigent, the satisfactionof the requirements of subsections (1) and (3) of section 15-1202 and subsection(1) of this section shall perfect the appeal and give the district court jurisdictionof the matter appealed. SourceLaws 1969, c. 65, § 4, p. 378; Laws 1983, LB 52, § 5; Laws 1988, LB 352, § 19; Laws 2009, LB441, § 4.