I am an attorney from outside of Douglas County and will be visiting the Douglas County District Court. Can I get a temporary law library key?

Yes. The Douglas County Law Library shall allow, as a courtesy, temporary access to the law library during court business hours for visiting attorneys who are not registered or otherwise entitled by statute or law library policy.

Each Administrative Assistant of the six divisions of the district court shall have a library key to check out to visiting attorneys to provide them temporary access to the Law Library.

The visiting attorney shall immediately report the loss or theft of the key to the issuing Administrative Assistant during regular business hours. Any loss or damage suffered by the law library, as a result of the improper use of a lost or stolen key that has not been reported as directed above, shall be the responsibility of the visiting attorney to whom the key was issued.  There shall be a $50.00 fee charged to replace the key.  If a subsequent loss of key occurs within 24 months of the first loss, the replacement charge shall be $100.00.

The visiting attorney shall be subject to all policies and rules of the law library Failure to comply shall result in the visiting attorney losing library key privileges or other sanctions as the Chief Judge may determine appropriate.