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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001014108-09-000018.txt : 20090127
<SEC-HEADER>0001014108-09-000018.hdr.sgml : 20090127
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20090127144110
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001014108-09-000018
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080506
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090127
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090127

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NIC INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001065332
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES [8742]
		IRS NUMBER:				522077581
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		25501 W. VALLEY PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			OLATHE
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			66061
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(913) 498-3468

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		25501 W. VALLEY PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			OLATHE
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			66061

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATIONAL INFORMATION CONSORTIUM
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990618

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NATIONAL INFORMATION CONSORTIUM INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990504

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HARTLEY ROSS C
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001106138

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-26621
		FILM NUMBER:		09547892

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 477
		STREET 2:		7885 GRANITE RIDGE ROAD
		CITY:			TETON VILLAGE
		STATE:			WY
		ZIP:			83025
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3077347305

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P O BOX 477
		CITY:			TENTON VILLAGE
		STATE:			WY
		ZIP:			83025
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<SEQUENCE>1
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    <schemaVersion>X0303</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-05-06</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2008-05-08</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001065332</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>NIC INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EGOV</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001106138</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>HARTLEY ROSS C</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O NIC INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>25501 WEST VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>OLATHE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>KS</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>66061</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-05-06</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>8065</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>438565</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
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        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>5452077</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By National Information Consortium Voting Trust</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>92946</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Family Trusts</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The original Form 4 is being amended to correct errors in the reported amounts of Mr. Hartley's holdings. This amendment reduces Mr. Hartley's direct holdings by 139,419 shares. These shares were distributed from the National Information Consortium Voting Trust (&quot;Voting Trust&quot;) to trusts for the benefit of Mr. Hartley's children on October 29, 2003 and January 28, 2005 and were inadvertently shown as directly beneficially owned by Mr. Hartley. 92,946 of such shares are now shown as indirectly owned by Mr. Hartley and the remaining 46,473 shares were previously distributed from a trust for the benefit of his daughter to his daughter in a gift transaction and are no longer shown as beneficially owned by Mr Hartley.  The number of shares held indirectly through the Voting Trust has been increased by 6 shares to 5,452,077 shares to correct an error in the calculation of the number of shares held through the Voting Trust.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Restricted stock award which vests in four equal annual installments, beginning on May 6, 2009.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The Reporting Person and Jeffery S. Fraser are co-trustees of the Voting Trust, which holds 21,400,805 shares of NIC Inc. common stock, and as co-trustees they share voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by the Voting Trust.  The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held of record by the Voting Trust, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest noted herein. The Reporting Person and two of his children have in the aggregate of 25.5% pecuniary interest in the Voting Trust, represented by 4,952,773 shares held of record by the Voting Trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person, and 499,304 shares held of record by the Voting Trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The Reporting Person is the trustee of the trusts for the benefit of the Reporting Person's children which hold these shares of common stock of NIC Inc.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Stephen M. Kovzan, Attorney in Fact for Ross C. Hartley</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-01-27</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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