Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Eric J. Bur, certify that | |||
1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of NIC Inc.; | ||
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to | ||
state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such | |||
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; | |||
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, | ||
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the | |||
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; | |||
4. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure | ||
controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) and internal control over | |||
financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: | |||
a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and | ||
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to | |||
the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those | |||
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |||
b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over | ||
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance | |||
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for | |||
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |||
c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in | ||
this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of | |||
the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |||
d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that | ||
occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in | |||
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially | |||
affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and | |||
5. | The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation | ||
of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of | |||
registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): | |||
a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control | ||
over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to | |||
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |||
b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a | ||
significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: March 16, 2006
/s/ ERIC J. BUR
ERIC J. BUR
Chief Financial Officer
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