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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * HARTLEY ROSS C   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NIC INC [EGOV] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NIC INC., 25501 WEST VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/16/2011 (Street) OLATHE, KS 66061 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               47,577 D   Common Stock               175,992 I (1) (1) Common Stock 09/16/2011   S(2)   12,800 D $ 11.5 2,521,755 I (3) (3) Common Stock 09/16/2011   S(2)   2,342 D $ 11.51 2,519,413 I (3) (3) Common Stock 09/16/2011   S(2)   200 D $ 11.52 2,519,213 I (3) (3) Common Stock 09/16/2011   S(2)   900 D $ 11.53 2,518,313 I (3) (3) Common Stock 09/19/2011   S(2)   400 D $ 11.5 2,517,913 I (3) (3) Common Stock 09/19/2011   S(2)   100 D $ 11.51 2,517,813 I (3) (3) Common Stock 09/19/2011   S(2)   200 D $ 11.52 2,517,613 I (3) (3) Common Stock 09/19/2011   S(2)   100 D $ 11.53 2,517,513 I (3) (3) Common Stock 09/19/2011   S(2)   600 D $ 11.54 2,516,913 I (3) (3) Common Stock 09/19/2011   S(2)   580 D $ 11.55 2,516,333 I (3) (3) Common Stock 09/19/2011   S(2)   400 D $ 11.56 2,515,933 I (3) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HARTLEY ROSS C C/O NIC INC. 25501 WEST VALLEY PARKWAY, SUITE 300 OLATHE, KS 66061	X

Signatures

Aimi Daughtery, Attorney-in-Fact for Ross C. Hartley		09/20/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares held by a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person's child, in which the Reporting Person is the trustee.
(2)	All of the transactions reported on this form are program transactions pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 plan under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, entered into on August 8, 2011, by Ross C. Hartley Family Investments, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, partly owned by Ross C. Hartley, 63, co-founder and a director of NIC Inc. The sales under the plan are intended to diversify the holdings of the limited liabilty company in furtherance of the family's estate panning goals for Mr. and Mrs. Hartley. Ross C. Hartley Family Investments, LLC will be able to sell up to 589,773 shares of common stock under the plan beginning August 22, 2011, and ending no later than January 31, 2012.
(3)	Shares held by Ross C. Hartley Family Investments, LLC, in which the Reporting Person's spouse holds a majority of the voting interest.

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