Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
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 __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O NIC INC., 10540 SOUTH RIDGEVIEW ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/17/2005
(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 02/17/2005   M(1)   20,000 A $ 1.67 623,469 D (1)  

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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
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 1.67 02/17/2005   M(1)     20,000   (2) 07/23/2005 Common Stock 20,000 $ 1.67 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
HARTLEY ROSS C
C/O NIC INC.
10540 SOUTH RIDGEVIEW ROAD
OLATHE, KS 66061		   X   X    

Signatures

 Stephen M. Kovzan, Attorney-in-Fact   02/18/2005
**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) The Reporting Person also indirectly owns (i) 17,232,249 shares of NIC Inc. common stock, which are held directly by the National Information Consortium Voting Trust ("Voting Trust"), which holds in the aggregate 23,490,805 shares, and indirectly by the Reporting Person as one of the trustees of the trust; (ii) 5,436,454 shares, which are held directly by the Voting Trust, for which the Reporting Person acts as one of the trustees, for his benefit as a direct beneficiary of the trust and (iii) 822,102 shares which are held directly by the Voting Trust, for the benefit of the Reporting Person's minor children. The Reporting Person also directly owns the following stock options to purchase shares of NIC Inc. common stock: (i) 20,000 shares at $6.97 per share, exercisable in four equal annual installments, beginning on November 10, 2004, and (ii) 25,000 shares at $4.15 per share, exercisable in four annual installments, beginning on November 5, 2005.
(2) The option vested in two equal installments on July 23, 2003 and 2004.

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