Article 13: Judgments · Last amended 2021 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section limits the Registration Act to Canadian judgments falling within the scope of section 25-1339, and it allows partial registration — of only the money-recovery portion, or of only the covered subject matter — when a Canadian judgment mixes recoverable and non-qualifying relief.
Full Text of § 25-1351
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(a) The Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act applies to a Canadian judgment to the extent the judgment is within the scope of section 25-1339, if recognition of the judgment is sought to enforce the judgment.
(b) A Canadian judgment that grants both recovery of a sum of money and other relief may be registered under the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act, but only to the extent of the grant of recovery of a sum of money.
(c) A Canadian judgment regarding subject matter both within and not within the scope of the Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act may be registered under the act, but only to the extent the judgment is with regard to subject matter within the scope of the act.
Source
Laws 2021, LB501, § 15.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-1351 draws the boundary around what a party can register under the Canadian Act. The core rule ties eligibility back to section 25-1339, the same scope provision that defines what counts as a covered money judgment for purposes of general recognition — a Canadian judgment has to fall within that scope, and recognition has to be sought in order to enforce it, before registration is available.
The section then handles two situations where a Canadian judgment doesn’t fit neatly into the covered category. If a single judgment awards both a sum of money and some other form of relief — an injunction, say, alongside a damages award — only the money-recovery portion can be registered under this Act; the rest is left out. And if a judgment covers subject matter that’s partly within the Act’s scope and partly outside it, only the part that’s within scope can be registered.
This partial-registration approach keeps the fast Canadian registration track available for the piece of a judgment it was built for, without forcing a judgment holder to abandon registration entirely just because one judgment happens to bundle in something the Act wasn’t designed to cover.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Canadian judgments can be registered under this Act?
Only Canadian judgments that fall within the scope described in section 25-1339, where recognition is sought to enforce the judgment.
My Canadian judgment awards both money and injunctive relief. Can I still register it?
Yes, but only as to the money-recovery portion. The non-monetary relief falls outside what can be registered under this Act.
What if the judgment covers some subject matter within the Act’s scope and some outside it?
The judgment can still be registered, but only to the extent it concerns subject matter within the Act’s scope.
Do I have to file a separate lawsuit to register a qualifying Canadian judgment?
No. Section 25-1351 sets the scope of what qualifies; section 25-1352 describes the registration procedure itself, which runs through the clerk of court rather than a new lawsuit.
Does section 25-1339’s scope work the same way here as it does for general recognition?
Section 25-1351 ties Canadian judgment eligibility directly to section 25-1339, so the same scope boundaries that govern the general Recognition Act apply to what can be registered here.
Source & verification. Section text and the amendment-history citation are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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