The Uniform Registration of Canadian Money Judgments Act applies to the
registration of a Canadian judgment entered in a proceeding that is commenced in Canada on or after August 28, 2021.
§ 25-1359.Act; applicability.
Article 13: Judgments · Last amended 2021 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section limits the Registration Act to the registration of a Canadian judgment entered in a proceeding commenced in Canada on or after August 28, 2021.
Full Text of § 25-1359
Source
Laws 2021, LB501, § 23.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-1359 sets the Registration Act’s starting line, and it measures time differently than the Recognition Act’s applicability provision in section 25-1348. Rather than looking at when a Nebraska action is commenced, this section looks back to the underlying Canadian proceeding: the Act applies to registration of a Canadian judgment entered in a proceeding that was commenced in Canada on or after August 28, 2021.
That distinction matters for a judgment holder deciding whether registration is even available. A Canadian judgment stemming from a lawsuit filed in Canada before August 28, 2021 falls outside the Registration Act’s applicability, regardless of when the judgment holder later tries to register it in Nebraska, even if the underlying judgment itself qualifies under section 25-1350’s and section 25-1351’s other requirements. That party would need to look to the general recognition procedure under section 25-1342 instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Registration Act apply to every Canadian judgment, no matter how old?
No. It applies to registration of a Canadian judgment entered in a proceeding commenced in Canada on or after August 28, 2021.
What date matters — when the Canadian lawsuit was filed, or when I try to register the judgment in Nebraska?
The date the underlying Canadian proceeding was commenced. Section 25-1359 measures applicability from that date, not the date of the Nebraska registration attempt.
My Canadian judgment came from a case filed in Canada before August 28, 2021. Can I still register it?
Section 25-1359 doesn’t make it eligible for registration under the Registration Act, but section 25-1342’s general recognition procedure remains an available path.
Is this the same effective date as the Recognition Act’s applicability provision?
The date is the same, August 28, 2021, but it’s measured differently — section 25-1348 looks to when the Nebraska recognition action is commenced, while section 25-1359 looks to when the Canadian proceeding began.
Why would the Registration Act tie its applicability to the Canadian proceeding’s start date instead of the Nebraska filing date?
Registration is meant to be a faster substitute for a Nebraska lawsuit over a specific category of Canadian judgments, so tying the cutoff to when the underlying Canadian case began keeps the Act’s reach tethered to the judgments it was designed for.
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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