The officer who levies upon goods and chattels by virtue of an execution issued by a court of record, before he proceeds to sell the same, shall cause public notice to be given of the time and place of sale. The notice shall be given by publication once in each week for four successive weeks in some newspaper printed in the county, or in case no newspaper be printed therein, by posting notice in five public places in the county, two in the precinct where the sale is to be held. Where goods and chattels levied upon cannot be sold for want of bidders, the officer making such return shall annex to the execution a true and perfect inventory of such goods and chattels, and the plaintiff in such execution may thereupon sue out another writ of execution, directing the sale of the property levied upon as aforesaid; but such goods and chattels shall not be sold unless public notice of the time and place of sale has been given as hereinbefore provided.
§ 25-1525.Goods unsold; additional writ; notice of sale.
Article 15: Execution, Exemptions, and Foreign Judgments · Last amended 1971 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceBefore selling levied goods and chattels, this section requires the officer to publish notice weekly for four weeks in a county newspaper or, if none exists, post notice in five public places, and lets the plaintiff obtain another writ to sell unsold goods only after that same public notice has been given.
Full Text of § 25-1525
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 490, p. 476; R.S.1913, § 8066; C.S.1922, § 9007; C.S.1929, § 20-1525; R.S.1943, § 25-1525; Laws 1971, LB 47, § 3.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-1525 sets the advance-notice requirement for selling personal property under execution. Before selling goods and chattels levied on under a court of record’s execution, the officer must give public notice of the time and place of sale, published once a week for four straight weeks in a newspaper printed in the county. If no newspaper is printed there, the officer instead posts notice in five public places in the county, two of them in the precinct where the sale will happen.
Sometimes the first attempt fails. When goods levied on cannot be sold for want of bidders, the officer attaches a true and complete inventory of the property to the return, and the plaintiff can then obtain another execution directing sale of that same property. But the second attempt does not skip the notice requirement — the goods still cannot be sold unless the same public notice described above has been given.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long must the sale notice run before goods can be sold?
Once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper printed in the county.
What if no newspaper is printed in the county?
The officer posts notice in five public places in the county, with two of those postings in the precinct where the sale is held.
What happens if goods do not sell the first time for want of bidders?
The officer attaches a complete inventory of the unsold goods to the return, and the plaintiff may obtain another writ of execution directing sale of the same property.
Does the second execution require new notice too?
Yes. The goods still cannot be sold unless the public notice requirement has been met for that sale.
Does this notice requirement apply to real estate as well?
This section addresses goods and chattels. Land sales carry their own, stricter notice requirement under section 25-1529.
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. ·
Official source
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