The right of a judgment creditor to bring an action to enforce his or her judgment instead of proceeding under the Nebraska Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act remains unimpaired.
§ 25-1587.07.Optional procedure.
Article 15: Execution, Exemptions, and Foreign Judgments · Last amended 1993 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceSection 25-1587.07 preserves a judgment creditor’s right to bring an ordinary lawsuit to enforce an out-of-state judgment instead of using the Nebraska Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act’s registration process, keeping that older enforcement route fully available alongside the newer, faster filing method.
Full Text of § 25-1587.07
Source
Laws 1993, LB 458, § 7.
Plain-English Summary
The registration procedure in sections 25-1587.03 through 25-1587.06 gives a judgment creditor a faster route to enforcing an out-of-state judgment in Nebraska, but it does not replace the older approach. Section 25-1587.07 states plainly that a creditor’s right to bring an ordinary action to enforce a judgment, instead of proceeding under this Act, remains unimpaired.
The statute does not condition that choice on any showing of need or preference; it keeps the traditional route open alongside the newer one. The uniform act Nebraska adopted, reflected in the interpretive instruction of section 25-1587.08, was designed to preserve this same optional-procedure protection across the other states that enacted it, so a creditor with connections to more than one state can expect the choice to work the same way wherever the judgment travels.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a judgment creditor have to use the registration process in this Act?
No. Section 25-1587.07 keeps open the right to bring an ordinary lawsuit to enforce the judgment instead.
Why would a creditor choose a lawsuit over registration?
The statute does not require a stated reason; it preserves the choice regardless of the creditor’s motive.
What does "unimpaired" mean in this section?
The traditional right to sue on a judgment stays fully intact and is not narrowed or replaced by the Act’s registration procedure.
Could a creditor try registration first and later sue on the judgment instead?
The section does not address sequencing; it only confirms that the option to sue remains available alongside registration.
Do other states with a version of this uniform act keep the same choice available?
The model act Nebraska adopted was built to preserve this same optional-procedure protection, which is part of why section 25-1587.08 directs courts to interpret the Act for uniformity among the states that have enacted it.
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
Also known as: suing on a judgment instead of registering nebraskaoptional enforcement procedure foreign judgmentalternative to registering sister state judgmenttraditional lawsuit to enforce out of state judgment