An action upon the official bond or undertaking of an executor, administrator, guardian, sheriff, or any other officer, or upon the bond or undertaking given in attachment, injunction, or in any case whatever required by statute can only be brought within ten years.
§ 25-209.Actions on official or judicial bonds.
Article 2: Limitation of Actions · Not amended since original codification · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section gives a ten-year deadline for actions on the official bond of an executor, administrator, guardian, sheriff, or any other officer, and on any bond or undertaking given in attachment, injunction, or any other case required by statute.
Full Text of § 25-209
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 14, p. 396; R.S.1913, § 7571; C.S.1922, § 8514; C.S.1929, § 20-209; R.S.1943, § 25-209.
Plain-English Summary
Official bonds — the security an executor, administrator, guardian, sheriff, or other officer posts to guarantee faithful performance of their duties — get a long ten-year window under section 25-209. The same period covers bonds or undertakings required by statute in attachment or injunction proceedings, or in any other case a statute requires one.
The ten-year period reflects how these bonds function: they’re a backstop meant to remain enforceable for years after the underlying appointment or proceeding, since the harm a bond is meant to cover — mismanaged estate assets, a sheriff’s failure to execute process properly — sometimes isn’t discovered right away.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do I have to sue on an executor’s or administrator’s bond in Nebraska?
Ten years, under section 25-209.
Does this section cover a sheriff’s official bond?
Yes. It names the official bond or undertaking of a sheriff specifically, alongside executors, administrators, guardians, and other officers.
Is a guardian’s bond covered here, or does a different section apply?
A guardian’s bond falls generally within section 25-209’s ten-year period, but section 25-210 sets a more specific four-year deadline for suing the sureties on a guardian’s bond, running from the guardian’s discharge.
What about bonds posted in an attachment or injunction case?
Those are covered too. The section extends its ten-year deadline to any bond or undertaking given in attachment, injunction, or any other case required by statute.
When does the ten-year period start running?
It runs from when the cause of action on the bond accrues — generally when the breach of the bond’s conditions occurs.
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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