Article 21: Special Proceedings and Actions · Last amended 1997 · Last verified July 22, 2026
Laws 1877, § 3, p. 20; R.S.1913, § 1179; C.S.1922, § 1102; C.S.1929, § 27-321; Laws 1937, c. 61, § 2, p. 240; Laws 1941, c. 49, § 2, p. 240; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 27-321; R.S.1943, § 24-321; Laws 1963, c. 130, § 1, p. 497; Laws 1983, LB 447, § 13; Laws 1988, LB 864, § 2; R.S.Supp.,1988, § 24-321; Laws 1997, LB 165, § 2.
Section 25-21,203 covers two mechanical questions: how to serve the state, and where to file certain claims against it. Service of summons in any action brought under section 25-21,201 follows the same method used to serve a summons under section 25-510.02, so a claimant does not need a separate service procedure just because the defendant is the state.
Venue gets special treatment for the fourth category of claim listed in section 25-21,201 — disputes over bonds or other obligations of a drainage district, irrigation district, municipality, or other political or governmental subdivision. A claimant may bring that action in Lancaster County, home to the state’s administrative offices, or in any county where the affected district, municipality, or subdivision sits, in whole or in part. That gives a claimant a practical choice between the seat of state government and the location most connected to the underlying district.
The same way a summons is served under section 25-510.02.
In Lancaster County, or in any county where the district, municipality, or subdivision whose bonds are at issue is located, in whole or in part.
No. It specifically addresses claims brought under subdivision (4) of section 25-21,201 — the bond and obligation category.
Lancaster County is where the state’s own offices and counsel are based, so the section allows filing there as an alternative to the district’s home county.
Yes. Section 25-21,206 sets the general venue rule — Lancaster County — for claims founded on a contract or law of the state.