On the first day of each regular session of the Legislature, the clerks of the several district courts shall transmit a full and complete statement of all claims adjudicated in the courts during the previous year, certified by the clerk and signed by the judge of such court, showing the claimant, the amounts claimed, and the judgment rendered for or against the claimant.
§ 25-21,205.Actions against state; adjudicated claims; certified statement to Legislature; when transmitted.
Article 21: Special Proceedings and Actions · Last amended 1990 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires the clerk of each district court to send the Legislature, on the first day of every regular session, a certified statement of every claim adjudicated in that court during the previous year, listing the claimant, the amount claimed, and the judgment rendered.
Full Text of § 25-21,205
Source
Laws 1877, § 5, p. 20; R.S.1913, § 1181; C.S.1922, § 1104; C.S.1929, § 27-323; R.S.1943, § 24-323; R.S.1943, (1985), § 24-323; Laws 1990, LB 822, § 18.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-21,205 builds a reporting loop back to the Legislature. Because claims against the state often begin as petitions the Legislature itself refers to a court under section 25-21,201, this section makes sure the Legislature learns what happened to them. On the first day of each regular session, the clerk of every district court must transmit a full and complete statement of all claims adjudicated during the previous year.
That statement has to be certified by the clerk and signed by the judge, and it must show the claimant, the amount claimed, and the judgment rendered for or against that claimant. The result is an annual accounting that lets the Legislature track how its referred claims, and other claims against the state, came out in court — information it needs when appropriating money to pay judgments under section 25-21,211.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has to report adjudicated claims to the Legislature?
The clerk of each district court that heard and decided such a claim.
When does this report go to the Legislature?
On the first day of each regular legislative session, covering claims adjudicated during the previous year.
What information must the statement include?
The claimant, the amount claimed, and the judgment rendered for or against the claimant, certified by the clerk and signed by the judge.
Why does the Legislature need this information?
Many of these claims began as matters the Legislature referred to a court, and the Legislature also has to appropriate money to pay judgments against the state, so it needs a current accounting of outcomes.
Does this reporting requirement cover claims the state won as well as claims it lost?
Yes. The statement covers all claims adjudicated during the year, showing the judgment for or against the claimant either way.
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Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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