In all cases of foreclosure of mortgages in the several counties in the state, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the district court, on the satisfaction or payment of the amount of the decree, to forward to the register of deeds a certificate setting forth the names of parties, plaintiff and defendant, descriptions of the premises mentioned in the decree, and the book and page where the mortgage foreclosed is recorded. For such certificate the clerk of the district court shall collect the fee required pursuant to section 33-109 for recording the certificate. Such amount shall be taxed as part of the costs in the case, and such sum shall be paid to the register of deeds as the fee for recording the certificate.
§ 25-2154.Satisfaction or payment; certificate; delivery to register of deeds; duties of clerk of district court; fee of register of deeds.
Article 21: Special Proceedings and Actions · Last amended 2017 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section requires the clerk of the district court, once a foreclosure decree is satisfied or paid, to send the register of deeds a certificate naming the parties, describing the premises, and citing where the foreclosed mortgage is recorded, with the recording fee taxed as a cost in the case.
Full Text of § 25-2154
Source
Laws 1887, c. 63, § 1, p. 564; R.S.1913, § 5614; C.S.1922, § 4933; C.S.1929, § 26-1010; R.S.1943, § 25-2154; Laws 1951, c. 106, § 1, p. 512; Laws 1959, c. 140, § 3, p. 546; Laws 1971, LB 495, § 1; Laws 2012, LB14, § 3; Laws 2017, LB152, § 1; Laws 2017, LB268, § 2.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-2154 closes the loop on a mortgage once it is paid off through foreclosure. In every county in the state, once the amount of the decree is satisfied or paid, the clerk of the district court has a duty to forward to the register of deeds a certificate. That certificate sets out the names of the plaintiff and defendant, a description of the premises named in the decree, and the book and page where the foreclosed mortgage is recorded.
The section also handles who pays for recording that certificate. The clerk of the district court collects the fee required under section 33-109 for recording it, and that amount is taxed as part of the costs in the case. The register of deeds then receives that sum as the fee for recording the certificate.
Because this duty runs to the clerk automatically once the decree is satisfied, a borrower or lender does not have to separately record a release to clear the mortgage from the public land records — the certificate to the register of deeds serves that purpose. What the register of deeds does with the certificate once received is addressed next, in 25-2155.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who notifies the register of deeds when a Nebraska foreclosure decree is paid off?
The clerk of the district court, by forwarding a certificate once the decree is satisfied or paid.
What information does that certificate contain?
The names of the plaintiff and defendant, a description of the mortgaged premises named in the decree, and the book and page where the foreclosed mortgage is recorded.
Who pays the recording fee for this certificate?
The fee required under section 33-109 is collected by the clerk of the district court and taxed as part of the costs in the case.
Does a borrower have to separately record a satisfaction or release once the decree is paid?
No. The clerk of the district court’s certificate to the register of deeds performs that function once the decree is satisfied or paid.
What does the register of deeds do with the certificate once it arrives?
Section 25-2155 addresses that — entering it on the numerical index and recording it in the mortgage record.
Is this a duty the clerk performs automatically, or does the borrower have to request it?
It is a duty imposed directly on the clerk of the district court upon satisfaction or payment of the decree, not something the borrower has to request.
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reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Legislature, Revisor of Statutes, enacted by the
Nebraska Legislature. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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Also known as: satisfaction certificate mortgage foreclosure nebraskaclerk notifies register of deeds foreclosure paidclearing a satisfied mortgage from land recordsrecording fee for mortgage satisfaction certificatedistrict court clerk duty after foreclosure paid