Wherever the statutes of Nebraska provide for the publication of notices any number of weeks, or for any number of weeks, the term week shall be construed to mean either a period of time known as a calendar week beginning on Sunday and ending with Saturday, or any period of seven consecutive days beginning with the date of the first publication of notice; Provided, however, nothing herein contained shall be held to apply to any notice published prior to April 17, 1915.
§ 25-2227.Legal notices; week, defined.
Article 22: Process, Court Records, and Ministerial Officers · Last amended 1915 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceDefines “week,” for any Nebraska statute requiring a notice to run a certain number of weeks, as either a calendar week running Sunday through Saturday or any seven consecutive days starting with the notice’s first publication.
Full Text of § 25-2227
Source
Laws 1915, c. 222, § 1, p. 491; C.S.1922, § 9527; C.S.1929, § 20-2228; R.S.1943, § 25-2227.
Plain-English Summary
Newspaper notice requirements often specify a number of weeks of publication, and Section 25-2227 pins down what “week” means in that setting. It can mean a calendar week — Sunday through Saturday — or, just as validly, any run of seven consecutive days beginning with the date the notice first ran.
That either-or definition gives publishers flexibility: a notice that first runs on a Wednesday satisfies one week of publication as soon as the following Tuesday passes, without waiting for the calendar week to reset on Sunday. The definition applies going forward from April 17, 1915, and does not reach back to notices published before that date.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a “week” for a legal notice published in Nebraska?
Either a Sunday-through-Saturday calendar week, or any seven consecutive days beginning with the notice’s first publication.
If a notice first runs on a Thursday, when does one week of publication end?
The following Wednesday under the seven-consecutive-days reading, since that day completes seven days from first publication.
Does this definition apply to notices published decades ago?
No. It does not apply to any notice published before April 17, 1915.
Why does the choice between the two definitions matter?
It affects how the number of required weeks is counted, which in turn determines whether a notice complies with the statute demanding so many weeks of publication.
Does this section itself require publication of anything?
No. It only defines “week” as the term is used in other Nebraska notice statutes.
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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