The Uniform Arbitration Act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
§ 25-2622.Act, how construed.
Article 26: Uniform Arbitration Act · Last amended 1987 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section directs courts to construe the Uniform Arbitration Act to further its purpose of making arbitration law uniform among the states that have enacted it.
Full Text of § 25-2622
Source
Laws 1987, LB 71, § 22.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-2622 closes out the article with an interpretive instruction. The Uniform Arbitration Act is to be construed so as to effectuate its general purpose: making the law uniform among the states that have adopted it. When a Nebraska court faces an ambiguity in the act, this section directs it to favor the reading that keeps Nebraska’s arbitration law in step with other states’ versions of the same model act, rather than a reading that pulls Nebraska’s law in its own direction.
Uniformity clauses like this one are common in statutes adapted from a model act, since one of the main benefits of adopting a uniform law is predictability for parties and courts operating across state lines. A business or individual comparing how an arbitration issue would come out in Nebraska versus another state that adopted the same uniform act can look to decisions and interpretations from those other states as persuasive guidance for how a Nebraska court might read an unsettled provision.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are courts supposed to interpret the Uniform Arbitration Act when it is unclear?
Section 25-2622 directs courts to construe the act to effectuate its purpose of making arbitration law uniform among the states that have enacted it.
Why does uniformity across states matter for this act?
Nebraska adopted a model act also enacted elsewhere, and this section’s interpretive directive supports the predictability that comes from consistent readings of the same law across adopting states.
Can a Nebraska court look at how another state interpreted the same uniform act?
This section’s uniform-construction directive supports treating other adopting states’ interpretations as relevant to how Nebraska’s version should be read, though the specific weight given depends on the issue and the court.
Does this section create any new rights or deadlines?
No. It is a rule of construction directing how the rest of the act should be interpreted, not a substantive provision creating rights, deadlines, or procedures of its own.
Where does this uniformity instruction apply?
Throughout the Uniform Arbitration Act, sections 25-2601 to 25-2622, whenever a court needs to resolve an ambiguity in how the act should be read.
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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