Article 32: Uniform Conflict of Laws Limitations Act · Last amended 2006 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceThis section defines claim, state, and resident for the Uniform Conflict of Laws Limitations Act, setting the vocabulary courts use to decide whose limitation period applies when a lawsuit touches more than one jurisdiction.
Full Text of § 25-3202
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For purposes of the Uniform Conflict of Laws Limitations Act: (1) Claim means a right of action that may be asserted in a civil action or
proceeding and includes a right of action created by statute; (2) State means a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a foreign country, or a political subdivision of any of them; and
(3) Resident means an individual who is domiciled in this state, a corporation that is either incorporated or has its principal place of business in this state, or an unincorporated entity that has its principal place of business in this state.
Source
Laws 2006, LB 1115, § 2.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-3202 defines three terms the rest of the Act relies on. A “claim” means a right of action that can be asserted in a civil action or proceeding, including a right of action a statute creates — not just a common-law cause of action. “State” is defined broadly, covering a state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, a foreign country, or a political subdivision of any of them. “Resident” means an individual domiciled in Nebraska, a corporation either incorporated in Nebraska or with its principal place of business there, or an unincorporated entity with its principal place of business in Nebraska.
These definitions decide who and what section 25-3203’s choice-of-law rule and section 25-3205’s unfairness exception reach. Whether a business qualifies as a Nebraska “resident,” for instance, can turn on where it is incorporated or where it is headquartered, not just where it does business.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a “claim” under this Act?
A right of action that may be asserted in a civil action or proceeding, including a right of action created by statute.
Does “state” include foreign countries?
Yes. The definition of “state” includes a foreign country, along with states, commonwealths, territories, possessions, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and political subdivisions of any of them.
Who counts as a Nebraska “resident” under this Act?
An individual domiciled in Nebraska, a corporation incorporated in Nebraska or with its principal place of business there, or an unincorporated entity with its principal place of business in Nebraska.
Does a corporation headquartered in Nebraska but incorporated elsewhere count as a resident?
Yes. The definition covers a corporation that is either incorporated in Nebraska or has its principal place of business there, so either connection is enough.
Why do these definitions matter for choosing a limitation period?
Sections 25-3203 and 25-3205 use “claim” and “resident” directly in setting and adjusting which state’s limitation period applies, so their precise meaning here controls how those sections operate.
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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