When any part of the real property, the subject matter of an action, is situated in any other county or counties than the one in which the action is brought, a certified copy of the judgment in such action must be recorded in the clerk's office of such other county or counties before it shall operate therein as a notice, so as to charge third persons as provided in section 25-531. It shall operate as such notice without record in the county where it is rendered; but this section shall not apply to actions or proceedings under any statute now in force which does not require such record.
§ 25-532.Notice of judgment when property situated in more than one county.
Article 5: Commencement of Actions and Service of Process · Not amended since original codification · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceSection 25-532 requires a certified copy of the judgment to be recorded in each additional county where affected real estate sits before a lis pendens notice under § 25-531 operates there, though no such recording is needed in the county where the case itself was brought.
Full Text of § 25-532
Source
R.S.1867, Code § 86, p. 407; R.S.1913, § 7652; C.S.1922, § 8596; C.S.1929, § 20-532; R.S.1943, § 25-532.
Plain-English Summary
A lawsuit affecting real estate does not always involve property confined to a single county. Section 25-532 addresses what happens when the property spans more than one. If part of the real estate at issue lies in a county other than the one where the action is filed, a certified copy of the judgment has to be recorded in that other county’s clerk’s office before it operates there as notice under Section 25-531.
In the county where the case was brought, no such recording is required — the judgment operates as notice there without it. The section also notes a limit on its own reach: it does not apply to actions or proceedings under any statute currently in force that does not itself require this type of recording.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens if the property in my lis pendens case is located in more than one county?
A certified copy of the judgment must be recorded in each county other than the one where the action was brought, before the judgment operates as notice in that other county.
Do I need to record the judgment in the county where I filed the case?
No. The judgment operates as notice in the filing county without any recording there.
Does this recording requirement apply to every type of proceeding?
No. It does not apply to actions or proceedings under any statute in force that does not itself require the judgment to be recorded.
How does this section relate to the lis pendens notice filed at the start of the case?
Section 25-531 lets a party file the initial notice of pendency in each affected county. Section 25-532 addresses the separate step of recording the judgment itself in counties beyond the one where the case was brought.
Who is responsible for recording the certified copy of the judgment?
The statute does not name a specific filer; as with other real-estate filings, the party benefiting from the notice typically arranges for the certified copy to be recorded in the clerk’s office of the additional county.
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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