A court of this state may exercise jurisdiction on any other basis authorized by law.
§ 25-539.Jurisdiction authorized.
Article 5: Commencement of Actions and Service of Process · Last amended 1967 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceSection 25-539 clarifies that a Nebraska court may exercise jurisdiction on any other basis authorized by law, so §§ 25-535 to 25-541 add to, rather than replace, other statutory grounds for jurisdiction.
Full Text of § 25-539
Source
Laws 1967, c. 143, § 5, p. 440.
Plain-English Summary
Section 25-536 lists specific and catch-all bases for personal jurisdiction, but the Legislature did not want that list read as the only door into a Nebraska courtroom. Section 25-539 makes the point directly: a Nebraska court may exercise jurisdiction on any other basis authorized by law.
This is a short but important clarification. It confirms that the long-arm statute in Sections 25-535 to 25-541 supplements Nebraska’s jurisdictional law rather than displacing other statutes or established grounds for jurisdiction that already exist. A litigant is not limited to arguing jurisdiction exists only under Section 25-536 if another statute independently supports it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Section 25-536 provide the only way to establish jurisdiction over a defendant in Nebraska?
No. Section 25-539 confirms a Nebraska court may exercise jurisdiction on any other basis authorized by law, beyond what Section 25-536 lists.
What is the purpose of a section that just says other legal bases for jurisdiction still work?
Does this section create any new basis for jurisdiction on its own?
No. It preserves whatever other bases already exist under other law rather than creating a new one itself.
How does this section relate to Section 25-541?
Both sections protect the reach of other Nebraska law: Section 25-539 preserves other jurisdictional grounds, while Section 25-541 preserves other procedures for making service.
Would a case ever need to rely on this section instead of Section 25-536?
It could matter where a specific statute grants jurisdiction for a particular type of claim on terms different from Section 25-536, and a party wants to rely on that statute instead.
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. ·
Official source
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