(A) Registration of foreign judgments from other United States jurisdictions. Upon the filing of a foreign judgment and affidavit as required by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1587.04, the clerk shall, within 10 days of such filing, mail notice of the filing of the foreign judgment to the judgment debtor at the address provided within the affidavit.
§ 6-1507.Registration of foreign judgments; registration of Canadian judgments.
Article 15: Uniform District Court Rules of Practice and Procedure · Last amended August 28, 2021 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceSection 6-1507 directs the clerk to notify a judgment debtor within ten days after an out-of-state judgment is filed for registration in Nebraska district court and sets a parallel filing process for registering money judgments from Canadian courts.
Full Text of § 6-1507
(B) Registraion of Canadian money judgments. Upon receipt of a registration that includes the required documents and information as set forth in statute, and payment of the fee as for registration of a foreign judgment under § 25-1587.06, the clerk shall file the registration, assign a docket number, and enter the Canadian judgment in the court's docket.
Amendment History
Rule 7 amended June 28, 1995. Renumbered and codified as § 6-1507, effective July 18, 2008; § 6-1507 amended June 23, 2021, effective August 28, 2021.
Plain-English Summary
Registering a judgment from another state or a Canadian court in Nebraska isn’t the same as filing a new lawsuit, and § 6-1507 handles the notice and intake mechanics for both situations. For a foreign judgment from another United States jurisdiction, once the judgment and the affidavit required by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1587.04 are filed, the clerk has ten days to mail notice of that filing to the judgment debtor at the address given in the affidavit.
Canadian money judgments follow their own registration path. Once the required documents and information are submitted along with the fee that applies to registering a foreign judgment under § 25-1587.06, the clerk files the registration, assigns a docket number, and enters the Canadian judgment on the court’s docket — putting it on equal procedural footing with a domestic judgment for enforcement purposes.
Frequently Asked Questions
How soon does the clerk have to notify a debtor after a foreign judgment is filed?
Within ten days of the filing, the clerk mails notice to the judgment debtor at the address provided in the affidavit filed with the judgment.
What has to be filed to register an out-of-state judgment in Nebraska?
The foreign judgment and the affidavit required by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-1587.04.
Can a Canadian money judgment be registered the same way?
It follows its own process under subsection (B): once the required documents, information, and fee (the same fee that applies to foreign judgment registration under § 25-1587.06) are submitted, the clerk files the registration and enters the judgment on the docket.
What does the clerk do once a Canadian judgment registration is accepted?
Files the registration, assigns a docket number, and enters the Canadian judgment in the court’s docket.
Does registering a foreign or Canadian judgment require filing a new lawsuit?
No. Section 6-1507 addresses the notice and intake steps for registering an already-existing judgment, rather than initiating a new civil action on the underlying claim.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Nebraska Judicial Branch, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Nebraska. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
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