Small Claims Plainly

State guide

Nebraska

This is general information, not legal advice. Nebraska has a Small Claims Court with its jurisdiction stated in Revised Statute 25-2802. The statute gives that court subject-matter jurisdiction in all civil actions of any type when the money, damages, or value of personal property claimed does not exceed the amount in subsection (4), exclusive of interest and costs. Subsection (4) says the jurisdictional amount is $6,000 from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, and $7,500 beginning July 1, 2025. A case filed now uses $7,500. The court also hears a request to disaffirm, avoid, or rescind a contract for goods or services within that amount. The Judicial Branch announced the same July 1, 2025 change.

Checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.

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Nebraska Revised Statute 25-2802 says the jurisdictional amount is $7,500 beginning July 1, 2025. From July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, the statute says the amount was $6,000. Interest and costs are excluded.
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Subsection (3) is the venue rule inside the jurisdiction statute. The Small Claims Court has jurisdiction when the defendant or the defendant's agent resides or is doing business in the county, or when the cause of action arose in the county. File in a county that satisfies one of those ties. The $7,500 figure is exclusive of interest and costs. State the damages or the property value on their own line. The source note cites Laws 2024, LB 139, section 1, as the latest amendment. That bill is why older pages still say $3,900 or $6,000. Those were earlier statutory amounts.

Because the court hears civil actions of any type within the dollar line, the exclusions you must watch are the ones in other sections of the small-claims statutes, plus the rescission subsection's focus on goods or services. Read the neighboring sections on who may appear and on transfer to the regular county-court docket. County court is the court in which the Small Claims Court sits. The clerk of the county court has the forms. This directory does not state a fee. The judicial branch and the clerk publish the schedule. Bring the contract or the photos, and a number at or under $7,500 before interest and costs.

The Judicial Branch news note of June 20, 2025, said the small-claims limit would rise from $6,000 to $7,500 on July 1, 2025, under LB 139, and that the county court's general civil limit would rise on the same date for a stated period. Use the statute, not only the news note, for the small-claims figure. If your claim exceeds $7,500, file it as a civil case in the court that has jurisdiction of that amount. Do not file the excess later after using small claims for the first slice, unless a lawyer tells you the claim is truly separate. The statute measures the amount claimed in the action.

Official resources in Nebraska

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-2802

Statute setting small-claims jurisdiction at $7,500 beginning July 1, 2025.

Nebraska Legislature

Official statutes, including the small-claims chapter.

Nebraska Judicial Branch

Court site for county-court information. The branch also posted the July 1, 2025 increase.

Key facts for Nebraska

What to do next

  1. Use $7,500 for a case filed after June 30, 2025.
  2. File in a county where the defendant or agent is located or where the claim arose.
  3. Ignore older guides that still say $3,900.
  4. Read the neighboring small-claims sections on appearance and transfer.

Looking for your city or county in Nebraska?

We haven't found official court-level pages for Nebraska we can verify yet, so we don't show local numbers here rather than guess. Here's what to use instead, in order:

  1. General Start with the statewide information above. It applies across Nebraska, but cities and counties can add their own steps, fees or deadlines.
  2. Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.
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