# Written contract · Nebraska — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Written contract · Nebraska, limitation period is five years; section is 25-205; how the statute describes it is an action upon a specialty, or any agreement, contract, or promise in writing, or foreign judgment, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Written contract _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Nebraska _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** five years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** an action upon a specialty, or any agreement, contract, or promise in writing, or foreign judgment _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 25-205 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 25-205. Actions on written contracts, on foreign judgments, or to recover collateral. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an action upon a specialty, or any agreement, contract, or promise in writing, or foreign judgment, can only be brought within five years.

## Source

- https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=25-205

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).