# Wrongful death · Nebraska — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Wrongful death · Nebraska, limitation period is two years; when the clock starts is after the death of such person; section is 30-810; how the statute describes it is Action for wrongful death, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Wrongful death _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Nebraska _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** two years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** Action for wrongful death _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **When the clock starts:** after the death of such person _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 30-810 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 30-810. Action for wrongful death; limitation; in whose name brought; judgment; disposition of avails; compromise of claim; procedure. Every such action, as described in section <https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=30-809> 30-809 , shall be commenced within two years after the death of such person.

## Source

- https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=30-810

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/).