Judgment Interest Calculator Guide for Nebraska

Nebraska interest rules

This source-backed guide covers Nebraska judgment, postjudgment, and prejudgment interest rules. It certifies only the quoted source-backed rules below; related interest categories remain outside this page unless they are expressly listed in the receipt.

Judgment interest rate

For decrees and judgments rendered on or after July 20, 2002, Nebraska fixes money-judgment interest at two percentage points above the bond investment yield for the first auction of each annual quarter of twenty-six-week U.S. Treasury bills in effect on the judgment-entry date, subject to statutory and agreed-contract-rate exceptions.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-103. For decrees and judgments rendered on and after July 20, 2002, interest on decrees and judgments for the payment of money shall be fixed at a rate equal to two percentage points above the bond investment yield, as published by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, of the average accepted auction price for the first auction of each annual quarter of the twenty-six-week United States Treasury bills in effect on the date of entry of the judgment. The State Court Administrator shall distribute notice of such rate and any changes to it to all Nebraska judges to be in effect two weeks after the date the auction price is published by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. This interest rate shall not apply to: (1) An action in which the interest rate is specifically provided by law; or (2) An action founded upon an oral or written contract in which the parties have agreed to a rate of interest other than that specified in this section.

Postjudgment accrual period

Nebraska postjudgment interest under section 45-103 accrues from the date of entry of judgment until satisfaction.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-103.01. 45-103.01. Postjudgment interest; accrual; when. Interest as provided in section 45-103 shall accrue on decrees and judgments for the payment of money from the date of entry of judgment until satisfaction of judgment.

Prejudgment interest

Nebraska prejudgment interest on unliquidated claims uses section 45-103 when a qualifying written settlement offer is exceeded by the judgment; liquidated claims use section 45-104 from the date the cause of action arose until judgment, subject to section 45-103.04 exceptions.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-103.02. 45-103.02. Prejudgment interest; accrual; when; conditions. (1) Except as provided in section 45-103.04, interest as provided in section 45-103 shall accrue on the unpaid balance of unliquidated claims from the date of the plaintiff's first offer of settlement which is exceeded by the judgment until the entry of judgment if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The offer is made in writing upon the defendant by certified mail, return receipt requested, to allow judgment to be taken in accordance with the terms and conditions stated in the offer; (b) The offer is made not less than ten days prior to the commencement of the trial; (c) A copy of the offer and proof of delivery to the defendant in the form of a receipt signed by the party or his or her attorney is filed with the clerk of the court in which the action is pending; and (d) The offer is not accepted prior to trial or within thirty days of the date of the offer, whichever occurs first. (2) Except as provided in section 45-103.04, interest as provided in section 45-104 shall accrue on the unpaid balance of liquidated claims from the date the cause of action arose until the entry of judgment.

Not certified by this page

• This receipt does not certify Nebraska ERISA interest, federal postjudgment interest, section 45-104 contract-obligation interest, general loan-or-forbearance legal-rate ceilings, escrow interest, residential security-deposit interest, tax interest, statutory penalty schemes outside Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 45-103, 45-103.01, and 45-103.02, or case-law rules about compounding.

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Sources

• Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-103 — Interest; judgments; decrees; rate; exceptions
• Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-103.01 — Postjudgment interest; accrual; when
• Neb. Rev. Stat. § 45-103.02 — Prejudgment interest; accrual; when; conditions

All sources are official primary law published by nebraskalegislature.gov.

Corroboration method: Multiple official Nebraska Legislature statute sections from nebraskalegislature.gov define the judgment, postjudgment-accrual, and prejudgment-accrual surfaces.