Nebraska § 64-109 Civil liability of notary public; actions

Nebraska Statutes

§ 64-109 — Civil liability of notary public; actions

Nebraska § 64-109

Ch. 64Notaries Public

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Bluebook

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 64-109 (2026).

Text

If any person shall be damaged or injured by the unlawful act, negligence or misconduct of any notary public in his official capacity, the person damaged or injured may maintain a civil action on the official bond of such notary public against such notary public, and his sureties, and a recovery in such action shall not be a bar to any future action for other causes to the full amount of the bond.

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If any person shall be damaged or injured by the unlawful act, negligence or misconduct of any notary public in his official capacity, the person damaged or injured may maintain a civil action on the official bond of such notary public against such notary public, and his sureties, and a recovery in such action shall not be a bar to any future action for other causes to the full amount of the bond.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 1869, § 8, p. 23; G.S.1873, p. 495; R.S.1913, § 5524; C.S.1922, § 4820; C.S.1929, § 64-108; R.S.1943, § 64-109. Annotations: This section does not require a person suing under the official bond of a notary to join the notary as a necessary party to the action. Saint James Apt. Partners v. Universal Surety Co., 316 Neb. 419, 5 N.W.3d 179 (2024).