EVERY DEADLINE

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A vehicle left unattended on public property where parking is not legally permitted

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The owner

After more than twenty-four hours, the vehicle is an abandoned vehicle.

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Parking becoming illegal where a vehicle was left unattended on public property

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The owner

After more than forty-eight hours, the vehicle is an abandoned vehicle.

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A peace officer's request for proof of the ATV's liability insurance

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The operator

The operator of an all-terrain or utility-type vehicle on a highway provides proof of insurance to the officer within five days.

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A vehicle left unattended on private property without the owner's permission, or after it ended

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The vehicle's owner

After more than seven days on private property, the vehicle is an abandoned vehicle.

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A crash causing injury, death, or $2,000 or more of damage to one person's property

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The driver

The driver forwards a report of the crash to the Department of Transportation within ten days.

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An officer's request for proof of insurance that the owner could not produce

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The owner

An owner who shows the prosecutor that a policy was in force at the time has the citation dismissed without cost.

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A motor vehicle or trailer being stored and kept in Nebraska

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The owner

A vehicle kept in the state more than thirty days is presumed to be driven on the highways and must be registered.

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An arrest without a warrant, for a person who stays in custody

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The police

The person is brought before a court in the county where the arrest happened no later than seven days after the arrest.

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The date of the search warrant

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The officer

The warrant is executed and returned within ten days after its date.

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The seizure of money, a vehicle or similar property

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The prosecutor

A petition for the disposition of the property is filed within ten days of the seizure.

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The seizure of the property

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Anyone claiming an interest in it

A person with an interest in the property may answer the petition within thirty days after the seizure, and a hearing follows.

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Placement of an intoxicated person in civil protective custody

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The officer

Civil protective custody lasts only as long as needed to preserve life or prevent injury, and never longer than twenty-four hours.

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Counted back from the public meeting

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The public body

Except for emergency items, the agenda may not be altered later than twenty-four hours before the meeting.

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Counted back from the time of trial

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The defendant

A setoff or counterclaim is filed and delivered to the plaintiff at least two days before trial.

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Counted back from the time set for the hearing

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The defendant

A defendant may move the case to the regular county court docket by giving notice at least two days before the hearing.

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The custodian receiving a written request

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The records custodian

The custodian provides access or copies with any cost estimate, a written denial with its legal basis, or a written explanation of when a large request can be met.

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Counted back from the time set for the hearing

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The court

Notice of the claim and a summons are served on the defendant not less than five days before the hearing.

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Publication of the notice of the petition

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The petitioner

For a petitioner under nineteen with a noncustodial parent, notice goes to that parent by certified mail within five days after publication.

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Counted back from the storage sale

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The storage operator

The time, place and terms of the sale are advertised in a commercially reasonable manner at least seven days before it.

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Counted back from a proposed increase in a variable rate on a loan for consumer goods

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The lender

The lender communicates the proposed increase in writing to the borrower at least ten days before it takes effect.

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A demand from an attendance officer or the Department of Labor

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The employer

An employer with an apparently underage worker and no certificate on file furnishes proof of age within ten days or stops employing the child.

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The charge being filed

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The Equal Opportunity Commission

Notice of the charge, with the date, place and circumstances of the practice, is served on the employer within ten days.

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The date of termination

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The employer

Unpaid wages are due on the next regular payday, or within two weeks of termination if that is sooner.

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Entry of the judgment or final order

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The party appealing

The notice of appeal is filed and the docket fee deposited with the county court clerk within thirty days, which perfects the appeal.

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The death

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The successor

After thirty days, anyone holding the person's property or owing them money pays or delivers it to a successor who presents the affidavit.

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Service of the charge on the employer

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The employer

The employer files a written response within thirty days, and without good cause, failing to brings a mandatory reasonable cause finding.

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The regular payday

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The employee

Wages not paid within thirty days of the regular payday may be sued for, with costs and reasonable attorney's fees to an employee who wins.

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The delayed deposit transaction

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The lender

No licensee may hold or agree to hold a check for more than thirty-four days.

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The occupant going into default on the storage rent

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The storage operator

Only after the occupant has been in default for more than forty-five days may the operator sell the stored property.

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Counted back from the storage sale

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The storage operator

The notice of default goes to the occupant by verified mail or email at least forty-five days before the sale, with a demand to pay.

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The rent on a stored vehicle, watercraft or trailer going unpaid

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The storage operator

Once rent and charges remain unpaid for sixty days, the operator may have the vehicle, watercraft or trailer towed.

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The week of the discharge for misconduct

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The worker

The worker is disqualified for benefits for the week of the discharge and the fourteen weeks immediately after it.

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The unlawful employment practice

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The person discriminated against

A written charge under oath is filed with the Equal Opportunity Commission within three hundred days after the practice.

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The child's employment ending, or the child turning sixteen

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The employer

The employment certificate is kept for at least twelve months, open to attendance officers and the Department of Labor.

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The date of the storage sale

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The occupant

The operator holds any balance of the proceeds for delivery to the occupant on demand for one year, after which it goes to the State Treasurer.

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Counted back from filing the petition to change a name

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The petitioner

The petitioner has been a bona fide citizen of the county for at least one year before filing the petition.

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Original delivery of the new vehicle, or the end of the warranty term if earlier

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The consumer

A defect reported to the manufacturer or dealer in that time is repaired, even if the repairs come after the period ends.

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The libel or slander

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The person defamed

An action for libel or slander can only be brought within one year.

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The date the county clerk issues the license

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The couple

A marriage is valid only if the license was used within one year from issuance and the marriage was solemnized by an authorized person.

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The accident, or the last payment of compensation if payments were made

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The injured worker

A claim is forever barred unless the parties agree on compensation or one of them files a petition within two years.

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The death

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The personal representative

The action for the death is brought within two years, for the exclusive benefit of the widow or widower and next of kin.

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The malpractice

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The person harmed

An action for malpractice not otherwise limited by statute can only be brought within two years.

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Original delivery of the vehicle, or one year after the warranty ends if earlier

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The consumer

A lemon law action is commenced within that time, and a consumer who prevails is awarded reasonable attorney's fees.

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The claim for damages accruing

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The person injured

A damages claim for an unfair or deceptive practice is forever barred unless brought within four years after it accrues.

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The date of the purchase of the goods or services

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The buyer

A civil action under the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act may be brought only within four years from the purchase.

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The injury, trespass or taking

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The person suing

An action for trespass, for taking or injuring property, or for an injury not arising on contract can only be brought within four years.

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Discovery of the fraud

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The person defrauded

An action for relief on the ground of fraud is brought within four years, which do not begin until the fraud is discovered.

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The claim on the oral contract accruing

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The person suing

An action on a contract not in writing, or on a liability created by statute, can only be brought within four years.

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The claim on the written contract accruing

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The person suing

An action on an agreement, contract or promise in writing can only be brought within five years.

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Counted back from the landlord's intended entry

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The landlord

Except in an emergency or where impracticable, the landlord gives at least twenty-four hours' written notice of the entry and its purpose.

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The seller giving the written notice of the right to cancel

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The buyer

The buyer may cancel a home solicitation sale by mail until midnight of the third business day.

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The summons issuing in an action for possession

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The landlord's process server

The summons is served within three days from issuance, not counting nonjudicial days.

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The landlord's written notice naming violent criminal activity or drug sales on the premises

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The landlord

The rental agreement may end on five days' written notice, and the tenant has no right to cure.

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Counted back from the termination date the notice names

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Either the landlord or the tenant

Written notice given at least seven days before the date ends the week-to-week tenancy on it.

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The landlord's written notice of nonpayment and intent to end the agreement

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The tenant

A tenant who does not pay within seven calendar days may have the rental agreement ended by the landlord.

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The park landlord's written notice of nonpayment and intent to end the agreement

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The tenant

A tenant who does not pay within seven days may have the rental agreement ended.

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Service of the ex parte protection order on the respondent

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The respondent

Without a timely request for a show cause hearing, the temporary order is affirmed and becomes the final protection order.

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The notice of default being recorded

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The trustee or beneficiary

A copy of the recorded notice of default goes by registered or certified mail to each party and each person who requested one.

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The writ of restitution issuing

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The court

Possession is restored to the landlord on a date not more than ten days after the writ issues.

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The summons issuing in an action for possession

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The court

The trial is held not less than ten nor more than fourteen days after the summons issues, before the court without a jury.

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Counted back from the date of the trustee's sale

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The trustee

The last publication of the notice of sale is at least ten days but not more than thirty days before the sale.

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The park landlord receiving notice of the resident's intended sale

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The park landlord

The landlord may approve or disapprove the prospective buyer as a tenant within ten days, in writing, and may not refuse unreasonably.

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The cancellation of the home solicitation sale

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The seller

The seller returns all money paid, including any down payment, and the buyer owes no finance or other charge.

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The park landlord receiving the tenant's written notice of a breach affecting health and safety

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The park landlord

Unless the breach is remedied or reasonable steps are taken within fourteen days, the agreement ends on the date in the notice.

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The date the tenancy terminates

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The landlord

The landlord delivers or mails the balance of the deposit with a written itemization of what was kept.

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The landlord receiving the tenant's written notice of a material breach affecting health and safety

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The landlord

If the landlord remedies the breach within fourteen days, the rental agreement does not end on the date in the notice.

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The tenant receiving the landlord's written notice of a material breach

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The tenant

A tenant who remedies the breach within fourteen days keeps the rental agreement from ending on the date in the notice.

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Counted back from the date of the trustee's sale

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The trustee

A copy of the notice of the time and place of sale goes by registered or certified mail at least twenty days before the sale.

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The owner's written demand that the claimant start a court proceeding

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The lien claimant

The lien lapses unless within thirty days the claimant sues or records an affidavit that the contract price is not yet due.

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The notice of default being recorded

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The trustor

Paying what is then due with costs and capped fees reinstates the trust deed as if no acceleration had occurred.

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Counted back from the periodic rental date the notice names

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Either the landlord or the tenant

Written notice given at least thirty days before that rental date ends the month-to-month tenancy on it.

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The tenant receiving the landlord's written notice of the breach

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The landlord

The landlord's notice may end the rental agreement on a date at least thirty days after the tenant receives it.

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The landlord receiving the tenant's written notice of the breach

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The tenant

The notice may end the rental agreement on a date at least thirty days after the landlord receives it, if the breach is not remedied.

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The court receiving a timely request for a show cause hearing

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The court

The court holds the show cause hearing within thirty days after receiving the request.

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Counted back from the date the protection order expires

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The petitioner

A petition to renew is filed within forty-five days before the order expires, and a renewal runs one year.

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The mortgagee sending the notice of right to cure

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The mortgagor

Full payment of what is due within two months of the notice cures the default before a foreclosure on farm land.

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The notice of default being recorded, for farm property outside a city or village

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The trustor

On farm property, the time to cure and reinstate the trust deed runs two months instead of one.

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Counted back from the effective date of the increase

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The park landlord

Each tenant is notified in writing of a rent increase at least sixty days before it takes effect.

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Counted back from the day a new or changed park rule takes effect

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The park landlord

Every addition, change or deletion of a park rule is noticed to all tenants sixty days ahead, unless sixty percent of households consent in writing.

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Signing the acknowledgment of paternity

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Any signer

A signer may rescind within sixty days, or before a proceeding about the child if that comes first; after that, the acknowledgment is a legal finding of paternity.

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Perfection of service of process

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The court

No divorce is heard or tried, and no decree entered, until sixty days after service is perfected.

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Counted back from the purchaser's application for a tax deed

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The tax sale purchaser

The purchaser serves notice, opening with UNLESS YOU ACT YOU WILL LOSE THIS PROPERTY, at least three months before applying for the deed.

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The claimant's final furnishing of services or materials

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The contractor or supplier

A construction lien does not attach and cannot be enforced unless it is recorded within one hundred twenty days.

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Counted back from filing the complaint for dissolution

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One of the spouses

One spouse has lived in Nebraska, intending to make it home, for at least one year before filing, unless the marriage was here and a spouse stayed.

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The purchaser taking possession or the conveyance, whichever comes first

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The purchaser

An action for actual damages, costs and attorney's fees over a noncompliant disclosure is commenced within one year.

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The tax sale of real estate found vacant and abandoned

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The tax sale purchaser

After two years, the purchaser may apply for a tax deed within the following nine months if the property was not redeemed.

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The lien being recorded

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The lien claimant

A recorded construction lien stays enforceable for two years after recording, and lapses after that.

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The tax sale of the real estate

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The tax sale purchaser

After three years, the purchaser may apply for a tax deed within the following nine months if the property was not redeemed.

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The arrest, citation or referral for prosecution, where the prosecutor files no charges

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The record keepers

The criminal history record information is no longer part of the public record after one year.

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The arrest, citation or referral, where charges are not filed because diversion was completed

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The record keepers

The criminal history record information is no longer part of the public record after two years.

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The later of the crime or the other events the section names

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The prosecutor

No one is prosecuted for unlawful intrusion or an intimate image offense unless charged within three years.