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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-217 (2026)

Acknowledgment; before whom taken in this state

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The acknowledgment must be made or proved, if in this state, before a judge or clerk of any court, United States Magistrate or notary public therein; but no officer can take any such acknowledgment or proof out of his territorial jurisdiction.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1932–2021 · leading case: Reitz v. Petersen, 269 N.W. 811 (Neb. 1936).
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Reitz v. Petersen, 269 N.W. 811 (Neb. 1936). · cites it 4× “As a result of the information she obtained through the Shumacher letter, of the information she obtained from the Tilden National Bank, and of the information she obtained from Moyer, she changed the filing date of the Mueller mortgage so as to show the Reitz mortgage to be…”
Chambers v. Bringenberg, 309 Neb. 888 (Neb. 2021). “” Sections 76-217 to 76-237 elaborate upon the acknowledgment and recording process.”
Borrenpohl v. DaBeers Props., LLC, 755 N.W.2d 39 (Neb. 2008). “§ 76-217 (1929), now codified as § 76-237, which provides that real property instruments are recorded from the time of delivery.”
Hoff v. Ajlouny, 703 N.W.2d 645 (Neb. Ct. App. 2005). “§ 76-235 (Reissue 2003), which states: Every deed acknowledged or proved, and certified by any of the officers named in sections 76-217, 76-219, 76-220, 76-226 and 76-227, and authorized to take acknowledg ments, including the certificate specified in section 76-242, whenever…”
Judkins-Davies v. Skochdopole, 240 N.W. 510 (Neb. 1932). · cites it 2× “Section 76-217, Comp. St. 1929, in the circumstances of their delivery by mail without instructions, requires them to “be considered recorded from the time of such delivery.”
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