Affidavit of Service - Nebraska

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE

State of Nebraska

IN THE [________________________________] COURT OF [________________________________] COUNTY, NEBRASKA

Case No.: [________________________________]
Doc.: [________________________________]

[________________________________],
Plaintiff(s),

v.

[________________________________],
Defendant(s).

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE

(Pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-505.01 through 25-514.01)

I. AFFIANT IDENTIFICATION

I, [________________________________], being first duly sworn, state under oath as follows:

1. Full Legal Name: [________________________________]

2. Business Address: [________________________________]

3. City, State, ZIP: [________________________________]

4. Telephone: [________________________________]

5. Email (optional): [________________________________]

6. Capacity (check one):

☐ Sheriff of [________________________________] County, Nebraska (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-506)

☐ Deputy Sheriff of [________________________________] County, Nebraska

☐ Person authorized under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-507

☐ Person specially appointed by the court for service (Order dated [__/__/____])

☐ Plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney (for certified mail service under § 25-505.01)

☐ Other authorized person: [________________________________]

7. I am at least 19 years of age (Nebraska age of majority), competent to testify, and not a party to this action.

8. I have personal knowledge of the facts stated herein.

Note: Under Nebraska law, the age of majority is 19. Process servers must be at least 18 per federal standard, but Nebraska's age of majority applies to certain legal capacities.

II. DOCUMENTS SERVED

The following documents (collectively, the "Documents") were served:

☐ Summons

☐ Complaint / Petition

☐ Amended Complaint / Petition

☐ Subpoena

☐ Motion for [________________________________]

☐ Order of Court dated [__/__/____]

☐ Notice of [________________________________]

☐ Writ of [________________________________]

☐ Other: [________________________________]

☐ Other: [________________________________]

Total number of pages served: [____]

III. METHOD OF SERVICE

(Check all that apply and complete the corresponding section below.)

☐ A. Personal Service (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-508.01)

☐ B. Residence Service (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-508.01)

☐ C. Certified Mail Service (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-505.01)

☐ D. Designated Delivery Service (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-505.01)

☐ E. Service on Corporation or Other Entity (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-509.01)

☐ F. Service on Agent (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-514.01)

☐ G. Service by Publication (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-510.02)

☐ H. Court-Ordered Alternative Service

☐ I. Waiver / Voluntary Appearance

A. PERSONAL SERVICE

I personally delivered true and correct copies of the Documents to:

Name of person served: [________________________________]

Date of service: [__/__/____]

Time of service: [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.

Address where service was made: [________________________________]

City, State, ZIP: [________________________________]

Physical description of person served:

• Gender: [________________________________]
• Approximate age: [____]
• Height: [____]
• Weight: [____]
• Hair color: [________________________________]
• Other distinguishing features: [________________________________]

B. RESIDENCE SERVICE (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-508.01)

On [__/__/____] at [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m., I left true and correct copies of the Documents at the defendant's usual place of residence located at:

Address: [________________________________]

City, State, ZIP: [________________________________]

with [________________________________], a person of suitable age and discretion then residing therein.

Relationship to defendant: [________________________________]

Approximate age of person accepting service: [____]

Physical description of person accepting service:

• Gender: [________________________________]
• Height: [____]
• Weight: [____]
• Hair color: [________________________________]

☐ I informed the person with whom the Documents were left of the general nature of the Documents.

C. CERTIFIED MAIL SERVICE (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-505.01)

Note: Under Nebraska law, service by certified mail shall be made by the plaintiff or plaintiff's attorney.

On [__/__/____], I deposited true and correct copies of the Documents in the United States mail, certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to:

Name: [________________________________]

Address: [________________________________]

City, State, ZIP: [________________________________]

Certified Mail Article Number: [________________________________]

Return receipt received: ☐ Yes ☐ No

Date signed on return receipt: [__/__/____]

Signature on return receipt by: [________________________________]

☐ Return receipt is attached hereto as Exhibit [____].

☐ Mail was returned unclaimed / refused — see Non-Service Affidavit (Section VII).

Note: Nebraska certified mail service does not require restricted delivery or delivery to addressee only, but service must still satisfy due process requirements.

D. DESIGNATED DELIVERY SERVICE

On [__/__/____], I sent true and correct copies of the Documents via designated delivery service with signature confirmation to:

Name: [________________________________]

Address: [________________________________]

Delivery service used: [________________________________]

Tracking number: [________________________________]

Signature confirmation received: ☐ Yes ☐ No

Date signed: [__/__/____]

Signed by: [________________________________]

☐ Delivery confirmation is attached as Exhibit [____].

E. SERVICE ON CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-509.01)

I served the Documents on:

Name of entity: [________________________________]

Entity type: ☐ Corporation ☐ LLC ☐ Partnership ☐ Other: [________________________________]

Name of person served: [________________________________]

Title/Position: [________________________________]

The person served is:

☐ Registered agent for service of process
☐ Officer of the entity
☐ Director of the entity
☐ Managing agent of the entity
☐ Person employed at the registered office
☐ Other: [________________________________]

Date: [__/__/____] Time: [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.

Address where served: [________________________________]

Note: Under § 25-509.01, a corporation may also be served by certified mail or designated delivery service to its registered office.

F. SERVICE ON AGENT (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-514.01)

I delivered the Documents to:

Name of agent: [________________________________]

Agent for: [________________________________]

Authority: ☐ Appointed agent ☐ Statutory agent ☐ Registered agent

Date: [__/__/____] Time: [____] ☐ a.m. ☐ p.m.

Address where served: [________________________________]

G. SERVICE BY PUBLICATION (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-510.02)

Pursuant to the Court's Order dated [__/__/____] authorizing service by publication:

Name of newspaper: [________________________________]

County of publication: [________________________________]

Dates of publication:

• First publication: [__/__/____]
• Second publication: [__/__/____]
• Third publication: [__/__/____]

Note: Under Nebraska law, publication must occur once a week for three consecutive weeks. Service by publication is complete on the date of the last publication.

☐ Affidavit of publication from the newspaper is attached as Exhibit [____].

☐ A copy was also mailed to the defendant's last-known address on [__/__/____].

H. COURT-ORDERED ALTERNATIVE SERVICE

Pursuant to the Court's Order dated [__/__/____], I effected service by the following alternative method:

[________________________________]

[________________________________]

☐ Copy of the Court's Order is attached as Exhibit [____].

I. WAIVER / VOLUNTARY APPEARANCE

[________________________________] voluntarily appeared or waived service of the Documents on [__/__/____].

☐ Signed waiver/appearance is attached as Exhibit [____].

IV. PRIOR SERVICE ATTEMPTS AND DUE DILIGENCE

Additional due diligence efforts:

☐ Searched Nebraska Secretary of State records for registered agent

☐ Searched public records for current address

☐ Contacted neighbors, landlord, or building management

☐ Checked Nebraska JUSTICE case search records

☐ Other: [________________________________]

V. PROOF OF SERVICE (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-507.01)

Under § 25-507.01, proof of service must include:

☐ By Sheriff: Return endorsed on or attached to the summons with date and manner of service.

☐ By Other Person: This Affidavit of Service stating the time, manner, and place of service.

☐ By Certified Mail: The signed return receipt attached to this Affidavit.

Return date: The return of service shall be filed with the court no later than the return date specified in the summons.

VI. TIMELINESS OF SERVICE

Nebraska Time Requirement: Under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 25-505.01, service must be accomplished within a reasonable time. Nebraska does not have a specific statutory day-count deadline like some other states, but unreasonable delay may result in dismissal.

Date complaint filed: [__/__/____]

Date service accomplished: [__/__/____]

☐ Service was timely accomplished within a reasonable period.

☐ Service was delayed. Explanation: [________________________________]

VII. NON-SERVICE AFFIDAVIT

(Complete ONLY if service was NOT accomplished.)

☐ I was unable to serve the Documents on [________________________________] despite the following diligent efforts:

[________________________________]

[________________________________]

Reason service could not be completed:

☐ Defendant could not be located at the address provided

☐ Defendant has moved from the address provided

☐ Defendant is evading service

☐ Address is vacant or abandoned

☐ Certified mail returned unclaimed or refused

☐ Other: [________________________________]

VIII. SERVICE FEES AND COSTS

Service fee: $[________________________________]

Mileage: [____] miles at $[____] per mile = $[________________________________]

Certified mail/postage costs: $[________________________________]

Publication costs: $[________________________________]

Other costs: $[________________________________]

Total: $[________________________________]

IX. VERIFICATION AND OATH

I, [________________________________], solemnly swear or affirm under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Nebraska that the foregoing statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.

Service was performed in full compliance with the Nebraska Revised Statutes and all applicable court rules and orders.

X. SIGNATURE AND NOTARIZATION

Executed on this [____] day of [________________________________], 20[____].

________________________________________
Signature of Affiant

Printed Name: [________________________________]
Business Address: [________________________________]
Telephone: [________________________________]

NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT

State of Nebraska )
) ss.
County of [________________________________] )

On this [____] day of [________________________________], 20[____], before me, the undersigned Notary Public, personally appeared [________________________________], known to me (or satisfactorily proven) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing Affidavit of Service, and acknowledged that he/she executed the same for the purposes therein contained.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.

________________________________________
Notary Public

Printed Name: [________________________________]
My Commission Expires: [__/__/____]

[NOTARY SEAL]

XI. CERTIFICATE OF FILING

I hereby certify that the original of this Affidavit of Service was filed with the Clerk of the Court on [__/__/____] and a copy was served on all counsel of record via:

☐ Hand delivery
☐ U.S. Mail, postage prepaid
☐ E-filing
☐ Electronic service

on [__/__/____].

________________________________________
Signature

XII. EXHIBITS

☐ Exhibit A — Return Receipt (Certified Mail)

☐ Exhibit B — Designated Delivery Service Confirmation

☐ Exhibit C — Affidavit of Publication

☐ Exhibit D — Court Order Authorizing Alternative Service

☐ Exhibit E — Court Appointment Order for Process Server

☐ Exhibit F — Photographs / GPS Records

☐ Exhibit G — Other: [________________________________]

NEBRASKA-SPECIFIC SERVICE RULES — QUICK REFERENCE

SOURCES AND REFERENCES

• Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 25-505.01 through 25-514.01 — Service of Process
• Neb. Ct. R. of Pldg. in Civ. Cases § 6-1105
• Nebraska Legislature: https://nebraskalegislature.gov
• Nebraska Judicial Branch: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov

This template is provided by ezel.ai for informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and should not be used as a substitute for consultation with a qualified attorney licensed in Nebraska. All service of process must comply with the current Nebraska Revised Statutes and applicable court rules.