If the person to whom educational services are to be rendered or furnished by a private postsecondary career school is a resident of this state at the time any contract relating to payment for such services, any note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness relating to payment for such services, or any note, instrument, or other evidence of indebtedness relating thereto is entered into, sections 85-1645 to 85-1649 shall govern the rights of the parties to such contract or evidence of indebtedness. The following agreements entered into in connection with the contract or the giving of such evidence of indebtedness shall be invalid:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 85-1645

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

(1) That the law of another state shall apply;

(2) That the maker or any person liable on such contract or evidence of indebtedness consents to the jurisdiction of another state;

(3) That another person is authorized to confess judgment on such contract or evidence of indebtedness; and

(4) That fixes venue.

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