60-137. Act; applicability.

(1) The Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act applies to all vehicles as defined in the act, except:

(a) Farm trailers;

(b) Well-boring apparatus, backhoes, bulldozers, and front-end loaders; and

(c) Trucks and buses from other jurisdictions required to pay registration fees under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, except a vehicle registered or eligible to be registered as part of a fleet of apportionable vehicles under section 60-3,198.

(2)(a) All new all-terrain vehicles and minibikes sold on or after January 1, 2004, shall be required to have a certificate of title. An owner of an all-terrain vehicle or minibike sold prior to such date may apply for a certificate of title for such all-terrain vehicle or minibike as provided in rules and regulations of the department.

(b) All new low-speed vehicles sold on or after January 1, 2012, shall be required to have a certificate of title. An owner of a low-speed vehicle sold prior to such date may apply for a certificate of title for such low-speed vehicle as provided in rules and regulations of the department.

(3) An owner of a utility trailer may apply for a certificate of title upon compliance with the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act.

(4)(a) Every owner of a manufactured home or mobile home shall obtain a certificate of title for the manufactured home or mobile home prior to affixing it to real estate.

(b) If a manufactured home or mobile home has been affixed to real estate and a certificate of title was not issued before it was so affixed, the owner of such manufactured home or mobile home shall apply for and be issued a certificate of title at any time for surrender and cancellation as provided in section 60-169.

(5) All new utility-type vehicles sold on or after January 1, 2011, shall be required to have a certificate of title. An owner of a utility-type vehicle sold prior to such date may apply for a certificate of title for such utility-type vehicle as provided in rules and regulations of the department.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 37; Laws 2006, LB 765, § 2; Laws 2007, LB286, § 9; Laws 2008, LB953, § 2; Laws 2010, LB650, § 9; Laws 2011, LB289, § 9.

Cross References

Motor Vehicle Registration Act, see section 60-301.

Annotations

There is no legal requirement that a lien be noted on a certificate of title purportedly covering property not subject to the Certificate of Title Act, even though a certificate of title for such property has been issued. Cushman Sales & Service of Nebraska, Inc. v. Muirhead, 201 Neb. 495, 268 N.W.2d 440 (1978).

Under the Nebraska Certificate of Title Act, a certificate of title is the exclusive method provided by statute for the transfer of title to an automobile, but it is not conclusive of ownership. First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co., 196 Neb. 595, 244 N.W.2d 209 (1976).

Certificate of Title Act applies to all motor vehicles required to be licensed with specified exceptions. Bank of Keystone v. Kayton, 155 Neb. 79, 50 N.W.2d 511 (1951).

60-138. Manufacturer's or importer's certificate; vehicle identification number.

No manufacturer, importer, dealer, or other person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a new vehicle to a dealer to be used by such dealer for purposes of display and resale without (1) delivering to such dealer a duly executed manufacturer's or importer's certificate with such assignments as may be necessary to show title in the purchaser and (2) having affixed to the vehicle its vehicle identification number if it is not already affixed. No dealer shall purchase or acquire a new vehicle without obtaining from the seller such manufacturer's or importer's certificate.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 38.

Annotations

60-139. Certificate of title; vehicle identification number; required; when.

Except as provided in section 60-137, 60-138, 60-142, or 60-142.01, no person shall sell or otherwise dispose of a vehicle without (1) delivering to the purchaser or transferee of such vehicle a certificate of title with such assignments thereon as are necessary to show title in the purchaser and (2) having affixed to the vehicle its vehicle identification number if it is not already affixed. No person shall bring into this state a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required in Nebraska, except for temporary use, without complying with the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act.

No purchaser or transferee shall receive a certificate of title which does not contain such assignments as are necessary to show title in the purchaser or transferee. Possession of a certificate of title which does not comply with this requirement shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section, and such purchaser or transferee, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalty provided by section 60-180.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 39; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 3; Laws 2011, LB241, § 2.

Annotations

Policies of motor vehicle liability insurance were construed in the light of the provisions of this and two succeeding sections. Turpin v. Standard Reliance Ins. Co., 169 Neb. 233, 99 N.W.2d 26 (1959).

Upon sale of motor vehicle, seller must deliver to purchaser a certificate of title. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. v. Drawbaugh, 159 Neb. 149, 65 N.W.2d 542 (1954).

Licensed automobile dealer is required to have mortgage lien noted on certificate of title. Bank of Keystone v. Kayton, 155 Neb. 79, 50 N.W.2d 511 (1951).

Seller is required to deliver certificate of title to purchaser in order to pass title. Loyal's Auto Exchange, Inc. v. Munch, 153 Neb. 628, 45 N.W.2d 913 (1951).

60-140. Acquisition of vehicle; proof of ownership; effect.

(1) Except as provided in section 60-164, no person acquiring a vehicle from the owner thereof, whether such owner is a manufacturer, importer, dealer, or entity or person, shall acquire any right, title, claim, or interest in or to such vehicle until the acquiring person has had delivered to him or her physical possession of such vehicle and (a) a certificate of title or a duly executed manufacturer's or importer's certificate with such assignments as are necessary to show title in the purchaser, (b) a written instrument as required by section 60-1417, (c) an affidavit and notarized bill of sale as provided in section 60-142.01, or (d) a bill of sale for a parts vehicle as required by section 60-142.

(2) No waiver or estoppel shall operate in favor of such person against a person having physical possession of such vehicle and such documentation. No court shall recognize the right, title, claim, or interest of any person in or to a vehicle, for which a certificate of title has been issued in Nebraska, sold, disposed of, mortgaged, or encumbered, unless there is compliance with this section. Beginning on the implementation date of the electronic title and lien system designated by the director pursuant to section 60-164, an electronic certificate of title record shall be evidence of an owner's right, title, claim, or interest in a vehicle.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 40; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 4; Laws 2009, LB202, § 11; Laws 2011, LB241, § 3.

Annotations

1. Necessity of procurement

2. Effect as evidence

3. Miscellaneous

1. Necessity of procurement

One who purchases an automobile and obtains possession thereof but does not obtain a duly assigned certificate of title thereto acquires no ownership interest in the automobile. Boren v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 225 Neb. 503, 406 N.W.2d 640 (1987).

Where automobiles are wrongfully sold by an agent, but no certificate of title is given, the owner of the certificate of title retains ownership and control of the automobiles. Wolfson Car Leasing Co., Inc. v. Weberg, 200 Neb. 420, 264 N.W.2d 178 (1978).

To be protected, issuance of certificate must be based upon a proper background of authority. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Enzolera, 164 Neb. 38, 81 N.W.2d 588 (1957).

A certificate of title is essential to sustain an allegation of general ownership of an automobile in a replevin action. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. v. Drawbaugh, 159 Neb. 149, 65 N.W.2d 542 (1954).

A purchaser who receives possession of an automobile without obtaining a certificate of title acquires no title or ownership. Loyal's Auto Exchange, Inc. v. Munch, 153 Neb. 628, 45 N.W.2d 913 (1951).

Certificate of title for a motor vehicle is a security within the meaning of 18 U.S.C. section 2311 (1976). United States v. Daly, 716 F.2d 1499 (9th Cir. 1983).

2. Effect as evidence

A certificate of title is prima facie evidence, but is not conclusive proof of ownership between either a buyer and seller or a buyer and manufacturer of an allegedly defective motor vehicle. Hanson v. General Motors Corp., 241 Neb. 81, 486 N.W.2d 223 (1992).

As between the buyer and seller of a motor vehicle, the certificate of title is prima facie evidence, but is not conclusive proof, of ownership under the Nebraska certificate of title sections. Alford v. Neal, 229 Neb. 67, 425 N.W.2d 325 (1988).

A certificate of title to a motor vehicle is generally conclusive evidence of ownership of the vehicle, and exceptions to this rule apply only to prevent fraud and coercion. Kinkenon v. Hue, 207 Neb. 698, 301 N.W.2d 77 (1981).

Execution of a certificate of title is the exclusive method of conveying ownership of a motor vehicle, but the certificate is not in itself conclusive evidence of ownership. Weiss v. Union Ins. Co., 202 Neb. 469, 276 N.W.2d 88 (1979).

If dealer had actual possession of motor vehicle and a manufacturer's certificate, his name need not be shown as assignee in certificate to prove ownership. State v. Oltjenbruns, 187 Neb. 694, 193 N.W.2d 744 (1972).

Plaintiff did not show grounds why wife's name on title to car, which established ownership, should be removed. Forman v. Anderson, 183 Neb. 715, 163 N.W.2d 894 (1969).

Certificate of title was conclusive on question of ownership of motor vehicle. Turpin v. Standard Reliance Ins. Co., 169 Neb. 233, 99 N.W.2d 26 (1959).

A certificate of title is generally conclusive evidence of ownership. Terry Bros. & Meves v. National Auto Ins. Co., 160 Neb. 110, 69 N.W.2d 361 (1955).

Certificate of title is not conclusive of ownership. Snyder v. Lincoln, 156 Neb. 190, 55 N.W.2d 614 (1952); Snyder v. Lincoln, 150 Neb. 580, 35 N.W.2d 483 (1948).

Certificate of title was evidence of ownership of motor vehicle. Garbark v. Newman, 155 Neb. 188, 51 N.W.2d 315 (1952).

3. Miscellaneous

Proof of possession of a vehicle, together with a bill of sale which complies with section 60-1417 (Reissue 1978), is sufficient to prove ownership of the vehicle under this section. Worley v. Schaefer, 228 Neb. 484, 423 N.W.2d 748 (1988).

A buyer in the ordinary course of business who purchases from a dealer having the authority to expose vehicles for sale pursuant to the entrustment section of the U.C.C., section 2-403, does not fall within the intended purview of this section. Dugdale of Nebraska v. First State Bank, 227 Neb. 729, 420 N.W.2d 273 (1988).

Absent notarization of the seller's signature on the certificate of title, the certificate is not duly executed and ownership may not yet pass to the buyer; a purchaser who receives possession of an automobile without also obtaining a certificate of title properly notarized and duly executed in accordance with the statutes then in effect acquires no right, title, claim, or interest in or to the motor vehicle. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Fitzgerald, 214 Neb. 226, 334 N.W.2d 168 (1983).

Where plaintiff did not file a security agreement or lien and did not simultaneously have legal title and physical possession as required by section 60-105, R.R.S.1943, it did not meet its burden of proof for a replevin action. The Cornhusker Bank of Omaha v. McNamara, 205 Neb. 504, 288 N.W.2d 287 (1980).

For there to be delivery of an executed certificate of title to a motor vehicle, there must be an intent on the part of the grantor that the instrument operate as a monument of title to take effect presently and an acceptance of the instrument by the grantee with the intent to take title. Weiss v. Union Ins. Co., 202 Neb. 469, 276 N.W.2d 88 (1979).

An agreement which fully complied with the provisions of section 60-1417, R.S.Supp.,1967, constituted a valid agreement of sale and excluded insurance coverage of transferor of automobile. Dyas v. Morris, 194 Neb. 773, 235 N.W.2d 636 (1975).

Where mortgagee failed to have lien noted upon certificate of title, it was not entitled to recover against innocent purchaser of automobile. First Nat. Bank v. Provident Finance Co., 176 Neb. 45, 125 N.W.2d 78 (1963).

Liability of county clerk for erroneously issuing a certificate of title is for a failure to exercise due diligence. Burns v. Commonwealth Trailer Sales, 163 Neb. 308, 79 N.W.2d 563 (1956).

Dealer is required to have chattel mortgage noted on certificate of title. Bank of Keystone v. Kayton, 155 Neb. 79, 50 N.W.2d 511 (1951).

A provision in an automobile liability insurance policy providing automatic insurance on a newly acquired automobile is effective from the date of acquisition of the newly acquired automobile notwithstanding the existence of infirmities in the title thereto. Blixt v. Home Mutual Ins. Co., 145 Neb. 717, 18 N.W.2d 78 (1945).

60-141. Dealer; inventory; certificates required; when.

A dealer need not apply for certificates of title for any vehicles in stock or acquired for stock purposes, but upon transfer of such vehicle in stock or acquired for stock purposes, the dealer shall give the transferee a reassignment of the certificate of title on such vehicle or an assignment of a manufacturer's or importer's certificate. If all reassignments on the manufacturer's or importer's certificate have been used, the dealer may attach a dealer assignment form prescribed by the department prior to any subsequent transfer. If all reassignments on the dealer assignment form or the certificate of title have been used, the dealer shall obtain title in the dealer's name prior to any subsequent transfer. No dealer shall execute a reassignment on or transfer ownership by way of a manufacturer's statement of origin unless the dealer is franchised by the manufacturer of the vehicle.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 41; Laws 2008, LB756, § 2.

Annotations

Purchasers, other than dealers, must acquire certificate of title. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. v. Drawbaugh, 159 Neb. 149, 65 N.W.2d 542 (1954).

Concluding proviso does not exempt dealer from having mortgage lien noted on certificate of title. Bank of Keystone v. Kayton, 155 Neb. 79, 50 N.W.2d 511 (1951).

A motor vehicle mortgage lien, not shown on certificate of title, is not valid against subsequent holder of mortgage lien shown on the certificate. Securities Credit Corp. v. Pindell, 153 Neb. 298, 44 N.W.2d 501 (1950).

60-142. Historical vehicle or parts vehicle; sale or transfer; parts vehicle; bill of sale; prohibited act; violation; penalty.

(1) The sale or trade and subsequent legal transfer of ownership of a historical vehicle or parts vehicle shall not be contingent upon any condition that would require the historical vehicle or parts vehicle to be in operating condition at the time of the sale or transfer of ownership.

(2) No owner of a parts vehicle shall sell or otherwise dispose of the parts vehicle without delivering to the purchaser a bill of sale for the parts vehicle prescribed by the department. The bill of sale may include, but shall not be limited to, the vehicle identification number, the year, make, and model of the vehicle, the name and residential and mailing addresses of the owner and purchaser, the acquisition date, and the odometer statement provided for in section 60-192. A person who uses a bill of sale for a parts vehicle to transfer ownership of any vehicle that does not meet the definition of a parts vehicle shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 42; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 5; Laws 2011, LB241, § 4.

60-142.01. Vehicle manufactured prior to 1940; transfer of title; salvage title; requirements.

(1) If the owner does not have a certificate of title for a vehicle which was manufactured prior to 1940 and which has not had any major component part replaced, the department shall search its records for evidence of issuance of a Nebraska certificate of title for such vehicle at the request of the owner. If no certificate of title has been issued for such vehicle in the thirty-year period prior to application, the owner may transfer title to the vehicle by giving the transferee a notarized bill of sale, an affidavit in support of the application for title, a statement that an inspection has been conducted on the vehicle, and a statement from the department that no certificate of title has been issued for such vehicle in the thirty-year period prior to application. The transferee may apply for a certificate of title pursuant to section 60-149 by presenting the documentation described in this section in lieu of a certificate of title.

(2) If the owner has a certificate of title for a vehicle which was previously classified as junked, which was manufactured prior to 1940, and which has not had any major component part replaced, the director, in his or her discretion, may issue a salvage title if it is shown to his or her satisfaction that the vehicle has been inspected and the vehicle has been restored to its original specifications.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 6; Laws 2020, LB944, § 7.

60-142.02. Application for certificate of title indicating year, make, and model originally designated by manufacturer; procedure.

If the owner does not have a certificate of title for a vehicle manufactured more than thirty years prior to application for a certificate of title and one or more major component parts have been replaced with one or more replacement parts that are essentially the same in design and material to that originally supplied by the manufacturer for the specific year, make, and model of the vehicle, the owner may apply for a certificate of title indicating that the year, make, and model of the vehicle is that originally designated by the manufacturer by presenting a notarized bill of sale for each major component part replaced, an affidavit in support of the application for title, a statement that an inspection has been conducted on the vehicle, a statement from a car club representative pursuant to section 60-142.03, and a vehicle identification number as described in section 60-148.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 7.

60-142.03. Recognized car club; qualified car club representative; department; powers and duties.

(1) For purposes of this section, car club means an organization that has members with knowledge of and expertise pertaining to authentic vehicles and that has members with knowledge of and expertise pertaining to the restoration and preservation of specific makes and models of vehicles using replacement parts that are essentially the same in design and material to that originally supplied by the manufacturer for a specific year, make, and model of vehicle.

(2) To become a recognized car club, a car club shall apply to the department. For a car club to become recognized, it must be a nonprofit organization with established bylaws and at least twenty members. The applicant shall provide a copy of the bylaws and a membership list to the department. The department shall determine if a car club qualifies as a recognized car club. The determination of the department shall be final and nonappealable.

(3) A member of a recognized car club may apply to the department to become a qualified car club representative. Each qualified car club representative shall be designated by the president or director of the local chapter of the recognized car club of which he or she is a member. The department shall identify and maintain a list of qualified car club representatives. A qualified car club representative may apply to be placed on the list of qualified car club representatives by providing the department with his or her name, address, and telephone number, the name, address, and telephone number of the recognized car club he or she represents, a copy of the designation of the representative by the president or director of the local chapter of the recognized car club, and such other information as may be required by the department. The department may place a qualified car club representative on the list upon receipt of a completed application and may provide each representative with information for inspection of vehicles and parts. The determination of the department regarding designation of an individual as a qualified car club representative and placement on the list of qualified car club representatives shall be final and nonappealable. The department shall distribute the list to county treasurers.

(4) When a qualified car club representative inspects vehicles and replacement parts, he or she shall determine whether all major component parts used in the assembly of a vehicle are original or essentially the same in design and material to that originally supplied by the manufacturer for the specific year, make, and model of vehicle, including the appropriate engine, body material, body shape, and other requirements as prescribed by the department. After such inspection, the representative shall provide the owner with a statement in the form prescribed by the department which includes the findings of the inspection. No qualified car club representative shall charge any fee for the inspection or the statement. No qualified car club representative shall provide a statement for any vehicle owned by such representative or any member of his or her immediate family.

(5) The director may summarily remove a person from the list of qualified car club representatives upon written notice. Such person may reapply for inclusion on the list upon presentation of suitable evidence satisfying the director that the cause for removal from the list has been corrected, eliminated, no longer exists, or will not affect or interfere with the person's judgment or qualifications for inspection of vehicles to determine whether or not any replacement parts are essentially the same in design and material to that originally supplied by the original manufacturer for the specific year, make, and model of vehicle.

(6) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 8; Laws 2012, LB801, § 28.

60-142.04. Reconstructed vehicle; application for certificate of title; procedure.

The owner of a vehicle which was manufactured or assembled more than thirty years prior to application for a certificate of title with one or more major component parts replaced by replacement parts, other than replacement parts that are essentially the same in design and material to that originally supplied by the manufacturer for the specific year, make, and model of vehicle, may apply for a certificate of title by presenting a certificate of title for one major component part, a notarized bill of sale for all other major component parts replaced, a statement that an inspection has been conducted on the vehicle, and a vehicle identification number as described in section 60-148. The certificate of title shall indicate the year the vehicle resembles, the make the vehicle resembles, and the model the vehicle resembles and shall be branded as reconstructed.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 9; Laws 2018, LB909, § 20.

60-142.05. Replica vehicle; application for certificate of title; procedure.

The owner of a kit vehicle may apply for a certificate of title by presenting a manufacturer's statement of origin for the kit, a notarized bill of sale for all major component parts not in the kit, a statement that an inspection has been conducted on the vehicle, and a vehicle identification number as described in section 60-148. The certificate of title shall indicate the year the vehicle resembles, the make the vehicle resembles, and the model the vehicle resembles and shall be branded as replica.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 10; Laws 2018, LB909, § 21.

60-142.06. Certificate of title as assembled vehicle; application for certificate of title indicating year, make, and model; procedure.

An owner of a vehicle which has been issued a certificate of title as an assembled vehicle prior to April 12, 2018, in this state may have the vehicle inspected by a qualified car club representative who shall determine whether or not any modifications or replacement parts are essentially the same in design and material to that originally supplied by the manufacturer for the specific year, make, and model of vehicle and obtain a statement as provided in section 60-142.03. The owner may apply for a certificate of title indicating the year, make, and model of the vehicle by presenting the statement and an application for certificate of title to the department. After review of the application, the department shall issue the certificate of title to the owner if the vehicle meets the specifications provided in section 60-142.02.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 11; Laws 2018, LB909, § 22.

60-142.07. Minitruck; application for certificate of title; contents of certificate.

If a minitruck does not have a manufacturer's vehicle identification number, the owner of the minitruck may apply for a certificate of title by presenting (1)(a) a manufacturer's statement of origin for the minitruck or (b)(i) a bill of sale or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate for a minitruck purchased before January 1, 2011, or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate for a minitruck purchased on or after January 1, 2011, and (ii) an affidavit by the owner affirming ownership for the minitruck, (2) a statement that an inspection has been conducted on the minitruck, and (3) a vehicle identification number as described in section 60-148. The certificate of title shall indicate the make and model year of the minitruck. If the model year cannot be determined, the model year of the minitruck shall be the year application for title was made.

Source:Laws 2010, LB650, § 10.

60-142.08. Low-speed vehicle; application for certificate of title indicating year and make; procedure.

If a low-speed vehicle does not have a manufacturer's vehicle identification number, the owner of the low-speed vehicle may apply for a certificate of title by presenting a manufacturer's statement of origin for the low-speed vehicle, a statement that an inspection has been conducted on the low-speed vehicle, and a vehicle identification number as described in section 60-148. The certificate of title shall indicate the year of the low-speed vehicle as the year application for title was made and the make of the low-speed vehicle.

Source:Laws 2011, LB289, § 10.

60-142.09. Vehicle manufactured more than thirty years prior to application for certificate of title; department; duties.

If the owner does not have a certificate of title for a vehicle manufactured more than thirty years prior to application for a certificate of title which has not had any major component part replaced, the department shall search its records and any records readily accessible to the department for evidence of issuance of a certificate of title for such vehicle at the request of the owner. If no certificate of title has been issued, the owner may apply for a certificate of title indicating that the year, make, and model of the vehicle is that originally designated by the manufacturer by presenting a notarized bill of sale, an affidavit in support of the application for title, and a statement that an inspection has been conducted on the vehicle.

Source:Laws 2017, LB263, § 10.

60-142.10. Vehicle manufactured more than thirty years prior to application for certificate of title; fee.

For each certificate of title issued by the department under section 60-142.09, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars, which shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2017, LB263, § 11.

60-142.11. Assembled vehicle; application for certificate of title; procedure.

The owner of an assembled vehicle may apply for a certificate of title by presenting a certificate of title for one major component part, a bill of sale for all other major component parts replaced, a statement that an inspection has been conducted on the vehicle, and a vehicle identification number as described in section 60-148. The certificate of title shall indicate the year of the vehicle as the year application for title was made and the make of the vehicle as assembled.

Source:Laws 2018, LB909, § 23; Laws 2022, LB750, § 7.

60-142.12. Former military vehicle; application for certificate of title; procedure.

The owner of a former military vehicle may apply for a certificate of title by presenting (1) a manufacturer’s certificate of origin, (2) a certificate of title from another state, (3) a court order issued by a court of record, (4) an assigned registration certificate, if the law of the state from which the vehicle was brought into this state does not require a certificate of title, (5) a United States Government Certificate to Obtain Title to a Vehicle, or (6) evidence of ownership as provided for in section 30-24,125, sections 52-601.01 to 52-605, sections 60-1901 to 60-1911, or sections 60-2401 to 60-2411, or documentation of compliance with section 76-1607.

Source:Laws 2019, LB156, § 4.

60-143. Vehicle with modification or deviation from original specifications; how treated.

An owner of a vehicle with a modification or deviation from the original specifications may be permitted to apply for a certificate of title under sections 60-142.01 to 60-142.03 if such modification or deviation is of historic nature and essentially the same in design and material to that originally supplied by the manufacturer for vehicles of that era or if the modification or deviation could be considered to be in the category of safety features. Safety-related modifications include hydraulic brakes, sealed-beam headlights, and occupant protection systems as defined in section 60-6,265. A modification or deviation involving accessories shall be limited to those accessories available in the era to which the vehicle belongs.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 43; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 12.

60-144. Certificate of title; issuance; filing; application; contents; form.

(1)(a)(i) Except as provided in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of this subsection, the county treasurer shall be responsible for issuing and filing certificates of title for vehicles, and each county shall issue and file such certificates of title using the Vehicle Title and Registration System which shall be provided and maintained by the department. Application for a certificate of title shall be made upon a form prescribed by the department. All applications shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee or fees.

(ii) In addition to the information required under subdivision (1)(a)(i) of this section, the application for a certificate of title shall contain (A)(I) the full legal name as defined in section 60-468.01 of each owner or (II) the name of each owner as such name appears on the owner's motor vehicle operator's license or state identification card and (B)(I) the motor vehicle operator's license number or state identification card number of each owner, if applicable, and one or more of the identification elements as listed in section 60-484 of each owner, if applicable, and (II) if any owner is a business entity, a nonprofit organization, an estate, a trust, or a church-controlled organization, its tax identification number.

(b) The department shall issue and file certificates of title for Nebraska-based fleet vehicles. Application for a certificate of title shall be made upon a form prescribed by the department. All applications shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee or fees.

(c) The department shall issue and file certificates of title for state-owned vehicles. Application for a certificate of title shall be made upon a form prescribed by the department. All applications shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee or fees.

(d) The department shall issue certificates of title pursuant to subsection (2) of section 60-142.01 and section 60-142.06. Application for a certificate of title shall be made upon a form prescribed by the department. All applications shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee or fees.

(e) The department shall issue certificates of title pursuant to section 60-142.09. Application for a certificate of title shall be made upon a form prescribed by the department. All applications shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee or fees.

(2) If the owner of an all-terrain vehicle, a utility-type vehicle, or a minibike resides in Nebraska, the application may be filed with the county treasurer of any county.

(3)(a) If a vehicle has situs in Nebraska, the application for a certificate of title may be filed with the county treasurer of any county.

(b) If a motor vehicle dealer licensed under the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act applies for a certificate of title for a vehicle, the application may be filed with the county treasurer of any county.

(c) An approved licensed dealer participating in the electronic dealer services system pursuant to section 60-1507 may apply for a certificate of title for a vehicle to the county treasurer of any county or the department in a manner provided by the electronic dealer services system.

(4) If the owner of a vehicle is a nonresident, the application shall be filed in the county in which the transaction is consummated.

(5) The application shall be filed within thirty days after the delivery of the vehicle.

(6) All applicants registering a vehicle pursuant to section 60-3,198 shall file the application for a certificate of title with the Division of Motor Carrier Services of the department. The division shall deliver the certificate to the applicant if there are no liens on the vehicle. If there are one or more liens on the vehicle, the certificate of title shall be handled as provided in section 60-164. All certificates of title issued by the division shall be issued in the manner prescribed for the county treasurer in section 60-152.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 44; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 13; Laws 2006, LB 765, § 3; Laws 2009, LB202, § 12; Laws 2010, LB650, § 11; Laws 2010, LB816, § 4; Laws 2011, LB212, § 2; Laws 2012, LB801, § 29; Laws 2015, LB642, § 3; Laws 2017, LB263, § 13; Laws 2019, LB270, § 7; Laws 2020, LB944, § 8; Laws 2022, LB750, § 8; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 8.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

Cross References

Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, see section 60-1401.

Annotations

In the absence of even an assignment of certificate of title, title to motor vehicle remained in person named in certificate of title. Turpin v. Standard Reliance Ins. Co., 169 Neb. 233, 99 N.W.2d 26 (1959).

If applicant is a nonresident, application for certificate must be filed in county in which transaction is consummated. Universal C.I.T. Credit Corp. v. Vogt, 165 Neb. 611, 86 N.W.2d 771 (1957).

Legislature contemplated that form provided must be fully and properly executed. Loyal's Auto Exchange, Inc. v. Munch, 153 Neb. 628, 45 N.W.2d 913 (1951).

60-145. Motor vehicle used as taxi or limousine; disclosure on face of certificate of title required.

For any motor vehicle which is to be used as a taxi or limousine, the application and the certificate of title shall show on the face thereof that such vehicle is being used or has been used as a taxi or limousine and such subsequent certificates of title shall show the same information.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 45; Laws 2007, LB286, § 10.

60-146. Application; identification inspection required; exceptions; form; procedure; additional inspection authorized; agreement with motor vehicle dealer; county sheriff; duties.

(1) An application for a certificate of title for a vehicle shall include a statement that an identification inspection has been conducted on the vehicle unless (a) the title sought is a salvage branded certificate of title or a nontransferable certificate of title, (b) the surrendered ownership document is a Nebraska certificate of title, a manufacturer's statement of origin, an importer's statement of origin, a United States Government Certificate to Obtain Title to a Vehicle, or a nontransferable certificate of title, (c) the application contains a statement that the vehicle is to be registered under section 60-3,198, (d) the vehicle is a cabin trailer, (e) the title sought is the first title for the vehicle sold directly by the manufacturer of the vehicle to a dealer franchised by the manufacturer, or (f) the vehicle was sold at an auction authorized by the manufacturer and purchased by a dealer franchised by the manufacturer of the vehicle.

(2) The department shall prescribe a form to be executed by a dealer and submitted with an application for a certificate of title for vehicles exempt from inspection pursuant to subdivision (1)(e) or (f) of this section. The form shall clearly identify the vehicle and state under penalty of law that the vehicle is exempt from inspection.

(3) The statement that an identification inspection has been conducted shall be furnished by the county sheriff of any county or by any other holder of a certificate of training issued pursuant to section 60-183, shall be in a format as determined by the department, and shall expire ninety days after the date of the inspection. The county treasurer shall accept a certificate of inspection, approved by the superintendent, from an officer of a state police agency of another state unless an inspection is required under section 60-174.

(4)(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this subsection, the identification inspection shall include examination and notation of the then current odometer reading, if any, and a comparison of the vehicle identification number with the number listed on the ownership records, except that if a lien is registered against a vehicle and recorded on the vehicle's ownership records, the county treasurer shall provide a copy of the ownership records for use in making such comparison. If such numbers are not identical, if there is reason to believe further inspection is necessary, or if the inspection is for a Nebraska assigned number, the person performing the inspection shall make a further inspection of the vehicle which may include, but shall not be limited to, examination of other identifying numbers placed on the vehicle by the manufacturer and an inquiry into the numbering system used by the state issuing such ownership records to determine ownership of a vehicle. The identification inspection shall also include a statement that the vehicle identification number has been checked for entry in (i) the National Crime Information Center and (ii) the Nebraska Crime Information Service or the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System. In the case of an assembled vehicle, a vehicle designated as reconstructed, or a vehicle designated as replica, the identification inspection shall include, but not be limited to, an examination of the records showing the date of receipt and source of each major component part. No identification inspection shall be conducted unless all major component parts are properly attached to the vehicle in the correct location.

(b) Each county sheriff shall establish a process by which to enter into an agreement with any motor vehicle dealer as defined in section 60-1401.26 with an established place of business as defined in section 60-1401.15 in the county in which the sheriff has jurisdiction in order to collect information for the identification inspection on motor vehicles which are in the inventory of the motor vehicle dealer at the dealer's established place of business in such county. The agreement entered into shall require that the motor vehicle dealer provide the required fee, a copy of the documents evidencing transfer of ownership, and the make, model, vehicle identification number, and odometer reading in a form and manner prescribed by the county sheriff, which shall include a requirement to provide one or more photographs or digital images of the vehicle, the vehicle identification number, and the odometer reading. The county sheriff shall complete the identification inspection as required under subdivision (a) of this subsection using such information and return to the motor vehicle dealer the statement that an identification inspection has been conducted for each motor vehicle as provided in subsection (3) of this section. If the information is incomplete or if there is reason to believe that further inspection is necessary, the county sheriff shall inform the motor vehicle dealer. If the motor vehicle dealer knowingly provides inaccurate or false information, the motor vehicle dealer shall be liable for any damages that result from the provision of such information. The motor vehicle dealer shall keep the records for five years after the date the identification inspection is complete.

(5) If there is cause to believe that odometer fraud exists, written notification shall be given to the office of the Attorney General. If after such inspection the sheriff or his or her designee determines that the vehicle is not the vehicle described by the ownership records, no statement shall be issued.

(6) The county treasurer or the department may also request an identification inspection of a vehicle to determine if it meets the definition of motor vehicle as defined in section 60-123.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 46; Laws 2006, LB 765, § 4; Laws 2007, LB286, § 11; Laws 2012, LB801, § 30; Laws 2018, LB909, § 24; Laws 2019, LB80, § 1; Laws 2021, LB343, § 1; Laws 2022, LB749, § 1; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 9.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-147. Mobile home or cabin trailer; application; contents; mobile home transfer statement.

(1) An application for a certificate of title for a mobile home or cabin trailer shall be accompanied by a certificate that states that sales or use tax has been paid on the purchase of the mobile home or cabin trailer or that the transfer of title was exempt from sales and use taxes. The county treasurer shall issue a certificate of title for a mobile home or cabin trailer but shall not deliver the certificate of title unless the certificate required under this subsection accompanies the application for certificate of title for the mobile home or cabin trailer, except that the failure of the application to be accompanied by such certificate shall not prevent the notation of a lien on the certificate of title to the mobile home or cabin trailer pursuant to section 60-164.

(2) An application for a certificate of title to a mobile home shall be accompanied by a mobile home transfer statement prescribed by the Tax Commissioner. The mobile home transfer statement shall be filed by the applicant with the county treasurer of the county of application for title. The county treasurer shall issue a certificate of title to a mobile home but shall not deliver the certificate of title unless the mobile home transfer statement accompanies the application for title, except that the failure to provide the mobile home transfer statement shall not prevent the notation of a lien on the certificate of title to the mobile home pursuant to section 60-164 and delivery to the holder of the first lien.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 47; Laws 2007, LB166, § 1; Laws 2007, LB334, § 9; Laws 2009, LB202, § 13; Laws 2012, LB801, § 31.

60-148. Assignment of distinguishing identification number; when.

(1) Whenever a person applies for a certificate of title for a vehicle, the department shall assign a distinguishing identification number to the vehicle if the vehicle identification number is destroyed, obliterated, or missing. The owner of such a vehicle to which such number is assigned shall have such number affixed to such vehicle as provided in subsection (2) of this section and sign an affidavit on a form prepared by the department that such number has been attached. Before the certificate of title for an assigned number is released to the applicant by the county treasurer, the applicant shall also provide a statement that an inspection has been conducted.

(2) The department shall develop a metallic assigned vehicle identification number plate which can be permanently secured to a vehicle by rivets or a permanent sticker or other form of marking or identifying the vehicle with the distinguishing identification number as determined by the director. All distinguishing identification numbers shall contain seventeen characters in conformance with national standards. When the manufacturer's vehicle identification number is known, it shall be used by the department as the assigned number. In the case of an assembled all-terrain vehicle, a utility-type vehicle, a minibike, an assembled vehicle, a vehicle designated as reconstructed, or a vehicle designated as replica, the department shall use a distinguishing identification number. The department shall, upon application by an owner, provide the owner with a number plate or a permanent sticker or other form of marking or identification displaying a distinguishing identification number or the manufacturer's number.

(3) Any vehicle to which a distinguishing identification number is assigned shall be titled under such distinguishing identification number when titling of the vehicle is required under the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 48; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 14; Laws 2010, LB650, § 12; Laws 2012, LB801, § 32; Laws 2018, LB909, § 25.

60-149. Application; documentation required.

(1)(a) If a certificate of title has previously been issued for a vehicle in this state, the application for a new certificate of title shall be accompanied by the certificate of title duly assigned except as otherwise provided in the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act.

(b) Except for manufactured homes or mobile homes as provided in subsection (2) of this section, if a certificate of title has not previously been issued for the vehicle in this state or if a certificate of title is unavailable, the application shall be accompanied by:

(i) A manufacturer's or importer's certificate except as otherwise provided in subdivision (viii) of this subdivision;

(ii) A duly certified copy of the manufacturer's or importer's certificate;

(iii) An affidavit by the owner affirming ownership in the case of an all-terrain vehicle, a utility-type vehicle, or a minibike;

(iv) A certificate of title from another state;

(v) A court order issued by a court of record, a manufacturer's certificate of origin, or an assigned registration certificate, if the law of the state from which the vehicle was brought into this state does not have a certificate of title law;

(vi) Evidence of ownership as provided for in section 30-24,125, sections 52-601.01 to 52-605, sections 60-1901 to 60-1911, or sections 60-2401 to 60-2411;

(vii) Documentation prescribed in section 60-142.01, 60-142.02, 60-142.04, 60-142.05, 60-142.09, or 60-142.11 or documentation of compliance with section 76-1607;

(viii) A manufacturer's or importer's certificate and an affidavit by the owner affirming ownership in the case of a minitruck;

(ix) In the case of a motor vehicle, a trailer, an all-terrain vehicle, a utility-type vehicle, or a minibike, an affidavit by the holder of a motor vehicle auction dealer's license as described in subdivision (11) of section 60-1406 affirming that the certificate of title is unavailable and that the vehicle (A) is a salvage vehicle through payment of a total loss settlement, (B) is a salvage vehicle purchased by the auction dealer, or (C) has been donated to an organization operating under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01; or

(x) A United States Government Certificate to Obtain Title to a Vehicle.

(c) If the application for a certificate of title in this state is accompanied by a valid certificate of title issued by another state which meets that state's requirements for transfer of ownership, then the application may be accepted by this state.

(d) If a certificate of title has not previously been issued for the vehicle in this state and the applicant is unable to provide such documentation, the applicant may apply for a bonded certificate of title as prescribed in section 60-167.

(2)(a) If the application for a certificate of title for a manufactured home or a mobile home is being made in accordance with subdivision (4)(b) of section 60-137 or if the certificate of title for a manufactured home or a mobile home is unavailable, the application shall be accompanied by proof of ownership in the form of:

(i) A duly assigned manufacturer's or importer's certificate;

(ii) A certificate of title from another state;

(iii) A court order issued by a court of record;

(iv) Evidence of ownership as provided for in section 30-24,125, sections 52-601.01 to 52-605, sections 60-1901 to 60-1911, or sections 60-2401 to 60-2411, or documentation of compliance with section 76-1607; or

(v) Assessment records for the manufactured home or mobile home from the county assessor and an affidavit by the owner affirming ownership.

(b) If the applicant cannot produce proof of ownership described in subdivision (a) of this subsection, he or she may submit to the department such evidence as he or she may have, and the department may thereupon, if it finds the evidence sufficient, issue the certificate of title or authorize the county treasurer to issue a certificate of title, as the case may be.

(3) For purposes of this section, certificate of title includes a salvage certificate, a salvage branded certificate of title, or any other document of ownership issued by another state or jurisdiction for a salvage vehicle. Only a salvage branded certificate of title shall be issued to any vehicle conveyed upon a salvage certificate, a salvage branded certificate of title, or any other document of ownership issued by another state or jurisdiction for a salvage vehicle. A previously salvage branded certificate of title may be issued if, prior to application, the applicant's vehicle has been repaired and inspected as provided in section 60-146.

(4) The county treasurer shall retain the evidence of title presented by the applicant and on which the certificate of title is issued.

(5)(a) If an affidavit is submitted under subdivision (1)(b)(ix) of this section, the holder of a motor vehicle auction dealer's license shall certify that (i) it has made at least two written attempts and has been unable to obtain the properly endorsed certificate of title to the property noted in the affidavit from the owner and (ii) thirty days have expired after the mailing of a written notice regarding the intended disposition of the property noted in the affidavit by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last-known address of the owner and to any lien or security interest holder of record of the property noted in the affidavit.

(b) The notice under subdivision (5)(a)(ii) of this section shall contain a description of the property noted in the affidavit and a statement that title to the property noted in the affidavit shall vest in the holder of the motor vehicle auction dealer's license thirty days after the date such notice was mailed.

(c) The mailing of notice and the expiration of thirty days under subdivision (5)(a)(ii) of this section shall extinguish any lien or security interest of a lienholder or security interest holder in the property noted in the affidavit, unless the lienholder or security interest holder has claimed such property within such thirty-day period. The holder of a motor vehicle auction dealer's license shall transfer possession of the property noted in the affidavit to the lienholder or security interest holder claiming such property.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 49; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 15; Laws 2010, LB650, § 13; Laws 2010, LB933, § 1; Laws 2012, LB801, § 33; Laws 2017, LB263, § 14; Laws 2017, LB492, § 12; Laws 2018, LB275, § 1; Laws 2018, LB909, § 26; Laws 2019, LB270, § 8; Laws 2022, LB750, § 9; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 10.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

Annotations

Certificate of title, based upon a duplicate issued in another state, is not protected. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Enzolera, 164 Neb. 38, 81 N.W.2d 588 (1957).

60-150. Application; county treasurer; duties.

The county treasurer shall use reasonable diligence in ascertaining whether or not the statements in the application for a certificate of title are true by checking the application and documents accompanying the same with the records available. If he or she is satisfied that the applicant is the owner of such vehicle and that the application is in the proper form, the county treasurer shall issue a certificate of title over his or her signature and sealed with the appropriate seal.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 50; Laws 2012, LB801, § 34.

Annotations

Duty of county clerk is to use due diligence in ascertaining whether or not the facts stated in the application are true. Burns v. Commonwealth Trailer Sales, 163 Neb. 308, 79 N.W.2d 563 (1956).

60-151. Certificate of title obtained in name of purchaser; exceptions.

(1) The certificate of title for a vehicle shall be obtained in the name of the purchaser upon application signed by the purchaser, except that (a) for titles to be held by a married couple, applications may be accepted upon the signature of either spouse as a signature for himself or herself and as agent for his or her spouse and (b) for an applicant providing proof that he or she is a handicapped or disabled person as defined in section 60-331.02, applications may be accepted upon the signature of the applicant's parent, legal guardian, foster parent, or agent.

(2) If the purchaser of a vehicle does not obtain a certificate of title in accordance with subsection (1) of this section within thirty days after the sale of the vehicle, the seller of such vehicle may request the department to update the electronic certificate of title record. The department shall update such record upon receiving evidence of a sale satisfactory to the director.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 51; Laws 2011, LB163, § 14; Laws 2019, LB111, § 2; Laws 2019, LB270, § 9; Laws 2022, LB750, § 10.

60-152. Certificate of title; issuance; delivery of copies; seal; county treasurer; duties.

(1) The county treasurer shall issue a certificate of title for a vehicle in duplicate and retain one copy in his or her office. An electronic copy, in a form prescribed by the department, shall be transmitted on the day of issuance to the department. The county treasurer shall sign and affix the appropriate seal to the original certificate of title and, if there are no liens on the vehicle, deliver the certificate to the applicant. If there are one or more liens on the vehicle, the certificate of title shall be handled as provided in section 60-164 or 60-165.

(2) The county treasurers of the various counties shall adopt a circular seal with the words County Treasurer of ........... (insert name) County thereon. Such seal shall be used by the county treasurer or the deputy or legal authorized agent of such officer, without charge to the applicant, on any certificate of title, application for certificate of title, duplicate copy, assignment or reassignment, power of attorney, statement, or affidavit pertaining to the issuance of a Nebraska certificate of title.

(3) The department shall prescribe a uniform method of numbering certificates of title.

(4) The county treasurer shall (a) file all certificates of title according to rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department, (b) maintain in the office indices for such certificates of title, (c) be authorized to destroy all previous records five years after a subsequent transfer has been made on a vehicle, and (d) be authorized to destroy all certificates of title and all supporting records and documents which have been on file for a period of five years or more from the date of filing the certificate or a notation of lien, whichever occurs later.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 52; Laws 2007, LB286, § 12; Laws 2009, LB202, § 14; Laws 2012, LB801, § 35.

Annotations

Legislature contemplated that form provided must be fully and properly executed. Loyal's Auto Exchange, Inc. v. Munch, 153 Neb. 628, 45 N.W.2d 913 (1951).

60-153. Certificate of title; form; contents; secure power-of-attorney form.

(1) A certificate of title shall be printed upon safety security paper to be selected by the department. The certificate of title, manufacturer's statement of origin, and assignment of manufacturer's certificate shall be upon forms prescribed by the department and may include, but shall not be limited to, county of issuance, date of issuance, certificate of title number, previous certificate of title number, vehicle identification number, year, make, model, and body type of the vehicle, name and residential and mailing address of the owner, acquisition date, issuing county treasurer's signature and official seal, and sufficient space for the notation and release of liens, mortgages, or encumbrances, if any. A certificate of title issued on or after September 1, 2007, shall include the words "void if altered". A certificate of title that is altered shall be deemed a mutilated certificate of title. The certificate of title of an all-terrain vehicle, utility-type vehicle, or minibike shall include the words "not to be registered for road use".

(2) An assignment of certificate of title shall appear on each certificate of title and shall include, but not be limited to, a statement that the owner of the vehicle assigns all his or her right, title, and interest in the vehicle, the name and address of the assignee, the name and address of the lienholder or secured party, if any, and the signature of the owner or the owner's parent, legal guardian, foster parent, or agent in the case of an owner who is a handicapped or disabled person as defined in section 60-331.02.

(3) A reassignment by a dealer shall appear on each certificate of title and shall include, but not be limited to, a statement that the dealer assigns all his or her right, title, and interest in the vehicle, the name and address of the assignee, the name and address of the lienholder or secured party, if any, and the signature of the dealer or designated representative. Reassignments shall be printed on the reverse side of each certificate of title as many times as convenient.

(4) The department may prescribe a secure power-of-attorney form and may contract with one or more persons to develop, provide, sell, and distribute secure power-of-attorney forms in the manner authorized or required by the federal Truth in Mileage Act of 1986 and any other federal law or regulation. Any secure power-of-attorney form authorized pursuant to a contract shall conform to the terms of the contract and be in strict compliance with the requirements of the department.

(5) A certificate of title for a former military vehicle shall include the words "former military vehicle".

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 53; Laws 2007, LB286, § 13; Laws 2010, LB650, § 14; Laws 2011, LB163, § 15; Laws 2012, LB801, § 36; Laws 2019, LB156, § 5.

Annotations

Certificate of title may be issued upon a manufacturer's certificate. Turpin v. Standard Reliance Ins. Co., 169 Neb. 233, 99 N.W.2d 26 (1959).

Application for certificate of title conformed to requirements of this section. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. v. Drawbaugh, 159 Neb. 149, 65 N.W.2d 542 (1954).

Assignment of certificate of title must be sworn to in order to be valid. Loyal's Auto Exchange, Inc. v. Munch, 153 Neb. 628, 45 N.W.2d 913 (1951).

Form of certificate of title to motor vehicle prescribed by this section provides headings and space for the notation of liens thereon. Securities Credit Corp. v. Pindell, 153 Neb. 298, 44 N.W.2d 501 (1950).

60-154. Fees.

(1)(a) For each original certificate of title issued by a county for a motor vehicle or trailer, the fee shall be ten dollars. Three dollars and twenty-five cents shall be retained by the county. Four dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. Two dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the General Fund. Seventy-five cents shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit as follows: Twenty cents to the Motor Vehicle Fraud Cash Fund; forty-five cents to the Nebraska State Patrol Cash Fund; and ten cents to the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Fund.

(b) For each original certificate of title issued by a county for an all-terrain vehicle, a utility-type vehicle, or a minibike, the fee shall be ten dollars. Three dollars and twenty-five cents shall be retained by the county. Four dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. Two dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the General Fund. Seventy-five cents shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit as follows: Twenty cents to the Motor Vehicle Fraud Cash Fund; and fifty-five cents to the Nebraska State Patrol Cash Fund.

(2) For each original certificate of title issued by the department for a vehicle except as provided in section 60-159.01, the fee shall be ten dollars. Four dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. Six dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Carrier Division Cash Fund.

(3) An approved licensed dealer participating in the electronic dealer services system pursuant to section 60-1507 may collect the fees prescribed by this section and shall remit any such fees to the appropriate county treasurer or the department.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 54; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 16; Laws 2006, LB 1061, § 7; Laws 2010, LB650, § 15; Laws 2012, LB751, § 7; Laws 2017, LB263, § 15.

60-154.01. Motor Vehicle Fraud Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

The Motor Vehicle Fraud Cash Fund is created. The fund shall be maintained by the Department of Justice and administered by the Attorney General. The fund shall consist of revenue credited pursuant to section 60-154. The fund shall only be used by the Department of Justice for expenses incurred and related to (1) the investigation and prosecution of odometer and motor vehicle fraud and motor vehicle licensing violations which may be referred by the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board and (2) the investigation and prosecution of fraud relating to and theft of all-terrain vehicles, utility-type vehicles, and minibikes. Expenditures from the fund shall be approved by the Attorney General as authorized by law. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 1061, § 8; Laws 2010, LB650, § 16.

Cross References

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.

60-155. Notation of lien; fees.

(1) For each notation of a lien by a county, the fee shall be seven dollars. Two dollars shall be retained by the county. Four dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. One dollar shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the General Fund.

(2) For each notation of a lien by the department, the fee shall be seven dollars. Four dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. Three dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Carrier Division Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 55; Laws 2013, LB30, § 1; Laws 2017, LB263, § 16.

60-156. Duplicate certificate of title; fees.

(1) For each duplicate certificate of title issued by a county for a vehicle, the fee shall be fourteen dollars. Ten dollars shall be retained by the county. Four dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(2) For each duplicate certificate of title issued by the department for a vehicle, the fee shall be fourteen dollars. Four dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. Ten dollars shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Carrier Division Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 56; Laws 2013, LB30, § 2.

60-157. Repealed. Laws 2007, LB 286, § 57.

60-158. Identification inspection; fees.

(1) For each identification inspection conducted by the patrol, the fee shall be ten dollars, which shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Nebraska State Patrol Cash Fund.

(2) For each identification inspection conducted by a county sheriff, the fee shall be ten dollars, which shall be paid to the county treasurer and credited to the county sheriff's vehicle inspection account within the county general fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 58.

60-159. Application for vehicle identification number or distinguishing identification number; fee.

For each application for a metallic assigned vehicle identification number plate or other form of marking or identification under section 60-148, the fee shall be twenty dollars, which shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 59; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 17.

60-159.01. New title of vehicle previously issued title as assembled vehicle; fee.

For each certificate of title issued by the department under section 60-142.06, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars, which shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 18.

60-160. Bonded certificate of title; fee.

For each bonded certificate of title issued for a vehicle, the fee shall be fifty dollars, which shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 60.

60-161. County treasurer; remit funds; when.

The county treasurer shall remit all funds due the State Treasurer under sections 60-154 to 60-160 monthly and not later than the twentieth day of the month following collection. The county treasurer shall credit the fees not due the State Treasurer to the county general fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 61; Laws 2011, LB135, § 2; Laws 2012, LB801, § 37; Laws 2017, LB263, § 17.

60-162. Department; powers; rules and regulations.

(1) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to insure uniform and orderly operation of the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act, and the county treasurer of each county shall conform to such rules and regulations and proceed at the direction of the department. The department shall also provide the county treasurers with the necessary training for the proper administration of the act.

(2) The department shall receive all instruments relating to vehicles forwarded to it by the county treasurers under the act and shall maintain indices covering the state at large for the instruments so received. These indices shall be by motor number or by an identification number and alphabetically by the owner's name and shall be for the state at large and not for individual counties.

(3) The department shall provide and furnish the forms required by the act, except manufacturers' or importers' certificates.

(4) The county treasurer shall keep on hand a sufficient supply of blank forms which, except certificate of title forms, shall be furnished and distributed without charge to manufacturers, dealers, or other persons residing within the county.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 62; Laws 2012, LB801, § 38.

60-162.01. Repealed. Laws 2012, LB 801, § 102.

60-163. Department; cancellation of certificate of title; procedure.

(1) The department shall check with its records all duplicate certificates of title received from a county treasurer. If it appears that a certificate of title has been improperly issued, the department shall cancel the same. Upon cancellation of any certificate of title, the department shall notify the county treasurer who issued the same, and such county treasurer shall thereupon enter the cancellation upon his or her records. The department shall also notify the person to whom such certificate of title was issued, as well as any lienholders appearing thereon, of the cancellation and shall demand the surrender of such certificate of title, but the cancellation shall not affect the validity of any lien noted thereon. The holder of such certificate of title shall return the same to the department forthwith.

(2) If a certificate of registration has been issued to the holder of a certificate of title so canceled, the department shall immediately cancel the same and demand the return of such certificate of registration and license plates or tags, and the holder of such certificate of registration and license plates or tags shall return the same to the department forthwith.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 63; Laws 2012, LB801, § 39.

60-164. Department; implement electronic title and lien system for vehicles; liens on motor vehicles; when valid; notation on certificate; inventory, exception; priority; adjustment to rental price; how construed; notation of cancellation; failure to deliver certificate; damages; release.

(1) The department shall implement an electronic title and lien system for vehicles. The holder of a security interest, trust receipt, conditional sales contract, or similar instrument regarding a vehicle, or beginning on the implementation date determined by the director pursuant to subsection (7) of section 60-1507, a licensed dealer, may file a lien electronically as prescribed by the department. Upon receipt of an application for a certificate of title for a vehicle, any lien filed electronically shall become part of the electronic certificate of title record created by the county treasurer or department maintained on the electronic title and lien system. If an application for a certificate of title indicates that there is a lien or encumbrance on a vehicle or if a lien or notice of lien has been filed electronically, the department shall retain an electronic certificate of title record and shall note and cancel such liens electronically on the system. The department shall provide access to the electronic certificate of title records for licensed dealers and lienholders who participate in the system by a method determined by the director.

(2) Except as provided in section 60-165, the provisions of article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, shall never be construed to apply to or to permit or require the deposit, filing, or other record whatsoever of a security agreement, conveyance intended to operate as a mortgage, trust receipt, conditional sales contract, or similar instrument or any copy of the same covering a vehicle. Any mortgage, conveyance intended to operate as a security agreement as provided by article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, trust receipt, conditional sales contract, or other similar instrument covering a vehicle, if such instrument is accompanied by delivery of such manufacturer's or importer's certificate and followed by actual and continued possession of the same by the holder of such instrument or, in the case of a certificate of title, if a notation of the same has been made electronically as prescribed in subsection (1) of this section or by the county treasurer or department on the face of the certificate of title or on the electronic certificate of title record, shall be valid as against the creditors of the debtor, whether armed with process or not, and subsequent purchasers, secured parties, and other lienholders or claimants but otherwise shall not be valid against them, except that during any period in which a vehicle is inventory, as defined in section 9-102, Uniform Commercial Code, held for sale by a person or corporation that is required to be licensed as provided in the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act and is in the business of selling such vehicles, the filing provisions of article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, as applied to inventory, shall apply to a security interest in such vehicle created by such person or corporation as debtor without the notation of lien on the certificate of title. A buyer of a vehicle at retail from a dealer required to be licensed as provided in the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act shall take such vehicle free of any security interest. A purchase-money security interest, as defined in section 9-103, Uniform Commercial Code, in a vehicle is perfected against the rights of judicial lien creditors and execution creditors on and after the date the purchase-money security interest attaches.

(3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2) of this section, all liens, security agreements, and encumbrances noted upon a certificate of title or an electronic certificate of title record and all liens noted electronically as prescribed in subsection (1) of this section shall take priority according to the order of time in which the same are noted by the county treasurer or department. Exposure for sale of any vehicle by the owner thereof with the knowledge or with the knowledge and consent of the holder of any lien, security agreement, or encumbrance on such vehicle shall not render the same void or ineffective as against the creditors of such owner or holder of subsequent liens, security agreements, or encumbrances upon such vehicle.

(4) The holder of a security agreement, trust receipt, conditional sales contract, or similar instrument, upon presentation of such instrument to the department or to any county treasurer, together with the certificate of title and the fee prescribed for notation of lien, may have a notation of such lien made on the face of such certificate of title. The owner of a vehicle may present a valid out-of-state certificate of title issued to such owner for such vehicle with a notation of lien on such certificate of title and the prescribed fee to the county treasurer or department and have the notation of lien made on the new certificate of title issued pursuant to section 60-144 without presenting a copy of the lien instrument. The county treasurer or the department shall enter the notation and the date thereof over the signature of the person making the notation and the seal of the office. If noted by a county treasurer, he or she shall on that day notify the department which shall note the lien on its records. The county treasurer or the department shall also indicate by appropriate notation and on such instrument itself the fact that such lien has been noted on the certificate of title.

(5) A transaction does not create a sale or a security interest in a vehicle, other than an all-terrain vehicle, a utility-type vehicle, or a minibike, merely because it provides that the rental price is permitted or required to be adjusted under the agreement either upward or downward by reference to the amount realized upon sale or other disposition of the vehicle.

(6) The county treasurer or the department, upon receipt of a lien instrument duly signed by the owner in the manner prescribed by law governing such lien instruments together with the fee prescribed for notation of lien, shall notify the first lienholder to deliver to the county treasurer or the department, within fifteen days after the date of notice, the certificate of title to permit notation of such other lien and, after notation of such other lien, the county treasurer or the department shall deliver the certificate of title to the first lienholder. The holder of a certificate of title who refuses to deliver a certificate of title to the county treasurer or the department for the purpose of showing such other lien on such certificate of title within fifteen days after the date of notice shall be liable for damages to such other lienholder for the amount of damages such other lienholder suffered by reason of the holder of the certificate of title refusing to permit the showing of such lien on the certificate of title.

(7) Upon receipt of a subsequent lien instrument duly signed by the owner in the manner prescribed by law governing such lien instruments or a notice of lien filed electronically, together with an application for notation of the subsequent lien, the fee prescribed in section 60-154, and, if a printed certificate of title exists, the presentation of the certificate of title, the county treasurer or department shall make notation of such other lien. If the certificate of title is not an electronic certificate of title record, the county treasurer or department, upon receipt of a lien instrument duly signed by the owner in the manner prescribed by law governing such lien instruments together with the fee prescribed for notation of lien, shall notify the first lienholder to deliver to the county treasurer or department, within fifteen days after the date of notice, the certificate of title to permit notation of such other lien. After such notation of lien, the lien shall become part of the electronic certificate of title record created by the county treasurer or department which is maintained on the electronic title and lien system. The holder of a certificate of title who refuses to deliver a certificate of title to the county treasurer or department for the purpose of noting such other lien on such certificate of title within fifteen days after the date when notified to do so shall be liable for damages to such other lienholder for the amount of damages such other lienholder suffered by reason of the holder of the certificate of title refusing to permit the noting of such lien on the certificate of title.

(8) When a lien is discharged, the holder shall, within fifteen days after payment is received, note a cancellation of the lien on the certificate of title over his, her, or its signature and deliver the certificate of title to the county treasurer or the department, which shall note the cancellation of the lien on the face of the certificate of title and on the records of such office. If delivered to a county treasurer, he or she shall on that day notify the department which shall note the cancellation on its records. The county treasurer or the department shall then return the certificate of title to the owner or as otherwise directed by the owner. The cancellation of lien shall be noted on the certificate of title without charge. For an electronic certificate of title record, the lienholder shall, within fifteen days after payment is received when such lien is discharged, notify the department electronically or provide written notice of such lien release, in a manner prescribed by the department, to the county treasurer or department. The department shall note the cancellation of lien and, if no other liens exist, issue the certificate of title to the owner or as otherwise directed by the owner or lienholder. If the holder of the title cannot locate a lienholder, a lien may be discharged ten years after the date of filing by presenting proof that thirty days have passed since the mailing of a written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last-known address of the lienholder.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 64; Laws 2007, LB286, § 14; Laws 2008, LB756, § 3; Laws 2008, LB953, § 3; Laws 2009, LB202, § 15; Laws 2010, LB650, § 17; Laws 2010, LB816, § 5; Laws 2012, LB801, § 40; Laws 2017, LB263, § 18; Laws 2018, LB909, § 27.

Cross References

Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, see section 60-1401.

Annotations

1. Priority of liens

2. Notation of lien on certificate

3. Miscellaneous

1. Priority of liens

If procedure of this section followed, lienor's interest shall take priority and marshalling of assets cannot be required. Platte Valley Bank of North Bend v. Kracl, 185 Neb. 168, 174 N.W.2d 724 (1970).

Conditional sales contract shown on certificate of title is superior to artisan's lien. Allied Inv. Co. v. Shaneyfelt, 161 Neb. 840, 74 N.W.2d 723 (1956).

Attorney who paid off balance taxpayer owed on purchase of automobile and took taxpayer's equity as payment for prior legal fee was subrogated to amount of encumbrance discharged, and, as to such, attorney, whose interest in vehicle was otherwise junior to federal tax lien, was entitled to priority over the government. Gallup v. United States, 358 F.Supp. 776 (D. Neb. 1973).

2. Notation of lien on certificate

A manufactured home is within the scope of this section as a class of "cabin trailer" pursuant to section 60-614. Therefore, a manufactured home is considered to be a motor vehicle for purposes of this section, and a security interest is perfected when such interest is listed on a certificate of title to the manufactured home. A fixture filing is not needed to perfect a security interest in a manufactured home. Green Tree Fin. Servicing v. Sutton, 264 Neb. 533, 650 N.W.2d 228 (2002).

Claims of a purchase money mortgage, a conditional interest established by an agreement, and other security interests not shown on the certificate of title are invalid as to subsequent purchasers under the express terms of the certificate of title act. Nelson v. Cool, 230 Neb. 859, 434 N.W.2d 32 (1989).

The practice of filing and recording chattel mortgage on motor vehicles has been eliminated and under that section security interests must be noted on the certificate of title itself. Cushman Sales & Service of Nebraska, Inc. v. Muirhead, 201 Neb. 495, 268 N.W.2d 440 (1978).

A security interest noted on the certificate of title to a vehicle is valid against creditors of the debtor whether armed with process or not. White Motor Credit Corp. v. Sapp Bros. Truck Plaza, Inc., 197 Neb. 421, 249 N.W.2d 489 (1977).

An unrecorded lien is invalid as to a subsequent purchaser or lienholder. First Nat. Bank v. Provident Finance Co., 176 Neb. 45, 125 N.W.2d 78 (1963).

Filing of conditional sales contract is not required, but notation on certificate of title is. Universal C.I.T. Credit Corp. v. Vogt, 165 Neb. 611, 86 N.W.2d 771 (1957).

Chattel mortgage was void as to creditors where notation on certificate of title was made after levy of execution. Alliance Loan & Inv. Co. v. Morgan, 154 Neb. 745, 49 N.W.2d 593 (1951).

3. Miscellaneous

This section applies to dealers as well as general purchasers. Bank of Keystone v. Kayton, 155 Neb. 79, 50 N.W.2d 511 (1951).

Legislature intended to eliminate the previous practice of filing chattel mortgages on motor vehicles in the chattel mortgage records. Securities Credit Corp. v. Pindell, 153 Neb. 298, 44 N.W.2d 501 (1950).

For purpose of perfecting security interest in mobile homes manufactured by debtor and assigned to trust, debtor corporation's president could not act as agent of trust and president's possession of homes and certificates of origin was not possession of trust and did not give trust possession sufficient to perfect interest. In re North American Builders, Inc., 320 F.Supp. 1229 (D. Neb. 1970).

60-164.01. Electronic certificate of title; changes authorized.

If a certificate of title is an electronic certificate of title record, upon application by an owner or a lienholder and payment of the fee prescribed in section 60-154, the following changes may be made to a certificate of title electronically and without printing a certificate of title:

(1) Changing the name of an owner to reflect a legal change of name;

(2) Removing the name of an owner with the consent of all owners and lienholders;

(3) Adding an additional owner with the consent of all owners and lienholders;

(4) Adding, changing, or removing a transfer-on-death beneficiary designation; or

(5) Allowing an owner that has elected to retain a salvage vehicle pursuant to subsection (2) of section 60-173 to obtain a salvage branded certificate of title.

Source:Laws 2017, LB263, § 19; Laws 2018, LB909, § 28; Laws 2021, LB113, § 2; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 11.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-165. Security interest in all-terrain vehicle, minibike, utility-type vehicle, or low-speed vehicle; perfection; priority; notation of lien; when.

(1) Any security interest in an all-terrain vehicle or minibike perfected pursuant to article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, before, on, or after January 1, 2004, in a utility-type vehicle so perfected before, on, or after January 1, 2011, or in a low-speed vehicle so perfected before, on, or after January 1, 2012, shall continue to be perfected until (a) the financing statement perfecting such security interest is terminated or lapses in the absence of the filing of a continuation statement pursuant to article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, or (b) an all-terrain vehicle, utility-type vehicle, minibike, or low-speed vehicle certificate of title is issued and a notation of lien is made as provided in section 60-164.

(2) Any lien noted on the face of an all-terrain vehicle, utility-type vehicle, minibike, or low-speed vehicle certificate of title or on an electronic certificate of title record pursuant to subsection (1), (3), (4), (5), or (6) of this section, on behalf of the holder of a security interest in the all-terrain vehicle, utility-type vehicle, minibike, or low-speed vehicle which was previously perfected pursuant to article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, shall have priority as of the date such security interest was originally perfected.

(3) The holder of a certificate of title for an all-terrain vehicle, utility-type vehicle, minibike, or low-speed vehicle shall, upon request, surrender the certificate of title to a holder of a previously perfected security interest in the all-terrain vehicle, utility-type vehicle, minibike, or low-speed vehicle to permit notation of a lien on the certificate of title or on an electronic certificate of title record and shall do such other acts as may be required to permit such notation.

(4) If the owner of an all-terrain vehicle or minibike subject to a security interest perfected pursuant to article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, fails or refuses to obtain a certificate of title after January 1, 2004, the security interest holder may obtain a certificate of title in the name of the owner of the all-terrain vehicle or minibike following the procedures of section 60-144 and may have a lien noted on the certificate of title or on an electronic certificate of title record pursuant to section 60-164.

(5) If the owner of a utility-type vehicle subject to a security interest perfected pursuant to article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, fails or refuses to obtain a certificate of title after January 1, 2011, the security interest holder may obtain a certificate of title in the name of the owner of the utility-type vehicle following the procedures of section 60-144 and may have a lien noted on the certificate of title or on an electronic certificate of title record pursuant to section 60-164.

(6) If the owner of a low-speed vehicle subject to a security interest perfected pursuant to article 9, Uniform Commercial Code, fails or refuses to obtain a certificate of title after January 1, 2012, the security interest holder may obtain a certificate of title in the name of the owner of the low-speed vehicle following the procedures of section 60-144 and may have a lien noted on the certificate of title or on an electronic certificate of title record pursuant to section 60-164.

(7) The assignment, release, or satisfaction of a security interest in an all-terrain vehicle, utility-type vehicle, minibike, or low-speed vehicle shall be governed by the laws under which it was perfected.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 65; Laws 2009, LB202, § 16; Laws 2010, LB650, § 18; Laws 2011, LB289, § 11.

60-165.01. Printed certificate of title; when issued.

(1) A lienholder, at the owner's request, may request the issuance of a printed certificate of title if the owner of the vehicle relocates to another state or country or if requested for any other purpose approved by the department. Upon proof by the owner that a lienholder has not provided the requested certificate of title within fifteen days after the owner's request, the department may issue to the owner a printed certificate of title with all liens duly noted.

(2) If a nonresident applying for a certificate of title pursuant to subsection (4) of section 60-144 indicates on the application that the applicant will immediately surrender the certificate of title to the appropriate official in the applicant's state of residence in order to have a certificate of title issued by that state and the county treasurer finds that there is a lien or encumbrance on the vehicle, the county treasurer shall issue a printed certificate of title with all liens duly noted and deliver the certificate of title to the applicant.

Source:Laws 2009, LB202, § 17; Laws 2015, LB94, § 1.

60-166. New certificate of title; issued when; proof required; processing of application.

(1)(a) This subsection applies prior to the implementation date designated by the Director of Motor Vehicles pursuant to subsection (2) of section 60-1508.

(b) In the event of (i) the transfer of ownership of a vehicle by operation of law as upon inheritance, devise, bequest, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution sale or as provided in sections 30-24,125, 52-601.01 to 52-605, 60-1901 to 60-1911, and 60-2401 to 60-2411, (ii) the engine of a vehicle being replaced by another engine, (iii) a vehicle being sold to satisfy storage or repair charges or under section 76-1607, or (iv) repossession being had upon default in performance of the terms of a chattel mortgage, trust receipt, conditional sales contract, or other like agreement, the county treasurer of any county or the department, upon the surrender of the prior certificate of title or the manufacturer's or importer's certificate, or when that is not possible, upon presentation of satisfactory proof of ownership and right of possession to such vehicle, and upon payment of the appropriate fee and the presentation of an application for certificate of title, may issue to the applicant a certificate of title thereto.

(2)(a) This subsection applies beginning on the implementation date designated by the director pursuant to subsection (2) of section 60-1508.

(b) In the event of (i) the transfer of ownership of a vehicle by operation of law as upon inheritance, devise, bequest, order in bankruptcy, insolvency, replevin, or execution sale or as provided in section 30-24,125, sections 52-601.01 to 52-605, sections 60-1901 to 60-1911, and sections 60-2401 to 60-2411, (ii) the engine of a vehicle being replaced by another engine, (iii) a vehicle being sold to satisfy storage or repair charges or under section 76-1607, or (iv) repossession being had upon default in performance of the terms of a chattel mortgage, trust receipt, conditional sales contract, or other like agreement, and upon acceptance of an electronic certificate of title record after repossession, in addition to the title requirements in this section, the county treasurer of any county or the department, upon the surrender of the prior certificate of title or the manufacturer's or importer's certificate, or when that is not possible, upon presentation of satisfactory proof of ownership and right of possession to such vehicle, and upon payment of the appropriate fee and the presentation of an application for certificate of title, may issue to the applicant a certificate of title thereto.

(3) If the prior certificate of title issued for such vehicle provided for joint ownership with right of survivorship, a new certificate of title shall be issued to a subsequent purchaser upon the assignment of the prior certificate of title by the surviving owner and presentation of satisfactory proof of death of the deceased owner.

(4) Only an affidavit by the person or agent of the person to whom possession of such vehicle has so passed, setting forth facts entitling him or her to such possession and ownership, together with a copy of a court order or an instrument upon which such claim of possession and ownership is founded, shall be considered satisfactory proof of ownership and right of possession, except that if the applicant cannot produce such proof of ownership, he or she may submit to the department such evidence as he or she may have, and the department may thereupon, if it finds the evidence sufficient, issue the certificate of title or authorize any county treasurer to issue a certificate of title, as the case may be.

(5) If from the records of the county treasurer or the department there appear to be any liens on such vehicle, such certificate of title shall comply with section 60-164 or 60-165 regarding such liens unless the application is accompanied by proper evidence of their satisfaction or extinction.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 66; Laws 2007, LB286, § 15; Laws 2009, LB202, § 18; Laws 2012, LB751, § 8; Laws 2012, LB801, § 41; Laws 2017, LB263, § 20; Laws 2017, LB492, § 13; Laws 2018, LB193, § 87; Laws 2018, LB275, § 2; Laws 2018, LB909, § 29.

Annotations

60-167. Bonded certificate of title; application; fee; bond; issuance; release; statement on title; recall; procedure.

(1) The department shall issue a bonded certificate of title to an applicant who:

(a) Presents evidence reasonably sufficient to satisfy the department of the applicant's ownership of the vehicle or security interest in the vehicle;

(b) Provides a statement that an identification inspection has been conducted pursuant to section 60-146;

(d) Files a bond in a form prescribed by the department and executed by the applicant.

(2) The bond shall be issued by a surety company authorized to transact business in this state, in an amount equal to one and one-half times the value of the vehicle as determined by the department using reasonable appraisal methods, and conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and secured party, any subsequent purchaser and secured party, and any successor of the purchaser and secured party for any expense, loss, or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by reason of the issuance of the certificate of title to the vehicle or any defect in or undisclosed security interest upon the right, title, and interest of the applicant in and to the vehicle. An interested person may have a cause of action to recover on the bond for a breach of the conditions of the bond. The aggregate liability of the surety to all persons having a claim shall not exceed the amount of the bond.

(3) At the end of three years after the issuance of the bond, the holder of the certificate of title may apply to the department on a form prescribed by the department for the release of the bond and the removal of the notice required by subsection (4) of this section if no claim has been made on the bond. The department may release the bond at the end of three years after the issuance of the bond if all questions as to the ownership of the vehicle have been answered to the satisfaction of the department unless the department has been notified of the pendency of an action to recover on the bond. If the currently valid certificate of title is surrendered to the department, the department may release the bond prior to the end of the three-year period.

(4) The department shall include the following statement on a bonded certificate of title issued pursuant to this section and any subsequent title issued as a result of a title transfer while the bond is in effect:

NOTICE: THIS VEHICLE MAY BE SUBJECT TO AN UNDISCLOSED INTEREST, BOND NUMBER ...... .

(5) The department shall recall a bonded certificate of title if the department finds that the application for the title contained a false statement or if a check presented by the applicant for a bonded certificate of title is returned uncollected by a financial institution.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 67.

60-168. Certificate of title; loss or mutilation; duplicate certificate; subsequent purchaser, rights; recovery of original; duty of owner.

(1) In the event of a lost or mutilated certificate of title, the owner of the vehicle or the holder of a lien on the vehicle shall apply, upon a form prescribed by the department, to the department or to any county treasurer for a duplicate certificate of title and shall pay the fee prescribed by section 60-156. The application shall be signed and sworn to by the person making the application or a person authorized to sign under section 60-151. Thereupon the county treasurer, with the approval of the department, or the department shall issue a duplicate certificate of title to the person entitled to receive the certificate of title. If the records of the title have been destroyed pursuant to section 60-152, the county treasurer shall issue a duplicate certificate of title to the person entitled to receive the same upon such showing as the county treasurer may deem sufficient. If the applicant cannot produce such proof of ownership, he or she may apply directly to the department and submit such evidence as he or she may have, and the department may, if it finds the evidence sufficient, authorize the county treasurer to issue a duplicate certificate of title. A duplicate certificate of title so issued shall show only those unreleased liens of record. The new purchaser shall be entitled to receive an original certificate of title upon presentation of the assigned duplicate copy of the certificate of title, properly assigned to the new purchaser, to the county treasurer prescribed in section 60-144.

(2) Any purchaser of a vehicle for which a certificate of title was lost or mutilated may at the time of purchase require the seller of the same to indemnify him or her and all subsequent purchasers of the vehicle against any loss which he, she, or they may suffer by reason of any claim presented upon the original certificate. In the event of the recovery of the original certificate of title by the owner, he or she shall forthwith surrender the same to the county treasurer or the department for cancellation.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 68; Laws 2007, LB286, § 16; Laws 2012, LB751, § 9; Laws 2012, LB801, § 42.

Annotations

Issuance of duplicate certificates is authorized, but purchaser is charged with notice of possible impairment of title. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Enzolera, 164 Neb. 38, 81 N.W.2d 588 (1957).

60-168.01. Certificate of title; failure to note required brand or lien; notice to holder of title; corrected certificate of title; failure of holder to deliver certificate; effect; removal of improperly noted lien on certificate of title; procedure.

(1) The department, upon receipt of clear and convincing evidence of a failure to note a required brand or failure to note a lien on a certificate of title, shall notify the holder of such certificate of title to deliver to the county treasurer or the department, within fifteen days after the date on the notice, such certificate of title to permit the noting of such brand or lien. After notation, the county treasurer or the department shall deliver the corrected certificate of title to the holder as provided by section 60-152. If a holder fails to deliver a certificate of title to the county treasurer or to the department, within fifteen days after the date on the notice for the purpose of noting such brand or lien on the certificate of title, the department shall cancel the certificate of title. This subsection does not apply when noting a lien in accordance with subsection (6) of section 60-164.

(2) The department may remove a lien on a certificate of title when such lien was improperly noted if evidence of the improperly noted lien is submitted to the department and the department finds the evidence sufficient to support removal of the lien. The department shall send notification prior to removal of the lien to the last-known address of the lienholder. The lienholder must respond within thirty days after the date on the notice and provide sufficient evidence to support that the lien should not be removed. If the lienholder fails to respond to the notice, the lien may be removed by the department.

Source:Laws 2007, LB286, § 17; Laws 2009, LB202, § 19; Laws 2012, LB801, § 43; Laws 2018, LB909, § 30.

60-168.02. Certificate of title in dealer's name; issuance authorized; documentation and fees required; dealer; duties.

(1) When a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is purchased by a motor vehicle dealer or trailer dealer and the original assigned certificate of title has been lost or mutilated, the dealer selling such motor vehicle or trailer may apply for an original certificate of title in the dealer's name. The following documentation and fees shall be submitted by the dealer:

(a) An application for a certificate of title in the name of such dealer;

(b) A photocopy from the dealer's records of the front and back of the lost or mutilated original certificate of title assigned to a dealer;

(c) A notarized affidavit from the purchaser of such motor vehicle or trailer for which the original assigned certificate of title was lost or mutilated stating that the original assigned certificate of title was lost or mutilated; and

(d) The appropriate certificate of title fee.

(2) The application and affidavit shall be on forms prescribed by the department. When the motor vehicle dealer or trailer dealer receives the new certificate of title in such dealer's name and assigns it to the purchaser, the dealer shall record the original sale date and provide the purchaser with a copy of the front and back of the original lost or mutilated certificate of title as evidence as to why the purchase date of the motor vehicle or trailer is prior to the issue date of the new certificate of title.

Source:Laws 2007, LB286, § 18; Laws 2008, LB756, § 4; Laws 2017, LB263, § 21.

60-169. Vehicle; certificate of title; surrender and cancellation; when required; licensed wrecker or salvage dealer; report; contents; fee; mobile home or manufactured home affixed to real property; certificate of title; surrender and cancellation; procedure; effect; detachment; owner; duties.

(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c) of this subsection, each owner of a vehicle and each person mentioned as owner in the last certificate of title, when the vehicle is dismantled, destroyed, or changed in such a manner that it loses its character as a vehicle or changed in such a manner that it is not the vehicle described in the certificate of title, shall surrender his or her certificate of title to any county treasurer or to the department. If the certificate of title is surrendered to a county treasurer, he or she shall, with the consent of any holders of any liens noted thereon, enter a cancellation upon the records and shall notify the department of such cancellation. Beginning on the implementation date designated by the director pursuant to subsection (3) of section 60-1508, a wrecker or salvage dealer shall report electronically to the department using the electronic reporting system. If the certificate is surrendered to the department, it shall, with the consent of any holder of any lien noted thereon, enter a cancellation upon its records.

(b) This subdivision applies to all licensed wrecker or salvage dealers and, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, to each vehicle located on the premises of such dealer. For each vehicle required to be reported under 28 C.F.R. 25.56, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2024, the information obtained by the department under this section may be reported to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System in a format that will satisfy the requirement for reporting under 28 C.F.R. 25.56, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2024. Such report shall include:

(i) The name, address, and contact information for the reporting entity;

(ii) The vehicle identification number;

(iii) The date the reporting entity obtained such motor vehicle;

(iv) The name of the person from whom such motor vehicle was obtained, for use only by a law enforcement or other appropriate government agency;

(v) A statement of whether the motor vehicle was or will be crushed, disposed of, offered for sale, or used for another purpose; and

(vi) Whether the motor vehicle is intended for export outside of the United States.

The department may set and collect a fee, not to exceed the cost of reporting to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, from wrecker or salvage dealers for electronic reporting to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System, which shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. This subdivision does not apply to any vehicle reported by a wrecker or salvage dealer to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System as required under 28 C.F.R. 25.56, as such regulation existed on January 1, 2024.

(c)(i) In the case of a mobile home or manufactured home for which a certificate of title has been issued, if such mobile home or manufactured home is affixed to real property in which each owner of the mobile home or manufactured home has any ownership interest, the certificate of title may be surrendered for cancellation to the county treasurer of the county where such mobile home or manufactured home is affixed to real property if at the time of surrender the owner submits to the county treasurer an affidavit of affixture on a form provided by the department that contains all of the following, as applicable:

(A) The names and addresses of all of the owners of record of the mobile home or manufactured home;

(B) A description of the mobile home or manufactured home that includes the name of the manufacturer, the year of manufacture, the model, and the manufacturer's serial number;

(C) The legal description of the real property upon which the mobile home or manufactured home is affixed and the names of all of the owners of record of the real property;

(D) A statement that the mobile home or manufactured home is affixed to the real property;

(E) The written consent of each holder of a lien duly noted on the certificate of title to the release of such lien and the cancellation of the certificate of title;

(F) A copy of the certificate of title surrendered for cancellation; and

(G) The name and address of an owner, a financial institution, or another entity to which notice of cancellation of the certificate of title may be delivered.

(ii) The person submitting an affidavit of affixture pursuant to subdivision (c)(i) of this subsection shall swear or affirm that all statements in the affidavit are true and material and further acknowledge that any false statement in the affidavit may subject the person to penalties relating to perjury under section 28-915.

(2) If a certificate of title of a mobile home or manufactured home is surrendered to the county treasurer, along with the affidavit required by subdivision (1)(c) of this section, he or she shall enter a cancellation upon his or her records, notify the department of such cancellation, forward a duplicate original of the affidavit to the department, and deliver a duplicate original of the executed affidavit under subdivision (1)(c) of this section to the register of deeds for the county in which the real property is located to be filed by the register of deeds. The county treasurer shall be entitled to collect fees from the person submitting the affidavit in accordance with section 33-109 to cover the costs of filing such affidavit. Following the cancellation of a certificate of title for a mobile home or manufactured home, the county treasurer or designated county official shall not issue a certificate of title for such mobile home or manufactured home, except as provided in subsection (5) of this section.

(3) If a mobile home or manufactured home is affixed to real estate before June 1, 2006, a person who is the holder of a lien or security interest in both the mobile home or manufactured home and the real estate to which it is affixed on such date may enforce its liens or security interests by accepting a deed in lieu of foreclosure or in the manner provided by law for enforcing liens on the real estate.

(4) A mobile home or manufactured home for which the certificate of title has been canceled and for which an affidavit of affixture has been duly recorded pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall be treated as part of the real estate upon which such mobile home or manufactured home is located. Any lien thereon shall be perfected and enforced in the same manner as a lien on real estate. The owner of such mobile home or manufactured home may convey ownership of the mobile home or manufactured home only as a part of the real estate to which it is affixed.

(5)(a) If each owner of both the mobile home or manufactured home and the real estate described in subdivision (1)(c) of this section intends to detach the mobile home or manufactured home from the real estate, the owner shall do both of the following: (i) Before detaching the mobile home or manufactured home, record an affidavit of detachment in the office of the register of deeds in the county in which the affidavit is recorded under subdivision (1)(c) of this section; and (ii) apply for a certificate of title for the mobile home or manufactured home pursuant to section 60-147.

(b) The affidavit of detachment shall contain all of the following:

(i) The names and addresses of all of the owners of record of the mobile home or manufactured home;

(ii) A description of the mobile home or manufactured home that includes the name of the manufacturer, the year of manufacture, the model, and the manufacturer's serial number;

(iii) The legal description of the real estate from which the mobile home or manufactured home is to be detached and the names of all of the owners of record of the real estate;

(iv) A statement that the mobile home or manufactured home is to be detached from the real property;

(v) A statement that the certificate of title of the mobile home or manufactured home has previously been canceled;

(vi) The name of each holder of a lien of record against the real estate from which the mobile home or manufactured home is to be detached, with the written consent of each holder to the detachment; and

(vii) The name and address of an owner, a financial institution, or another entity to which the certificate of title may be delivered.

(6) An owner of an affixed mobile home or manufactured home for which the certificate of title has previously been canceled pursuant to subsection (2) of this section shall not detach the mobile home or manufactured home from the real estate before a certificate of title for the mobile home or manufactured home is issued by the county treasurer or department. If a certificate of title is issued by the county treasurer or department, the mobile home or manufactured home is no longer considered part of the real property. Any lien thereon shall be perfected pursuant to section 60-164. The owner of such mobile home or manufactured home may convey ownership of the mobile home or manufactured home only by way of a certificate of title.

(7) For purposes of this section:

(a) A mobile home or manufactured home is affixed to real estate if the wheels, towing hitches, and running gear are removed and it is permanently attached to a foundation or other support system; and

(b) Ownership interest means the fee simple interest in real estate or an interest as the lessee under a lease of the real property that has a term that continues for at least twenty years after the recording of the affidavit under subsection (2) of this section.

(8) Upon cancellation of a certificate of title in the manner prescribed by this section, the county treasurer and the department may cancel and destroy all certificates and all memorandum certificates in that chain of title.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 69; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 19; Laws 2012, LB14, § 6; Laws 2012, LB751, § 10; Laws 2012, LB801, § 44; Laws 2018, LB909, § 31; Laws 2019, LB719, § 1; Laws 2022, LB750, § 11; Laws 2023, LB138, § 9; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 12.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-170. Nontransferable certificate of title; when issued; procedure; surrender for certificate of title; procedure.

(1) When an insurance company authorized to do business in Nebraska acquires a vehicle which has been properly titled and registered in a state other than Nebraska through payment of a total loss settlement on account of theft and the vehicle has not become unusable for transportation through damage and has not sustained any malfunction beyond reasonable maintenance and repair, the company shall obtain the certificate of title from the owner and may make application for a nontransferable certificate of title by surrendering the certificate of title to the county treasurer. A nontransferable certificate of title shall be issued in the same manner and for the same fee or fees as provided for a certificate of title in sections 60-154 to 60-160 and shall be on a form prescribed by the department.

(2) A vehicle which has a nontransferable certificate of title shall not be sold or otherwise transferred or disposed of without first obtaining a certificate of title under the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act.

(3) When a nontransferable certificate of title is surrendered for a certificate of title, the application shall be accompanied by a statement from the insurance company stating that to the best of its knowledge the vehicle has not become unusable for transportation through damage and has not sustained any malfunction beyond reasonable maintenance and repair. The statement shall not constitute or imply a warranty of condition to any subsequent purchaser or operator of the vehicle.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 70; Laws 2012, LB801, § 45.

60-171. Salvage branded certificate of title; terms, defined.

For purposes of sections 60-171 to 60-177:

(1) Cost of repairs means the estimated or actual retail cost of parts needed to repair a vehicle plus the cost of labor computed by using the hourly labor rate and time allocations for repair that are customary and reasonable. Retail cost of parts and labor rates may be based upon collision estimating manuals or electronic computer estimating systems customarily used in the insurance industry;

(2) Flood damaged means damage to a vehicle resulting from being submerged in water to the point that rising water has reached over the floorboard, has entered the passenger compartment, and has caused damage to any electrical, computerized, or mechanical components. Flood damaged specifically does not apply to a vehicle that an inspection, conducted by an insurance claim representative or a vehicle repairer, indicates:

(a) Has no electrical, computerized, or mechanical components damaged by water; or

(b) Had one or more electrical, computerized, or mechanical components damaged by water and all such damaged components were repaired or replaced;

(3) Late model vehicle means a vehicle which has (a) a manufacturer's model year designation of, or later than, the year in which the vehicle was wrecked, damaged, or destroyed, or any of the six preceding years or (b)(i) in the case of vehicles other than all-terrain vehicles, utility-type vehicles, and minibikes, a retail value of more than ten thousand five hundred dollars until January 1, 2010, and a retail value of more than ten thousand five hundred dollars increased by five hundred dollars every five years thereafter or (ii) in the case of all-terrain vehicles, utility-type vehicles, or minibikes, a retail value of more than one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars until January 1, 2010, and a retail value of more than one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars increased by two hundred fifty dollars every five years thereafter;

(4) Manufacturer buyback means the designation of a vehicle with an alleged nonconformity when the vehicle (a) has been replaced by a manufacturer or (b) has been repurchased by a manufacturer as the result of court judgment, arbitration, or any voluntary agreement entered into between the manufacturer or its agent and a consumer;

(5) Previously salvaged or rebuilt each mean the designation of a rebuilt vehicle which was previously required to be issued a salvage branded certificate of title and which has been inspected as provided in section 60-146;

(6) Retail value means the actual cash value, fair market value, or retail value of a vehicle as (a) set forth in a current edition of any nationally recognized compilation, including automated databases, of retail values or (b) determined pursuant to a market survey of comparable vehicles with respect to condition and equipment; and

(7) Salvage means the designation of a vehicle which is:

(a) A late model vehicle which has been wrecked, damaged, or destroyed to the extent that the estimated total cost of repair to rebuild or reconstruct the vehicle to its condition immediately before it was wrecked, damaged, or destroyed and to restore the vehicle to a condition for legal operation, meets or exceeds seventy-five percent of the retail value of the vehicle at the time it was wrecked, damaged, or destroyed; or

(b) Voluntarily designated by the owner of the vehicle as a salvage vehicle by obtaining a salvage branded certificate of title, without respect to the damage to, age of, or value of the vehicle.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 71; Laws 2010, LB650, § 19; Laws 2014, LB446, § 1; Laws 2018, LB909, § 32; Laws 2019, LB270, § 10.

60-172. Salvage branded certificate of title; required disclosure.

A certificate of title issued on or after January 1, 2003, shall disclose in writing, from any records readily accessible to the department or county officials or a law enforcement officer, anything which indicates that the vehicle was previously issued a title in another jurisdiction that bore any word or symbol signifying that the vehicle was branded, including, but not limited to, older model salvage, unrebuildable, parts only, scrap, junk, nonrepairable, reconstructed, rebuilt, flood damaged, damaged, buyback, or any other indication, symbol, or word of like kind, and the name of the jurisdiction issuing the previous title.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 72; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 13.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-173. Salvage branded certificate of title; insurance company; total loss settlement; when issued.

(1) When an insurance company acquires a salvage vehicle through payment of a total loss settlement on account of damage, the company shall obtain the certificate of title from the owner, surrender such certificate of title to the county treasurer, and make application for a salvage branded certificate of title which shall be assigned when the company transfers ownership. An insurer shall take title to a salvage vehicle for which a total loss settlement is made unless the owner of the salvage vehicle elects to retain the salvage vehicle.

(2) If the owner elects to retain the salvage vehicle, the insurance company shall notify the department of such fact in a format prescribed by the department. The department shall immediately enter the salvage brand onto the computerized record of the vehicle. Beginning on the implementation date designated by the director pursuant to subsection (3) of section 60-1508, the insurance company shall report electronically to the department using the electronic reporting system. The insurance company shall also notify the owner of the owner's responsibility to comply with this section. The owner shall, within thirty days after the settlement of the loss, forward the properly endorsed acceptable certificate of title to the county treasurer in the county designated in section 60-144. Upon receipt of the certificate of title, the county treasurer shall issue a salvage branded certificate of title for the vehicle unless the vehicle has been repaired and inspected as provided in section 60-146, in which case the county treasurer shall issue a previously salvaged branded certificate of title for the vehicle.

(3) An insurance company may apply to the department for a salvage branded certificate of title without obtaining a properly endorsed certificate of title from the owner or other evidence of ownership as prescribed by the department if it has been at least thirty days since the company obtained oral or written acceptance by the owner of an offer in an amount in settlement of a total loss. The insurance company shall submit an application form prescribed by the department for a salvage branded certificate of title accompanied by an affidavit from the insurance company that it has made at least two written attempts and has been unable to obtain the proper endorsed certificate of title from the owner following an oral or written acceptance by the owner of an offer of an amount in settlement of a total loss and evidence of settlement.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 73; Laws 2007, LB286, § 19; Laws 2012, LB801, § 46; Laws 2014, LB701, § 1; Laws 2018, LB909, § 33; Laws 2019, LB270, § 11.

60-174. Salvage branded certificate of title; salvage, previously salvaged or rebuilt, flood damaged, or manufacturer buyback title brand; inspection; when.

Whenever a title is issued in this state for a vehicle that is designated a salvage, previously salvaged or rebuilt, flood damaged, or manufacturer buyback, the following title brands shall be required: Salvage, previously salvaged, flood damaged, or manufacturer buyback. A certificate branded salvage, previously salvaged, flood damaged, or manufacturer buyback shall be administered in the same manner and for the same fee or fees as provided for a certificate of title in sections 60-154 to 60-160. When a salvage branded certificate of title is surrendered for a certificate of title branded previously salvaged, the application for a certificate of title shall be accompanied by a statement of inspection as provided in section 60-146.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 74; Laws 2018, LB909, § 34; Laws 2019, LB270, § 12.

60-175. Salvage branded, flood-damaged branded, or manufacturer buyback branded certificate of title; when issued; procedure.

Any person who acquires ownership of a salvage, flood-damaged, or manufacturer buyback vehicle for which he or she does not obtain a salvage branded, flood-damaged branded, or manufacturer buyback branded certificate of title shall surrender the certificate of title to the county treasurer and make application for a salvage branded, flood-damaged branded, or manufacturer buyback branded certificate of title within thirty days after acquisition or prior to the sale or resale of the vehicle or any major component part of such vehicle or use of any major component part of the vehicle, whichever occurs earlier.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 75; Laws 2012, LB801, § 47; Laws 2018, LB909, § 35.

60-176. Salvage branded certificate of title; prohibited act; penalty.

Any person who knowingly transfers a wrecked, damaged, or destroyed vehicle in violation of sections 60-171 to 60-177 is guilty of a Class IV felony.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 76.

60-177. Salvage branded certificate of title; sections; how construed.

Nothing in sections 60-171 to 60-177 shall be construed to require the actual repair of a wrecked, damaged, or destroyed vehicle to be designated as salvage.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 77.

60-178. Stolen vehicle; duties of law enforcement and department.

Every sheriff, chief of police, or member of the patrol having knowledge of a stolen vehicle shall immediately furnish the department with full information in connection therewith. The department, whenever it receives a report of the theft or conversion of such a vehicle, whether owned in this or any other state, together with the make and manufacturer's serial number or motor number, if applicable, shall make a distinctive record thereof and file the same in the numerical order of the manufacturer's serial number with the index records of such vehicle of such make. The department shall prepare a report listing such vehicles stolen and recovered as disclosed by the reports submitted to it, and the report shall be distributed as it may deem advisable. In the event of the receipt from any county treasurer of a copy of a certificate of title to such vehicle, the department shall immediately notify the rightful owner thereof and the county treasurer who issued such certificate of title, and if upon investigation it appears that such certificate of title was improperly issued, the department shall immediately cancel the same. In the event of the recovery of such stolen or converted vehicle, the owner shall immediately notify the department, which shall cause the record of the theft or conversion to be removed from its file.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 78; Laws 2012, LB801, § 48.

60-179. Prohibited acts; penalty.

A person commits a Class IV felony if he or she (1) forges any certificate of title or manufacturer's or importer's certificate to a vehicle, any assignment of either certificate, or any cancellation of any lien on a vehicle, (2) holds or uses such certificate, assignment, or cancellation knowing the same to have been forged, (3) procures or attempts to procure a certificate of title to a vehicle or passes or attempts to pass a certificate of title or any assignment thereof to a vehicle, knowing or having reason to believe that such vehicle has been stolen, (4) sells or offers for sale in this state a vehicle on which the motor number or manufacturer's serial number has been destroyed, removed, covered, altered, or defaced with knowledge of the destruction, removal, covering, alteration, or defacement of such motor number or manufacturer's serial number, (5) knowingly uses a false or fictitious name, knowingly gives a false or fictitious address, knowingly makes any false statement in any application or affidavit required under the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act or in a bill of sale or sworn statement of ownership, or (6) otherwise knowingly commits a fraud in any application for a certificate of title.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 79.

Annotations

Although making a false affidavit was a crime, it would not have been effective in obtaining a certificate of title had holder of certificate recorded its lien. First Nat. Bank v. Provident Finance Co., 176 Neb. 45, 125 N.W.2d 78 (1963).

60-180. Violations; penalty.

(1) A person who operates in this state a vehicle for which a certificate of title is required without having such certificate in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act or upon which the certificate of title has been canceled is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

(2) A person who is a dealer or acting on behalf of a dealer and who acquires, purchases, holds, or displays for sale a new vehicle without having obtained a manufacturer's or importer's certificate or a certificate of title therefor as provided for in the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

(3) A person who fails to surrender any certificate of title or any certificate of registration or license plates or tags upon cancellation of the same by the department and notice thereof as prescribed in the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

(4) A person who fails to surrender the certificate of title to the county treasurer or department as provided in section 60-169 in case of the destruction or dismantling or change of a vehicle in such respect that it is not the vehicle described in the certificate of title is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

(5) A person who purports to sell or transfer a vehicle without delivering to the purchaser or transferee thereof a certificate of title or a manufacturer's or importer's certificate thereto duly assigned to such purchaser as provided in the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

(6) A person who knowingly alters or defaces a certificate of title or manufacturer's or importer's certificate is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

(7) Except as otherwise provided in section 60-179, a person who violates any of the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act or any rules or regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 80; Laws 2012, LB751, § 11; Laws 2012, LB801, § 49.

Annotations

Legislature contemplated that form provided must be fully and properly executed. Loyal's Auto Exchange, Inc. v. Munch, 153 Neb. 628, 45 N.W.2d 913 (1951).

60-181. Vehicle identification inspections; training expenses; how paid.

The Nebraska State Patrol Cash Fund shall be used to defray the expenses of training personnel in title document examination, vehicle identification, and fraud and theft investigation and to defray the patrol's expenses arising pursuant to sections 60-181 to 60-189, including those incurred for printing and distribution of forms, personal services, hearings, and similar administrative functions. Personnel may include, but shall not be limited to, county treasurers, investigative personnel of the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, and peace officers as defined in section 60-646. The training program shall be administered by the patrol. The patrol may utilize the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center to accomplish the training requirements of sections 60-181 to 60-189. The superintendent may make expenditures from the fund necessary to implement such training.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 81; Laws 2012, LB801, § 50.

60-182. Vehicle identification inspections; sheriff; designate inspectors.

The sheriff shall designate a sufficient number of persons to become certified to assure completion of inspections with reasonable promptness.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 82.

60-183. Vehicle identification inspections; inspectors; certificate required; issuance.

No person shall conduct an inspection unless he or she is the holder of a current certificate of training issued by the patrol. The certificate of training shall be issued upon completion of a course of instruction, approved by the patrol, in the identification of stolen and altered vehicles. The superintendent may require an individual to take such additional training as he or she deems necessary in order to maintain a current certificate of training.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 83.

60-184. Vehicle identification inspections; application for training; contents.

The sheriff may designate an employee of his or her office, any individual who is a peace officer as defined in section 60-646, or, by agreement, a county treasurer to assist in accomplishing inspections. Upon designation, the person shall request approval for training from the superintendent. Any person requesting approval for training shall submit a written application to the patrol. Such application shall include the following information: (1) The name and address of the applicant; (2) the name and address of the agency employing the applicant and the name of the agency head; and (3) such biographical information as the superintendent may require to facilitate the designation authorized by this section.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 84; Laws 2012, LB801, § 51.

60-185. Vehicle identification inspections; application for training; investigation; denial; grounds.

(1) Upon receipt of an application for training pursuant to section 60-184, the patrol may inquire into the qualifications of the applicant and may also inquire into the background of the applicant.

(2) The patrol shall not approve any applicant who has (a) knowingly purchased, sold, or done business in stolen vehicles or parts therefor, (b) been found guilty of any felony which has not been pardoned, been found guilty of any misdemeanor concerning fraud or conversion, or suffered any judgment in any civil action involving fraud, misrepresentation, or conversion, or (c) made a false material statement in his or her application.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 85.

60-186. Vehicle identification inspections; revocation of certificate of training; procedure; appeal.

The patrol may, after notice and a hearing, revoke a certificate of training. The patrol shall only be required to hold a hearing if the hearing is requested in writing within fifteen days after notice of the proposed revocation is delivered by the patrol. The patrol may revoke a certificate of training for any reason for which an applicant may be denied approval for training pursuant to section 60-185. The patrol may revoke a certificate of training if the holder fails to keep a certificate current by taking any additional training the patrol may require. The patrol may revoke a certificate of training if the patrol finds that the holder is incompetent. A rebuttable presumption of incompetence shall arise from a finding by the patrol or a court of competent jurisdiction that the holder of a certificate of training has issued a statement of inspection for a stolen vehicle. Any person who feels himself or herself aggrieved by the patrol's decision to revoke a certificate may appeal such decision, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 86.

Cross References

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.

60-187. Vehicle identification inspections; attendance at training; restriction.

No individual, other than a peace officer, shall attend training for inspections funded under the Nebraska State Patrol Cash Fund unless such individual has been designated by a sheriff and approved by the patrol.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 87.

60-188. Vehicle identification inspections; restriction on authority to inspect.

A holder of a certificate of training who is an employee of a licensee as determined by the department shall not inspect any vehicle which is not owned by his or her sponsoring licensee. A holder of a certificate of training who is a licensee shall not inspect any vehicle which he or she does not own.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 88.

60-189. Vehicle identification inspections; superintendent; duty.

The superintendent shall, from time to time, provide each county treasurer and each sheriff with a list of persons holding then current certificates of training.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 89; Laws 2012, LB801, § 52.

60-190. Odometers; unlawful acts; exceptions.

It shall be unlawful for any person to:

(1) Knowingly tamper with, adjust, alter, change, disconnect, or fail to connect an odometer of a motor vehicle, or cause any of the foregoing to occur, to reflect a mileage different than has actually been driven by such motor vehicle except as provided in section 60-191;

(2) With intent to defraud, operate a motor vehicle on any street or highway knowing that the odometer is disconnected or nonfunctional; or

(3) Advertise for sale, sell, use, or install on any part of a motor vehicle or on any odometer in a motor vehicle any device which causes the odometer to register any mileage other than that actually driven.

Sections 60-190 to 60-196 shall not apply to gross-rated motor vehicles of more than sixteen thousand pounds.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 90.

Annotations

Because no rational basis exists between the State's objective of preventing odometer fraud and the requirement that motorcycle dealers register vehicles under conditions which do not obligate dealers of other motor vehicles to do so, this section and section 60-133 offend the Equal Protection Clause of U.S. Const. amend. XIV. State v. Garber, 249 Neb. 648, 545 N.W.2d 75 (1996).

60-191. Odometers; repaired or replaced; notice.

If any odometer is repaired or replaced, the reading of the repaired or replaced odometer shall be set at the reading of the odometer repaired or replaced immediately prior to repair or replacement and the adjustment shall not be deemed a violation of section 60-190, except that when the repaired or replaced odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before such repair or replacement, the repaired or replaced odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a notice in writing on a form prescribed by the department shall be attached to the left door frame of the motor vehicle, or in the case of a motorcycle, other than an autocycle, to the frame of the motorcycle, by the owner or his or her agent specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced and any removal or alteration of such notice so affixed shall be deemed a violation of section 60-190.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 91; Laws 2018, LB909, § 36.

Annotations

Because no rational basis exists between the State's objective of preventing odometer fraud and the requirement that motorcycle dealers register vehicles under conditions which do not obligate dealers of other motor vehicles to do so, section 60-132 and this section offend the Equal Protection Clause of U.S. Const. amend. XIV. State v. Garber, 249 Neb. 648, 545 N.W.2d 75 (1996).

60-192. Odometers; transferor; statement; contents.

(1) The transferor of any motor vehicle described in subsection (2) of this section, which was equipped with an odometer by the manufacturer, shall provide to the transferee a statement, signed by the transferor, setting forth:

(a) The mileage on the odometer at the time of transfer; and

(b)(i) A statement that, to the transferor's best knowledge, such mileage is that actually driven by the motor vehicle;

(ii) A statement that the transferor has knowledge that the mileage shown on the odometer is in excess of the designated mechanical odometer limit; or

(iii) A statement that the odometer reading does not reflect the actual mileage and should not be relied upon because the transferor has knowledge that the odometer reading differs from the actual mileage and that the difference is greater than that caused by odometer calibration error.

(2) Prior to January 1, 2021, this section applies to the transfer of any motor vehicle of an age of less than ten years. Beginning January 1, 2021, this section applies to the transfer of any motor vehicle with a manufacturer's model year designation of 2011 or newer and an age of less than twenty years.

(3) If a discrepancy exists between the odometer reading and the actual mileage, a warning notice to alert the transferee shall be included with the statement. The transferor shall retain a true copy of such statement for a period of five years from the date of the transaction.

(4) Beginning on the implementation date designated by the director pursuant to subsection (2) of section 60-1508, if motor vehicle ownership has been transferred by operation of law pursuant to repossession under subdivision (2)(b)(iv) of section 60-166, the mileage shall be listed as the odometer reading at the time of the most recent transfer of ownership prior to the repossession of the motor vehicle. The adjustment shall not be deemed a violation of section 60-190.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 92; Laws 2017, LB263, § 22; Laws 2018, LB909, § 37; Laws 2020, LB944, § 9.

60-193. Odometers; application for certificate of title; statement required.

The statement required by section 60-192 shall be on a form prescribed by the department or shall appear on the certificate of title. Such statement shall be submitted with the application for certificate of title unless the statement appears on the certificate of title being submitted with the application. The statement required by section 60-192 shall appear on the new certificate of title issued in the name of the transferee. No certificate of title shall be issued for a motor vehicle unless the application is accompanied by such statement or unless the information required by such statement appears on the certificate of title being submitted with the application.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 93; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 20.

60-194. Odometers; motor vehicle dealer; duties; violation; effect.

No licensed motor vehicle dealer shall have in his or her possession as inventory for sale any used motor vehicle of an age of less than twenty-five years for which the dealer does not have in his or her possession the transferor's statement required by section 60-192 unless a certificate of title has been issued for such motor vehicle in the name of the dealer. Violation of sections 60-190 to 60-196 shall be grounds for suspension or revocation of a motor vehicle dealer's license under the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 94; Laws 2010, LB816, § 6.

Cross References

Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, see section 60-1401.

60-195. Odometers; motor vehicle dealer; not guilty of violation; conditions.

A licensed motor vehicle dealer reassigning a certificate of title shall not be guilty of a violation of sections 60-190 to 60-196 if such dealer has in his or her possession the transferor's statement and if he or she has no knowledge that the statement is false and that the odometer does not reflect the mileage actually driven by the motor vehicle.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 95.

60-196. Odometers; retention of statement; violation; penalty.

Any transferor who does not retain a true copy of the odometer statement for a period of five years from the date of the transaction as required by section 60-192 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor. Any person who violates any other provision of sections 60-190 to 60-196 shall be guilty of a Class IV felony.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 96.

60-197. Certificates, statements, notations, rules, regulations, and orders under prior law; effect.

(1) The repeal of Chapter 60, article 1, as it existed on September 4, 2005, and the enactment of the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act is not intended to affect the validity of manufacturer's or importer's certificates, certificates of title of any kind, odometer statements, or security interests or liens in existence on such date. All such certificates, statements, and notations are valid under the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act as if issued or made under such act.

(2) The repeal of Chapter 60, article 1, as it existed on September 4, 2005, and the enactment of the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act is not intended to affect the validity of certificates of training for inspections in existence on such date. All such certificates are valid under the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act as if issued under such act.

(3) The rules, regulations, and orders of the Director of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Motor Vehicles issued under Chapter 60, article 1, shall remain in effect as if issued under the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act unless changed or eliminated by the director or the department to the extent such power is statutorily granted to the director and department.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 276, § 97.

60-201. Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 222, § 40.

60-202. Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 222, § 40.

60-202.01. Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 222, § 40.

60-202.02. Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 222, § 40.

60-203. Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 222, § 40.

60-204. Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 222, § 40.

60-205. Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 222, § 40.

60-301. Act, how cited.

Sections 60-301 to 60-3,260 shall be known and may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Registration Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 1; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 21; Laws 2007, LB286, § 20; Laws 2007, LB349, § 1; Laws 2007, LB570, § 1; Laws 2008, LB756, § 5; Laws 2009, LB110, § 1; Laws 2009, LB129, § 1; Laws 2010, LB650, § 20; Laws 2011, LB163, § 16; Laws 2011, LB289, § 12; Laws 2012, LB216, § 1; Laws 2012, LB1155, § 7; Laws 2014, LB383, § 1; Laws 2014, LB816, § 1; Laws 2015, LB220, § 1; Laws 2015, LB231, § 6; Laws 2016, LB474, § 3; Laws 2016, LB783, § 1; Laws 2016, LB977, § 5; Laws 2017, LB46, § 1; Laws 2017, LB263, § 23; Laws 2018, LB909, § 38; Laws 2019, LB138, § 3; Laws 2019, LB156, § 6; Laws 2019, LB356, § 2; Laws 2020, LB944, § 10; Laws 2021, LB113, § 3; Laws 2021, LB166, § 1; Laws 2021, LB317, § 1; Laws 2024, LB140, § 1; Laws 2024, LB1317, § 59.

Note: The Revisor of Statutes has pursuant to section 49-769 correlated LB140, section 1, with LB1317, section 59, to reflect all amendments.

Note: Changes made by LB140 became operative July 19, 2024. Changes made by LB1317 became operative January 1, 2025.

60-302. Definitions, where found.

For purposes of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions found in sections 60-302.01 to 60-360 shall be used.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 2; Laws 2007, LB286, § 21; Laws 2008, LB756, § 6; Laws 2010, LB650, § 21; Laws 2011, LB163, § 17; Laws 2012, LB1155, § 8; Laws 2015, LB231, § 7; Laws 2016, LB783, § 2; Laws 2017, LB263, § 24; Laws 2018, LB909, § 39; Laws 2019, LB156, § 7; Laws 2024, LB1317, § 60.
Operative Date: January 1, 2025

60-302.01. Access aisle, defined.

Access aisle means a space adjacent to a handicapped parking space or passenger loading zone which is constructed and designed in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the federal regulations adopted in response to the act, as the act and the regulations existed on January 1, 2024.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 18; Laws 2019, LB79, § 3; Laws 2020, LB944, § 11; Laws 2021, LB149, § 3; Laws 2022, LB750, § 12; Laws 2023, LB138, § 10; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 14.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-303. Agricultural floater-spreader implement, defined.

Agricultural floater-spreader implement means self-propelled equipment which is designed and used exclusively to carry and apply fertilizer, chemicals, or related products to agricultural soil and crops and which has a gross laden weight of forty-eight thousand pounds or less and is equipped with floatation tires.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 3.

60-304. Agricultural products, defined.

Agricultural products means field crops and horticultural, viticultural, forestry, nut, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, and farm products, including sod grown on the land owned or rented by the farmer, and the byproducts derived from any of them.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 4.

60-305. All-terrain vehicle, defined.

All-terrain vehicle means any motorized off-highway vehicle which (1) is fifty inches or less in width, (2) has a dry weight of twelve hundred pounds or less, (3) travels on three or more nonhighway tires, and (4) is designed for operator use only with no passengers or is specifically designed by the original manufacturer for the operator and one passenger. All-terrain vehicles which have been modified or retrofitted with after-market parts to include additional equipment not required by sections 60-6,357 and 60-6,358 shall not be registered under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, nor shall such modified or retrofitted vehicles be eligible for registration in any other category of vehicle defined in the act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 5; Laws 2014, LB814, § 5.

60-306. Alternative fuel, defined.

Alternative fuel includes electricity, solar power, and any other source of energy not otherwise taxed under the motor fuel laws as defined in section 66-712 which is used to power a motor vehicle. Alternative fuel does not include motor vehicle fuel as defined in section 66-482, diesel fuel as defined in section 66-482, or compressed fuel as defined in section 66-6,100.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 6; Laws 2011, LB289, § 13.

60-307. Ambulance, defined.

Ambulance means any privately or publicly owned motor vehicle that is especially designed, constructed or modified, and equipped and is intended to be used and is maintained or operated for the overland transportation of patients upon the highways in this state or any other motor vehicle used for such purposes but does not include or mean any motor vehicle owned or operated under the direct control of an agency of the United States Government.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 7.

60-308. Apportionable vehicle, defined.

(1) Apportionable vehicle means any motor vehicle or trailer used or intended for use in two or more member jurisdictions that allocate or proportionally register motor vehicles or trailers and used for the transportation of persons for hire or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

(2) Apportionable vehicle does not include any recreational vehicle, motor vehicle displaying restricted plates, city pickup and delivery vehicle, or government-owned motor vehicle.

(3) An apportionable vehicle that is a power unit shall (a) have two axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds or eleven thousand seven hundred ninety-three and four hundred one thousandths kilograms, (b) have three or more axles, regardless of weight, or (c) be used in combination when the weight of such combination exceeds twenty-six thousand pounds or eleven thousand seven hundred ninety-three and four hundred one thousandths kilograms gross vehicle weight. Vehicles or combinations of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of twenty-six thousand pounds or eleven thousand seven hundred ninety-three and four hundred one thousandths kilograms or less and two-axle vehicles may be proportionally registered at the option of the registrant.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 8; Laws 2007, LB286, § 22; Laws 2018, LB177, § 1.

60-309. Assembled vehicle, defined.

Assembled vehicle means a motor vehicle or trailer which was manufactured or assembled less than thirty years prior to application for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act and which is materially altered from its construction by the removal, addition, or substitution of new or used major component parts unless such major component parts were replaced under warranty by the original manufacturer of the motor vehicle or trailer. Its make shall be assembled, and its model year shall be the year in which the motor vehicle or trailer was assembled.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 9; Laws 2018, LB909, § 42.

60-309.01. Autocycle, defined.

Autocycle means any motor vehicle (1) having a seat that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride it, (2) designed to travel on three wheels in contact with the ground, (3) having antilock brakes, (4) designed to be controlled with a steering wheel and pedals, and (5) in which the operator and passenger ride either side by side or in tandem in a seating area that is equipped with a manufacturer-installed three-point safety belt system for each occupant and that has a seating area that either (a) is completely enclosed and is equipped with manufacturer-installed airbags and a manufacturer-installed roll cage or (b) is not completely enclosed and is equipped with a manufacturer-installed rollover protection system.

Source:Laws 2015, LB231, § 8; Laws 2018, LB909, § 43.

60-310. Automobile liability policy, defined.

Automobile liability policy means liability insurance written by an insurance carrier duly authorized to do business in this state protecting other persons from damages for liability on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of the insurance arising out of the ownership of a motor vehicle (1) in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, (2) subject to the limit for one person, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and (3) in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of other persons in any one accident. An automobile liability policy shall not exclude, limit, reduce, or otherwise alter liability coverage under the policy solely because the injured person making a claim is the named insured in the policy or residing in the household with the named insured.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 10; Laws 2013, LB316, § 1.

Annotations

The prohibition from excluding or limiting liability coverage under the policy solely because the injured person was the named insured or a resident relative of the named insured applies to policies both with coverage limits at the minimum required by law and with coverage limits above the minimum required by law. It prohibits both exclusions that seek to completely exclude liability coverage for an injured insured or household member and exclusions that seek to limit, reduce, or alter the liability coverage to the minimum required by law for an injured insured or household member. Shelter Mut. Ins. Co. v. Freudenburg, 304 Neb. 1015, 938 N.W.2d 92 (2020).

60-310.01. Auxiliary axle, defined.

Auxiliary axle means an auxiliary undercarriage assembly with a fifth wheel and tow bar used to convert a semitrailer to a full trailer, commonly known as converter gears or converter dollies.

Source:Laws 2018, LB909, § 40.

60-311. Base jurisdiction, defined.

Base jurisdiction means, for purposes of fleet registration, the jurisdiction where the registrant has an established place of business, where miles or kilometers are accrued by the fleet, and where operational records of such fleet are maintained or can be made available.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 11; Laws 2006, LB 853, § 1; Laws 2007, LB239, § 1; Laws 2008, LB756, § 7.

60-312. Boat dealer, defined.

Boat dealer means a person engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging boats at retail who has a principal place of business for such purposes in this state.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 12.

60-313. Bus, defined.

Bus means every motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten passengers and used for the transportation of persons and every motor vehicle, other than a taxicab, designed and used for the transportation of persons for compensation.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 13.

60-314. Cabin trailer, defined.

Cabin trailer means any trailer designed for living quarters and for being towed by a motor vehicle and not exceeding one hundred two inches in width, forty feet in length, or thirteen and one-half feet in height, except as provided in subdivision (2)(k) of section 60-6,288.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 14.

60-314.01. Car toter or tow dolly, defined.

Car toter or tow dolly means a two-wheeled conveyance designed or adapted to support the weight of one axle of a motor vehicle while being towed in combination behind another motor vehicle.

Source:Laws 2018, LB909, § 41.

60-315. Collector, defined.

Collector means the owner of one or more historical vehicles who collects, purchases, acquires, trades, or disposes of such historical vehicles or parts thereof for his or her own use in order to preserve, restore, and maintain a historical vehicle or vehicles for hobby purposes.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 15.

60-316. Commercial motor vehicle, defined.

(1) This subsection applies until January 1, 2023. Commercial motor vehicle means any motor vehicle used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property and does not include farm trucks or public power district motor vehicles.

(2) This subsection applies beginning January 1, 2023. Commercial motor vehicle means any motor vehicle used or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property and does not include farm trucks, metropolitan utilities district motor vehicles, or public power district motor vehicles.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 16; Laws 2016, LB783, § 3; Laws 2018, LB909, § 44.

60-317. Commercial trailer, defined.

Commercial trailer means any trailer or semitrailer which has a gross weight, including load thereon, of more than nine thousand pounds and which is designed, used, or maintained for the transportation of persons or property for hire, compensation, or profit or designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. Commercial trailer does not include cabin trailers, farm trailers, fertilizer trailers, or utility trailers.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 17; Laws 2016, LB783, § 4; Laws 2017, LB263, § 25.

60-318. Current model year vehicle, defined.

Current model year vehicle means a motor vehicle or trailer for which the model year as designated by the manufacturer corresponds to the calendar year.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 18.

60-319. Department, defined.

Department means the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 19.

60-320. Repealed. Laws 2012, LB 801, § 102.

60-321. Director, defined.

Director means the Director of Motor Vehicles.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 21.

60-322. Electric personal assistive mobility device, defined.

Electric personal assistive mobility device means a self-balancing, two-nontandem-wheeled device, designed to transport only one person and containing an electric propulsion system with an average power of seven hundred fifty watts or one horsepower, whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, when powered solely by such a propulsion system and while being ridden by an operator who weighs one hundred seventy pounds, is less than twenty miles per hour.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 22.

60-323. Evidence of insurance, defined.

Evidence of insurance means evidence of a current and effective automobile liability policy in paper or electronic format.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 23; Laws 2014, LB816, § 2.

60-324. Farm trailer, defined.

Farm trailer means a trailer or semitrailer belonging to a farmer or rancher and used wholly and exclusively to carry supplies to or from the owner's farm or ranch, used by a farmer or rancher to carry his or her own agricultural products to or from storage or market, or used by a farmer or rancher for hauling of supplies or agricultural products in exchange of services. Farm trailer does not include a trailer so used when attached to a farm tractor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 24; Laws 2007, LB286, § 23.

60-325. Farm truck, defined.

Farm truck means a truck or sport utility vehicle, including any combination of a truck, truck-tractor, or sport utility vehicle, and a trailer or semitrailer, of a farmer or rancher (1) used exclusively to carry a farmer's or rancher's own supplies, farm equipment, and household goods to or from the owner's farm or ranch, (2) used by the farmer or rancher to carry his or her own agricultural products to or from storage or market, (3) used by a farmer or rancher in exchange of services in such hauling of supplies or agricultural products, or (4) used occasionally to carry camper units, to tow boats or cabin trailers, or to carry or tow museum pieces or historical vehicles, without compensation, to events for public display or educational purposes.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 25; Laws 2007, LB286, § 24.

60-326. Fertilizer trailer, defined.

Fertilizer trailer means any trailer, including gooseneck applicators or trailers, designed and used exclusively to carry or apply agricultural fertilizer or agricultural chemicals and having a gross weight, including load thereon, of twenty thousand pounds or less.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 26.

60-327. Film vehicle, defined.

Film vehicle means any motor vehicle or trailer used exclusively by a nonresident production company temporarily on location in Nebraska producing a feature film, television commercial, documentary, or industrial or educational videotape production.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 27.

60-328. Finance company, defined.

Finance company means any person engaged in the business of financing sales of motor vehicles, motorcycles, or trailers, or purchasing or acquiring promissory notes, secured instruments, or other documents by which the motor vehicles, motorcycles, or trailers are pledged as security for payment of obligations arising from such sales and who may find it necessary to engage in the activity of repossession and the sale of the motor vehicles, motorcycles, or trailers so pledged.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 28.

60-328.01. Former military vehicle, defined.

Former military vehicle means a motor vehicle that was manufactured for use in any country's military forces and is maintained to accurately represent its military design and markings, regardless of the vehicle's size or weight, but is no longer used, or never was used, by a military force.

Source:Laws 2019, LB156, § 8.

60-329. Fleet, defined.

Fleet means one or more apportionable vehicles.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 29.

60-329.01. Golf car vehicle, defined.

Golf car vehicle means a vehicle that has at least four wheels, has a maximum level ground speed of less than twenty miles per hour, has a maximum payload capacity of one thousand two hundred pounds, has a maximum gross vehicle weight of two thousand five hundred pounds, has a maximum passenger capacity of not more than four persons, and is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting and recreational purposes.

Source:Laws 2012, LB1155, § 9.

60-330. Gross vehicle weight, defined.

Gross vehicle weight means the sum of the empty weights of a truck or truck-tractor and the empty weights of any trailer, semitrailer, or combination thereof with which the truck or truck-tractor is to be operated in combination at any one time, plus the weight of the maximum load to be carried thereon at any one time.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 30.

60-331. Gross vehicle weight rating, defined.

Gross vehicle weight rating means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single motor vehicle or trailer.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 31.

60-331.01. Handicapped or disabled parking permit, defined.

Handicapped or disabled parking permit means a permit issued by the department that authorizes the use of parking spaces and access aisles that have been designated for the exclusive use of handicapped or disabled persons.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 19; Laws 2014, LB657, § 3.

60-331.02. Handicapped or disabled person, defined.

Handicapped or disabled person means any individual with a severe visual, neurological, or physical impairment which limits personal mobility and results in an inability to travel more than two hundred feet without stopping or without the use of a wheelchair, crutch, walker, or prosthetic, orthotic, or other assistant device, any individual whose personal mobility is limited as a result of respiratory problems, any individual who has a cardiac condition to the extent that his or her functional limitations are classified in severity as being Class III or Class IV, according to standards set by the American Heart Association, and any individual who has permanently lost all or substantially all the use of one or more limbs.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 20; Laws 2016, LB865, § 1; Laws 2020, LB944, § 12.

60-332. Highway, defined.

Highway means the entire width between the boundary limits of any street, road, avenue, boulevard, or way which is publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 32.

60-333. Historical vehicle, defined.

Historical vehicle means a motor vehicle or trailer which is thirty or more years old, which is essentially unaltered from the original manufacturer's specifications, and which is, because of its significance, being collected, preserved, restored, or maintained by a collector as a leisure pursuit.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 33; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 22; Laws 2007, LB286, § 25.

60-334. Injurisdiction distance, defined.

Injurisdiction distance means total miles or kilometers operated (1) in the State of Nebraska during the preceding year by the motor vehicle or vehicles registered and licensed for fleet operation and (2) in noncontracting reciprocity jurisdictions by fleet vehicles that are base-plated in Nebraska.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 34.

60-334.01. International Registration Plan, defined.

International Registration Plan means the International Registration Plan adopted by International Registration Plan, Inc.

Source:Laws 2008, LB756, § 8.

60-335. Kit vehicle, defined.

Kit vehicle means a motor vehicle or trailer which was assembled by a person other than a generally recognized manufacturer of motor vehicles or trailers by the use of a reproduction resembling a specific manufacturer's make and model that is at least thirty years old purchased from an authorized manufacturer and accompanied by a manufacturer's statement of origin. Kit vehicle does not include glider kits.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 35; Laws 2018, LB909, § 45.

60-335.01. Licensed dealer, defined.

Licensed dealer means a motor vehicle dealer, motorcycle dealer, or trailer dealer licensed under the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act.

Source:Laws 2017, LB263, § 26.

Cross References

Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, see section 60-1401.

60-336. Local truck, defined.

Local truck means a truck and combinations of trucks, truck-tractors, or trailers operated solely within an incorporated city or village or within ten miles of the corporate limits of the city or village in which they are owned, operated, and registered.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 36.

60-336.01. Low-speed vehicle, defined.

Low-speed vehicle means a (1) four-wheeled motor vehicle (a) whose speed attainable in one mile is more than twenty miles per hour and not more than twenty-five miles per hour on a paved, level surface, (b) whose gross vehicle weight rating is less than three thousand pounds, and (c) that complies with 49 C.F.R. part 571, as such part existed on January 1, 2024, or (2) three-wheeled motor vehicle (a) whose maximum speed attainable is not more than twenty-five miles per hour on a paved, level surface, (b) whose gross vehicle weight rating is less than three thousand pounds, and (c) which is equipped with a windshield and an occupant protection system. A motorcycle with a sidecar attached is not a low-speed vehicle.

Source:Laws 2007, LB286, § 26; Laws 2011, LB289, § 14; Laws 2014, LB776, § 1; Laws 2015, LB313, § 1; Laws 2016, LB929, § 2; Laws 2017, LB263, § 27; Laws 2018, LB909, § 46; Laws 2019, LB79, § 4; Laws 2019, LB270, § 13; Laws 2020, LB944, § 13; Laws 2021, LB149, § 4; Laws 2022, LB750, § 13; Laws 2023, LB138, § 11; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 15.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-336.02. Metropolitan utilities district, defined.

Metropolitan utilities district means a district created pursuant to section 14-2101.

Source:Laws 2018, LB909, § 47.

60-337. Minibike, defined.

Minibike means a two-wheel motor vehicle which has a total wheel and tire diameter of less than fourteen inches or an engine-rated capacity of less than forty-five cubic centimeters displacement or any other two-wheel motor vehicle primarily designed by the manufacturer for off-road use only. Minibike shall not include an electric personal assistive mobility device.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 37.

60-337.01. Minitruck, defined.

Minitruck means a foreign-manufactured import vehicle or domestic-manufactured vehicle which (1) is powered by an internal combustion engine with a piston or rotor displacement of one thousand five hundred cubic centimeters or less, (2) is sixty-seven inches or less in width, (3) has a dry weight of four thousand two hundred pounds or less, (4) travels on four or more tires, (5) has a top speed of approximately fifty-five miles per hour, (6) is equipped with a bed or compartment for hauling, (7) has an enclosed passenger cab, (8) is equipped with headlights, taillights, turnsignals, windshield wipers, a rearview mirror, and an occupant protection system, and (9) has a four-speed, five-speed, or automatic transmission.

Source:Laws 2010, LB650, § 22; Laws 2012, LB898, § 2.

60-338. Moped, defined.

Moped means a device with fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power, an automatic transmission, and a motor with a cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters which produces no more than two brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum design speed of no more than thirty miles per hour on level ground.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 38; Laws 2015, LB95, § 5.

60-339. Motor vehicle, defined.

Motor vehicle means any vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power. Motor vehicle does not include (1) mopeds, (2) farm tractors, (3) self-propelled equipment designed and used exclusively to carry and apply fertilizer, chemicals, or related products to agricultural soil and crops, agricultural floater-spreader implements, and other implements of husbandry designed for and used primarily for tilling the soil and harvesting crops or feeding livestock, (4) power unit hay grinders or a combination which includes a power unit and a hay grinder when operated without cargo, (5) vehicles which run only on rails or tracks, (6) off-road designed vehicles not authorized by law for use on a highway, including, but not limited to, golf car vehicles, go-carts, riding lawnmowers, garden tractors, all-terrain vehicles, utility-type vehicles, snowmobiles registered or exempt from registration under sections 60-3,207 to 60-3,219, and minibikes, (7) road and general-purpose construction and maintenance machinery not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property, including, but not limited to, ditchdigging apparatus, asphalt spreaders, bucket loaders, leveling graders, earthmoving carryalls, power shovels, earthmoving equipment, and crawler tractors, (8) self-propelled chairs used by persons who are disabled, (9) electric personal assistive mobility devices, and (10) bicycles as defined in section 60-611.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 39; Laws 2007, LB286, § 27; Laws 2010, LB650, § 23; Laws 2011, LB289, § 15; Laws 2012, LB1155, § 10; Laws 2015, LB95, § 6.

Annotations

Licensed automobile dealer is required to note mortgage lien on certificate of title. Bank of Keystone v. Kayton, 155 Neb. 79, 50 N.W.2d 511 (1951).

Legislative definition of motor vehicle for purposes of classification for licensing or taxing does not change the common meaning of words with relation to other matters. Moffitt v. State Automobile Ins. Assn., 140 Neb. 578, 300 N.W. 837 (1941), vacating on rehearing, 139 Neb. 512, 297 N.W. 918 (1941).

Failure of supposed owner to register automobile as required by law is suspicious circumstance, putting purchaser on inquiry. Wallich v. Sandlovich, 111 Neb. 318, 196 N.W. 317 (1923).

60-340. Motorcycle, defined.

Motorcycle means any motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for use of the operator and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. Motorcycle includes an autocycle.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 40; Laws 2015, LB231, § 9; Laws 2018, LB909, § 48.

60-341. Noncontracting reciprocity jurisdiction, defined.

Noncontracting reciprocity jurisdiction means any jurisdiction which is not a party to any type of contracting agreement between the State of Nebraska and one or more other jurisdictions for registration purposes on commercial motor vehicles or trailers and, as a condition to operate on the highways of that jurisdiction, (1) does not require any type of motor vehicle or trailer registration or allocation of motor vehicles or trailers for registration purposes or (2) does not impose any charges based on miles operated, other than those that might be assessed against fuel consumed in that jurisdiction, on any motor vehicles or trailers which are part of a Nebraska-based fleet.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 41.

60-342. Owner, defined.

Owner means a person, firm, or corporation which holds a legal title of a motor vehicle or trailer. If (1) a motor vehicle or trailer is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee, (2) a motor vehicle or trailer is subject to a lease of thirty days or more with an immediate right of possession vested in the lessee, or (3) a mortgagor of a motor vehicle or trailer is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee, lessee, or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for purposes of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 42; Laws 2006, LB 853, § 2; Laws 2007, LB239, § 2; Laws 2008, LB756, § 9.

60-343. Park, defined.

Park means to stop a motor vehicle or trailer for any length of time, whether occupied or unoccupied.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 43.

60-344. Parts vehicle, defined.

Parts vehicle means a vehicle or trailer the title to which has been surrendered (1) in accordance with subdivision (1)(a) of section 60-169 or (2) to any other state by the owner of the vehicle or an insurance company to render the vehicle fit for sale for scrap and parts only.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 44; Laws 2011, LB241, § 5.

60-345. Passenger car, defined.

Passenger car means a motor vehicle designed and used to carry ten passengers or less and not used for hire. Passenger car may include a sport utility vehicle.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 45; Laws 2007, LB286, § 28.

60-345.01. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, defined.

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle means any motor vehicle which:

(1) Uses batteries to power an electric motor;

(2) Uses motor vehicle fuel as defined in section 66-482, diesel fuel as defined in section 66-482, or compressed fuel as defined in section 66-6,100 to power an internal combustion engine; and

(3) Has batteries that can be charged using a wall outlet or charging equipment.

Source:Laws 2024, LB1317, § 61.
Operative Date: January 1, 2025

60-346. Proof of financial responsibility, defined.

Proof of financial responsibility means evidence of ability to respond in damages for liability, on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of such proof, arising out of the ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle, (1) in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident, (2) subject to such limit for one person, in the amount of fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and (3) in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 46.

60-346.01. Public power district, defined.

Public power district means a district as defined by section 70-601 receiving annual gross revenue of at least forty million dollars as determined by the Nebraska Power Review Board.

Source:Laws 2016, LB783, § 5.

60-346.02. Reconstructed, defined.

Reconstructed means the designation of a vehicle which was permanently altered from its original design construction by removing, adding, or substituting major component parts.

Source:Laws 2018, LB909, § 49.

60-346.03. Replica, defined.

Replica means the designation of a vehicle which resembles a specific manufacturer's make and model that is at least thirty years old and which has been assembled as a kit vehicle.

Source:Laws 2018, LB909, § 50.

60-347. Recreational vehicle, defined.

Recreational vehicle means a motor vehicle designed for living quarters.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 47.

60-348. Semitrailer, defined.

Semitrailer means any trailer so constructed that some part of its weight and that of its load rests upon or is carried by the towing vehicle. Semitrailer does not include an auxiliary axle or a car toter or tow dolly.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 48; Laws 2018, LB909, § 51.

60-349. Situs, defined.

Situs means the tax district where the motor vehicle or trailer is stored and kept for the greater portion of the calendar year. For a motor vehicle or trailer used or owned by a student, the situs is at the place of residence of the student if different from the place at which he or she is attending school.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 49.

60-350. Snowmobile, defined.

Snowmobile means a self-propelled vehicle designed to travel on snow or ice or a natural terrain steered by wheels, skis, or runners and propelled by a belt-driven track with or without steel cleats.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 50.

60-351. Specially constructed vehicle, defined.

Specially constructed vehicle means a motor vehicle or trailer which was not originally constructed under a distinctive name, make, model, or type by a manufacturer of motor vehicles or trailers. Specially constructed vehicle includes kit vehicle.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 51.

60-351.01. Sport utility vehicle, defined.

Sport utility vehicle means a high-performance motor vehicle weighing six thousand pounds or less designed to carry ten passengers or less or designated as a sport utility vehicle by the manufacturer.

Source:Laws 2007, LB286, § 29.

60-352. Suspension of operator's license, defined.

Suspension of operator's license means the temporary withdrawal by formal action of the department of a person's motor vehicle operator's license for a period specifically designated by the department, if any, and until compliance with all conditions for reinstatement.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 52.

60-352.01. Temporarily handicapped or disabled person, defined.

Temporarily handicapped or disabled person means any handicapped or disabled person whose personal mobility is expected to be limited as described in section 60-331.02 for no longer than one year.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 21.

60-353. Total fleet distance, defined.

Total fleet distance means the distance traveled by a fleet in all jurisdictions during the preceding year.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 53.

60-354. Trailer, defined.

Trailer means any device without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and being towed by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. Trailer does not include an auxiliary axle or a car toter or tow dolly.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 54; Laws 2018, LB909, § 52.

Annotations

Trailer and truck-tractor are defined by this section. Ashton v. State, 173 Neb. 78, 112 N.W.2d 540 (1961).

60-355. Transporter, defined.

Transporter means any person lawfully engaged in the business of transporting motor vehicles or trailers not his or her own solely for delivery thereof (1) by driving singly, (2) by driving in combinations by the towbar, fullmount, or saddlemount method or any combination thereof, or (3) when a truck or truck-tractor tows a trailer.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 55; Laws 2007, LB286, § 30.

60-356. Truck, defined.

Truck means a motor vehicle that is designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property or designated as a truck by the manufacturer.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 56; Laws 2007, LB286, § 31.

Annotations

Section 39-6,193, imposing vicarious liability on owners-lessors of trucks for damages by lessees and operators of the leased trucks, is constitutional. Bridgeford v. U-Haul Co., 195 Neb. 308, 238 N.W.2d 443 (1976).

Statute deals only with regulation of motor vehicles upon the highway and definition of word truck therein does not become part of insurance contract. Paltani v. Sentinel Life Ins. Co., 121 Neb. 447, 237 N.W. 392 (1931).

In replevin for motor truck under chattel mortgage, describing it by wrong serial number, question whether description in mortgage, together with other circumstances, was sufficient to identify truck, was for jury. State Bank of Omaha v. Murphy, 110 Neb. 526, 194 N.W. 442 (1923).

60-357. Truck-tractor, defined.

Truck-tractor means any motor vehicle designed and used primarily for towing other motor vehicles or trailers and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the motor vehicle or trailer and load being towed.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 57.

Annotations

Trailer and truck-tractor are defined by this section. Ashton v. State, 173 Neb. 78, 112 N.W.2d 540 (1961).

60-358. Utility trailer, defined.

Utility trailer means a trailer having a gross weight, including load thereon, of nine thousand pounds or less.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 58.

60-358.01. Utility-type vehicle, defined.

(1) Utility-type vehicle means any motorized off-highway vehicle which (a) is seventy-four inches in width or less, (b) is not more than one hundred eighty inches, including the bumper, in length, (c) has a dry weight of two thousand pounds or less, and (d) travels on four or more nonhighway tires. Utility-type vehicles which have been modified or retrofitted with after-market parts to include additional equipment not required by sections 60-6,357 and 60-6,358 shall not be registered under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, nor shall such modified or retrofitted vehicles be eligible for registration in any other category of vehicle defined in the act.

(2) Utility-type vehicle does not include all-terrain vehicles, golf car vehicles, or low-speed vehicles.

Source:Laws 2010, LB650, § 24; Laws 2012, LB1155, § 11; Laws 2013, LB223, § 2; Laws 2014, LB814, § 6.

60-359. Well-boring apparatus, defined.

Well-boring apparatus means trucks, truck-tractors, or combinations of trucks or truck-tractors and trailers which are not for hire and are used exclusively to travel to and from the well site including (1) the well rig truck, (2) the boom truck, (3) the water tank truck, and (4) such other devices as are used exclusively for transporting well-boring apparatus to and from the well site including the drill stem, casing, drilling mud, pumps and related equipment, and well-site excavating machinery or equipment.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 59.

60-360. Well-servicing equipment, defined.

Well-servicing equipment means equipment used for the (1) care and replacement of down-hole production equipment and (2) restimulation of a well.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 60.

60-361. Department; powers.

The department may administer and enforce the International Registration Plan Act and the Motor Vehicle Registration Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 61.

Cross References

International Registration Plan Act, see section 60-3,192.

60-362. Registration required; presumption.

Unless otherwise expressly provided, no motor vehicle shall be operated or parked and no trailer shall be towed or parked on the highways of this state unless the motor vehicle or trailer is registered in accordance with the Motor Vehicle Registration Act. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that any motor vehicle or trailer stored and kept more than thirty days in the state is being operated, parked, or towed on the highways of this state, and such motor vehicle or trailer shall be registered in accordance with the act, from the date of title of the motor vehicle or trailer or, if no transfer in ownership of the motor vehicle or trailer has occurred, from the expiration of the last registration period for which the motor vehicle or trailer was registered. No motor vehicle or trailer shall be eligible for initial registration in this state, except a motor vehicle or trailer registered or eligible to be registered as part of a fleet of apportionable vehicles under section 60-3,198, unless the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act has been complied with insofar as the motor vehicle or trailer is concerned.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 62; Laws 2006, LB 765, § 5.

Cross References

Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act, see section 60-101.

Annotations

Exceptions are made as to requirement of registration. Bank of Keystone v. Kayton, 155 Neb. 79, 50 N.W.2d 511 (1951).

This section requiring owners of motor vehicles to obtain certificates of registration does not violate commerce clause of United States Constitution. Peterson v. Department of Public Works, 120 Neb. 517, 234 N.W. 95 (1931).

60-363. Registration certificate; duty to carry, exceptions.

(1) No person shall operate or park a motor vehicle on the highways unless such motor vehicle at all times carries in or upon it, subject to inspection by any peace officer, the registration certificate issued for it.

(2) No person shall tow or park a trailer on the highways unless the registration certificate issued for the trailer or a copy thereof is carried in or upon the trailer or in or upon the motor vehicle that is towing or parking the trailer, subject to inspection by any peace officer, except as provided in subsections (4) and (5) of this section and except fertilizer trailers as defined in section 60-326. The registration certificate for a fertilizer trailer shall be kept at the principal place of business of the owner of the fertilizer trailer.

(3) In the case of a motorcycle other than an autocycle, the registration certificate shall be carried either in plain sight, affixed to the motorcycle, or in the tool bag or some convenient receptacle attached to the motorcycle.

(4) In the case of a motor vehicle or trailer operated by a public power district registered pursuant to section 60-3,228, the registration certificate shall be kept at the principal place of business of the public power district.

(5) Beginning January 1, 2023, in the case of a motor vehicle or trailer operated by a metropolitan utilities district registered pursuant to section 60-3,228, the registration certificate shall be kept at the principal place of business of the metropolitan utilities district.

(6) In the case of an apportionable vehicle registered under section 60-3,198, the registration certificate may be displayed as a legible paper copy or electronically as authorized by the department.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 63; Laws 2010, LB725, § 1; Laws 2014, LB758, § 1; Laws 2017, LB263, § 28; Laws 2018, LB909, § 53; Laws 2019, LB79, § 5.

Annotations

That person injured was driving unlicensed automobile was no defense to action for highway contractor's negligence. Pratt v. Western Bridge & Const. Co., 116 Neb. 553, 218 N.W. 397 (1928).

60-364. Transfer of vehicle; effect on registration.

Upon the transfer of ownership of any motor vehicle or trailer, its registration shall expire.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 64.

Annotations

Transfer of ownership must be made under Certificate of Title Act. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. v. Drawbaugh, 159 Neb. 149, 65 N.W.2d 542 (1954).

Even though purchaser receives a formal bill of sale to a motor vehicle conveying absolute title, as between the parties, a subsequently executed conditional sale contract signed by the purchaser creates a valid obligation. American Loan Plan v. Frazell, 135 Neb. 718, 283 N.W. 836 (1939).

Title to automobile can be transferred between living persons only by compliance with statute. In re Estate of Nielsen, 135 Neb. 110, 280 N.W. 246 (1938).

Substantial compliance with sections relating to transfer of ownership of automobile is required to convey title between living persons. Mackechnie v. Lyders, 134 Neb. 682, 279 N.W. 328 (1938).

This section does not provide exclusive method of transferring ownership of motor vehicle as it may be transferred by operation of law. Slagle v. Securities Investment Corp., 131 Neb. 319, 268 N.W. 294 (1936).

Title to automobile can only be transferred between living persons by compliance with statute. In re Estate of Wroth, 125 Neb. 832, 252 N.W. 322 (1934).

Failure of supposed owner to comply with requirements as to transfer of automobile, or to register the same, is a suspicious circumstance, sufficient to put purchaser upon inquiry. Wallich v. Sandlovich, 111 Neb. 318, 196 N.W. 317 (1923).

Whether description of motor truck in chattel mortgage, together with other inquiries suggested by contract itself is sufficient to enable third parties to identify truck, is a question for jury. State Bank of Omaha v. Murphy, 110 Neb. 526, 194 N.W. 442 (1923).

60-365. Operation of vehicle without registration; limitation; proof of ownership.

Any person purchasing a motor vehicle or trailer in this state other than from a licensed dealer in motor vehicles or trailers shall not operate or tow such motor vehicle or trailer in this state without registration except as provided in this section. Such purchaser may operate or tow such motor vehicle or trailer without registration for a period not to exceed thirty days. Upon demand of proper authorities, there shall be presented by the person in charge of such motor vehicle or trailer, for examination, a bill of sale showing the date of transfer or the certificate of title to such motor vehicle or trailer with assignment thereof duly executed. When such motor vehicle or trailer is purchased from a nonresident, the person in charge of such motor vehicle or trailer shall present upon demand proper evidence of ownership from the state where such motor vehicle or trailer was purchased.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 65; Laws 2008, LB756, § 11; Laws 2012, LB751, § 12.

Annotations

Pursuant to this section, one can lawfully operate an unregistered motor vehicle for 30 days without display of license plates or in-transit tags after purchasing the vehicle from a nonlicensed seller, provided one can produce the proper documentation upon demand. State v. Bowers, 250 Neb. 151, 548 N.W.2d 725 (1996).

60-366. Nonresident owner; registration; when; reciprocity; avoidance of proper registration; Department of Motor Vehicles or Department of Revenue; powers; notice; determination; appeal; penalty; when.

(1) Any nonresident owner who desires to register a motor vehicle or trailer in this state shall register in the county where the motor vehicle or trailer is domiciled or where the owner conducts a bona fide business.

(2) A nonresident owner, except as provided in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, owning any motor vehicle or trailer which has been properly registered in the state, country, or other place of which the owner is a resident, and which at all times, when operated or towed in this state, has displayed upon it the license plate or plates issued for such motor vehicle or trailer in the place of residence of such owner, may operate or permit the operation or tow or permit the towing of such motor vehicle or trailer within the state without registering such motor vehicle or trailer or paying any fees to this state.

(3)(a) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c) of this subsection, any nonresident owner gainfully employed or present in this state, operating a motor vehicle or towing a trailer in this state, shall register such motor vehicle or trailer in the same manner as a Nebraska resident, after thirty days of continuous employment or presence in this state, unless the state of his or her legal residence grants immunity from such requirements to residents of this state operating a motor vehicle or towing a trailer in that state.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (c) of this subsection, any nonresident owner who operates a motor vehicle or tows a trailer in this state for thirty or more continuous days shall register such motor vehicle or trailer in the same manner as a Nebraska resident unless the state of his or her legal residence grants immunity from such requirements to residents of this state operating a motor vehicle or towing a trailer in that state.

(c) Any nonresident owner of a film vehicle may operate the film vehicle for up to one year without registering the vehicle in this state.

(4)(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Revenue may determine (i) that a limited liability company, partnership, corporation, or other business entity that is organized under the laws of another state or country and that owns or holds title to a recreational vehicle is a shell company used to avoid proper registration of the recreational vehicle in this state and (ii) that the recreational vehicle is controlled by a Nebraska resident.

(b) Factors that the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Revenue may consider to determine that the limited liability company, partnership, corporation, or other business entity is a shell company used to avoid proper registration of the recreational vehicle in this state include, but are not limited to:

(i) The limited liability company, partnership, corporation, or other business entity lacks a business activity or purpose;

(ii) The limited liability company, partnership, corporation, or other business entity does not maintain a physical location in this state;

(iii) The limited liability company, partnership, corporation, or other business entity does not employ individual persons and provide those persons with Internal Revenue Service Form W-2 wage and tax statements; or

(iv) The limited liability company, partnership, corporation, or other business entity fails to file federal tax returns or fails to file a state tax return in this state.

(c) Factors that the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Revenue may consider to determine that the recreational vehicle is controlled by a Nebraska resident include, but are not limited to:

(i) A Nebraska resident was the initial purchaser of the recreational vehicle;

(ii) A Nebraska resident operated or stored the recreational vehicle in this state for any period of time;

(iii) A Nebraska resident is a member, partner, or shareholder or is otherwise affiliated with the limited liability company, partnership, corporation, or other business entity purported to own the recreational vehicle; or

(iv) A Nebraska resident is insured to operate the recreational vehicle.

(d) If the Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Revenue makes the determinations described in subdivision (4)(a) of this section, there is a rebuttable presumption that:

(i) The Nebraska resident in control of the recreational vehicle is the actual owner of the recreational vehicle;

(ii) Such Nebraska resident is required to register the recreational vehicle in this state and is liable for all motor vehicle taxes, motor vehicle fees, and registration fees as provided in the Motor Vehicle Registration Act; and

(iii) The purchase of the recreational vehicle is subject to sales or use tax under section 77-2703.

(e) The Department of Motor Vehicles or the Department of Revenue shall notify the Nebraska resident who is presumed to be the owner of the recreational vehicle that he or she is required to register the recreational vehicle in this state, pay any applicable taxes and fees for proper registration of the recreational vehicle under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, and pay any applicable sales or use tax due on the purchase under the Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967 no later than thirty days after the date of the notice.

(f)(i) For a determination made by the Department of Motor Vehicles under this subsection, the Nebraska resident who is presumed to be the owner of the recreational vehicle may accept the determination and pay the county treasurer as shown in the notice, or he or she may dispute the determination and appeal the matter. Such appeal shall be filed with the Director of Motor Vehicles within thirty days after the date of the notice or the determination will be final. The director shall appoint a hearing officer who shall hear the appeal and issue a written decision. Such appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Following a final determination in the appeal in favor of the Department of Motor Vehicles or if no further appeal is filed, the Nebraska resident shall owe the taxes and fees determined to be due, together with any costs for the appeal assessed against the owner.

(ii) For a determination made by the Department of Revenue under this subsection, the Nebraska resident who is presumed to be the owner of the recreational vehicle may appeal the determination made by the Department of Revenue, and such appeal shall be in accordance with section 77-2709.

(g) If the Nebraska resident who is presumed to be the owner of the recreational vehicle fails to pay the motor vehicle taxes, motor vehicle fees, registration fees, or sales or use tax required to be paid under this subsection, he or she shall be assessed a penalty of fifty percent of such unpaid taxes and fees. Such penalty shall be remitted by the county treasurer or the Department of Revenue to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Trust Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 66; Laws 2014, LB851, § 4; Laws 2015, LB45, § 1.

Cross References

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.

Nebraska Revenue Act of 1967, see section 77-2701.

Annotations

Right of nonresident owner of motor vehicle to operate under license issued by another state is recognized. Universal C.I.T. Credit Corp. v. Vogt, 165 Neb. 611, 86 N.W.2d 771 (1957).

60-367. Nonresident; applicability of act.

Except as otherwise provided in section 60-366, the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act relative to registration and display of registration numbers do not apply to a motor vehicle or trailer owned by a nonresident of this state, other than a foreign corporation doing business in this state, if the owner thereof has complied with the provisions of the law of the foreign country, state, territory, or federal district of his or her residence relative to registration of motor vehicles or trailers and the display of registration numbers thereon and conspicuously displays his or her registration numbers as required thereby.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 67; Laws 2014, LB851, § 5.

60-368. Nonresident; nonresident licensed vehicles hauling grain or seasonally harvested products; reciprocity.

Sections 60-367 and 60-3,112 shall be operative as to motor vehicles or trailers owned by a nonresident of this state only to the extent that under the laws of the foreign country, state, territory, or federal district of his or her residence, like exemptions and privileges are guaranteed to motor vehicles or trailers duly registered under the laws of and owned by residents of this state or to a motor vehicle or trailer duly licensed in the state of residence and operated by a nonresident agricultural worker, certified by the Department of Labor, as engaged in temporary agricultural employment in this state, for a period of not to exceed sixty days.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 68.

60-369. Operation of vehicle without registration; purchase from state or political subdivision; proof of ownership.

Any purchaser of a motor vehicle or trailer from the State of Nebraska or any political subdivision of the state may operate such motor vehicle or tow such trailer without registration for a period of thirty days. Upon demand of proper authority, satisfactory proof of ownership, which shall be either the certificate of title to such motor vehicle or trailer with assignment thereof duly executed or a bill of sale which describes such motor vehicle or trailer with identification number, shall be presented by the person in charge of such motor vehicle or trailer for examination.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 69.

Annotations

60-370. County number system; alphanumeric system.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section:

(a) In counties having a population of one hundred thousand inhabitants or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, registration of motor vehicles or trailers shall be by the alphanumeric system; and

(b) In all other counties, registration of motor vehicles or trailers shall be, at the option of each county board, by either the alphanumeric system or the county number system.

(2) Counties using the county number system shall show on motor vehicles or trailers licensed therein a county number on the license plate preceding a dash which shall then be followed by the registration number assigned to the motor vehicle or trailer. The county numbers assigned to the counties in Nebraska shall be as follows:

No. Name of County No. Name of County

1 Douglas 2 Lancaster

3 Gage 4 Custer

5 Dodge 6 Saunders

7 Madison 8 Hall

9 Buffalo 10 Platte

11 Otoe 12 Knox

13 Cedar 14 Adams

15 Lincoln 16 Seward

17 York 18 Dawson

19 Richardson 20 Cass

21 Scotts Bluff 22 Saline

23 Boone 24 Cuming

25 Butler 26 Antelope

27 Wayne 28 Hamilton

29 Washington 30 Clay

31 Burt 32 Thayer

33 Jefferson 34 Fillmore

35 Dixon 36 Holt

37 Phelps 38 Furnas

39 Cheyenne 40 Pierce

41 Polk 42 Nuckolls

43 Colfax 44 Nemaha

45 Webster 46 Merrick

47 Valley 48 Red Willow

49 Howard 50 Franklin

51 Harlan 52 Kearney

53 Stanton 54 Pawnee

55 Thurston 56 Sherman

57 Johnson 58 Nance

59 Sarpy 60 Frontier

61 Sheridan 62 Greeley

63 Boyd 64 Morrill

65 Box Butte 66 Cherry

67 Hitchcock 68 Keith

69 Dawes 70 Dakota

71 Kimball 72 Chase

73 Gosper 74 Perkins

75 Brown 76 Dundy

77 Garden 78 Deuel

79 Hayes 80 Sioux

81 Rock 82 Keya Paha

83 Garfield 84 Wheeler

85 Banner 86 Blaine

87 Logan 88 Loup

89 Thomas 90 McPherson

91 Arthur 92 Grant

93 Hooker

(3) Counties using the alphanumeric system shall show on the license plates of motor vehicles or trailers licensed therein a combination of three letters followed by a combination of three numerals. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations creating alphanumeric distinctions on the license plates based upon the registration of the motor vehicle or trailer and designating plate types that shall display county numbers on a statewide basis, taking into consideration cost, the need for uniformity, factors applicable to the production, distribution, and use of specific plate types, and any other factors consistent with the purposes of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act that the director deems relevant.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 70; Laws 2016, LB811, § 1.

60-371. Exemption from civil liability.

The county and the county treasurer and his or her employees or agents shall be exempt from all civil liability when carrying out powers and duties delegated under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 71; Laws 2012, LB801, § 53.

60-372. Vehicle Title and Registration System; agent of county treasurer; appointment.

(1) Each county shall issue and file registration certificates using the Vehicle Title and Registration System which shall be provided and maintained by the department.

(2) The county treasurer may appoint an agent to issue registration certificates and to accept the payment of taxes and fees as provided in the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, upon approval of the county board. The agent shall furnish a bond in such amount and upon such conditions as determined by the county board.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 72; Laws 2012, LB801, § 54; Laws 2017, LB263, § 29.

60-373. Operation of vehicle without registration; dealer; employee or agent; licensed manufacturer; conditions.

(1) Each licensed motor vehicle dealer or trailer dealer as defined in sections 60-1401.26 and 60-1401.37, respectively, doing business in this state, in lieu of registering each motor vehicle or trailer which such dealer owns of a type otherwise required to be registered, or any full-time or part-time employee or agent of such dealer may, if the motor vehicle or trailer displays dealer number plates:

(a) Operate or tow the motor vehicle or trailer upon the highways of this state solely for purposes of transporting, testing, demonstrating, or use in the ordinary course and conduct of business as a motor vehicle or trailer dealer. Such use may include personal or private use by the dealer and personal or private use by any bona fide employee, if the employee can be verified by payroll records maintained at the dealership as ordinarily working more than thirty hours per week or fifteen hundred hours per year at the dealership;

(b) Operate or tow the motor vehicle or trailer upon the highways of this state for transporting industrial equipment held by the licensee for purposes of demonstration, sale, rental, or delivery; or

(2) Each licensed manufacturer as defined in section 60-1401.24 which actually manufactures or assembles motor vehicles or trailers within this state, in lieu of registering each motor vehicle or trailer which such manufacturer owns of a type otherwise required to be registered, or any employee of such manufacturer may operate or tow the motor vehicle or trailer upon the highways of this state solely for purposes of transporting, testing, demonstrating to prospective customers, or use in the ordinary course and conduct of business as a motor vehicle or trailer manufacturer, upon the condition that any such motor vehicle or trailer display thereon, in the manner prescribed in section 60-3,100, dealer number plates as provided for in section 60-3,114.

(3) In no event shall such plates be used on motor vehicles or trailers hauling other than automotive or trailer equipment, complete motor vehicles, or trailers which are inventory of such licensed dealer or manufacturer unless there is issued by the department a special permit specifying the hauling of other products. This section shall not be construed to allow a dealer to operate a motor vehicle or trailer with dealer number plates for the delivery of parts inventory. A dealer may use such motor vehicle or trailer to pick up parts to be used for the motor vehicle or trailer inventory of the dealer.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 73; Laws 2010, LB816, § 7; Laws 2017, LB346, § 1.

Annotations

Dealer need not apply for certificate of title for motor vehicle in stock or acquired for stock purposes. State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co. v. Drawbaugh, 159 Neb. 149, 65 N.W.2d 542 (1954).

Licensed automobile dealer is not required to obtain a new certificate of title in his name. Bank of Keystone v. Kayton, 155 Neb. 79, 50 N.W.2d 511 (1951).

60-374. Operation of vehicle without registration; prospective buyer; conditions; special permit; fee.

Motor vehicles or trailers owned by a dealer and bearing dealer number plates may be operated or towed upon the highways for demonstration purposes by any prospective buyer thereof for a period of forty-eight hours. Motor vehicles or trailers owned and held for sale by a dealer and bearing such dealer number plates may be operated or towed upon the highways for a period of forty-eight hours as service loaner vehicles by customers having their vehicles repaired by the dealer. Upon delivery of such motor vehicle or trailer to such prospective buyer for demonstration purposes or to a service customer, the dealer shall deliver to the prospective buyer or service customer a card or certificate giving the name and address of the dealer, the name and address of the prospective buyer or service customer, and the date and hour of such delivery and the products to be hauled, if any, under a special permit. The special permit and card or certificate shall be in such form as shall be prescribed by the department and shall be carried by such prospective buyer or service customer while operating such motor vehicle or towing such trailer. The department shall charge ten dollars for each special permit issued under this section.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 74.

60-375. Operation of vehicle without registration; finance company; repossession plates; fee.

(1) A finance company which is licensed to do business in this state may, in lieu of registering each motor vehicle or trailer repossessed, upon the payment of a fee of ten dollars, make an application to the department for a repossession registration certificate and one repossession license plate. Additional pairs of repossession certificates and repossession license plates may be procured for a fee of ten dollars each. Repossession license plates may be used only for operating or towing motor vehicles or trailers on the highways for the purpose of repossession, demonstration, and disposal of such motor vehicles or trailers. The repossession certificate shall be displayed on demand for any motor vehicle or trailer which has a repossession license plate. A finance company shall be entitled to a dealer license plate only in the event such company is licensed as a motor vehicle dealer or trailer dealer under the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act.

(2) Repossession license plates shall be prefixed with a large letter R and be serially numbered from 1 to distinguish them from each other. Such license plates shall be displayed only on the rear of a repossessed motor vehicle or trailer.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 75; Laws 2010, LB816, § 8.

Cross References

Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, see section 60-1401.

60-376. Operation of vehicle without registration; In Transit sticker; records required; proof of ownership.

Subject to all the provisions of law relating to motor vehicles and trailers not inconsistent with this section, any motor vehicle dealer or trailer dealer who is regularly engaged within this state in the business of buying and selling motor vehicles and trailers, who regularly maintains within this state an established place of business, and who desires to effect delivery of any motor vehicle or trailer bought or sold by him or her from the point where purchased or sold to points within or outside this state may, solely for the purpose of such delivery by himself or herself, his or her agent, or a bona fide purchaser, operate such motor vehicle or tow such trailer on the highways of this state without charge or registration of such motor vehicle or trailer. A sticker shall be displayed on the front and rear windows or the rear side windows of such motor vehicle, except an autocycle or a motorcycle, and displayed on the front and rear of each such trailer. On the sticker shall be plainly printed in black letters the words In Transit. One In Transit sticker shall be displayed on an autocycle or a motorcycle, which sticker may be one-half the size required for other motor vehicles. Such stickers shall include a registration number, which registration number shall be different for each sticker or pair of stickers issued, and the contents of such sticker and the numbering system shall be as prescribed by the department. Each dealer issuing such stickers shall keep a record of the registration number of each sticker or pair of stickers on the invoice of such sale. Such sticker shall allow such owner to operate the motor vehicle or tow such trailer for a period of thirty days in order to effect proper registration of the new or used motor vehicle or trailer. When any person, firm, or corporation has had a motor vehicle or trailer previously registered and license plates assigned to such person, firm, or corporation, such owner may operate the motor vehicle or tow such trailer for a period of thirty days in order to effect transfer of plates to the new or used motor vehicle or trailer. Upon demand of proper authorities, there shall be presented by the person in charge of such motor vehicle or trailer, for examination, a duly executed bill of sale therefor or other satisfactory evidence of the right of possession by such person of such motor vehicle or trailer.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 76; Laws 2008, LB756, § 12; Laws 2015, LB231, § 10.

Annotations

A vehicle may be operated for 15 days without being registered pursuant to section 60-302, provided that it properly displays "In Transit" decals. State v. Childs, 242 Neb. 426, 495 N.W.2d 475 (1993).

This section provides for in-transit tags to be issued by a licensed dealer; it does not allow private sellers to issue in-transit tags. Thus, such handwritten tags are not entitled to the presumption of compliance that we have afforded dealer-issued tags. The law enforcement officer has reasonable suspicion to stop a motor vehicle when he or she sees such vehicle being operated on the public streets without license plates and without dealer-issued in-transit tags. Upon demand, the driver of such vehicle must show documents proving compliance with motor vehicle registration laws. State v. Kling, 8 Neb. App. 631, 599 N.W.2d 240 (1999).

"Display" of in-transit decals as described in this section logically implies a display of the decal which is visible. State v. Reiter, 3 Neb. App. 153, 524 N.W.2d 575 (1994).

60-377. Business of equipping, modifying, repairing, or detailing; registration and plates; fee.

Any person, firm, or corporation in this state engaged in the business of equipping, modifying, repairing, or detailing motor vehicles or trailers which are not registered and which are not owned by such person, firm, or corporation shall make an application to the department for a registration certificate and one license plate. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee of thirty dollars. Additional pairs of certificates and license plates may be procured for a fee of thirty dollars each. Such license plates shall be designed by the department and shall bear a mark and be serially numbered so as to be distinguished from each other. Such license plates may be used solely for the purpose of equipping, modifying, repairing, detailing, and delivering such motor vehicles or trailers. Upon demand of proper authorities, the operator of such motor vehicle shall present a written statement from the owner authorizing operation of such motor vehicle or towing such trailer.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 77.

60-378. Transporter plates; fee; records.

(1) Any transporter doing business in this state may, in lieu of registering each motor vehicle or trailer which such transporter is transporting, upon payment of a fee of ten dollars, apply to the department for a transporter's certificate and one transporter license plate. Additional pairs of transporter certificates and transporter license plates may be procured for a fee of ten dollars each. Transporter license plates shall be displayed (a) upon the motor vehicle or trailer being transported or (b) upon a properly registered truck or truck-tractor which is a work or service vehicle in the process of towing a trailer which is itself being delivered by the transporter, and such registered truck or truck-tractor shall also display a transporter plate upon the front thereof. The applicant for a transporter plate shall keep for three years a record of each motor vehicle or trailer transported by him or her under this section, and such record shall be available to the department for inspection. Each applicant shall file with the department proof of his or her status as a bona fide transporter.

(2) Transporter license plates may be the same size as license plates issued for motorcycles other than autocycles, shall bear thereon a mark to distinguish them as transporter plates, and shall be serially numbered so as to distinguish them from each other. Such license plates may only be displayed upon the front of a driven motor vehicle of a lawful combination or upon the front of a motor vehicle driven singly or upon the rear of a trailer being towed.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 78; Laws 2007, LB286, § 32; Laws 2018, LB909, § 54; Laws 2019, LB699, § 1.

60-379. Boat dealer trailer plate; fee.

Any boat dealer when transporting a boat which is part of the inventory of the boat dealer on a trailer required to be registered may annually, in lieu of registering the trailer and upon application to the department and payment of a fee of ten dollars, obtain a certificate and a license plate. The plate may be displayed on any trailer owned by the boat dealer when the trailer is transporting such a boat. The license plate shall be of a type designed by the department and so numbered as to distinguish one plate from another.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 79.

60-380. Motor vehicle or trailer owned by dealer; presumption.

Any motor vehicle or trailer owned by a dealer licensed under the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act and bearing other than dealer license plates shall be conclusively presumed not to be a part of the dealer's inventory and not for demonstration or sale and therefor not eligible for any exemption from taxes or fees applicable to motor vehicles or trailers with dealer license plates.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 80; Laws 2010, LB816, § 9.

Cross References

Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, see section 60-1401.

60-381. Manufacturer or dealer; branch offices; separate registration; dealer's plates; use.

Whenever a manufacturer or dealer licensed under the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act maintains a branch or subagency, the manufacturer or dealer shall apply for a separate registration for such branch or subagency and shall pay therefor the fees provided in section 60-3,114 for the registration of motor vehicles or trailers owned by or under the control of the manufacturer or dealer, and the determination of the department upon the question whether any establishment constitutes a branch or subagency, within the intent of this section, shall be conclusive. No manufacturer, dealer, or employee of a manufacturer or dealer shall cause or permit the display or other use of any license plate or certificate of registration which has been issued to such manufacturer or dealer except upon motor vehicles or trailers owned by such manufacturer or dealer.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 81; Laws 2010, LB816, § 10.

Cross References

Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, see section 60-1401.

60-382. Nonresident owners; thirty-day license plate; application; fee; certificate; contents.

(1) Any person, not a resident of this state, who is the owner of a motor vehicle or trailer required to be registered in this state or any other state may, for the sole purpose of delivering, or having delivered, such motor vehicle or trailer, to his or her home or place of business in another state, apply for and obtain a thirty-day license plate which shall allow such person or his or her agent or employee to operate such motor vehicle or trailer upon the highways under conditions set forth in subsection (2) of this section, without obtaining a certificate of title to such motor vehicle in this state.

(2) Applications for such thirty-day license plate shall be made to the county treasurer of the county where such motor vehicle or trailer was purchased or acquired. Upon receipt of such application and payment of the fee of five dollars, the county treasurer shall issue to such applicant a thirty-day license plate, which shall be devised by the director, and evidenced by the official certificate of the county treasurer, which certificate shall state the name of the owner and operator of the motor vehicle or trailer so licensed, the description of such motor vehicle or trailer, the place in Nebraska where such motor vehicle or trailer was purchased or otherwise acquired, the place where delivery is to be made, and the time, not to exceed thirty days from date of purchase or acquisition of the motor vehicle or trailer, during which time such license plate shall be valid.

(3) Nonresident owner thirty-day license plates issued under this section shall be the same size and of the same basic design as regular license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,100.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 82; Laws 2012, LB801, § 55.

60-383. Repealed. Laws 2015, LB 45, § 4.

60-383.01. Minitruck; registration; fee.

For the registration of every minitruck, the fee shall be fifteen dollars.

Source:Laws 2010, LB650, § 27.

60-383.02. Low-speed vehicle; registration; fee.

For the registration of every low-speed vehicle, the fee shall be fifteen dollars.

Source:Laws 2011, LB289, § 16.

60-384. Nonresident carnival operator; thirty-day permit; fees; reciprocity.

Upon receipt of an application duly verified, a nonresident carnival operator shall be issued a thirty-day carnival operators' permit to operate in Nebraska upon the payment of the following fees: For the gross vehicle weight of sixteen thousand pounds or less, ten dollars; for more than sixteen thousand pounds and not more than twenty-eight thousand pounds, fifteen dollars; for more than twenty-eight thousand pounds and not more than forty thousand pounds, twenty dollars; and for more than forty thousand pounds and not more than seventy-three thousand two hundred eighty pounds, twenty-five dollars, except that such a permit shall be issued only to out-of-state operators when the jurisdiction in which the motor vehicle and trailer is registered grants reciprocity to Nebraska. Such fees shall be paid to the county treasurer or persons designated by the director, who shall have authority to issue the permit when the applicant is eligible and pays the required fee. All fees collected under this section shall be paid into the state treasury and by the State Treasurer credited to the Highway Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 84; Laws 2012, LB801, § 56.

60-385. Application; situs.

Every owner of a motor vehicle or trailer required to be registered shall make application for registration to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle or trailer has situs. The application shall be by any means designated by the department. An approved licensed dealer participating in the electronic dealer services system pursuant to section 60-1507 may submit such application electronically to the appropriate county treasurer or the department. A salvage branded certificate of title and a nontransferable certificate of title provided for in section 60-170 shall not be valid for registration purposes.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 85; Laws 2006, LB 765, § 6; Laws 2007, LB286, § 33; Laws 2012, LB801, § 57; Laws 2017, LB263, § 30.

60-386. Application; contents.

(1) Each new application shall contain, in addition to other information as may be required by the department, the name and residential and mailing address of the applicant and a description of the motor vehicle or trailer, including the color, the manufacturer, the identification number, the United States Department of Transportation number if required by 49 C.F.R. 390.5 through 390.21, as such regulations existed on January 1, 2024, and the weight of the motor vehicle or trailer required by the Motor Vehicle Registration Act. For trailers which are not required to have a certificate of title under section 60-137 and which have no identification number, the assignment of an identification number shall be required and the identification number shall be issued by the county treasurer or department. With the application the applicant shall pay the proper registration fee and shall state whether the motor vehicle is propelled by alternative fuel and, if alternative fuel, the type of fuel. The application shall also contain a notification that bulk fuel purchasers may be subject to federal excise tax liability. The department shall include such notification in the notices required by section 60-3,186.

(2) In addition to the information required under subsection (1) of this section, the application for registration shall contain (a)(i) the full legal name as defined in section 60-468.01 of each owner or (ii) the name of each owner as such name appears on the owner's motor vehicle operator's license or state identification card and (b)(i) the motor vehicle operator's license number or state identification card number of each owner, if applicable, and one or more of the identification elements as listed in section 60-484 of each owner, if applicable, and (ii) if any owner is a business entity, a nonprofit organization, an estate, a trust, or a church-controlled organization, its tax identification number.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 86; Laws 2011, LB289, § 17; Laws 2012, LB801, § 58; Laws 2013, LB207, § 1; Laws 2015, LB642, § 4; Laws 2016, LB929, § 3; Laws 2017, LB263, § 31; Laws 2018, LB909, § 55; Laws 2019, LB79, § 6; Laws 2019, LB270, § 14; Laws 2020, LB944, § 14; Laws 2021, LB149, § 5; Laws 2022, LB750, § 14; Laws 2023, LB138, § 12; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 16.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-387. Proof of financial responsibility required.

An application for registration of a motor vehicle shall be accompanied by proof of financial responsibility or evidence of insurance covering the motor vehicle. Proof of financial responsibility shall be evidenced by a copy of proof of financial responsibility filed pursuant to subdivision (2), (3), or (4) of section 60-528 bearing the seal of the department. Evidence of insurance shall give the effective dates of the automobile liability policy, which dates shall be evidence that the coverage is in effect on and following the date of registration, and shall designate, by explicit description or by appropriate reference, all motor vehicles covered. Evidence of insurance in the form of a certificate of insurance for fleet vehicles may include, as an appropriate reference, a designation that the insurance coverage is applicable to all vehicles owned by the named insured, or wording of similar effect, in lieu of an explicit description. Proof of financial responsibility also may be evidenced by (1) a check by the department or its agents of the motor vehicle insurance database created under section 60-3,136 or (2) any other automated or electronic means as prescribed or developed by the department. For purposes of this section, fleet means a group of at least five vehicles that belong to the same owner.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 87; Laws 2007, LB286, § 34.

Annotations

Recent legislative enactments to make automobile liability insurance compulsory could not be read retroactively in violation of vested rights under the policy, where the enactments were not in force when the policy was issued or when the loss occurred. Glockel v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 224 Neb. 598, 400 N.W.2d 250 (1987).

60-387.01. Evidence of insurance; display as electronic image.

Evidence of insurance may be displayed as an electronic image on an electronic device. If a person displays evidence of insurance on an electronic device, the person is not consenting for law enforcement to access other contents of the device. Whenever a person presents an electronic device for purposes of evidence of insurance, the person presenting the electronic device assumes liability for any damage to the device.

Source:Laws 2014, LB816, § 3.

60-388. Collection of taxes and fees required.

No county treasurer shall receive or accept an application or registration fee or issue any registration certificate for any motor vehicle or trailer without collection of the taxes and the fees imposed in sections 60-3,185, 60-3,190, and 77-2703 and any other applicable taxes and fees upon such motor vehicle or trailer. If applicable, the applicant shall furnish proof of payment, in the form prescribed by the director as directed by the United States Secretary of the Treasury, of the federal heavy vehicle use tax imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 4481.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 88; Laws 2012, LB801, § 59.

Annotations

Cited in connection with separate listing and assessing of motor vehicles. Peterson v. Hancock, 166 Neb. 637, 90 N.W.2d 298 (1958).

60-389. Registration number; trailer identification tags; assignment.

Upon the filing of such application, the department shall, upon registration, assign to such motor vehicle or trailer a distinctive registration number in the form of a license plate. Beginning on the implementation date designated by the director pursuant to subsection (4) of section 60-1508, for trailers which are not required to have a certificate of title under section 60-137 and which have an identification number issued by the county treasurer or department under section 60-386, trailer identification tags shall be supplied by the department and shall be required to be affixed to the trailer after issuance. Upon sale or transfer of any such motor vehicle or trailer, such number may be canceled or may be reassigned to another motor vehicle or trailer, at the option of the department, subject to the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 89; Laws 2018, LB909, § 56.

60-390. Certificate of registration; contents.

The certificate of registration shall contain upon the face thereof the name of the registered owner of the motor vehicle or trailer, his or her residential mailing address, a description of the motor vehicle or trailer as set forth in the application for registration, and whether alternative fuel was used to propel the motor vehicle and, if so, the type of fuel. The certificate of registration shall have and contain the identical registration number denoted on the license plate in connection with which such certificate of registration is issued and shall be valid only for the registration period for which it is issued. On the back of the certificate, the certificate of registration shall include a statement in boldface print that an automobile liability policy or proof of financial responsibility is required in Nebraska. By paying the required registration fees, every person whose name appears on the registration of the motor vehicle or trailer certifies that a current and effective automobile liability policy or proof of financial responsibility will be maintained for the motor vehicle or trailer at the time of registration and while the motor vehicle or trailer is operated on a highway of this state and that he or she will also provide a current and effective automobile liability policy, evidence of insurance, or proof of financial responsibility for the motor vehicle or trailer upon demand.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 90.

Annotations

Failure of supposed owner to register automobile as required by law, or to comply with requirements as to transfer, was a suspicious circumstance, sufficient to put purchaser on inquiry. Wallich v. Sandlovich, 111 Neb. 318, 196 N.W. 317 (1923).

60-391. Combined certificate and receipt for fees; county treasurer; report; contents.

The county treasurer shall issue a combined certificate and receipt for all fees received for the registration of motor vehicles or trailers to the applicant for registration and forward an electronic copy of the combined application and receipt to the department in a form prescribed by the department. Each county treasurer shall make a report to the department of the number of original registrations of motor vehicles or trailers registered in the rural areas of the county and of the number of original registrations of motor vehicles or trailers registered in each incorporated city and village in the county during each month, on or before the twenty-fifth day of the succeeding month. The department shall prescribe the form of such report. When any county treasurer fails to file such report, the department shall notify the county board of such county and the Director of Administrative Services who shall immediately suspend any payments to such county for highway purposes until the required reports are submitted.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 91; Laws 2012, LB801, § 60.

60-392. Renewal of registration; license plates; validation decals; registration period; expiration.

(1) Except as provided otherwise in this section, registration may be renewed annually in a manner designated by the department and upon payment of the same fee as provided for the original registration. On making an application for renewal, the registration certificate for the preceding registration period or renewal notice or other evidence designated by the department shall be presented with the application. A person may renew an annual registration up to thirty days prior to the date of expiration.

(2) The certificate of registration and license plates issued by the department shall be valid during the registration period for which they are issued, and when validation decals issued pursuant to section 60-3,101 have been affixed to the license plates, the plates shall also be valid for the registration period designated by such validation decals. If a person renews an annual registration up to thirty days prior to the date of expiration, the registration shall be valid for such time period as well.

(3) The registration period for motor vehicles and trailers required to be registered as provided in section 60-362 shall expire on the first day of the month one year from the month of issuance, and renewal shall become due on such day and shall become delinquent on the first day of the following month.

(4) Subsections (1) through (3) of this section do not apply to dealer's license plates, repossession plates, and transporter plates as provided in sections 60-373, 60-375, 60-378, and 60-379, which plates shall be issued for a calendar year.

(5) The registration period for apportioned vehicles as provided in section 60-3,198 shall be renewed monthly, quarterly, or annually at the discretion of the director. Such registration period expires on the last day of the registration period and renewal is delinquent on the first day of the second full month following such expiration date. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to establish a staggered registration system for apportioned vehicles registered pursuant to section 60-3,198, including the collection of eighteen or fewer months of registration fees.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 92; Laws 2006, LB 789, § 1; Laws 2022, LB750, § 15.

60-393. Multiple vehicle registration.

Any owner who has two or more motor vehicles or trailers required to be registered under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act may register all such motor vehicles or trailers on a calendar-year basis or on an annual basis for the same registration period beginning in a month chosen by the owner. When electing to establish the same registration period for all such motor vehicles or trailers, the owner shall pay the registration fee, the motor vehicle tax imposed in section 60-3,185, the motor vehicle fee imposed in section 60-3,190, and the alternative fuel fee imposed in section 60-3,191 on each motor vehicle for the number of months necessary to extend its current registration period to the registration period under which all such motor vehicles or trailers will be registered. Credit shall be given for registration paid on each motor vehicle or trailer when the motor vehicle or trailer has a later expiration date than that chosen by the owner except as otherwise provided in sections 60-3,121, 60-3,122.02, 60-3,122.04, 60-3,128, 60-3,224, 60-3,227, 60-3,233, 60-3,235, 60-3,238, 60-3,240, 60-3,242, 60-3,244, 60-3,246, 60-3,248, 60-3,250, 60-3,252, 60-3,254, 60-3,256, 60-3,258, and 60-3,260. Thereafter all such motor vehicles or trailers shall be registered on an annual basis starting in the month chosen by the owner.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 93; Laws 2007, LB570, § 4; Laws 2011, LB289, § 18; Laws 2014, LB383, § 2; Laws 2015, LB220, § 2; Laws 2016, LB474, § 4; Laws 2017, LB46, § 2; Laws 2017, LB263, § 32; Laws 2019, LB138, § 4; Laws 2019, LB356, § 3; Laws 2020, LB944, § 15; Laws 2021, LB166, § 2; Laws 2021, LB317, § 2; Laws 2024, LB140, § 2.
Operative Date: July 19, 2024

60-394. Registration; certain name and address changes; fee.

(1) Registration which is in the name of one spouse may be transferred to the other spouse for a fee of one dollar and fifty cents.

(2) So long as one registered name on a registration of a noncommercial motor vehicle or trailer remains the same, other names may be deleted therefrom or new names added thereto for a fee of one dollar and fifty cents.

(3) At any time prior to annual renewal beginning January 1, 2019, an owner may voluntarily update his or her address on the registration certificate upon payment of a fee of one dollar and fifty cents.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 94; Laws 2017, LB263, § 33.

60-395. Refund or credit of fees; when authorized.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section and sections 60-3,121, 60-3,122.02, 60-3,122.04, 60-3,128, 60-3,224, 60-3,227, 60-3,231, 60-3,233, 60-3,235, 60-3,238, 60-3,240, 60-3,242, 60-3,244, 60-3,246, 60-3,248, 60-3,250, 60-3,252, 60-3,254, 60-3,256, 60-3,258, and 60-3,260, the registration shall expire and the registered owner or lessee may, by returning the registration certificate, the license plates, and, when appropriate, the validation decals and by either making application on a form prescribed by the department to the county treasurer of the occurrence of an event described in subdivisions (a) through (e) of this subsection or, in the case of a change in situs, displaying to the county treasurer the registration certificate of such other state as evidence of a change in situs, receive a refund of that part of the unused fees and taxes on motor vehicles or trailers based on the number of unexpired months remaining in the registration period from the date of any of the following events:

(a) Upon transfer of ownership of any motor vehicle or trailer;

(b) In case of loss of possession because of fire, natural disaster, theft, dismantlement, or junking;

(d) Whenever a type or class of motor vehicle or trailer previously registered is subsequently declared by legislative act or court decision to be illegal or ineligible to be operated or towed on the public roads and no longer subject to registration fees, the motor vehicle tax imposed in section 60-3,185, the motor vehicle fee imposed in section 60-3,190, and the alternative fuel fee imposed in section 60-3,191;

(e) Upon a trade-in or surrender of a motor vehicle under a lease; or

(f) In case of a change in the situs of a motor vehicle or trailer to a location outside of this state.

(2) If the date of the event falls within the same calendar month in which the motor vehicle or trailer is acquired, no refund shall be allowed for such month.

(3) If the transferor or lessee acquires another motor vehicle at the time of the transfer, trade-in, or surrender, the transferor or lessee shall have the credit provided for in this section applied toward payment of the motor vehicle fees and taxes then owing. Otherwise, the transferor or lessee shall file a claim for refund with the county treasurer upon an application form prescribed by the department.

(4) The registered owner or lessee shall make a claim for refund or credit of the fees and taxes for the unexpired months in the registration period within sixty days after the date of the event or shall be deemed to have forfeited his or her right to such refund or credit.

(5) For purposes of this section, the date of the event shall be: (a) In the case of a transfer or loss, the date of the transfer or loss; (b) in the case of a change in the situs, the date of registration in another state; (c) in the case of a trade-in or surrender under a lease, the date of trade-in or surrender; (d) in the case of a legislative act, the effective date of the act; and (e) in the case of a court decision, the date the decision is rendered.

(6) Application for registration or for reassignment of license plates and, when appropriate, validation decals to another motor vehicle or trailer shall be made within thirty days of the date of purchase.

(7) If a motor vehicle or trailer was reported stolen under section 60-178, a refund under this section shall not be reduced for a lost plate charge and a credit under this section may be reduced for a lost plate charge but the applicant shall not be required to pay the plate fee for new plates.

(8) The county treasurer shall refund the motor vehicle fee and registration fee from the fees which have not been transferred to the State Treasurer. The county treasurer shall make payment to the claimant from the undistributed motor vehicle taxes of the taxing unit where the tax money was originally distributed. No refund of less than two dollars shall be paid.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 95; Laws 2007, LB286, § 35; Laws 2007, LB570, § 5; Laws 2009, LB175, § 1; Laws 2011, LB289, § 19; Laws 2012, LB801, § 61; Laws 2014, LB383, § 3; Laws 2015, LB220, § 3; Laws 2016, LB474, § 5; Laws 2017, LB46, § 3; Laws 2017, LB263, § 34; Laws 2018, LB909, § 57; Laws 2019, LB138, § 5; Laws 2019, LB356, § 4; Laws 2020, LB944, § 16; Laws 2021, LB166, § 3; Laws 2021, LB317, § 3; Laws 2024, LB140, § 3.
Operative Date: July 19, 2024

60-396. Credit of fees; vehicle disabled or removed from service.

Whenever the registered owner files an application with the county treasurer showing that a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is disabled and has been removed from service, the registered owner may, by returning the registration certificate, the license plates, and, when appropriate, the validation decals or, in the case of the unavailability of such registration certificate or certificates, license plates, or validation decals, then by making an affidavit to the county treasurer of such disablement and removal from service, receive a credit for a portion of the registration fee from the fee deposited with the State Treasurer at the time of registration based upon the number of unexpired months remaining in the registration year except as otherwise provided in sections 60-3,121, 60-3,122.02, 60-3,122.04, 60-3,128, 60-3,224, 60-3,227, 60-3,233, 60-3,235, 60-3,238, 60-3,240, 60-3,242, 60-3,244, 60-3,246, 60-3,248, 60-3,250, 60-3,252, 60-3,254, 60-3,256, 60-3,258, and 60-3,260. The owner shall also receive a credit for the unused portion of the motor vehicle tax and fee based upon the number of unexpired months remaining in the registration year. When the owner registers a replacement motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer at the time of filing such affidavit, the credit may be immediately applied against the registration fee and the motor vehicle tax and fee for the replacement motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. When no such replacement motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is so registered, the county treasurer shall determine the amount, if any, of the allowable credit for the registration fee and the motor vehicle tax and fee and issue a credit certificate to the owner. When such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is removed from service within the same month in which it was registered, no credits shall be allowed for such month. The credits may be applied against taxes and fees for new or replacement motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers incurred within one year after cancellation of registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which the credits were allowed. When any such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is reregistered within the same registration year in which its registration has been canceled, the taxes and fees shall be that portion of the registration fee and the motor vehicle tax and fee for the remainder of the registration year.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 96; Laws 2007, LB570, § 6; Laws 2012, LB801, § 62; Laws 2014, LB383, § 4; Laws 2015, LB220, § 4; Laws 2016, LB474, § 6; Laws 2017, LB46, § 4; Laws 2017, LB263, § 35; Laws 2019, LB138, § 6; Laws 2019, LB356, § 5; Laws 2020, LB944, § 17; Laws 2021, LB166, § 4; Laws 2021, LB317, § 4; Laws 2021, LB509, § 6; Laws 2024, LB140, § 4.
Operative Date: July 19, 2024

60-397. Refund or credit; salvage branded certificate of title.

If a motor vehicle or trailer has a salvage branded certificate of title issued as a result of an insurance company acquiring the motor vehicle or trailer through a total loss settlement, the prior owner of the motor vehicle or trailer who is a party to the settlement may receive a refund or credit of unused fees and taxes by (1) filing an application with the county treasurer within sixty days after the date of the settlement stating that title to the motor vehicle or trailer was transferred as a result of the settlement and (2) returning the registration certificate, the license plates, and, when appropriate, the validation decals or, in the case of the unavailability of the registration certificate, license plates, or validation decals, filing an affidavit with the county treasurer regarding the transfer of title due to the settlement and the unavailability of the certificate, license plates, or validation decals. The owner may receive a refund or credit of the registration fees and motor vehicle taxes and fees for the unexpired months remaining in the registration year determined based on the date when the motor vehicle or trailer was damaged and became unavailable for service. When the owner registers a replacement motor vehicle or trailer at the time of filing such affidavit, the credit may be immediately applied against the registration fee and the motor vehicle tax and fee for the replacement motor vehicle or trailer. When no such replacement motor vehicle or trailer is so registered, the county treasurer shall refund the unused registration fees. If the motor vehicle or trailer was damaged and became unavailable for service during the same month in which it was registered, no refund or credit shall be allowed for such month. When any such motor vehicle or trailer is reregistered within the same registration year in which its registration has been canceled, the taxes and fees shall be that portion of the registration fee and the motor vehicle tax and fee for the remainder of the registration year.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 97; Laws 2007, LB286, § 36; Laws 2012, LB801, § 63.

60-398. Nonresident; refund; when allowed.

A nonresident may, if he or she applies within ninety days from his or her original registration date and surrenders the registration certificate and license plates which were assigned to him or her, receive from the county treasurer, or the department if registration was pursuant to section 60-3,198, a refund in the amount of fifty percent of the original license fee, fifty percent of the motor vehicle tax imposed in section 60-3,185, and fifty percent of the motor vehicle fee imposed in section 60-3,190, except that no refunds shall be made on any license surrendered after the ninth month of the registration period for which the motor vehicle or trailer was registered.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 98; Laws 2012, LB801, § 64.

60-399. Display of plates; requirements.

(1) Except as otherwise specifically provided, no person shall operate or park or cause to be operated or parked a motor vehicle or tow or park or cause to be towed or parked a trailer on the highways unless such motor vehicle or trailer has displayed the proper number of plates as required in the Motor Vehicle Registration Act.

In each registration period in which new license plates are not issued, previously issued license plates shall have affixed thereto the validation decals issued pursuant to section 60-3,101. In all cases such license plates shall be securely fastened in an upright position to the motor vehicle or trailer so as to prevent such plates from swinging and at a minimum distance of twelve inches from the ground to the bottom of the license plate. No person shall attach to or display on such motor vehicle or trailer any (a) license plate or registration certificate other than as assigned to it for the current registration period, (b) fictitious or altered license plates or registration certificate, (c) license plates or registration certificate that has been canceled by the department, or (d) license plates lacking current validation decals.

(2) All letters, numbers, printing, writing, and other identification marks upon such plates and certificate shall be kept clear and distinct and free from grease, dust, or other blurring matter, so that they shall be plainly visible at all times during daylight and under artificial light in the nighttime.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 99.

Annotations

A license plate hanging downward is not "fastened in an upright position" as required by subsection (1) of this section. State v. Hyland, 17 Neb. App. 539, 769 N.W.2d 781 (2009).

Where the front license plate was placed in the front window of the defendant's vehicle, displayed so that a law enforcement officer was unable to ascertain the numbers or see the plate clearly, a traffic violation occurred, giving the officer probable cause to stop the defendant's vehicle. State v. Richardson, 17 Neb. App. 388, 763 N.W.2d 420 (2008).

"Display" of license plates as described in this section logically implies a display of the license plate which is visible. State v. Reiter, 3 Neb. App. 153, 524 N.W.2d 575 (1994).

Officer properly stopped vehicle bearing both Missouri license plates and in transit sticker, and when driver failed to produce identification, and upon noticing scratches around vehicle identification number checked to determine whether vehicle was stolen, upon learning it was, was justified in making arrest. United States v. Harris, 528 F.2d 1327 (8th Cir. 1975).

60-3,100. License plates; issuance; license decal; display; additional registration fee.

(1) The department shall issue to every person whose motor vehicle or trailer is registered one or two fully reflectorized license plates upon which shall be displayed (a) the registration number consisting of letters and numerals assigned to such motor vehicle or trailer in figures not less than two and one-half inches nor more than three inches in height and (b) also the word Nebraska suitably lettered so as to be attractive. The license plates shall be of a color designated by the director. The color of the plates shall be changed each time the license plates are changed. Each time the license plates are changed, the director shall secure competitive bids for materials pursuant to the State Procurement Act. Autocycle, motorcycle, minitruck, low-speed vehicle, and trailer license plate letters and numerals may be one-half the size of those required in this section.

(2)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, two license plates shall be issued for every motor vehicle.

(b) One license plate shall be issued for (i) apportionable vehicles, (ii) buses, (iii) dealers, (iv) minitrucks, (v) motorcycles, other than autocycles, (vi) special interest motor vehicles that use the special interest motor vehicle license plate authorized by and issued under section 60-3,135.01, (vii) trailers, and (viii) truck-tractors.

(c)(i) One license plate shall be issued, upon request and compliance with this subdivision, for any passenger car which is not manufactured to be equipped with a bracket on the front of the vehicle to display a license plate. A license decal shall be issued with the license plate as provided in subdivision (ii) of this subdivision and shall be displayed on the driver's side of the windshield. In order to request a single license plate and license decal, there shall be an additional annual nonrefundable registration fee of fifty dollars plus the cost of the decal paid to the county treasurer at the time of registration. All fees collected under this subdivision shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Trust Fund.

(ii) The department shall design, procure, and furnish to the county treasurers a license decal which shall be displayed as evidence that a license plate has been obtained under this subdivision. Each county treasurer shall furnish a license decal to the person obtaining the plate.

(d) When two license plates are issued, one shall be prominently displayed at all times on the front and one on the rear of the registered motor vehicle or trailer. When only one plate is issued, it shall be prominently displayed on the rear of the registered motor vehicle or trailer. When only one plate is issued for motor vehicles registered pursuant to section 60-3,198 and truck-tractors, it shall be prominently displayed on the front of the apportionable vehicle.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 100; Laws 2010, LB650, § 25; Laws 2011, LB289, § 20; Laws 2012, LB216, § 2; Laws 2015, LB231, § 11; Laws 2016, LB53, § 1; Laws 2018, LB909, § 58; Laws 2019, LB356, § 6; Laws 2024, LB461, § 23.
Effective Date: July 19, 2024

Cross References

State Procurement Act, see section 73-801.

Annotations

"Display" of license plates as described in this section logically implies a display of the license plate which is visible. State v. Reiter, 3 Neb. App. 153, 524 N.W.2d 575 (1994).

60-3,101. License plates; when issued; validation decals.

(1) License plates shall be issued every six years beginning with the license plates issued in the year 2005.

(2) In the years in which plates are not issued, in lieu of issuing such license plates, the department shall furnish to every person whose motor vehicle or trailer is registered one or two validation decals, as the case may be. Such validation decals shall bear the year for which issued and be so constructed as to permit them to be permanently affixed to the plates.

(3) This section shall not apply to license plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,203 and 60-3,228.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 101; Laws 2016, LB783, § 6; Laws 2022, LB750, § 16.

60-3,102. Plate fee.

(1) Whenever new license plates, including duplicate or replacement license plates, are issued to any person, a fee per plate shall be charged in addition to all other required fees. The license plate fee shall be determined by the department and shall only cover the cost of the license plate and validation decals but shall not exceed:

(a) Three dollars and fifty cents through December 31, 2022; and

(b) Four dollars and twenty-five cents beginning January 1, 2023.

(2) All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Trust Fund.

(3) This section shall not apply to license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,122, 60-3,122.02, 60-3,123, 60-3,124, or 60-3,125.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 102; Laws 2019, LB138, § 7; Laws 2022, LB750, § 17.

60-3,103. License Plate Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

There is hereby created the License Plate Cash Fund which shall consist of money transferred to it pursuant to section 39-2215. All costs associated with the manufacture of license plates and decals provided for in the Motor Vehicle Registration Act and section 60-1804 shall be paid from funds appropriated from the License Plate Cash Fund. The fund shall be used exclusively for such purposes and shall be administered by the department. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 103.

Cross References

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.

60-3,104. Types of license plates.

The department shall issue the following types of license plates:

(1) Amateur radio station license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,126;

(2) Apportionable vehicle license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,203;

(3) Autocycle license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,100;

(4) Boat dealer license plates issued pursuant to section 60-379;

(5) Breast Cancer Awareness Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,230 and 60-3,231;

(6) Bus license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,144;

(7) Choose Life License Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,232 and 60-3,233;

(8) Commercial motor vehicle license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,147;

(9) Czech Heritage Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,259 and 60-3,260;

(10) Dealer or manufacturer license plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,114 and 60-3,115;

(11) Disabled veteran license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,124;

(12) Donate Life Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,245 and 60-3,246;

(13) Down Syndrome Awareness Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,247 and 60-3,248;

(14) Farm trailer license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,151;

(15) Farm truck license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,146;

(16) Farm trucks with a gross weight of over sixteen tons license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,146;

(17) Fertilizer trailer license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,151;

(18) Former military vehicle license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,236;

(19) Gold Star Family license plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,122.01 and 60-3,122.02;

(20) Handicapped or disabled person license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,113;

(21) Historical vehicle license plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,130 to 60-3,134;

(22) Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,258;

(23) Local truck license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,145;

(24) Metropolitan utilities district license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,228;

(25) Military Honor Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,122.03 and 60-3,122.04;

(26) Minitruck license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,100;

(27) Motor vehicle license plates for motor vehicles owned or operated by the state, counties, municipalities, or school districts issued pursuant to section 60-3,105;

(28) Motor vehicles exempt pursuant to section 60-3,107;

(29) Motorcycle license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,100;

(30) Mountain Lion Conservation Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,226 and 60-3,227;

(31) Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,234 and 60-3,235;

(32) Nebraska Cornhusker Spirit Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,127 to 60-3,129;

(33) Nebraska History Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,255 and 60-3,256;

(34) Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,223 to 60-3,225;

(35) Nonresident owner thirty-day license plates issued pursuant to section 60-382;

(36) Passenger car having a seating capacity of ten persons or less and not used for hire issued pursuant to section 60-3,143 other than autocycles;

(37) Passenger car having a seating capacity of ten persons or less and used for hire issued pursuant to section 60-3,143 other than autocycles;

(38) Pearl Harbor license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,122;

(39) Personal-use dealer license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,116;

(40) Personalized message license plates for motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers, except motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers registered under section 60-3,198, issued pursuant to sections 60-3,118 to 60-3,121;

(41) Pets for Vets Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,249 and 60-3,250;

(42) Prisoner-of-war license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,123;

(43) Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,240;

(44) Public power district license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,228;

(45) Purple Heart license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,125;

(46) Recreational vehicle license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,151;

(47) Repossession license plates issued pursuant to section 60-375;

(48) Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness issued pursuant to section 60-3,242;

(49) Special interest motor vehicle license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,135.01;

(50) Specialty license plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,104.01 and 60-3,104.02;

(51) Support the Arts Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,251 and 60-3,252;

(52) Support Our Troops Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,243 and 60-3,244;

(53) The Good Life Is Outside Plates issued pursuant to sections 60-3,253 and 60-3,254;

(54) Trailer license plates issued for trailers owned or operated by the state, counties, municipalities, or school districts issued pursuant to section 60-3,106;

(55) Trailer license plates issued for trailers owned or operated by a metropolitan utilities district or public power district pursuant to section 60-3,228;

(56) Trailer license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,100;

(57) Trailers exempt pursuant to section 60-3,108;

(58) Transporter license plates issued pursuant to section 60-378;

(59) Trucks or combinations of trucks, truck-tractors, or trailers which are not for hire and engaged in soil and water conservation work and used for the purpose of transporting pipe and equipment exclusively used by such contractors for soil and water conservation construction license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,149;

(60) Utility trailer license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,151;

(61) Well-boring apparatus and well-servicing equipment license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,109; and

(62) Wildlife Conservation Plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,238.

60-3,104.01. Specialty license plates; application; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; credit allowed; fee.

(1) A person may apply for specialty license plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department pursuant to section 60-3,104.02 for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for motor vehicles or trailers registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a specialty license plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or for a commercial motor vehicle registered for a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications. Each application for initial issuance or renewal of specialty license plates shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit sixty percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of specialty license plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and forty percent of the fee to the Highway Trust Fund.

(2)(a) When the department receives an application for specialty license plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue specialty license plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of law for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If specialty license plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(b) The county treasurer or the department may issue temporary license stickers to the applicant under this section for the applicant to lawfully operate the vehicle pending receipt of the license plates. No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be made for the issuance of a temporary license sticker under this subdivision. The department shall furnish temporary license stickers for issuance by the county treasurer at no cost to the counties. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding the design and issuance of temporary license stickers.

(3)(a) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing specialty license plates may make application to the county treasurer to have such specialty license plates transferred to a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer other than the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is owned by the owner of the specialty license plates.

(b) The owner may have the unused portion of the specialty license plate fee credited to the other motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which will bear the specialty license plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period.

(c) Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2009, LB110, § 3; Laws 2012, LB801, § 65; Laws 2017, LB263, § 37; Laws 2019, LB270, § 15; Laws 2019, LB356, § 8; Laws 2021, LB113, § 4.

60-3,104.02. Specialty license plates; organization; requirements; design of plates.

(1) The department shall issue specialty license plates for any organization which certifies that it meets the requirements of this section. The department shall work with the organization to design the plates.

(2) The department shall make applications available pursuant to section 60-3,104.01 for each type of specialty license plate when it is designed. The department shall not manufacture specialty license plates for an organization until the department has received two hundred fifty prepaid applications for specialty license plates designed for that organization. The department may revoke the approval for an organization's specialty license plate if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plate is less than two hundred fifty within three years after receiving approval.

(3) In order to have specialty license plates designed and manufactured, an organization shall furnish the department with the following:

(a) A copy of its articles of incorporation and, if the organization consists of a group of nonprofit corporations, a copy for each organization;

(b) A copy of its charter or bylaws and, if the organization consists of a group of nonprofit corporations, a copy for each organization;

(c) Any Internal Revenue Service rulings of the organization's nonprofit tax-exempt status and, if the organization consists of a group of nonprofit corporations, a copy for each organization;

(d) A copy of a certificate of existence on file with the Secretary of State under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act;

(e) Two hundred fifty prepaid applications for the alphanumeric specialty license plates; and

(f) A completed application for the issuance of the plates on a form provided by the department certifying that the organization meets the following requirements:

(i) The organization is a nonprofit corporation or a group of nonprofit corporations with a common purpose;

(ii) The primary activity or purpose of the organization serves the community, contributes to the welfare of others, and is not offensive or discriminatory in its purpose, nature, activity, or name;

(iii) The name and purpose of the organization does not promote any specific product or brand name that is on a product provided for sale;

(iv) The organization is authorized to use any name, logo, or graphic design suggested for the design of the plates;

(v) No infringement or violation of any property right will result from such use of such name, logo, or graphic design; and

(vi) The organization will hold harmless the State of Nebraska and its employees and agents for any liability which may result from any infringement or violation of a property right based on the use of such name, logo, or graphic design.

(4)(a) One type of plate under this section shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall assign a designation up to five characters and not use a county designation.

(b) One type of plate under this section shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used. Personalized message specialty license plates under this section shall only be issued after the requirements of subsection (3) of this section have been met.

(5) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section.

Source:Laws 2009, LB110, § 4; Laws 2016, LB977, § 7; Laws 2020, LB944, § 19.

Cross References

Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act, see section 21-1901.

60-3,105. Motor vehicles owned or operated by the state, counties, municipalities, or school districts; distinctive plates or undercover license plates.

(1) The department may provide a distinctive license plate for all motor vehicles owned or operated by the state, counties, municipalities, or school districts. Motor vehicles owned or operated by the state, counties, municipalities, or school districts shall display such distinctive license plates when such license plates are issued or shall display undercover license plates when such license plates are issued under section 60-3,135.

(2) Any motor vehicle owned or leased and used by any city or village of this state, any rural fire protection district, the Civil Air Patrol, any public school district, any county, the state, the United States Government, any entity formed pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, or the Joint Public Agency Act, or any municipal public body or authority used in operating a public passenger transportation system, and exempt from a distinct marking as provided in section 81-1021, may carry license plates the same design and size as are provided in subsection (1) of this section or undercover license plates issued under section 60-3,135.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 105.

Cross References

Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, see section 13-2001.

Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.

Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501.

60-3,106. Trailers owned or operated by the state, counties, municipalities, or school districts; distinctive plates.

(1) The department may provide a distinctive license plate for all trailers owned or operated by the state, counties, municipalities, or school districts. Trailers owned or operated by the state, counties, municipalities, or school districts shall display such distinctive license plates when such license plates are issued or shall display undercover license plates when such license plates are issued under section 60-3,135.

(2) Any trailer owned or leased and used by any city or village of this state, any rural fire protection district, the Civil Air Patrol, any public school district, any county, the state, the United States Government, any entity formed pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, or the Joint Public Agency Act, or any municipal public body or authority used in operating a public passenger transportation system, and exempt from a distinct marking as provided in section 81-1021, may carry license plates the same design and size as are provided in subsection (1) of this section or undercover license plates issued under section 60-3,135.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 106.

Cross References

Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, see section 13-2001.

Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.

Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501.

60-3,107. Tax-exempt motor vehicles; distinctive plates.

The department may provide distinctive license plates issued for use on motor vehicles which are tax exempt pursuant to subdivision (6) of section 60-3,185. License plates on such motor vehicles shall display, in addition to the license number, the words tax exempt.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 107; Laws 2007, LB286, § 38.

60-3,108. Tax-exempt trailers; distinctive plates.

The department may provide distinctive license plates issued for use on trailers exempt pursuant to subdivision (6) of section 60-3,185. License plates on such trailers shall display, in addition to the license number, the word exempt which shall appear at the bottom of the license plates.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 108.

60-3,109. Well-boring apparatus and well-servicing equipment license plates.

(1) Any owner of well-boring apparatus and well-servicing equipment may make application to the county treasurer for license plates.

(2) Well-boring apparatus and well-servicing equipment license plates shall display thereon, in addition to the license number, the words special equipment.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 109; Laws 2012, LB801, § 66.

60-3,110. Local truck; special permit; fee.

Any owner of a motor vehicle registered as a local truck may make application to the department for a special permit authorizing operation of such local truck on the highways of this state beyond the limits specified by law for local trucks for the sole purpose of having such truck equipped, modified, or serviced. The operator of the local truck shall have such permit in his or her possession at all times when he or she is operating such local truck beyond the limits specified by law for the local truck and shall display such permit upon demand of proper authorities. The fee for this permit shall be five dollars payable to the department. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 110.

60-3,111. Farmers and ranchers; special permits; fee.

Special permits may be supplied by the department and issued by the county treasurer for truck-tractor and semitrailer combinations of farmers or ranchers used wholly and exclusively to carry their own supplies, farm equipment, and household goods to or from the owner's farm or ranch or used by the farmer or rancher to carry his or her own agricultural products to or from storage or market. Such special permits shall be valid for periods of thirty days and shall be carried in the cab of the truck-tractor. The fee for such permit shall be equivalent to one-twelfth of the regular commercial registration fee as determined by gross vehicle weight and size limitations as defined in sections 60-6,288 to 60-6,294, but the fee shall be no less than twenty-five dollars. Such fee shall be collected and distributed in the same manner as other motor vehicle fees.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 111; Laws 2012, LB801, § 67.

60-3,112. Nonresident licensed vehicle hauling grain or seasonally harvested products; permit; fee.

If a truck, truck-tractor, or trailer is lawfully licensed under the laws of another state or province and is engaged in hauling grain or other seasonally harvested products from the field where they are harvested to storage or market during the period from June 1 to December 15 of each year or under emergency conditions, the right to operate over the highways of this state for a period of ninety days shall be authorized by obtaining a permit therefor from the county treasurer or his or her agent of the county in which grain is first hauled. Such permit shall be issued electronically upon the payment of a fee of twenty dollars for a truck or one hundred fifty dollars for any combination of truck, truck-tractor, or trailer. The fees for such permits, when collected, shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 112; Laws 2012, LB801, § 68.

60-3,113. Handicapped or disabled person; plates; department; compile and maintain registry.

(1) The department shall, without the payment of any fee except the taxes and fees required by sections 60-3,102, 60-3,185, 60-3,190, and 60-3,191, issue license plates for one motor vehicle not used for hire and a license plate for one autocycle or motorcycle not used for hire to:

(a) Any permanently handicapped or disabled person or his or her parent, legal guardian, foster parent, or agent upon application and proof of a permanent handicap or disability; or

(b) A trust which owns the motor vehicle, autocycle, or motorcycle if a designated beneficiary of the trust qualifies under subdivision (a) of this subsection.

An application and proof of disability in the form and with the information required by section 60-3,113.02 shall be submitted before license plates are issued or reissued.

(2) The license plate or plates shall carry the internationally accepted wheelchair symbol, which symbol is a representation of a person seated in a wheelchair surrounded by a border six units wide by seven units high, and such other letters or numbers as the director prescribes. Such license plate or plates shall be used by such person in lieu of the usual license plate or plates.

(3) The department shall compile and maintain a registry of the names, addresses, and license numbers of all persons who obtain special license plates pursuant to this section and all persons who obtain a handicapped or disabled parking permit.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 113; Laws 2011, LB163, § 22; Laws 2011, LB289, § 21; Laws 2014, LB657, § 4; Laws 2015, LB231, § 13.

60-3,113.01. Handicapped or disabled person; parking permits; electronic system; department; duties.

The department shall develop, implement, and maintain an electronic system for accepting and processing applications for handicapped or disabled parking permits.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 23; Laws 2014, LB657, § 5.

60-3,113.02. Handicapped or disabled person; parking permit; issuance; procedure; renewal; notice; identification card.

(1) A handicapped or disabled person or temporarily handicapped or disabled person or his or her parent, legal guardian, foster parent, or certifying health care provider may apply for a handicapped or disabled parking permit to the department or through a health care provider using a secure online process developed by the department which will entitle the holder of a permit or a person driving a motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting such holder to park in those spaces or access aisles provided for by sections 18-1736 and 18-1737 when the holder of the permit will enter or exit the motor vehicle while it is parked in such spaces or access aisles. For purposes of this section, (a) the handicapped or disabled person or temporarily handicapped or disabled person is considered the holder of the permit and (b) certifying health care provider means the physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse who makes the certification required in subsection (2) of this section or his or her designee.

(2) The application process for a handicapped or disabled parking permit or for the renewal of a permit under this section shall include presentation of proof of identity by the handicapped or disabled person or temporarily handicapped or disabled person and certification by a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse practicing under and in accordance with his or her certification act that the person who will be the holder meets the statutory criteria for qualification. An application for the renewal of a permit under this section may be submitted within one hundred eighty days prior to the expiration of the permit. No applicant shall be required to provide his or her social security number. In the case of a temporarily handicapped or disabled person, the certifying physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse shall recommend that the permit for the temporarily handicapped or disabled person be issued for either a three-month period or a six-month period, with such recommendation to be based on the estimated date of recovery.

(3) The department, upon receipt of a completed application for a handicapped or disabled parking permit under this section, shall verify that the applicant qualifies for such permit and, if so, shall deliver the permit to the applicant. In issuing a renewal of a permit, the department shall deliver a new expiration sticker to the applicant to be affixed to the existing permit. Such renewal sticker shall not be issued sooner than ten days prior to the date of expiration of the existing permit. A person may hold up to two permits under this section. If a person holds a permit under this section, such person may not hold a permit under section 60-3,113.03.

(4) In issuing any handicapped or disabled parking permit under this section, the department shall include a notice and an identification card. The notice shall contain information listing the legal uses of the permit and that the permit is not transferable, is to be used by the party to whom issued, is not to be altered or reproduced, and is to be used only when a handicapped or disabled person or a temporarily handicapped or disabled person will enter or exit the motor vehicle while it is parked in a designated parking space or access aisle. The notice shall also indicate that those convicted of handicapped parking infractions shall be subject to suspension of the permit for six months. The identification card shall show the expiration date of the permit and such identifying information with regard to the handicapped or disabled person or temporarily handicapped or disabled person to whom the permit is issued as is necessary to the enforcement of sections 18-1736 to 18-1741.07 as determined by the department.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 24; Laws 2013, LB31, § 1; Laws 2014, LB657, § 6; Laws 2018, LB909, § 60.

60-3,113.03. Handicapped or disabled person; parking permit; permit for specific motor vehicle; application; issuance; procedure; renewal; notice; identification card.

(1) The department shall take an application from any person for a handicapped or disabled parking permit that is issued for a specific motor vehicle and entitles the holder thereof or a person driving the motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting handicapped or disabled persons or temporarily handicapped or disabled persons to park in those spaces or access aisles provided for by sections 18-1736 and 18-1737 if the motor vehicle is used primarily for the transportation of handicapped or disabled persons or temporarily handicapped or disabled persons. Such permit shall be used only when the motor vehicle for which it was issued is being used for the transportation of a handicapped or disabled person or temporarily handicapped or disabled person and such person will enter or exit the motor vehicle while it is parked in such designated spaces or access aisles.

(2) A person applying for a handicapped or disabled parking permit or for the renewal of a permit pursuant to this section shall apply for a permit for each motor vehicle used for the transportation of handicapped or disabled persons or temporarily handicapped or disabled persons and shall include such information as is required by the department, including a demonstration to the department that each such motor vehicle is used primarily for the transportation of handicapped or disabled persons or temporarily handicapped or disabled persons. An application for the renewal of a permit under this section may be submitted within one hundred eighty days prior to the expiration of the permit.

(3) The department, upon receipt of a completed application, shall verify that the applicant qualifies for a handicapped or disabled parking permit under this section and, if so, shall deliver the permit to the applicant. In issuing renewed permits, the department shall deliver each individual renewal to the applicant as provided in section 60-3,113.02. The renewed permit shall not be issued sooner than ten days prior to the date of expiration, and the existing permit shall be invalid upon receipt of the renewed permit. No more than one such permit shall be issued for each motor vehicle under this section.

(4) In issuing any handicapped or disabled parking permit under this section, the department shall include a notice and an identification card to the registered owner of the motor vehicle or the applicant. The notice shall contain information listing the legal uses of the permit and that the permit is not transferable, is to be used for the motor vehicle for which it is issued, is not to be altered or reproduced, and is to be used only when a handicapped or disabled person or a temporarily handicapped or disabled person will enter or exit the motor vehicle while it is parked in a designated parking space or access aisle. The notice shall also indicate that those convicted of handicapped parking infractions shall be subject to suspension of the permit for six months. The identification card shall identify the motor vehicle for which the permit is issued as is necessary to the enforcement of sections 18-1736 to 18-1741.07 as determined by the department.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 25; Laws 2014, LB657, § 7; Laws 2018, LB909, § 61.

60-3,113.04. Handicapped or disabled person; parking permit; contents; issuance; duplicate permit.

(1) A handicapped or disabled parking permit shall be of a design, size, configuration, color, and construction and contain such information as specified in the regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation in 23 C.F.R. part 1235, UNIFORM SYSTEM FOR PARKING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, as such regulations existed on January 1, 2024.

(2) No handicapped or disabled parking permit shall be issued to any person or for any motor vehicle if any permit has been issued to such person or for such motor vehicle and such permit has been suspended pursuant to section 18-1741.02. At the expiration of such suspension, a permit may be renewed in the manner provided for renewal in sections 60-3,113.02, 60-3,113.03, and 60-3,113.05.

(3) A duplicate handicapped or disabled parking permit may be provided up to two times during any single permit period if a permit is destroyed, lost, or stolen. Such duplicate permit shall be issued as provided in section 60-3,113.02 or 60-3,113.03, whichever is applicable, except that a new certification by a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse need not be provided. A duplicate permit shall be valid for the remainder of the period for which the original permit was issued. If a person has been issued two duplicate permits under this subsection and needs another permit, such person shall reapply for a new permit under section 60-3,113.02 or 60-3,113.03, whichever is applicable.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 26; Laws 2012, LB751, § 13; Laws 2013, LB35, § 1; Laws 2014, LB657, § 8; Laws 2014, LB776, § 2; Laws 2015, LB313, § 2; Laws 2016, LB929, § 4; Laws 2017, LB263, § 38; Laws 2018, LB909, § 62; Laws 2019, LB79, § 7; Laws 2020, LB944, § 20; Laws 2021, LB149, § 6; Laws 2022, LB750, § 18; Laws 2023, LB138, § 13; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 17.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-3,113.05. Handicapped or disabled persons; parking permit; expiration date; permit for temporarily handicapped or disabled person; period valid; renewal.

(1) Permanently issued handicapped or disabled parking permits shall be valid for a period ending on the last day of the month of the applicant's birthday in the sixth year after issuance and shall expire on that day.

(2) All handicapped or disabled parking permits for temporarily handicapped or disabled persons shall be issued for a period ending either three months after the date of issuance or six months after the date of issuance, with such period to be based on the estimated date of recovery, but such permit may be renewed one time for a similar three-month or six-month period. For the renewal period, there shall be submitted an additional application with proof of a handicap or disability.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 27; Laws 2013, LB31, § 2; Laws 2014, LB657, § 9; Laws 2016, LB865, § 2.

60-3,113.06. Handicapped or disabled persons; parking permit; use; display; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.

A handicapped or disabled parking permit shall not be transferable and shall be used only by the party to whom issued or for the motor vehicle for which issued and only for the purpose for which the permit is issued. A handicapped or disabled parking permit shall be displayed by hanging the permit from the motor vehicle's rearview mirror so as to be clearly visible through the front windshield. A handicapped or disabled parking permit shall be displayed on the dashboard only when there is no rearview mirror. No person shall alter or reproduce in any manner a handicapped or disabled parking permit. No person shall knowingly hold more than the allowed number of handicapped or disabled parking permits. No person shall display a handicapped or disabled parking permit issued under section 60-3,113.02 and park in a space or access aisle designated for the exclusive use of a handicapped or disabled person unless the holder of the permit will enter or exit the motor vehicle while it is parked in a designated space or access aisle. No person shall display a handicapped or disabled parking permit issued under section 60-3,113.03 and park in a space or access aisle designated for the exclusive use of a handicapped or disabled person unless the person displaying the permit is driving the motor vehicle for which the permit was issued and a handicapped or disabled person will enter or exit the motor vehicle while it is parked in a designated space or access aisle. Any violation of this section shall constitute a handicapped parking infraction as defined in section 18-1741.01 and shall be subject to the penalties and procedures set forth in sections 18-1741.01 to 18-1741.07.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 28; Laws 2014, LB657, § 10.

60-3,113.07. Handicapped or disabled persons; parking permit; prohibited acts; violation; penalty; powers of director.

(1) No person shall knowingly provide false information on an application for a handicapped or disabled parking permit. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

(2) If the director discovers evidence of fraud in an application for a handicapped or disabled parking permit or a license plate issued under section 60-3,113, the director may summarily cancel such permit or license plate and send notice of cancellation to the applicant.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 29; Laws 2014, LB657, § 11.

60-3,113.08. Handicapped or disabled persons; parking permit; rules and regulations.

The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations necessary to fulfill any duties and obligations as provided in sections 60-3,113.01 to 60-3,113.08. All rules and regulations of the department relating to the issuance and use of handicapped or disabled parking permits adopted and promulgated prior to July 18, 2014, shall continue to be effective until revised, amended, repealed, or nullified pursuant to law.

Source:Laws 2011, LB163, § 30; Laws 2014, LB657, § 12.

60-3,114. Dealer or manufacturer license plates; fee.

(1) Any licensed dealer or manufacturer may, upon payment of a fee of thirty dollars, make an application, on a form approved by the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, to the county treasurer of the county in which his or her place of business is located for a certificate and one dealer license plate for the type of motor vehicle or trailer the dealer has been authorized by the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board to sell and demonstrate. One additional dealer license plate may be procured for the type of motor vehicle or trailer the dealer has sold during the last previous period of October 1 through September 30 for each twenty motor vehicles or trailers sold at retail during such period or one additional dealer license plate for each thirty motor vehicles or trailers sold at wholesale during such period, but not to exceed a total of five additional dealer license plates in the case of motor vehicles or trailers sold at wholesale, or, in the case of a manufacturer, for each ten motor vehicles or trailers actually manufactured or assembled within the state within the last previous period of October 1 through September 30 for a fee of fifteen dollars each.

(2) Dealer or manufacturer license plates shall display, in addition to the registration number, the letters DLR.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 114; Laws 2012, LB801, § 69.

60-3,115. Additional dealer license plates; unauthorized use; hearing.

When an applicant applies for a license, the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board may authorize the county treasurer to issue additional dealer license plates when the dealer or manufacturer furnishes satisfactory proof for a need of additional dealer license plates because of special condition or hardship. In the case of unauthorized use of dealer license plates by any licensed dealer, the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board may hold a hearing and after such hearing may determine that such dealer is not qualified for continued usage of such dealer license plates for a set period not to exceed one year.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 115; Laws 2012, LB801, § 70.

60-3,116. Personal-use dealer license plates; fee.

(1) Any licensed dealer or manufacturer may, upon payment of an annual fee of two hundred fifty dollars, make an application, on a form approved by the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board, to the county treasurer of the county in which his or her place of business is located for a certificate and one personal-use dealer license plate for the type of motor vehicle or trailer the dealer has been authorized by the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board to sell and demonstrate. Additional personal-use dealer license plates may be procured upon payment of an annual fee of two hundred fifty dollars each, subject to the same limitations as provided in section 60-3,114 as to the number of additional dealer license plates. A personal-use dealer license plate may be displayed on a motor vehicle having a gross weight including any load of six thousand pounds or less belonging to the dealer, may be used in the same manner as a dealer license plate, and may be used for personal or private use of the dealer, the dealer's immediate family, or any bona fide employee of the dealer.

(2) Personal-use dealer license plates shall have the same design and shall be displayed as provided in sections 60-370 and 60-3,100.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 116; Laws 2010, LB816, § 11; Laws 2012, LB801, § 71; Laws 2017, LB346, § 2.

60-3,117. Surrender of dealer license plates; when.

When any motor vehicle or trailer dealer's or manufacturer's license has been revoked or otherwise terminated, it shall be the duty of such dealer or manufacturer to immediately surrender to the department or to the Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board any dealer license plates issued to him or her for the current year. Failure of such dealer or manufacturer to immediately surrender such dealer license plates to the department upon demand by the department shall be unlawful.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 117.

60-3,118. Personalized message license plates; conditions.

(1) In lieu of the license plates provided for by section 60-3,100, the department shall issue personalized message license plates for motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers, except for motor vehicles and trailers registered under section 60-3,198, to all applicants who meet the requirements of sections 60-3,119 to 60-3,121. Personalized message license plates shall be the same size and of the same basic design as regular license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,100. The characters used shall consist only of letters and numerals of the same size and design and shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (1)(a) of section 60-3,100. A maximum of seven characters may be used, except that for an autocycle or a motorcycle, a maximum of six characters may be used.

(2) The following conditions apply to all personalized message license plates:

(a) County prefixes shall not be allowed except in counties using the alphanumeric system for motor vehicle registration. The numerals in the county prefix shall be the numerals assigned to the county, pursuant to subsection (2) of section 60-370, in which the motor vehicle or trailer is registered. Renewal of a personalized message license plate containing a county prefix shall be conditioned upon the motor vehicle or trailer being registered in such county. The numerals in the county prefix, including the hyphen or any other unique design for an existing license plate style, count against the maximum number of characters allowed under this section;

(b) The characters in the order used shall not conflict with or duplicate any number used or to be used on the regular license plates or any number or license plate already approved pursuant to sections 60-3,118 to 60-3,121;

(c) The characters in the order used shall not express, connote, or imply any obscene or objectionable words or abbreviations; and

(d) An applicant receiving a personalized message license plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or a commercial truck or truck-tractor with a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to such license plate.

(3) The department shall have sole authority to determine if the conditions prescribed in subsection (2) of this section have been met.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 118; Laws 2007, LB286, § 39; Laws 2015, LB231, § 14; Laws 2017, LB263, § 39.

60-3,119. Personalized message license plates; application; renewal; fee.

(1) Application for personalized message license plates shall be made to the department. The department shall make available through each county treasurer forms to be used for such applications.

(2) Each initial application shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. The fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit forty percent of the fee to the Highway Trust Fund and sixty percent of the fee to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(3) An application for renewal of a license plate previously approved and issued shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subsection shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit forty percent of the fee to the Highway Trust Fund and sixty percent of the fee to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 119; Laws 2009, LB110, § 5; Laws 2012, LB801, § 72; Laws 2019, LB356, § 9; Laws 2022, LB750, § 19.

60-3,120. Personalized message license plates; delivery; fee.

When the department approves an application for personalized message license plates, the department shall notify the applicant and deliver the license plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle or trailer is to be registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue such plates to the applicant, in lieu of regular license plates, when the applicant complies with the other provisions of law for registration of the motor vehicle or trailer.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 120; Laws 2012, LB801, § 73; Laws 2017, LB263, § 40; Laws 2021, LB113, § 5.

60-3,121. Personalized message license plates; transfer; credit allowed; fee.

(1) The owner of a motor vehicle or trailer bearing personalized message license plates may make application to the county treasurer to have such license plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such license plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the license plates.

(2) The owner may have the unused portion of the message plate fee credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the license plate at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period.

(3) Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. The fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 121; Laws 2012, LB801, § 74; Laws 2017, LB263, § 41.

60-3,122. Pearl Harbor plates.

(1) Any person may, in addition to the application required by section 60-385, apply to the department for license plates designed by the department to indicate that he or she is a survivor of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor if he or she:

(a) Was a member of the United States Armed Forces on December 7, 1941;

(b) Was on station on December 7, 1941, during the hours of 7:55 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Hawaii time at Pearl Harbor, the island of Oahu, or offshore at a distance not to exceed three miles;

(d) Holds a current membership in a Nebraska Chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.

(2) Pearl Harbor license plates shall be issued upon the applicant paying the license plate fee as provided in subsection (3) of this section and furnishing proof satisfactory to the department that the applicant fulfills the requirements provided by subsection (1) of this section. Any number of motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers owned by the applicant may be so licensed at any one time. Motor vehicles and trailers registered under section 60-3,198 shall not be so licensed.

(3) No license plate fee shall be required for Pearl Harbor license plates.

(4) If the license plates issued pursuant to this section are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the recipient of the plates shall be issued replacement license plates upon request and without charge.

(5) License plates issued under this section shall not require the payment of any additional license plate fees and shall be permanently attached to the vehicle to which the plates are registered as long as the vehicle is properly registered by the applicant annually.

(6) The county treasurer or the department may issue temporary license stickers to the applicant under this section for the applicant to lawfully operate the vehicle pending receipt of the license plates. No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be made for the issuance of a temporary license sticker under this subsection. The department shall furnish temporary license stickers for issuance by the county treasurer at no cost to the counties. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding the design and issuance of temporary license stickers.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 122; Laws 2007, LB286, § 40; Laws 2009, LB110, § 6; Laws 2010, LB705, § 1; Laws 2015, LB642, § 5; Laws 2017, LB263, § 42; Laws 2019, LB138, § 9; Laws 2019, LB270, § 16; Laws 2022, LB750, § 20.

60-3,122.01. Gold Star Family plates; design requirements.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Gold Star Family plates. The department shall create designs reflecting support for those who died while serving in good standing in the United States Armed Forces in consultation with the Department of Veterans' Affairs and the Military Department. The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall recommend the design of the plate to the Department of Motor Vehicles. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department shall make applications available for this type of plate when it is designed. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,122.02.

(2) One type of Gold Star Family plate shall be consecutively numbered plates. The department shall:

(a) Number the plates consecutively beginning with the number one, using numerals the size of which maximizes legibility and limiting the numerals to five characters or less; and

(b) Not use a county designation or any characters other than numbers on the plates.

(3) One type of Gold Star Family plate shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

Source:Laws 2007, LB570, § 2.

60-3,122.02. Gold Star Family plates; eligibility; verification; fee; delivery; fee.

(1) Any person who is a surviving spouse, whether remarried or not, or an ancestor, including a stepparent, a descendant, including a stepchild, a foster parent or a person in loco parentis, or a sibling of a person who died while in good standing on active duty in the military service of the United States may apply to the department for Gold Star Family plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle or trailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Gold Star Family plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. In order to be eligible for Gold Star Family plates, a person shall register with the Department of Veterans' Affairs pursuant to section 80-414. The plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section and verification by the Department of Motor Vehicles of an applicant's eligibility using the registry established by the Department of Veterans' Affairs pursuant to section 80-414.

(2)(a) No additional fee shall be required for consecutively numbered Gold Star Family plates issued under this section and such plates shall not require the payment of any additional license plate fees and shall be permanently attached to the vehicle to which the plates are registered as long as the vehicle is properly registered by the applicant annually.

(b)(i) Each application for initial issuance of personalized message Gold Star Family plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. An application for renewal of such plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees for renewals pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Nebraska Veteran Cemetery System Operation Fund.

(ii) No license plate fee under section 60-3,102 shall be required for personalized message Gold Star Family plates issued under this section, other than the renewal fee provided for in subdivision (2)(b)(i) of this section. Such plates shall be permanently attached to the vehicle to which the plates are registered as long as the vehicle is properly registered by the applicant annually and the renewal fee provided for in subdivision (2)(b)(i) of this section is paid.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Gold Star Family plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle or trailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. If delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Gold Star Family plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle or trailer. If Gold Star Family plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request and without charge.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle or trailer bearing Gold Star Family plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred at no cost to a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which such plates were originally purchased if such vehicle is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates, if any, credited to the other vehicle which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Gold Star Family plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Nebraska Veteran Cemetery System Operation Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Gold Star Family plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Nebraska Veteran Cemetery System Operation Fund.

Source:Laws 2007, LB570, § 3; Laws 2009, LB110, § 7; Laws 2009, LB331, § 2; Laws 2012, LB801, § 75; Laws 2017, LB263, § 43; Laws 2019, LB138, § 10; Laws 2019, LB270, § 17; Laws 2021, LB78, § 1; Laws 2021, LB113, § 6; Laws 2022, LB750, § 21.

60-3,122.03. Military Honor Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Military Honor Plates.

(2) The department shall create designs honoring persons who have served or are serving in the United States Army, United States Army Reserve, United States Navy, United States Navy Reserve, United States Marine Corps, United States Marine Corps Reserve, United States Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard Reserve, United States Air Force, United States Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, or Army National Guard.

(3) There shall be twelve such designs, one for each of such armed forces reflecting its official emblem, official seal, or other official image. The issuance of plates for each of such armed forces shall be conditioned on the approval of the armed forces owning the copyright to the official emblem, official seal, or other official image.

(4) The department shall create five additional designs honoring persons who are serving or have served in the armed forces of the United States and who have been awarded the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, or Vietnam Service Medal.

(5) A person may qualify for a Military Honor Plate by registering with the Department of Veterans' Affairs pursuant to section 80-414. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall verify the applicant's eligibility for a plate created pursuant to this section by consulting the registry established by the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

(6) The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall make applications available for each type of plate when it is designed. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,122.04.

(7) One type of Military Honor Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(8) One type of Military Honor Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(9) The department shall cease to issue Military Honor Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2014, LB383, § 9; Laws 2017, LB45, § 1; Laws 2019, LB138, § 11; Laws 2019, LB356, § 10; Laws 2020, LB944, § 21; Laws 2022, LB750, § 22.

60-3,122.04. Military Honor Plates; fee; eligibility; delivery; fee; transfer; fee.

(1) An eligible person may apply to the department for Military Honor Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle or trailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Military Honor Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section and verification by the department of an applicant's eligibility using the registry established by the Department of Veterans' Affairs pursuant to section 80-414. To be eligible an applicant shall be (a) active duty or reserve duty armed forces personnel serving in any of the armed forces listed in subsection (2) of section 60-3,122.03, (b) a veteran of any of such armed forces who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions), (c) a current or former commissioned officer of the United States Public Health Service or National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who has been detailed directly to any branch of such armed forces for service on active or reserve duty and who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions) as proven with valid orders from the United States Department of Defense, a statement of service provided by the United States Public Health Service, or a report of transfer or discharge provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or (d) a person who is serving or has served in the armed forces of the United States and who has been awarded the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, or Vietnam Service Medal. Any person using Military Honor Plates shall surrender the plates to the county treasurer if such person is no longer eligible for the plates. Regular plates shall be issued to any such person upon surrender of the Military Honor Plates for a three-dollar transfer fee and forfeiture of any of the remaining annual fee. The three-dollar transfer fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of alphanumeric Military Honor Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Nebraska Veteran Cemetery System Operation Fund.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Military Honor Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Nebraska Veteran Cemetery System Operation Fund.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Military Honor Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle or trailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Military Honor Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle or trailer. If Military Honor Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle or trailer bearing Military Honor Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Military Honor Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Nebraska Veteran Cemetery System Operation Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Military Honor Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Nebraska Veteran Cemetery System Operation Fund.

(6) If the director discovers evidence of fraud in an application for Military Honor Plates or that the holder is no longer eligible to have Military Honor Plates, the director may summarily cancel the plates and registration and send notice of the cancellation to the holder of the license plates.

Source:Laws 2014, LB383, § 10; Laws 2017, LB45, § 2; Laws 2017, LB263, § 44; Laws 2019, LB138, § 12; Laws 2019, LB270, § 18; Laws 2019, LB356, § 11; Laws 2021, LB113, § 7.

60-3,123. Prisoner of war plates; eligibility; verification; fee.

(1) Any person who was captured and incarcerated by an enemy of the United States during a period of conflict with such enemy and who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable from or is currently serving in the United States Armed Forces may, in addition to the application required in section 60-385, apply to the department for license plates designed to indicate that he or she is a former prisoner of war.

(2) In order to be eligible for license plates under this section, a person shall register with the Department of Veterans' Affairs pursuant to section 80-414. The license plates shall be issued upon the applicant paying the license plate fee as provided in subsection (3) of this section and verification by the Department of Motor Vehicles of an applicant's eligibility using the registry established by the Department of Veterans' Affairs pursuant to section 80-414. Any number of motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers owned by the applicant may be so licensed at any one time. Motor vehicles and trailers registered under section 60-3,198 shall not be so licensed.

(3) No license plate fee shall be required for license plates under this section.

(4) If the license plates issued under this section are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the recipient of the license plates shall be issued replacement license plates upon request and without charge.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 123; Laws 2007, LB286, § 41; Laws 2009, LB110, § 8; Laws 2010, LB705, § 2; Laws 2014, LB383, § 6; Laws 2017, LB263, § 45; Laws 2019, LB138, § 13; Laws 2019, LB270, § 19; Laws 2021, LB78, § 2; Laws 2022, LB750, § 23.

60-3,124. Disabled veteran plates; eligibility; verification; fee.

(1) Any person who is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces, who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable or general (under honorable conditions), and who is classified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as one hundred percent service-connected disabled may, in addition to the application required in section 60-385, apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for license plates designed by the department to indicate that the applicant is a disabled veteran. The inscription on the license plates shall be D.A.V. immediately below the license plate number to indicate that the holder of the license plates is a disabled veteran.

(2) In order to be eligible for license plates under this section, a person shall register with the Department of Veterans' Affairs pursuant to section 80-414. The plates shall be issued upon the applicant paying the license plate fee as provided in subsection (3) of this section and verification by the Department of Motor Vehicles of an applicant's eligibility using the registry established by the Department of Veterans' Affairs pursuant to section 80-414. Any number of motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers owned by the applicant may be so licensed at any one time. Motor vehicles and trailers registered under section 60-3,198 shall not be so licensed.

(3) No license plate fee shall be required for license plates under this section.

(4) If the license plates issued under this section are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the recipient of the plates shall be issued replacement license plates as provided in section 60-3,157.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 124; Laws 2007, LB286, § 42; Laws 2009, LB110, § 9; Laws 2010, LB705, § 3; Laws 2015, LB642, § 6; Laws 2017, LB263, § 46; Laws 2019, LB138, § 14; Laws 2019, LB270, § 20; Laws 2021, LB78, § 3; Laws 2022, LB750, § 24.

60-3,125. Purple Heart plates; eligibility; verification; fee.

(1) Any person may, in addition to the application required by section 60-385, apply to the department for license plates designed by the department to indicate that the applicant has received from the federal government an award of a Purple Heart. The inscription of the plates shall be designed so as to include a facsimile of the award and beneath any numerical designation upon the plates pursuant to section 60-370 the words Purple Heart separately on one line and the words Combat Wounded on the line below.

(2) In order to be eligible for license plates under this section, a person shall register with the Department of Veterans' Affairs pursuant to section 80-414. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license plate fee as provided in subsection (3) of this section and verification by the Department of Motor Vehicles of an applicant's eligibility using the registry established by the Department of Veterans' Affairs pursuant to section 80-414. Any number of motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers owned by the applicant may be so licensed at any one time. Motor vehicles and trailers registered under section 60-3,198 shall not be so licensed.

(3) No license plate fee shall be required for license plates under this section.

(4) If license plates issued pursuant to this section are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the recipient of the plates shall be issued replacement license plates upon request and without charge.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 125; Laws 2007, LB286, § 43; Laws 2009, LB110, § 10; Laws 2014, LB383, § 7; Laws 2017, LB263, § 47; Laws 2019, LB138, § 15; Laws 2019, LB270, § 21; Laws 2021, LB78, § 4; Laws 2022, LB750, § 25.

60-3,126. Amateur radio station license plates; fee; renewal.

(1) Any person who holds an unrevoked and unexpired amateur radio station license issued by the Federal Communications Commission and is the owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for motor vehicles and trailers registered under section 60-3,198, may, in addition to the application required by section 60-385, apply to the department for license plates upon which shall be inscribed the official amateur radio call letters of such applicant.

(2) Such license plates shall be issued, in lieu of the usual numbers and letters, to such an applicant upon payment of the regular license fee and the payment of an additional fee of five dollars and furnishing proof that the applicant holds such an unrevoked and unexpired amateur radio station license. The additional fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Trust Fund. Only one such motor vehicle or trailer owned by an applicant shall be so registered at any one time.

(3) An applicant applying for renewal of amateur radio station license plates shall again furnish proof that he or she holds an unrevoked and unexpired amateur radio station license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.

(4) The department shall prescribe the size and design of the license plates and furnish such plates to the persons applying for and entitled to the same upon the payment of the required fee.

(5) The county treasurer or the department may issue temporary license stickers to the applicant under this section for the applicant to lawfully operate the vehicle pending receipt of the license plates. No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be made for the issuance of a temporary license sticker under this subsection. The department shall furnish temporary license stickers for issuance by the county treasurer at no cost to the counties. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding the design and issuance of temporary license stickers.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 126; Laws 2007, LB286, § 44; Laws 2017, LB263, § 48; Laws 2019, LB270, § 22; Laws 2022, LB750, § 26.

60-3,127. Nebraska Cornhusker Spirit Plates; design requirements.

(1) The department, in designing Nebraska Cornhusker Spirit Plates, shall:

(a) Include the word Cornhuskers or Huskers prominently in the design;

(b) Use scarlet and cream colors in the design or such other similar colors as the department determines to best represent the official team colors of the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers athletic programs and to provide suitable reflection and contrast;

(d) Create a design reflecting support for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers athletic programs in consultation with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Department. The design shall be selected on the basis of (i) enhancing the marketability of spirit plates to supporters of University of Nebraska Cornhuskers athletic programs and (ii) limiting the manufacturing cost of each spirit plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102.

(2) One type of Nebraska Cornhusker Spirit Plates shall be consecutively numbered spirit plates. The department shall:

(a) Number the spirit plates consecutively beginning with the number one, using numerals the size of which maximizes legibility; and

(b) Not use a county designation or any characters other than numbers on the spirit plates.

(3) One type of Nebraska Cornhusker Spirit Plates shall be personalized message spirit plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for message plates in subsection (2) of section 60-3,118. The characters used shall consist only of letters and numerals of the same size and design and shall comply with the requirements of subdivision (1)(a) of section 60-3,100. A maximum of seven characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Nebraska Cornhusker Spirit Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 127; Laws 2019, LB356, § 12; Laws 2020, LB944, § 22.

60-3,128. Nebraska Cornhusker Spirit Plates; application; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; credit allowed.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Nebraska Cornhusker Spirit Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for motor vehicles or trailers registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a spirit plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or for a commercial motor vehicle registered for a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the spirit plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. Each application for initial issuance or renewal of spirit plates shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit sixty percent of the fees for initial issuance and renewal of spirit plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and forty percent of the fees to the Highway Trust Fund.

(2)(a) When the department receives an application for spirit plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle or trailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. If delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue spirit plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of law for registration of the motor vehicle or trailer. If spirit plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(3)(a) The owner of a motor vehicle or trailer bearing spirit plates may make application to the county treasurer to have such spirit plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the spirit plates.

(b) The owner may have the unused portion of the spirit plate fee credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the spirit plate at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 128; Laws 2007, LB286, § 45; Laws 2009, LB110, § 11; Laws 2012, LB801, § 76; Laws 2017, LB263, § 49; Laws 2019, LB270, § 23; Laws 2019, LB356, § 13; Laws 2021, LB113, § 8; Laws 2022, LB750, § 27.

60-3,129. Spirit Plate Proceeds Fund; created; use; investment.

(1) The Spirit Plate Proceeds Fund is created. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

(2) If the cost of manufacturing Nebraska Cornhusker Spirit Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Spirit Plate Proceeds Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of such spirit plates and the amount charged pursuant to such section with respect to such spirit plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Spirit Plate Proceeds Fund as provided in section 60-3,128.

(3) The first three million dollars credited to the Spirit Plate Proceeds Fund and not credited to the Highway Trust Fund shall be appropriated to the University of Nebraska to establish an endowment fund to provide financial support to former University of Nebraska athletes to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies at any University of Nebraska campus. Funds appropriated by the Legislature for such scholarship program shall be held, managed, and invested as an endowed scholarship fund in such manner as the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska shall determine and as authorized by section 72-1246. The income from the endowed scholarship fund shall be expended for such scholarships. The University of Nebraska shall grant financial support to former athletes who demonstrate financial need as determined by the Federal Pell Grant Program or similar need-based qualifications as approved by the financial aid office of the appropriate campus.

(4) The next two million dollars credited to the Spirit Plate Proceeds Fund and not credited to the Highway Trust Fund shall be appropriated to the University of Nebraska to establish an endowment fund to provide financial support for the academic service units of the athletic departments of the campuses of the University of Nebraska in support of academic services to athletes.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 129; Laws 2009, LB110, § 12.

Cross References

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.

60-3,130. Historical license plates; conditions.

(1) Except as provided in section 60-3,134, a person presenting a certificate of title issued pursuant to section 60-142.01 or 60-142.02 or a certificate of title indicating that the vehicle is thirty or more years old may apply for historical license plates or may use license plates of the year of manufacture in lieu of regular license plates as provided in sections 60-3,130 to 60-3,134.

(2) Each collector applying for such license plates, other than a nonprofit organization described in sections 21-608 and 21-609, must own and have registered one or more motor vehicles with regular license plates which he or she uses for regular transportation.

(3) A motor vehicle or trailer manufactured, assembled from a kit, or otherwise assembled as a reproduction or facsimile of a historical vehicle shall not be eligible for historical license plates unless it has been in existence for thirty years or more. The age of the motor vehicle or trailer shall be calculated from the year reflected on the certificate of title.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 130; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 24.

60-3,130.01. Historical license plates; application; form; contents.

The application under section 60-3,130 shall be made on a form prescribed and furnished by the department. The form shall contain (1) a description of the vehicle owned and sought to be registered, including the make, body type, model, vehicle identification number, and year of manufacture, (2) a description of any vehicle owned by the applicant and registered by him or her with regular license plates and used for regular transportation, which description shall include make, body type, model, vehicle identification number, year of manufacture, and the Nebraska registration number assigned to the vehicle, and (3) an affidavit sworn to by the vehicle owner that the historical vehicle is being collected, preserved, restored, and maintained by the applicant as a hobby and not for the general use of the vehicle for the same purposes and under the same circumstances as other motor vehicles of the same type.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 25.

60-3,130.02. Historical license plates; fees; delivery; fee.

(1) An initial processing fee of ten dollars shall be submitted with an application under section 60-3,130 to defray the costs of issuing the first plate to each collector and to establish a distinct identification number for each collector. A fee of fifty dollars for each vehicle so registered shall also be submitted with the application. When the department receives an application for historical license plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail. The department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(2) For use of license plates as provided in section 60-3,130.04, a fee of twenty-five dollars shall be submitted with the application in addition to the fees specified in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Trust Fund.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 26; Laws 2022, LB750, § 28.

60-3,130.03. Historical license plates; department; powers and duties.

The department shall design historical license plates with a distinctive design which, in addition to the identification number, includes the words historical and Nebraska for identification. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement sections 60-3,130 to 60-3,134.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 27.

60-3,130.04. Historical vehicle; model-year license plates; authorized.

(1) An owner of a historical vehicle eligible for registration under section 60-3,130 may use a license plate or plates designed by this state in the year corresponding to the model year when the vehicle was manufactured in lieu of the plates designed pursuant to section 60-3,130.03 subject to the approval of the department. The department shall inspect the plate or plates and may approve the plate or plates if it is determined that the model-year license plate or plates are legible and serviceable and that the license plate numbers do not conflict with or duplicate other numbers assigned and in use. An original-issued license plate or plates that have been restored to original condition may be used when approved by the department.

(2) The department may consult with a recognized car club in determining whether the year of the license plate or plates to be used corresponds to the model year when the vehicle was manufactured.

(3) If only one license plate is used on the vehicle, the license plate shall be placed on the rear of the vehicle. The owner of a historical vehicle may use only one plate on the vehicle even for years in which two license plates were issued for vehicles in general.

(4) License plates used pursuant to this section corresponding to the year of manufacture of the vehicle shall not be personalized message license plates, Pearl Harbor license plates, prisoner-of-war license plates, disabled veteran license plates, Purple Heart license plates, amateur radio station license plates, Nebraska Cornhusker Spirit Plates, Nebraska History Plates, handicapped or disabled person license plates, specialty license plates, special interest motor vehicle license plates, Military Honor Plates, Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates, Breast Cancer Awareness Plates, Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates, Mountain Lion Conservation Plates, Choose Life License Plates, Czech Heritage Plates, Donate Life Plates, Down Syndrome Awareness Plates, Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates, Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness, Wildlife Conservation Plates, Pets for Vets Plates, Support the Arts Plates, Support Our Troops Plates, The Good Life Is Outside Plates, or Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 28; Laws 2007, LB286, § 46; Laws 2009, LB110, § 13; Laws 2013, LB32, § 1; Laws 2014, LB383, § 8; Laws 2015, LB220, § 6; Laws 2016, LB474, § 8; Laws 2016, LB977, § 8; Laws 2017, LB46, § 6; Laws 2017, LB263, § 50; Laws 2019, LB138, § 16; Laws 2019, LB356, § 14; Laws 2020, LB944, § 23; Laws 2021, LB166, § 6; Laws 2021, LB317, § 6; Laws 2024, LB140, § 6.
Operative Date: July 19, 2024

60-3,130.05. Historical license plates; model-year license plates; validity.

License plates issued or used pursuant to section 60-3,130 or 60-3,130.04 shall be valid while the vehicle is owned by the applicant without the payment of any additional fee, tax, or license.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 29.

60-3,130.06. Historical vehicle; transfer of registration and license plates; authorized; fee.

A collector, upon loss of possession of a historical vehicle registered pursuant to section 60-3,130, may have the registration and license plate transferred to another vehicle in his or her possession, which is eligible for such registration, upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars. The fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Trust Fund.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 30.

60-3,130.07. Historical vehicles; registered and licensed on August 24, 1975; how treated.

Collectors who, on August 24, 1975, had vehicles registered and licensed as historical vehicles shall be permitted to retain such registration and license if the collector submits an affidavit to the department sworn to by the vehicle owner that the vehicle is being collected, preserved, restored, and maintained as a hobby and not for the general use of the vehicle.

Source:Laws 2006, LB 663, § 31.

60-3,131. Historical vehicles; use.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, historical vehicles may be used for hobby pursuits but shall not be used for the same purposes and under the same conditions as other motor vehicles or trailers of the same type, and under ordinary circumstances, such historical vehicles shall not be used to transport passengers for hire. Any such historical vehicle shall not be used for business or occupation or regularly for transportation to and from work, and may be driven on the public streets and roads only for servicing, test drives, public displays, parades, and related pleasure or hobby activities.

(2) For special events that are sponsored or in which participation is by organized clubs such historical vehicles may:

(a) Transport passengers for hire only if any money received is to be used for club activities or to be donated to a charitable nonprofit organization; and

(b) Haul other vehicles to and from such special event.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 131; Laws 2006, LB 815, § 1.

60-3,132. Historical vehicles; storage; conditions.

Subject to land-use regulations of a county or municipality, a collector may store any motor vehicles, trailers, or parts vehicles, licensed or unlicensed, operable or inoperable, on his or her property if such motor vehicles, trailers, and parts vehicles and any outdoor storage areas are maintained in such a manner that they do not constitute a health hazard and if the motor vehicles, trailers, and parts vehicles are located away from ordinary public view or are screened from ordinary public view by means of a fence, rapidly growing trees, shrubbery, opaque covering, or other appropriate means.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 132; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 32.

Annotations

Defendant who engaged in conduct clearly proscribed by this section lacks standing to attack the statute as vague. Defendant who failed to show that the proscriptions of this section reached a substantial amount of constitutionally protected conduct lacks standing to challenge it based on overbreadth. State v. Sommerfeld, 251 Neb. 876, 560 N.W.2d 420 (1997).

60-3,133. Historical vehicles; emission controls; exempt, when; safety equipment; proper operating condition.

(1) Unless the presence of equipment specifically named by Nebraska law was a prior condition for legal sale within Nebraska at the time a specific model of historical vehicle was manufactured for first use, the presence of such equipment shall not be required as a condition for use of any such model of historical vehicle as authorized in section 60-3,131.

(2) Any historical vehicle manufactured prior to the date emission controls were standard equipment on that particular make or model of historical vehicle is exempted from statutes requiring the inspection and use of such emission controls.

(3) Any safety equipment that was manufactured as part of the historical vehicle's original equipment must be in proper operating condition.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 133; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 33.

60-3,134. Historical vehicle; registered with regular license plates; when.

Any motor vehicle or trailer that qualifies as an historical vehicle which is used for the same general purposes and under the same conditions as motor vehicles or trailers registered with regular license plates shall be required to be registered with regular license plates, regardless of its age, and shall be subject to the payment of the same taxes and fees required of motor vehicles or trailers registered with regular license plates.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 134.

60-3,135. Undercover license plates; issuance; confidential.

(1)(a) Undercover license plates may be issued to federal, state, county, city, or village law enforcement agencies and shall be used only for legitimate criminal investigatory purposes. Undercover license plates may also be issued to the Nebraska State Patrol, the Game and Parks Commission, deputy state sheriffs employed by the Nebraska Brand Committee and State Fire Marshal for state law enforcement purposes, persons employed by the Tax Commissioner for state revenue enforcement purposes, the Department of Health and Human Services for the purposes of communicable disease control, the prevention and control of those communicable diseases which endanger the public health, the enforcement of drug control laws, or other investigation purposes, the Department of Agriculture for special investigative purposes, and the Insurance Fraud Prevention Division of the Department of Insurance for investigative purposes. Undercover license plates shall not be used on personally owned vehicles or for personal use of government-owned vehicles.

(b) The director shall prescribe a form for agencies to apply for undercover license plates. The form shall include a space for the name and signature of the contact person for the requesting agency, a statement that the undercover license plates are to be used only for legitimate criminal investigatory purposes, and a statement that undercover license plates are not to be used on personally owned vehicles or for personal use of government-owned vehicles.

(2) The agency shall include the name and signature of the contact person for the agency on the form and pay the fee prescribed in section 60-3,102. If the undercover license plates will be used for the investigation of a specific event rather than for ongoing investigations, the agency shall designate on the form an estimate of the length of time the undercover license plates will be needed. The contact person in the agency shall sign the form and verify the information contained in the form.

(3) Upon receipt of a completed form, the director shall determine whether the undercover license plates will be used by an approved agency for a legitimate purpose pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If the director determines that the undercover license plates will be used for such a purpose, he or she may issue the undercover license plates in the form and under the conditions he or she determines to be necessary. The decision of the director regarding issuance of undercover license plates is final.

(4) The department shall keep records pertaining to undercover license plates confidential, and such records shall not be subject to public disclosure.

(5) The contact person shall return the undercover license plates to the department if:

(a) The undercover license plates expire and are not renewed;

(b) The purpose for which the undercover license plates were issued has been completed or terminated; or

(6) A state agency, board, or commission that uses motor vehicles from the transportation services bureau of the Department of Administrative Services shall notify the bureau immediately after undercover license plates have been assigned to the motor vehicle and shall provide the equipment and license plate number and the undercover license plate number to the bureau. The transportation services bureau shall maintain a list of state-owned motor vehicles which have been assigned undercover license plates. The list shall be confidential and not be subject to public disclosure.

(7) The contact person shall be held accountable to keep proper records of the number of undercover plates possessed by the agency, the particular license plate numbers for each motor vehicle, and the person who is assigned to the motor vehicle. This record shall be confidential and not be subject to public disclosure.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 135; Laws 2007, LB296, § 227; Laws 2009, LB28, § 1.

60-3,135.01. Special interest motor vehicle license plates; application; fee; delivery; fee; special interest motor vehicle; restrictions on use; prohibited acts; penalty.

(1) The department shall either modify an existing plate design or design license plates to identify special interest motor vehicles, to be known as special interest motor vehicle license plates. The department, in designing such special interest motor vehicle license plates, shall include the words special interest and limit the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department shall choose the design of the plate. The department shall make applications available for this type of plate when it is designed.

(2) One type of special interest motor vehicle license plate shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to seven characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of special interest motor vehicle license plate shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118.

(4) A person may apply to the department for a special interest motor vehicle license plate in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any special interest motor vehicle, except that no motor vehicle registered under section 60-3,198, autocycle, motorcycle, or trailer shall be eligible for special interest motor vehicle license plates. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers.

(5) The form shall contain a description of the special interest motor vehicle owned and sought to be registered, including the make, body type, model, serial number, and year of manufacture.

(6)(a) In addition to all other fees required to register a motor vehicle, each application for initial issuance or renewal of a special interest motor vehicle license plate shall be accompanied by a special interest motor vehicle license plate fee of fifty dollars. Twenty-five dollars of the special interest motor vehicle license plate fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund, and twenty-five dollars of the special interest motor vehicle license plate fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Trust Fund.

(b) If a special interest motor vehicle license plate is lost, stolen, or mutilated, the owner shall be issued a replacement license plate pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(7) When the department receives an application for a special interest motor vehicle license plate, the department may deliver the plate and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the special interest motor vehicle is registered and the delivery of the plate and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. If delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue the special interest motor vehicle license plate in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the special interest motor vehicle.

(8) If the cost of manufacturing special interest motor vehicle license plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund under this section shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of special interest motor vehicle license plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such license plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(9) The special interest motor vehicle license plate shall be affixed to the rear of the special interest motor vehicle.

(10) A special interest motor vehicle shall not be used for the same purposes and under the same conditions as other motor vehicles of the same type and shall not be used for business or occupation or regularly for transportation to and from work. A special interest motor vehicle may be driven on the public streets and roads only for occasional transportation, public displays, parades, and related pleasure or hobby activities.

(11) It shall be unlawful to own or operate a motor vehicle with special interest motor vehicle license plates in violation of this section. Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of this section, a person shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.

(12) For purposes of this section, special interest motor vehicle means a motor vehicle of any age which is being collected, preserved, restored, or maintained by the owner as a leisure pursuit and not used for general transportation of persons or cargo.

Source:Laws 2012, LB216, § 4; Laws 2015, LB231, § 15; Laws 2017, LB263, § 51; Laws 2021, LB113, § 9; Laws 2022, LB750, § 29.

60-3,136. Motor vehicle insurance database; created; powers and duties; Motor Vehicle Insurance Database Task Force; created.

(1)(a) The motor vehicle insurance database is created. The department shall develop and administer the motor vehicle insurance database which shall include the information provided by insurance companies as required by the department pursuant to sections 60-3,136 to 60-3,139. The motor vehicle insurance database shall be used to facilitate registration of motor vehicles in this state by the department and its agents. The director may contract with a designated agent for the purpose of establishing and operating the motor vehicle insurance database and monitoring compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of such sections.

(b) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out sections 60-3,136 to 60-3,139. The rules and regulations shall include specifications for the information to be transmitted by the insurance companies to the department for inclusion in the motor vehicle insurance database, and specifications for the form and manner of transmission of data for inclusion in the motor vehicle insurance database, as recommended by the Motor Vehicle Insurance Database Task Force created in subsection (2) of this section in its report to the department.

(2)(a) The Motor Vehicle Insurance Database Task Force is created. The Motor Vehicle Insurance Database Task Force shall investigate the best practices of the industry and recommend specifications for the information to be transmitted by the insurance companies to the department for inclusion in the motor vehicle insurance database and specifications for the form and manner of transmission of data for inclusion in the motor vehicle insurance database.

(b) The Motor Vehicle Insurance Database Task Force shall consist of:

(i) The Director of Motor Vehicles or his or her designee;

(ii) The Director of Insurance or his or her designee;

(iii) The following members who shall be selected by the Director of Insurance:

(A) One representative of a domestic automobile insurance company or domestic automobile insurance companies;

(B) One representative of an admitted foreign automobile insurance company or admitted foreign automobile insurance companies; and

(iv) Four members to be selected by the Director of Motor Vehicles.

(c) The requirements of this subsection shall expire on July 1, 2004, except that the director may reconvene the task force at any time thereafter if he or she deems it necessary.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 136; Laws 2016, LB666, § 1.

60-3,137. Motor vehicle insurance database; information required.

Each insurance company doing business in this state shall provide information shown on each automobile liability policy issued in this state as required by the department pursuant to sections 60-3,136 to 60-3,139 for inclusion in the motor vehicle insurance database in a form and manner acceptable to the department. Any person who qualifies as a self-insurer under sections 60-562 to 60-564 or any person who provides financial responsibility under sections 75-392 to 75-3,100 shall not be required to provide information to the department for inclusion in the motor vehicle insurance database.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 137; Laws 2007, LB358, § 9; Laws 2009, LB331, § 3; Laws 2020, LB944, § 24.

60-3,138. Motor vehicle insurance database; information; restrictions.

Information provided to the department by insurance companies for inclusion in the motor vehicle insurance database created under section 60-3,136 is the property of the insurance company and the department, as the case may be. The department may disclose whether an individual has the required insurance coverage pursuant to the Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act, but in no case shall the department provide any person's insurance coverage information for purposes of resale, for purposes of solicitation, or as bulk listings.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 138.

Cross References

Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act, see section 60-2901.

60-3,139. Motor vehicle insurance database; immunity.

(1) The state shall not be liable to any person for gathering, managing, or using information in the motor vehicle insurance database created under section 60-3,136.

(2) No insurance company shall be liable to any person for performing its duties under sections 60-3,136 to 60-3,138, unless and to the extent the insurance company commits a willful and wanton act or omission.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 139.

60-3,140. Registration fees; to whom payable.

All fees for the registration of motor vehicles or trailers, unless otherwise expressly provided, shall be paid to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle or trailer has situs. If registered pursuant to section 60-3,198, all fees shall be paid to the department.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 140; Laws 2012, LB801, § 77.

60-3,141. Agents of department; fees; collection.

(1) The various county treasurers shall act as agents for the department in the collection of all motor vehicle taxes, motor vehicle fees, and registration fees. An approved licensed dealer participating in the electronic dealer services system pursuant to section 60-1507 may collect all such taxes and fees as agent for the appropriate county treasurer and the department in a manner provided by such system.

(2) While acting as agents pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the county treasurers or any approved licensed dealers participating in the electronic dealer services system shall in addition to the taxes and registration fees collect one dollar and fifty cents for each registration of a motor vehicle or trailer of a resident of the State of Nebraska and four dollars and fifty cents for each registration of a motor vehicle or trailer of a nonresident. The county treasurer shall credit such additional fees collected by the county treasurer or any approved licensed dealer participating in the electronic dealer services system to the county general fund in a manner provided by such system.

(3) The county treasurers shall transmit all motor vehicle fees and registration fees collected pursuant to this section to the State Treasurer on or before the twentieth day of each month and at such other times as the State Treasurer requires for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fee Fund and the Highway Trust Fund, respectively, except as provided in section 60-3,156. Any county treasurer who fails to transfer to the State Treasurer the amount due the state at the times required in this section shall pay interest at the rate specified in section 45-104.02, as such rate may be adjusted from time to time, from the time the motor vehicle fees and registration fees become due until paid.

(4) If a registrant requests delivery of license plates, registration certificates, or validation decals by mail, the county treasurer may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 141; Laws 2007, LB286, § 47; Laws 2012, LB801, § 78; Laws 2013, LB207, § 2; Laws 2017, LB263, § 52.

60-3,142. Fees; retention by county.

The various county treasurers acting as agents for the department in collection of the fees shall retain five percent of each fee collected under section 60-3,112 for credit to the county general fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 142; Laws 2007, LB286, § 48; Laws 2012, LB801, § 79.

60-3,143. Autocycle; passenger motor vehicle; leased motor vehicle; registration fee.

(1) For autocycles, the registration fee shall be as provided in section 60-3,153.

(2) For every motor vehicle of ten-passenger capacity or less and not used for hire, the registration fee shall be fifteen dollars.

(3) For each motor vehicle having a seating capacity of ten persons or less and used for hire, the registration fee shall be six dollars plus an additional four dollars for every person such motor vehicle is equipped to carry in addition to the driver.

(4) For motor vehicles leased for hire when no driver or chauffeur is furnished by the lessor as part of the consideration paid for by the lessee, incident to the operation of the leased motor vehicle, the fee shall be fifteen dollars.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 143; Laws 2015, LB231, § 16; Laws 2018, LB909, § 63.

60-3,144. Buses; registration fees.

(1) For buses used exclusively to carry children to and from school, and other school activities, the registration fee shall be ten dollars.

(2) For buses equipped to carry more than ten persons for hire, the fee shall be based on the weight of such bus. To ascertain the weight, the unladen weight in pounds shall be used. There shall be added to such weight in pounds the number of persons such bus is equipped to carry times two hundred, the sum thereof being the weight of such bus for license purposes. The unladen weight shall be ascertained by scale weighing of the bus fully equipped and as used upon the highways under the supervision of a member of the Nebraska State Patrol or a carrier enforcement officer and certified by such patrol member or carrier enforcement officer to the department or county treasurer. The fee therefor shall be as follows:

(a) If such bus weighs thirty-two thousand pounds and less than thirty-four thousand pounds, it shall be licensed as a twelve-ton truck as provided in section 60-3,147 and pay the same fee as therein provided;

(b) If such bus weighs thirty thousand pounds and less than thirty-two thousand pounds, it shall be licensed as an eleven-ton truck as provided in section 60-3,147 and pay the same fee as therein provided;

(c) If such bus weighs twenty-eight thousand pounds and less than thirty thousand pounds, it shall be licensed as a ten-ton truck as provided in section 60-3,147 and pay the same fee as therein provided;

(d) If such bus weighs twenty-two thousand pounds and less than twenty-eight thousand pounds, it shall be licensed as a nine-ton truck as provided in section 60-3,147 and pay the same fee as therein provided;

(e) If such bus weighs sixteen thousand pounds and less than twenty-two thousand pounds, it shall be licensed as an eight-ton truck as provided in section 60-3,147 and pay the same fee as therein provided; and

(f) If such bus weighs less than sixteen thousand pounds, it shall be licensed as a five-ton truck as provided in section 60-3,147 and pay the same fee as therein provided, except that upon registration of buses equipped to carry ten passengers or more and engaged entirely in the transportation of passengers for hire within municipalities or in and within a radius of five miles thereof the fee shall be seventy-five dollars, and for buses equipped to carry more than ten passengers and not for hire the registration fee shall be thirty dollars.

(3) License plates issued under this section shall be the same size and of the same basic design as regular license plates issued under section 60-3,100.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 144; Laws 2012, LB801, § 80.

60-3,145. Local trucks; registration fees.

(1) The registration fee on local trucks shall be based on the gross vehicle weight as provided in section 60-3,147, and local trucks shall be registered at a fee of thirty percent of the commercial motor vehicle registration fee, except that (a) no local truck shall be registered for a fee of less than eighteen dollars, (b) the registration fee for each truck with a factory-rated capacity of one ton or less shall be eighteen dollars, and (c) commercial pickup trucks with a gross load of over three tons shall be registered for the fee provided for commercial motor vehicles.

(2) Local truck license plates shall display, in addition to the registration number, the designation of local motor vehicles.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 145; Laws 2007, LB286, § 49.

60-3,146. Farm trucks; registration fees.

(1) For the registration of farm trucks, except for trucks or combinations of trucks or truck-tractors and trailers having a gross vehicle weight exceeding sixteen tons, the registration fee shall be eighteen dollars for up to and including five tons gross vehicle weight, and in excess of five tons the fee shall be twenty-two dollars.

(2) For a truck or a combination of a truck or truck-tractor and trailer weighing in excess of sixteen tons registered as a farm truck, except as provided in sections 60-3,111 and 60-3,151, the registration fee shall be based upon the gross vehicle weight. The registration fee on such trucks weighing in excess of sixteen tons shall be at the following rates: For a gross weight in excess of sixteen tons up to and including twenty tons, forty dollars plus five dollars for each ton of gross weight over seventeen tons, and for gross weight exceeding twenty tons, sixty-five dollars plus ten dollars for each ton of gross weight over twenty tons.

(3) Farm truck license plates shall display, in addition to the registration number, the designation farm and the words NOT FOR HIRE.

(4) Farm trucks with a gross weight of over sixteen tons license plates shall also display the weight that such farm truck is licensed for, using a decal on the license plates in letters and numerals of such size and design as shall be determined and issued by the department.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 146.

60-3,147. Commercial motor vehicles; public power district motor vehicles; metropolitan utilities district motor vehicles; registration fees.

(1) The registration fee on commercial motor vehicles, public power district motor vehicles, and, beginning January 1, 2023, metropolitan utilities district motor vehicles, except those motor vehicles registered under section 60-3,198, shall be based upon the gross vehicle weight, not to exceed the maximum authorized by section 60-6,294.

(2) The registration fee on commercial motor vehicles, public power district motor vehicles, and, beginning January 1, 2023, metropolitan utilities district motor vehicles, except for motor vehicles and trailers registered under section 60-3,198, shall be based on the gross vehicle weight on such commercial motor vehicles, public power district motor vehicles, or metropolitan utilities district motor vehicles plus the gross vehicle weight of any trailer or combination with which it is operated, except that for the purpose of determining the registration fee, the gross vehicle weight of a commercial motor vehicle towing or hauling a disabled or wrecked motor vehicle properly registered for use on the highways shall be only the gross vehicle weight of the towing commercial motor vehicle fully equipped and not including the weight of the motor vehicle being towed or hauled.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the registration fee on such commercial motor vehicles, public power district motor vehicles, and, beginning January 1, 2023, metropolitan utilities district motor vehicles shall be at the following rates:

(a) For a gross vehicle weight of three tons or less, eighteen dollars;

(b) For a gross vehicle weight exceeding three tons and not exceeding four tons, twenty-five dollars;

(d) For a gross vehicle weight exceeding five tons and not exceeding six tons, sixty dollars;

(e) For a gross vehicle weight exceeding six tons but not exceeding seven tons, eighty-five dollars; and

(f) For a gross vehicle weight in excess of seven tons, the fee shall be that for a commercial motor vehicle, public power district motor vehicle, or metropolitan utilities district motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight of seven tons and, in addition thereto, twenty-five dollars for each ton of gross vehicle weight over seven tons.

(4)(a) For fractional tons in excess of the twenty percent or the tolerance of one thousand pounds, as provided in section 60-6,300, the fee shall be computed on the basis of the next higher bracket.

(b) The fees provided by this section shall be reduced ten percent for motor vehicles used exclusively for the transportation of agricultural products.

(c) Fees for commercial motor vehicles, public power district motor vehicles, or, beginning January 1, 2023, metropolitan utilities district motor vehicles with a gross vehicle weight in excess of thirty-six tons shall be increased by twenty percent for all such commercial motor vehicles, public power district motor vehicles, or metropolitan utilities district motor vehicles operated on any highway not a part of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.

(5)(a) Such fee may be paid one-half at the time of registration and one-half on the first day of the seventh month of the registration period when the license fee exceeds two hundred ten dollars. When the second half is paid, the county treasurer shall furnish a registration certificate and license plates issued by the department which shall be displayed on such commercial motor vehicle in the manner provided by law. In addition to the registration fee, the department shall collect a sufficient fee to cover the cost of issuing the certificate and license plates.

(b) If such second half is not paid within thirty days following the first day of the seventh month, the registration of such commercial motor vehicle shall be canceled and the registration certificate and license plates shall be returned to the county treasurer.

(6) Except as provided in section 60-3,228, license plates issued under this section shall be the same size and of the same basic design as regular license plates issued under section 60-3,100.

(7) A license plate or plates issued to a commercial motor vehicle with a gross weight of five tons or over shall display, in addition to the registration number, the weight that the commercial motor vehicle is licensed for, using a decal on the license plate or plates of the commercial motor vehicle in letters and numerals of such size and design as shall be determined and issued by the department.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 147; Laws 2007, LB286, § 50; Laws 2012, LB801, § 81; Laws 2016, LB783, § 8; Laws 2018, LB909, § 64.

Annotations

Registration fee is based upon the load to be hauled. Aulner v. State, 160 Neb. 741, 71 N.W.2d 305 (1955).

60-3,148. Commercial motor vehicle; public power district motor vehicle; metropolitan utilities district motor vehicle; increase of gross vehicle weight; where allowed.

(1) This subsection applies until January 1, 2023. No owner of a commercial motor vehicle or public power district motor vehicle shall be permitted to increase the gross vehicle weight for which such commercial motor vehicle or public power district motor vehicle is registered except at the office of the county treasurer in the county where such commercial motor vehicle or public power district motor vehicle is currently registered unless the need for such increase occurs when such commercial motor vehicle is more than one hundred miles from the county seat of such county or the public power district motor vehicle is more than one hundred miles from its base location, unless authorized to do so by the Nebraska State Patrol or authorized state scale examiner as an emergency.

(2) This subsection applies beginning January 1, 2023. No owner of a commercial motor vehicle, metropolitan utilities district motor vehicle, or public power district motor vehicle shall be permitted to increase the gross vehicle weight for which such commercial motor vehicle, metropolitan utilities district motor vehicle, or public power district motor vehicle is registered except at the office of the county treasurer in the county where such commercial motor vehicle, metropolitan utilities district motor vehicle, or public power district motor vehicle is currently registered unless the need for such increase occurs when such commercial motor vehicle is more than one hundred miles from the county seat of such county or the metropolitan utilities district motor vehicle or public power district motor vehicle is more than one hundred miles from its base location, unless authorized to do so by the Nebraska State Patrol or authorized state scale examiner as an emergency.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 148; Laws 2012, LB801, § 82; Laws 2016, LB783, § 9; Laws 2018, LB909, § 65.

60-3,149. Soil and water conservation vehicles; registration fee.

(1) For the registration of trucks or combinations of trucks, truck-tractors, or trailers which are not for hire and engaged in soil and water conservation work and used for the purpose of transporting pipe and equipment exclusively used by such contractors for soil and water conservation construction, the registration fee shall be one-half of the rate for similar commercial motor vehicles registered under section 60-3,147, except that no commercial motor vehicle or commercial trailer registered under this section shall be registered for a fee of less than eighteen dollars.

(2) Such license plates shall display, in addition to the registration number, the letter A.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 149.

60-3,150. Truck-tractor and semitrailer; commercial trailer; registration fee.

For registration purposes, a truck-tractor and semitrailer unit and a commercial trailer shall be considered as separate units. The registration fee of the truck-tractor shall be the fee provided for commercial motor vehicles. Each semitrailer and each commercial trailer shall be registered upon the payment of a fee of one dollar. The department shall provide an appropriate license plate or, when appropriate, validation decal to identify such semitrailers. If any truck or truck-tractor, operated under the classification designated as local, farm, or A or with plates issued under section 60-3,113 is operated outside of the limits of its respective classification, it shall thereupon come under the classification of commercial motor vehicle.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 150; Laws 2007, LB286, § 51.

60-3,151. Trailers; recreational vehicles; registration fee.

(1) For the registration of any commercial trailer or semitrailer, the fee shall be one dollar.

(2) The fee for utility trailers shall be one dollar for each one thousand pounds gross vehicle weight or fraction thereof, up to and including nine thousand pounds. Utility trailer license plates shall display, in addition to the registration number, the letter X. Trailers other than farm trailers of more than nine thousand pounds must be registered as commercial trailers.

(3) The fee for cabin trailers having gross vehicle weight of one thousand pounds or less shall be nine dollars and more than one thousand pounds, but less than two thousand pounds, shall be twelve dollars. Cabin trailers having a gross vehicle weight of two thousand pounds or more shall be registered for a fee of fifteen dollars.

(4) Recreational vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of eight thousand pounds or less shall be registered for a fee of eighteen dollars, those having a gross vehicle weight of more than eight thousand pounds but less than twelve thousand pounds shall be registered for thirty dollars, and those having a gross vehicle weight of twelve thousand pounds or over shall be registered for forty-two dollars. When living quarters are added to a registered truck, a recreational vehicle registration may be obtained without surrender of the truck registration, in which event both the truck and recreational vehicle license plates shall be displayed on the vehicle. Recreational vehicle license plates shall be the same size and of the same basic design as regular license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,100.

(5) Farm trailers shall be licensed for a fee of one dollar, except that when a farm trailer is used with a registered farm truck, such farm trailer may, at the option of the owner, be registered as a separate unit for a fee of three dollars per ton gross vehicle weight and, if so registered, shall not be considered a truck and trailer combination for purposes of sections 60-3,145 and 60-3,146. Farm trailer license plates shall display, in addition to the registration number, the letter X.

(6) Fertilizer trailers shall be registered for a fee of one dollar. Fertilizer trailer license plates shall display, in addition to the registration number, the letter X.

(7) Trailers used to haul poles and cable reels owned and operated exclusively by public utility companies shall be licensed at a fee based on two dollars for each one-thousand-pound load to be hauled or any fraction thereof, and such load shall not exceed sixteen thousand pounds.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 151; Laws 2016, LB783, § 10; Laws 2017, LB263, § 53.

60-3,152. Ambulances; hearses; registration fee.

For all ambulances, except publicly owned ambulances, and hearses, the registration fee shall be fifteen dollars.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 152.

60-3,153. Motorcycle; registration fee.

For the registration of every motorcycle, the fee shall be six dollars.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 153.

60-3,154. Taxicabs; registration fee.

For taxicabs, used for hire, duly licensed by the governing authorities of cities and villages, the registration fee shall be fifteen dollars.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 154.

60-3,155. Well-boring apparatus and well-servicing equipment; registration fee.

For the registration of well-boring apparatus and well-servicing equipment, the registration fee shall be one-twelfth of the regular commercial registration fee as determined by gross vehicle weight. Such fee shall be collected and distributed in the same manner as other motor vehicle fees.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 155.

60-3,156. Additional fees.

In addition to the registration fees for motor vehicles and trailers, the county treasurer or his or her agent shall collect:

(1) Two dollars for each certificate issued and shall remit two dollars of each additional fee collected to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund;

(2) Fifty cents for each certificate issued and shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Nebraska Emergency Medical System Operations Fund; and

(3) One dollar and fifty cents for each certificate issued and shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the State Recreation Road Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 156; Laws 2012, LB801, § 83; Laws 2013, LB207, § 3.

60-3,157. Lost or mutilated license plate or registration certificate; duplicate; fees.

If a license plate or registration certificate is lost or mutilated or has become illegible, the person to whom such license plate and registration certificate has been issued shall immediately apply to the county treasurer for a duplicate registration certificate or for new license plates, accompanying his or her application with a fee of one dollar for a duplicate registration certificate and a fee of two dollars and fifty cents for a duplicate or replacement license plate. No fee shall be required under this section if the vehicle or trailer was reported stolen under section 60-178.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 157; Laws 2009, LB175, § 2; Laws 2012, LB801, § 84.

60-3,158. Methods of payment authorized.

A county treasurer or his or her agent may accept credit cards, charge cards, debit cards, or electronic funds transfers as a means of payment for registration pursuant to section 13-609.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 158; Laws 2012, LB801, § 85.

60-3,159. Registration fees; fees for previous years.

Upon application to register any motor vehicle or trailer, no registration fee shall be required to be paid thereon for any previous registration period during which such motor vehicle or trailer was not at any time driven or used upon any highway within this state, and the person desiring to register such motor vehicle or trailer without payment of fees for previous registration periods shall file with the county treasurer an affidavit showing where, when, and for how long such motor vehicle or trailer was stored and that the same was not used in this state during such registration period or periods, and upon receipt thereof the county treasurer shall issue a registration certificate.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 159; Laws 2012, LB801, § 86.

60-3,160. Governmental vehicle; exempt from fee.

No registration fee shall be charged for any motor vehicle or trailer owned or leased and used by any city or village of this state, any rural fire protection district, the Civil Air Patrol, any public school district, any county, the state, the United States Government, any entity formed pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, the Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, or the Joint Public Agency Act, or any municipal public body or authority used in operating a public passenger transportation system.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 160.

Cross References

Integrated Solid Waste Management Act, see section 13-2001.

Interlocal Cooperation Act, see section 13-801.

Joint Public Agency Act, see section 13-2501.

60-3,161. Transferred to section 60-1506.

60-3,162. Certificate of registration; improper issuance; revocation.

(1) The department shall, upon a sworn complaint in writing of any person, investigate whether a certificate of registration:

(a) Has been issued on a motor vehicle or trailer that exceeds the length, height, or width provided by law;

(b) Was issued contrary to any law of this state; or

(c) Was issued to a person who has had a certificate of registration revoked pursuant to subdivision (1)(c) of section 60-3,183 under the International Registration Plan Act.

(2) If the department validates the information in the complaint after conducting such investigation, it shall have the power to revoke such certificate of registration.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 162; Laws 2019, LB270, § 24; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 18.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

Cross References

International Registration Plan Act, see section 60-3,192.

60-3,163. Repealed. Laws 2012, LB 751, § 57.

60-3,164. Operation or parking of unregistered vehicle; penalty.

(1) Any person who operates or parks a motor vehicle or who tows or parks a trailer on any highway, which motor vehicle or trailer has not been registered as required by section 60-362, shall be subject to the penalty provided in section 60-3,170.

(2) A person who parks a motor vehicle or tows a trailer on any highway, which motor vehicle or trailer has been properly registered in this state but such registration has expired, shall not be in violation of this section or section 60-362 or subject to the penalty provided in section 60-3,170, unless thirty days have passed from the expiration of the prior registration.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 164.

60-3,165. Registration; noncompliance; citation; effect.

If a citation is issued to an owner or operator of a motor vehicle or trailer for a violation of section 60-362 and the owner properly registers and licenses the motor vehicle or trailer not in compliance and pays all taxes and fees due and the owner or operator provides proof of such registration to the prosecuting attorney within ten days after the issuance of the citation, no prosecution for the offense cited shall occur.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 165.

60-3,166. Law enforcement officers; arrest violators; violations; penalty; payment of taxes and fees.

It shall be the duty of all law enforcement officers to arrest all violators of any of the provisions of sections 60-373, 60-374, 60-375, 60-376, 60-378, 60-379, and 60-3,114 to 60-3,116. Any person, firm, or corporation, including any motor vehicle, trailer, or boat dealer or manufacturer, who fails to comply with such provisions shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor and, in addition thereto, shall pay the county treasurer any and all motor vehicle taxes and fees imposed in sections 60-3,185 and 60-3,190, registration fees, or certification fees due had the motor vehicle or trailer been properly registered or certified according to law.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 166; Laws 2012, LB801, § 88.

60-3,167. Financial responsibility; owner; requirements; prohibited acts; violation; penalty; dismissal of citation; when.

(1) It shall be unlawful for any owner of a motor vehicle or trailer which is being operated or towed with In Transit stickers pursuant to section 60-376, which is being operated or towed pursuant to section 60-365 or 60-369, or which is required to be registered in this state and which is operated or towed on a public highway of this state to allow the operation or towing of the motor vehicle or trailer on a public highway of this state without having a current and effective automobile liability policy, evidence of insurance, or proof of financial responsibility. The owner shall be presumed to know of the operation or towing of his or her motor vehicle or trailer on a highway of this state in violation of this section when the motor vehicle or trailer is being operated or towed by a person other than the owner. An owner of a motor vehicle or trailer who operates or tows the motor vehicle or trailer or allows the operation or towing of the motor vehicle or trailer in violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class II misdemeanor and shall be advised by the court that his or her motor vehicle operator's license, motor vehicle certificate of registration, and license plates will be suspended by the department until he or she complies with sections 60-505.02 and 60-528. Upon conviction the owner shall have his or her motor vehicle operator's license, motor vehicle certificate of registration, and license plates suspended by the department until he or she complies with sections 60-505.02 and 60-528. The owner shall also be required to comply with section 60-528 for a continuous period of three years after the violation. This subsection shall not apply to motor vehicles or trailers registered in another state.

(2) An owner who is unable to produce a current and effective automobile liability policy, evidence of insurance, or proof of financial responsibility upon the request of a law enforcement officer shall be allowed ten days after the date of the request to produce proof to the appropriate prosecutor or county attorney that a current and effective automobile liability policy or proof of financial responsibility was in existence for the motor vehicle or trailer at the time of such request. Upon presentation of such proof, the citation shall be dismissed by the prosecutor or county attorney without cost to the owner and no prosecution for the offense cited shall occur.

(3) The department shall, for any person convicted for a violation of this section, reinstate such person's operator's license, motor vehicle certificate of registration, and license plates and rescind any order requiring such person to comply with section 60-528 without cost to such person upon presentation to the director that, at the time such person was cited for a violation of this section, a current and effective automobile liability policy or proof of financial responsibility was in existence for the motor vehicle or trailer at the time the citation was issued.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 167.

60-3,168. Proof of financial responsibility required; violation; penalty.

It shall be unlawful for any owner to pay the required registration fees when the owner does not, at the time of paying the fees or during the entire registration period, have or keep in effect a current and effective automobile liability policy or proof of financial responsibility. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor. The penalty shall be mandatory and shall not be suspended by a court.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 168.

60-3,169. Farm truck; unauthorized use; penalty.

Any person using a truck or combination of a truck or truck-tractor and trailer registered as a farm truck pursuant to section 60-3,146 in violation of the uses authorized shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor and shall be required to register such truck or combination of a truck or truck-tractor and trailer as a commercial motor vehicle or commercial trailer for the entire registration period in which the violation occurred.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 169.

60-3,170. Violations; penalty.

Any person, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which violates any provision of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for which a penalty is not otherwise provided shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 170.

60-3,171. Fraud; penalty.

Any person who registers or causes to be registered any motor vehicle or trailer in the name of any person other than the owner thereof, who gives a false or fictitious name or false or fictitious residential and mailing address of the registrant, or who gives false information pursuant to section 60-386 in any application for registration of a motor vehicle or trailer shall be deemed guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 171.

60-3,172. Registration in incorrect county; penalty.

Any person applying for a motor vehicle or trailer registration in any county or location other than that specified in section 60-385 or 60-3,198 shall be deemed guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 172.

60-3,173. Commercial trucks and truck-tractors; commercial vehicles; prohibited acts; penalty.

Any person who fails to return a registration certificate and license plate when required to do so under subdivision (5)(b) of section 60-3,147 and any person, firm, association, or corporation who otherwise violates section 60-3,147 or 60-3,148 shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 173.

60-3,174. Well-boring apparatus and well-servicing equipment; prohibited acts; penalty.

Any person using a motor vehicle or trailer registered as well-boring apparatus and well-servicing equipment for any purpose other than that for which the special equipment license plate was issued shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor and shall be required to register such motor vehicle or trailer as a commercial motor vehicle or commercial trailer for the entire year in which the violation occurred.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 174.

60-3,175. Historical vehicles; prohibited acts; penalty.

It shall be unlawful to own or operate a motor vehicle or trailer with historical license plates in violation of section 60-3,130, 60-3,131, or 60-3,134. Upon conviction of a violation of any provision of such sections, a person shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 175; Laws 2006, LB 663, § 34.

60-3,176. Undercover plates; prohibited acts; penalty.

Any person who receives information pertaining to undercover license plates in the course of his or her employment and who discloses any such information to any unauthorized individual shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 176.

60-3,177. Nonresident vehicles; prohibited acts.

It shall be unlawful to operate trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses owned by nonresidents who are not in compliance with sections 60-3,178 to 60-3,182 or any agreement executed under the authority granted in sections 60-3,180 to 60-3,182.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 177.

60-3,178. Nonresident vehicles; requirements; exception; reciprocity.

Trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses, from a jurisdiction other than Nebraska, entering Nebraska shall be required to comply with all the laws and regulations of any nature imposed on Nebraska trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses unless the jurisdiction in which such trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses are domiciled grants reciprocity comparable to that extended by the laws of Nebraska.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 178.

Annotations

Reciprocity with other states on licensing of truck-tractors and trailers is provided under specified conditions. Ashton v. State, 173 Neb. 78, 112 N.W.2d 540 (1961).

60-3,179. Nonresident vehicles; nonreciprocal jurisdiction; fees.

In case a jurisdiction is not reciprocal as to license fees on trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses, the owners of nonresident trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses from those jurisdictions shall pay the same license fees as are charged residents of this state. The owners of all trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses from other jurisdictions doing intrajurisdiction hauling in this state shall pay the same registration fees as those paid by residents of this state unless such trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses are registered as a part of a fleet in interjurisdiction commerce as provided in section 60-3,198.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 179.

60-3,180. Nonresident vehicles; reciprocal agreements authorized; terms and conditions; revision; absence of agreement; effect.

(1) In order to effect the purposes of sections 60-3,178, 60-3,179, and 60-3,198, the director shall have the power, duty, and authority to enter into reciprocal agreements with the duly authorized representatives of other jurisdictions, including states, districts, territories, or possessions of the United States and foreign countries, states, or provinces, granting to trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses or owners of trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses which are properly registered or licensed in such jurisdictions, and for which evidence of compliance is supplied, benefits, privileges, and exemptions from the payment, wholly or partially, of any fees or other charges imposed upon such trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses or owners with respect to the operation or ownership of such trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses under the laws of this state. Such agreements or arrangements shall provide that trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses registered or licensed in this state when operated upon the highways of such other jurisdictions shall receive exemptions, benefits, and privileges of a similar kind or to a similar degree as are extended to trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, or buses from such jurisdictions in this state. Such agreements may be revised or replaced by new agreements from time to time in order to promote greater uniformity among the jurisdictions. The director may withdraw from any agreement when he or she determines that it is for the best interest of the State of Nebraska upon thirty days' notice.

(2) Notwithstanding any provisions of the Nebraska statutes to the contrary or inconsistent herewith, such agreements may provide, with respect to resident or nonresident fleets of apportionable vehicles which are engaged in interjurisdiction and intrajurisdiction commerce, that the registrations of such fleets can be apportioned between this state and other jurisdictions in which such fleets operate in accordance with the method set out in section 60-3,198. A Nebraska-based fleet owner may include trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, and buses in such apportionable fleet by listing them in an application filed pursuant to section 60-3,198, and any trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, and buses so included shall be eligible for permanent license plates issued pursuant to section 60-3,203. The registration procedure required by section 60-3,198 shall be the only such registration required, and when the fees required by such section and section 60-3,203 if applicable have been paid, the trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, and buses listed on the application shall be duly registered as part of such Nebraska-based fleet and shall be considered part of a Nebraska-based fleet for purposes of taxation.

(3) In the absence of an agreement or arrangement with any jurisdiction, the director is authorized to examine the laws and requirements of such jurisdiction and to declare the extent and nature of exemptions, benefits, and privileges to be extended to trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, and buses registered in such jurisdiction or to the owners or operators of such trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, and buses.

When no written agreement or arrangement has been entered into with another jurisdiction or declaration issued pertaining thereto, any trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, and buses properly registered in such jurisdiction, and for which evidence of compliance is supplied, may be operated in this state and shall receive the same exemptions, benefits, and privileges granted by such other jurisdiction to trucks, truck-tractors, trailers, and buses registered in this state.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 180.

Annotations

Where truck-tractor was licensed in Michigan with whom Nebraska maintained reciprocity, no license fees were required even though trailer was licensed in Iowa. Ashton v. State, 173 Neb. 78, 112 N.W.2d 540 (1961).

60-3,181. Truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus; no additional registration or license fees required; when.

(1) When a truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus has been duly registered in any jurisdiction, including those that are part of a Nebraska-based fleet registered pursuant to section 60-3,198, no additional registration or license fees, except as provided in section 60-3,203 if applicable, shall be required in this state when such truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus is operated in combination with any truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus properly licensed or registered in accordance with sections 60-3,179 to 60-3,182 and 60-3,198 or agreements, arrangements, or declarations pursuant to such sections.

(2) Properly registered means a truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus licensed or registered in one of the following: (a) The jurisdiction where the person registering the truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus has his or her legal residence; (b) the jurisdiction in which a truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus is registered, when the operation in which such truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus is used has a principal place of business therein, and from or in which the truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus is most frequently dispatched, garaged, serviced, maintained, operated, or otherwise controlled and the truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus is assigned to such principal place of business; or (c) the jurisdiction where, because of an agreement or arrangement between two or more jurisdictions or pursuant to a declaration, the person registering the truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus has licensed the truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus as required by such jurisdiction.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 181.

60-3,182. Agreements, arrangements, declarations, and amendments; requirements.

(1) All agreements, arrangements, declarations, and amendments authorized by sections 60-3,179 to 60-3,182 and 60-3,198 shall be in writing and shall become effective when filed in the office of the director.

(2) Agreements or arrangements entered into or declarations issued under the authority of sections 60-3,179 to 60-3,182 may contain provisions denying exemptions, benefits, and privileges granted in such agreements, arrangements, or declarations to any truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or bus which is in violation of conditions stated in such agreements, arrangements, or declarations.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 182.

60-3,183. Registration under International Registration Plan Act; disciplinary actions; procedure; enforcement.

(1) The director may revoke, suspend, cancel, or refuse to issue or renew a registration certificate under sections 60-3,198 to 60-3,203:

(a) If the ability of the applicant or registration certificate holder to operate has been terminated or denied by a federal agency, upon receipt of notice of the termination or denial under the federal Performance and Registration Information Systems Management Program;

(b) If the applicant has failed to disclose material information required on the application or if the applicant has made a materially false statement on the application; or

(c) If the applicant has applied for the purpose of avoiding a suspension, revocation, cancellation, or refusal to issue or renew a registration certificate for the real party in interest or if the applicant's business is operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person or entity who or which is ineligible for registration, including the applicant entity, a relative, a family member, a corporate officer, or a shareholder.

(2) Any person who receives notice from the director of action taken pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall, within three business days, return such registration certificate and license plates to the department. If any person fails to return the registration certificate and license plates to the department, the department shall notify the Nebraska State Patrol that any such person is in violation of this section.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 183; Laws 2006, LB 853, § 3; Laws 2021, LB149, § 7.

60-3,184. Motor vehicle tax and fee; terms, defined.

For purposes of sections 60-3,184 to 60-3,190:

(1) Automobile means passenger cars, trucks, utility vehicles, and vans up to and including seven tons;

(2) Motor vehicle means every motor vehicle, trailer, and semitrailer subject to the payment of registration fees or permit fees under the laws of this state;

(3) Motor vehicle fee means the fee imposed upon motor vehicles under section 60-3,190;

(4) Motor vehicle tax means the tax imposed upon motor vehicles under section 60-3,185; and

(5) Registration period means the period from the date of registration pursuant to section 60-392 to the first day of the month following one year after such date.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 184; Laws 2007, LB286, § 52; Laws 2017, LB263, § 54.

60-3,185. Motor vehicle tax; exemptions.

A motor vehicle tax is imposed on motor vehicles registered for operation upon the highways of this state, except:

(1) Motor vehicles exempt from the registration fee in section 60-3,160;

(2) One motor vehicle owned and used for his or her personal transportation by a disabled or blind veteran of the United States Armed Forces as defined in section 77-202.23 whose disability or blindness is recognized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable if an application for the exemption has been approved under subsection (1) of section 60-3,189;

(3) Motor vehicles owned by Indians who are members of an Indian tribe;

(4) Motor vehicles owned by a member of the United States Armed Forces serving in this state in compliance with military or naval orders or his or her spouse if such servicemember or spouse is a resident of a state other than Nebraska;

(5) Motor vehicles owned by the state and its governmental subdivisions and exempt as provided in subdivision (1)(a) or (b) of section 77-202;

(6) Motor vehicles owned and used exclusively by an organization or society qualified for a tax exemption provided in subdivision (1)(c) or (d) of section 77-202 if an application for the exemption provided in this subdivision has been approved under subsection (2) of section 60-3,189; and

(7) Trucks, trailers, or combinations thereof registered under section 60-3,198.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 185; Laws 2018, LB909, § 66.

60-3,186. Motor vehicle tax; notice; taxes and fees; payment; proceeds; disposition.

(1) The department shall annually determine the motor vehicle tax on each motor vehicle registered pursuant to section 60-3,187 and shall cause a notice of the amount to be delivered to the registrant. The notice may be delivered to the registrant at the address shown upon his or her registration certificate or the registrant's most recent address according to information received by the department from the National Change of Address program of the United States Postal Service or delivered electronically to the registrant if the registrant has provided electronic contact information to the department. The notice shall be provided on or before the first day of the last month of the registration period.

(2)(a) The motor vehicle tax, motor vehicle fee, registration fee, sales tax, and any other applicable taxes and fees shall be paid to the county treasurer prior to the registration of the motor vehicle for the following registration period. If the motor vehicle being registered has been transferred as a gift or for a nominal amount, any sales tax owed by the transferor on the purchase of the motor vehicle shall have been paid or be paid to the county treasurer prior to the registration of the motor vehicle for the following registration period.

(b) After retaining one percent of the motor vehicle tax proceeds collected for costs incurred by the county treasurer, and after transferring one percent of the motor vehicle tax proceeds collected to the State Treasurer for credit to the Vehicle Title and Registration System Replacement and Maintenance Cash Fund, the remaining motor vehicle tax proceeds shall be allocated to each county, local school system, school district, city, and village in the tax district in which the motor vehicle has situs.

(c)(i) Twenty-two percent of the remaining motor vehicle tax proceeds shall be allocated to the county, (ii) sixty percent shall be allocated to the local school system or school district, and (iii) eighteen percent shall be allocated to the city or village, except that (A) if the tax district is not in a city or village, forty percent shall be allocated to the county, and (B) in counties containing a city of the metropolitan class, eighteen percent shall be allocated to the county and twenty-two percent shall be allocated to the city or village.

(d) The amount allocated to a local school system shall be distributed to school districts in the same manner as property taxes.

(3) Proceeds from the motor vehicle tax shall be treated as property tax revenue for purposes of expenditure limitations, matching of state or federal funds, and other purposes.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 186; Laws 2006, LB 248, § 1; Laws 2007, LB286, § 53; Laws 2012, LB801, § 89; Laws 2013, LB207, § 4; Laws 2016, LB977, § 11.

Annotations

This section provides for disposition and remittance of highway fund after it has been collected. Wayne County v. Steele, 121 Neb. 438, 237 N.W. 288 (1931).

60-3,187. Motor vehicle tax schedules; calculation of tax.

(1) The motor vehicle tax schedules are set out in this section.

(2) The motor vehicle tax shall be calculated by multiplying the base tax times the fraction which corresponds to the age category of the vehicle as shown in the following table:

YEAR FRACTION

First 1.00

Second 0.90

Third 0.80

Fourth 0.70

Fifth 0.60

Sixth 0.51

Seventh 0.42

Eighth 0.33

Ninth 0.24

Tenth and Eleventh 0.15

Twelfth and Thirteenth 0.07

Fourteenth and older 0.00

(3) The base tax shall be:

(a) Automobiles, autocycles, and motorcycles — An amount determined using the following table:

Value when new Base tax

Up to $3,999 $ 25

$4,000 to $5,999 35

$6,000 to $7,999 45

$8,000 to $9,999 60

$10,000 to $11,999 100

$12,000 to $13,999 140

$14,000 to $15,999 180

$16,000 to $17,999 220

$18,000 to $19,999 260

$20,000 to $21,999 300

$22,000 to $23,999 340

$24,000 to $25,999 380

$26,000 to $27,999 420

$28,000 to $29,999 460

$30,000 to $31,999 500

$32,000 to $33,999 540

$34,000 to $35,999 580

$36,000 to $37,999 620

$38,000 to $39,999 660

$40,000 to $41,999 700

$42,000 to $43,999 740

$44,000 to $45,999 780

$46,000 to $47,999 820

$48,000 to $49,999 860

$50,000 to $51,999 900

$52,000 to $53,999 940

$54,000 to $55,999 980

$56,000 to $57,999 1,020

$58,000 to $59,999 1,060

$60,000 to $61,999 1,100

$62,000 to $63,999 1,140

$64,000 to $65,999 1,180

$66,000 to $67,999 1,220

$68,000 to $69,999 1,260

$70,000 to $71,999 1,300

$72,000 to $73,999 1,340

$74,000 to $75,999 1,380

$76,000 to $77,999 1,420

$78,000 to $79,999 1,460

$80,000 to $81,999 1,500

$82,000 to $83,999 1,540

$84,000 to $85,999 1,580

$86,000 to $87,999 1,620

$88,000 to $89,999 1,660

$90,000 to $91,999 1,700

$92,000 to $93,999 1,740

$94,000 to $95,999 1,780

$96,000 to $97,999 1,820

$98,000 to $99,999 1,860

$100,000 and over 1,900

(b) Assembled automobiles — $60

(d) Cabin trailers, up to one thousand pounds — $10

(e) Cabin trailers, one thousand pounds and over and less than two thousand pounds — $25

(f) Cabin trailers, two thousand pounds and over — $40

(g) Recreational vehicles, less than eight thousand pounds — $160

(h) Recreational vehicles, eight thousand pounds and over and less than twelve thousand pounds — $410

(i) Recreational vehicles, twelve thousand pounds and over — $860

(j) Assembled recreational vehicles and buses shall follow the schedules for body type and registered weight

(k) Trucks — Over seven tons and less than ten tons — $360

(l) Trucks — Ten tons and over and less than thirteen tons — $560

(m) Trucks — Thirteen tons and over and less than sixteen tons — $760

(n) Trucks — Sixteen tons and over and less than twenty-five tons — $960

(o) Trucks — Twenty-five tons and over — $1,160

(p) Buses — $360

(q) Trailers other than semitrailers — $10

(r) Semitrailers — $110

(s) Former military vehicles — $50

(t) Minitrucks — $50

(u) Low-speed vehicles — $50

(4) For purposes of subsection (3) of this section, truck means all trucks and combinations of trucks except those trucks, trailers, or combinations thereof registered under section 60-3,198, and the tax is based on the gross vehicle weight rating as reported by the manufacturer.

(5) Current model year vehicles are designated as first-year motor vehicles for purposes of the schedules.

(6) When a motor vehicle is registered which is newer than the current model year by the manufacturer's designation, the motor vehicle is subject to the initial motor vehicle tax in the first registration period and ninety-five percent of the initial motor vehicle tax in the second registration period.

(7) Assembled cabin trailers, assembled recreational vehicles, and assembled buses shall be designated as sixth-year motor vehicles in their first year of registration for purposes of the schedules.

(8) When a motor vehicle is registered which is required to have a title branded as previous salvage pursuant to section 60-174, the motor vehicle tax shall be reduced by twenty-five percent.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 187; Laws 2006, LB 248, § 2; Laws 2006, LB 765, § 7; Laws 2010, LB650, § 28; Laws 2011, LB289, § 22; Laws 2015, LB231, § 17; Laws 2018, LB909, § 67; Laws 2019, LB156, § 11; Laws 2019, LB270, § 25.

60-3,188. Motor vehicle tax; valuation of vehicles; department; duties.

(1) The department shall determine motor vehicle manufacturers' suggested retail prices, gross vehicle weight ratings, and vehicle identification numbers using appropriate commercially available electronic information on a system designated by the department.

(2) For purposes of section 60-3,187, the department shall determine the value when new of automobiles and determine the gross vehicle weight ratings of motor vehicles over seven tons. The department shall make a determination for such makes and models of automobiles and motor vehicles already manufactured or being manufactured and shall, as new makes and models of such automobiles and motor vehicles become available to Nebraska residents, continue to make such determinations. The value when new is the manufacturer's suggested retail price for such new automobile or motor vehicle of that year using the manufacturer's body type and model with standard equipment and not including transportation or delivery cost.

(3) Any person or taxing official may, within ten days after a determination has been certified by the department, file objections in writing with the department stating why the determination is incorrect.

(4) Any affected person may file an objection to the determination of the department not more than fifteen days before and not later than thirty days after the registration date. The objection must be filed in writing with the department and state why the determination is incorrect.

(5) Upon the filing of objections the department shall fix a time for a hearing. Any party may introduce evidence in reference to the objections, and the department shall act upon the objections and make a written order, mailed to the objector within seven days after the order. The final decision by the department may be appealed. The appeal shall be to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission in accordance with the Tax Equalization and Review Commission Act within thirty days after the written order. In an appeal, the department's determination of the manufacturer's suggested retail price shall be presumed to be correct and the party challenging the determination shall bear the burden of proving it incorrect.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 188; Laws 2007, LB286, § 54.

Cross References

Tax Equalization and Review Commission Act, see section 77-5001.

60-3,189. Tax exemption; procedure; appeal.

(1) A veteran of the United States Armed Forces who qualifies for an exemption from the motor vehicle tax under subdivision (2) of section 60-3,185 shall apply for the exemption to the county treasurer not more than fifteen days before and not later than thirty days after the registration date for the motor vehicle. A renewal application shall be made annually not sooner than the first day of the last month of the registration period or later than the last day of the registration period. The county treasurer shall approve or deny the application and notify the applicant of his or her decision within twenty days after the filing of the application. An applicant may appeal the denial of an application to the county board of equalization within twenty days after the date the notice was mailed.

(2) An organization which qualifies for an exemption from the motor vehicle tax under subdivision (6) of section 60-3,185 shall apply for the exemption to the county treasurer not more than fifteen days before and not later than thirty days after the registration date for the motor vehicle. For a newly acquired motor vehicle, an application for exemption must be made within thirty days after the purchase date. A renewal application shall be made annually not sooner than the first day of the last month of the registration period or later than the last day of the registration period. The county treasurer shall examine the application and recommend either exempt or nonexempt status to the county board of equalization within twenty days after receipt of the application. The county board of equalization, after a hearing on ten days' notice to the applicant and after considering the recommendation of the county treasurer and any other information it may obtain, shall approve or deny the exemption on the basis of law and of rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the Tax Commissioner within thirty days after the hearing. The county board of equalization shall mail or deliver its final decision to the applicant and the county treasurer within seven days after the date of decision. The decision of the county board of equalization may be appealed to the Tax Equalization and Review Commission in accordance with the Tax Equalization and Review Commission Act within thirty days after the final decision.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 189; Laws 2007, LB334, § 10; Laws 2012, LB801, § 90.

Cross References

Tax Equalization and Review Commission Act, see section 77-5001.

60-3,190. Motor vehicle fee; fee schedules; Motor Vehicle Fee Fund; created; use; investment.

(1) A motor vehicle fee is imposed on all motor vehicles registered for operation in this state. An owner of a motor vehicle which is exempt from the imposition of a motor vehicle tax pursuant to section 60-3,185 shall also be exempt from the imposition of the motor vehicle fee imposed pursuant to this section.

(2) The department shall annually determine the motor vehicle fee on each motor vehicle registered pursuant to this section and shall cause a notice of the amount to be delivered to the registrant. The notice shall be combined with the notice of the motor vehicle tax required by section 60-3,186.

(3) The motor vehicle fee schedules are set out in this subsection and subsection (4) of this section. Except for automobiles with a value when new of less than $20,000, and for assembled, reconstructed-designated, and replica-designated automobiles, the fee shall be calculated by multiplying the base fee times the fraction which corresponds to the age category of the automobile as shown in the following table:

YEAR FRACTION

First through fifth 1.00

Sixth through tenth .70

Eleventh and over .35

(4) The base fee shall be:

(a) Automobiles, with a value when new of less than $20,000, and assembled, reconstructed-designated, and replica-designated automobiles — $5

(b) Automobiles, with a value when new of $20,000 through $39,999 — $20

(d) Motorcycles and autocycles — $10

(e) Recreational vehicles and cabin trailers — $10

(f) Trucks over seven tons and buses — $30

(g) Trailers other than semitrailers — $10

(h) Semitrailers — $30

(i) Former military vehicles — $10

(j) Minitrucks — $10

(k) Low-speed vehicles — $10.

(5) The motor vehicle tax, motor vehicle fee, and registration fee shall be paid to the county treasurer prior to the registration of the motor vehicle for the following registration period. After retaining one percent of the motor vehicle fee collected for costs, the remaining proceeds shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Vehicle Fee Fund. The State Treasurer shall return funds from the Motor Vehicle Fee Fund remitted by a county treasurer which are needed for refunds or credits authorized by law.

(6)(a) The Motor Vehicle Fee Fund is created. On or before the last day of each calendar quarter, the State Treasurer shall distribute all funds in the Motor Vehicle Fee Fund as follows: (i) Fifty percent to the county treasurer of each county, amounts in the same proportion as the most recent allocation received by each county from the Highway Allocation Fund; and (ii) fifty percent to the treasurer of each municipality, amounts in the same proportion as the most recent allocation received by each municipality from the Highway Allocation Fund. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

(b) Funds from the Motor Vehicle Fee Fund shall be considered local revenue available for matching state sources.

(c) All receipts by counties and municipalities from the Motor Vehicle Fee Fund shall be used for road, bridge, and street purposes.

(7) For purposes of subdivisions (4)(a), (b), (c), and (f) of this section, automobiles or trucks includes all trucks and combinations of trucks or truck-tractors, except those trucks, trailers, or semitrailers registered under section 60-3,198, and the fee is based on the gross vehicle weight rating as reported by the manufacturer.

(8) Current model year vehicles are designated as first-year motor vehicles for purposes of the schedules.

(9) When a motor vehicle is registered which is newer than the current model year by the manufacturer's designation, the motor vehicle is subject to the initial motor vehicle fee for six registration periods.

(10) Assembled vehicles other than assembled, reconstructed-designated, or replica-designated automobiles shall follow the schedules for the motor vehicle body type.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 190; Laws 2007, LB286, § 55; Laws 2010, LB650, § 29; Laws 2011, LB289, § 23; Laws 2012, LB801, § 91; Laws 2013, LB207, § 5; Laws 2015, LB231, § 18; Laws 2018, LB909, § 68; Laws 2019, LB156, § 12.

Cross References

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.

60-3,191. Alternative fuel; fee.

In addition to any other fee required under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, a fee for registration of each motor vehicle powered by an alternative fuel shall be charged. The fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars, except that for a motorcycle or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, the fee shall be seventy-five dollars. The fee shall be collected by the county treasurer and remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Trust Fund.

Source:Laws 2011, LB289, § 24; Laws 2024, LB1317, § 62.
Operative Date: January 1, 2025

60-3,192. International Registration Plan Act; act, how cited.

Sections 60-3,192 to 60-3,206 shall be known and may be cited as the International Registration Plan Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 192.

60-3,193. International Registration Plan Act; purposes of act.

The purposes of the International Registration Plan Act are to:

(1) Promote and encourage the fullest possible use of the highway system by authorizing registration of fleets of apportionable vehicles and the recognition of apportionable vehicles apportioned in other jurisdictions, thus contributing to the economic and social development and growth of the jurisdictions;

(2) Implement the concept of one registration plate for one vehicle;

(3) Grant exemptions from payment of certain fees when such grants are reciprocal; and

(4) Grant reciprocity to fleets of apportionable vehicles and provide for the continuance of reciprocity granted to those vehicles that are not eligible for apportioned registration under the act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 193.

60-3,193.01. International Registration Plan; adopted.

For purposes of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, the International Registration Plan is adopted and incorporated by reference as the plan existed on January 1, 2024.

Source:Laws 2008, LB756, § 10; Laws 2009, LB331, § 4; Laws 2010, LB805, § 2; Laws 2011, LB212, § 3; Laws 2012, LB751, § 14; Laws 2013, LB35, § 2; Laws 2014, LB776, § 3; Laws 2015, LB313, § 3; Laws 2016, LB929, § 5; Laws 2017, LB263, § 55; Laws 2018, LB909, § 69; Laws 2019, LB79, § 8; Laws 2020, LB944, § 25; Laws 2021, LB149, § 8; Laws 2022, LB750, § 30; Laws 2023, LB138, § 14; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 19.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-3,194. Director; powers and duties.

The director shall ratify and do all things necessary to effectuate the International Registration Plan Act with such exceptions as are deemed advisable and such changes as are necessary.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 194.

60-3,195. Conflict with rules and regulations; effect.

If any provision of the International Registration Plan Act conflicts with rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department, the provisions of the act shall control.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 195.

60-3,196. Apportionable vehicles; International Registration Plan; effect.

Apportionable vehicles registered as provided in section 60-3,198 and apportionable vehicles covered under the International Registration Plan shall be deemed fully registered in all jurisdictions where apportioned or granted reciprocity for any type of movement or operation. The registrant must have proper interjurisdiction or intrajurisdiction authority from the appropriate regulatory agency of each jurisdiction of this state if not exempt from regulation by the regulatory agency.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 196; Laws 2006, LB 853, § 4; Laws 2007, LB239, § 3; Laws 2008, LB756, § 14.

60-3,197. Payment of apportioned fees; effect.

The payment to the base jurisdiction for all member and cooperating jurisdictions of apportioned fees due under the International Registration Plan Act discharges the responsibility of the registrant for payment of such apportioned fees to individual member and cooperating jurisdictions, except that the base jurisdiction shall cooperate with other declared jurisdictions in connection with applications and fees paid.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 197.

60-3,198. Fleet of vehicles in interjurisdiction commerce; registration; exception; application; fees; temporary authority; evidence of registration; proportional registration; removal from fleet; effect; unladen-weight registration; trip permit; fee.

(1)(a) Any owner engaged in operating a fleet of apportionable vehicles in this state in interjurisdiction commerce may, in lieu of registration of such apportionable vehicles under the general provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, register and license such fleet for operation in this state by filing a statement and the application required by section 60-3,203 with the Division of Motor Carrier Services of the department. The statement shall be in such form and contain such information as the division requires, declaring the total mileage operated by such vehicles in all jurisdictions and in this state during the preceding year and describing and identifying each such apportionable vehicle to be operated in this state during the ensuing license period.

(b)(i) Before July 1, 2024, upon receipt of such statement and application, the division shall determine the total fee payment, which shall be equal to the amount of fees due pursuant to section 60-3,203 and the amount obtained by applying the formula provided in section 60-3,204 to a fee of thirty-five dollars per ton based upon gross vehicle weight of the empty weights of a truck or truck-tractor and the empty weights of any trailer or combination thereof with which it is to be operated in combination at any one time plus the weight of the maximum load to be carried thereon at any one time, and shall notify the applicant of the amount of payment required to be made. Mileage operated in noncontracting reciprocity jurisdictions by apportionable vehicles based in Nebraska shall be applied to the portion of the formula for determining the Nebraska injurisdiction fleet distance.

(ii) Beginning July 1, 2024, upon receipt of such statement and application, the division shall determine the total fee payment, which shall be equal to the amount of fees due pursuant to section 60-3,203 and the amount obtained by applying the formula provided in section 60-3,204 to a fee of thirty-three dollars and fifty cents per ton based upon gross vehicle weight of the empty weights of a truck or truck-tractor and the empty weights of any trailer or combination thereof with which it is to be operated in combination at any one time plus the weight of the maximum load to be carried thereon at any one time, and shall notify the applicant of the amount of payment required to be made. Mileage operated in noncontracting reciprocity jurisdictions by apportionable vehicles based in Nebraska shall be applied to the portion of the formula for determining the Nebraska injurisdiction fleet distance.

(c) Temporary authority which permits the operation of a fleet or an addition to a fleet in this state while the application is being processed may be issued upon application to the division if necessary to complete processing of the application.

(d) Upon completion of such processing and receipt of the appropriate fees, the division shall issue to the applicant a sufficient number of distinctive registration certificates which provide a list of the jurisdictions in which the apportionable vehicle has been apportioned, the weight for which registered, and such other evidence of registration for display on the apportionable vehicle as the division determines appropriate for each of the apportionable vehicles of his or her fleet, identifying it as a part of an interjurisdiction fleet proportionately registered. Such registration certificates may be displayed as a legible paper copy or electronically as authorized by the department. All fees received as provided in this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Carrier Services Division Distributive Fund.

(e) The apportionable vehicles so registered shall be exempt from all further registration and license fees under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for movement or operation in the State of Nebraska except as provided in section 60-3,203. The proportional registration and licensing provision of this section shall apply to apportionable vehicles added to such fleets and operated in this state during the license period except with regard to permanent license plates issued under section 60-3,203.

(f) The right of applicants to proportional registration under this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any reciprocity agreement, contract, or consent made by the division.

(g) When a nonresident fleet owner has registered his or her apportionable vehicles, his or her apportionable vehicles shall be considered as fully registered for both interjurisdiction and intrajurisdiction commerce when the jurisdiction of base registration for such fleet accords the same consideration for fleets with a base registration in Nebraska. Each apportionable vehicle of a fleet registered by a resident of Nebraska shall be considered as fully registered for both interjurisdiction and intrajurisdiction commerce.

(2) Mileage proportions for interjurisdiction fleets not operated in this state during the preceding year shall be determined by the division upon the application of the applicant on forms to be supplied by the division which shall show the operations of the preceding year in other jurisdictions and estimated operations in Nebraska or, if no operations were conducted the previous year, a full statement of the proposed method of operation.

(3) Any owner complying with and being granted proportional registration shall preserve the records on which the application is made for a period of three years following the current registration period. Upon request of the division, the owner shall make such records available to the division at its office for audit as to accuracy of computation and payments or pay the costs of an audit at the home office of the owner by a duly appointed representative of the division if the office where the records are maintained is not within the State of Nebraska. The division may enter into agreements with agencies of other jurisdictions administering motor vehicle registration laws for joint audits of any such owner. All payments received to cover the costs of an audit shall be remitted by the division to the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Carrier Division Cash Fund. No deficiency shall be assessed and no claim for credit shall be allowed for any license registration period for which records on which the application was made are no longer required to be maintained.

(4) If the division claims that a greater amount of fee is due under this section than was paid, the division shall notify the owner of the additional amount claimed to be due. The owner may accept such claim and pay the amount due, or he or she may dispute the claim and submit to the division any information which he or she may have in support of his or her position. If the dispute cannot otherwise be resolved within the division, the owner may petition for an appeal of the matter. The director shall appoint a hearing officer who shall hear the dispute and issue a written decision. Any appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. Upon expiration of the time for perfecting an appeal if no appeal is taken or upon final judicial determination if an appeal is taken, the division shall deny the owner the right to further registration for a fleet license until the amount finally determined to be due, together with any costs assessed against the owner, has been paid.

(5) Every applicant who licenses any apportionable vehicles under this section and section 60-3,203 shall have his or her registration certificates issued only after all fees under such sections are paid and, if applicable, proof has been furnished of payment, in the form prescribed by the director as directed by the United States Secretary of the Treasury, of the federal heavy vehicle use tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. 4481 of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01.

(6)(a) In the event of the transfer of ownership of any registered apportionable vehicle, (b) in the case of loss of possession because of fire, natural disaster, theft, or wrecking, junking, or dismantling of any registered apportionable vehicle, (c) when a salvage branded certificate of title is issued for any registered apportionable vehicle, (d) whenever a type or class of registered apportioned vehicle is subsequently declared by legislative act or court decision to be illegal or ineligible to be operated or towed on the public roads and no longer subject to registration fees and taxes, (e) upon trade-in or surrender of a registered apportionable vehicle under a lease, or (f) in case of a change in the situs of a registered apportionable vehicle to a location outside of this state, its registration shall expire, except that if the registered owner or lessee applies to the division after such transfer or loss of possession and accompanies the application with a fee of one dollar and fifty cents, he or she may have any remaining credit of vehicle fees and taxes from the previously registered apportionable vehicle applied toward payment of any vehicle fees and taxes due and owing on another registered apportionable vehicle. If such registered apportionable vehicle has a greater gross vehicle weight than that of the previously registered apportionable vehicle, the registered owner or lessee of the registered apportionable vehicle shall additionally pay only the registration fee for the increased gross vehicle weight for the remaining months of the registration period based on the factors determined by the division in the original fleet application.

(7) Whenever a Nebraska-based fleet owner files an application with the division to delete a registered apportionable vehicle from a fleet of registered apportionable vehicles (a) because of a transfer of ownership of the registered apportionable vehicle, (b) because of loss of possession due to fire, natural disaster, theft, or wrecking, junking, or dismantling of the registered apportionable vehicle, (c) because a salvage branded certificate of title is issued for the registered apportionable vehicle, (d) because a type or class of registered apportioned vehicle is subsequently declared by legislative act or court decision to be illegal or ineligible to be operated or towed on the public roads and no longer subject to registration fees and taxes, (e) because of a trade-in or surrender of the registered apportionable vehicle under a lease, or (f) because of a change in the situs of the registered apportionable vehicle to a location outside of this state, the registered owner may, by returning the registration certificate or certificates and such other evidence of registration used by the division or, if such certificate or certificates or such other evidence of registration is unavailable, then by making an affidavit to the division of such transfer or loss, receive a refund of that portion of the unused registration fee based upon the number of unexpired months remaining in the registration period from the date of transfer or loss. No refund shall be allowed for any fees paid under section 60-3,203. When such apportionable vehicle is transferred or lost within the same month as acquired, no refund shall be allowed for such month. Such refund may be in the form of a credit against any registration fees that have been incurred or are, at the time of the refund, being incurred by the registered apportionable vehicle owner. The Nebraska-based fleet owner shall make a claim for a refund under this subsection within the registration period or shall be deemed to have forfeited his or her right to the refund.

(8) In case of addition to the registered fleet during the registration period, the owner engaged in operating the fleet shall pay the proportionate registration fee from the date the vehicle was placed into service or, if the vehicle was previously registered, the date the prior registration expired or the date Nebraska became the base jurisdiction for the fleet, whichever is first, for the remaining balance of the registration period. The fee for any permanent license plate issued for such addition pursuant to section 60-3,203 shall be the full fee required by such section, regardless of the number of months remaining in the license period.

(9) In lieu of registration under subsections (1) through (8) of this section, the title holder of record may apply to the division for special registration, to be known as an unladen-weight registration, for any commercial motor vehicle or combination of vehicles which have been registered to a Nebraska-based fleet owner within the current or previous registration period. Such registration shall be valid only for a period of thirty days and shall give no authority to operate the vehicle except when empty. The fee for such registration shall be twenty dollars for each vehicle, which fee shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Trust Fund. The issuance of such permits shall be governed by section 60-3,179.

(10) Any person may, in lieu of registration under subsections (1) through (8) of this section or for other jurisdictions as approved by the director, purchase a trip permit for any nonresident truck, truck-tractor, bus, or truck or truck-tractor combination. A trip permit shall be issued before any person required to obtain a trip permit enters this state with such vehicle. The trip permit shall be issued by the director through Internet sales from the department's website. The trip permit shall be valid for a period of seventy-two hours. The fee for the trip permit shall be twenty-five dollars for each truck, truck-tractor, bus, or truck or truck-tractor combination. The fee collected by the director shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 198; Laws 2008, LB756, § 15; Laws 2009, LB331, § 5; Laws 2012, LB751, § 15; Laws 2013, LB250, § 1; Laws 2016, LB666, § 2; Laws 2018, LB177, § 2; Laws 2019, LB79, § 9; Laws 2020, LB944, § 26; Laws 2021, LB113, § 10; Laws 2022, LB750, § 31; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 20.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

Cross References

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.

Annotations

The grant by the Director of Motor Vehicles of a proportional registration is a ministerial task which may be compelled by a writ of mandamus. State ex rel. Hilt Truck Line v. Peterson, 215 Neb. 81, 337 N.W.2d 133 (1983).

By merely filing application that included name and address of lessors in Nebraska, pursuant to this section, truck lessee did not dual register truck for purpose of determining highway use excise tax liability under 26 U.S.C. section 4481(b). Morgan Drive Away, Inc. v. United States, 697 F.2d 1377 (Fed. Cir. 1983).

60-3,199. Reciprocity agreement or existing arrangement; validity.

Nothing in sections 60-3,179 to 60-3,182 or 60-3,198 shall affect the validity or operation of any reciprocity agreement or arrangement presently existing and in effect between Nebraska and any other jurisdiction, and all such agreements or arrangements shall continue until specifically canceled by the director or replaced by a new agreement or arrangement in accordance with the provisions of such sections.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 199.

60-3,200. Apportionable vehicle; refund of fees; when.

Whenever an apportionable vehicle is registered by the owner under section 60-362 and the motor vehicle tax and motor vehicle fee imposed in sections 60-3,185 and 60-3,190 have been paid on that apportionable vehicle for the registration period, and then the apportionable vehicle is registered under section 60-3,198, the Division of Motor Carrier Services, upon application of the owner of the apportionable vehicle on forms prescribed by the division, shall certify that the apportionable vehicle is registered under section 60-3,198 and that the owner is entitled to receive the refunds of the unused fees for the balance of the registration period as prescribed in sections 60-395 to 60-397.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 200.

60-3,201. Motor Carrier Division Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

There is hereby created the Motor Carrier Division Cash Fund. Such fund shall be used by the Division of Motor Carrier Services of the department to carry out the operations of the division including the administration of titling and registering vehicles in interjurisdiction commerce and its duties pursuant to section 66-1415. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 201.

Cross References

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.

60-3,201.01. Motor carrier services system; build and maintain; Motor Carrier Services System Replacement and Maintenance Fund; created; use; investment.

(1) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall build and maintain a new motor carrier services system for processing the issuance of vehicle registrations pursuant to section 60-3,198 and the assessment of the motor fuel tax under the International Fuel Tax Agreement Act. The Director of Motor Vehicles shall designate an implementation date for the new system which date is on or before July 1, 2025.

(2) The Motor Carrier Services System Replacement and Maintenance Fund is created. The fund shall consist of amounts credited under section 60-3,202. The fund shall be used for the building, implementation, and maintenance of a new motor carrier services system for processing the issuance of vehicle registrations pursuant to section 60-3,198 and the assessment of the motor fuel tax under the International Fuel Tax Agreement Act.

(3) Any money in the Motor Carrier Services System Replacement and Maintenance Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act. Beginning October 1, 2024, any investment earnings from investment of money in the fund shall be credited to the General Fund.

Source:Laws 2021, LB113, § 12; Laws 2024, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 18.
Effective Date: August 21, 2024

Cross References

International Fuel Tax Agreement Act, see section 66-1401.

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.

60-3,202. Registration fees; collection and distribution; procedure; Highway Tax Fund; created; use; investment.

(1)(a) Before July 1, 2024, registration fees credited to the Motor Carrier Services Division Distributive Fund pursuant to section 60-3,198 and remaining in such fund at the close of each calendar month shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit as follows: (i) Twenty-seven percent of such amount shall be credited to the Highway Tax Fund; (ii) sixty-four percent of such amount shall be credited to the Highway Trust Fund; and (iii) nine percent of such amount shall be credited to the Motor Carrier Services System Replacement and Maintenance Fund.

(b) Beginning July 1, 2024, registration fees credited to the Motor Carrier Services Division Distributive Fund pursuant to section 60-3,198 and remaining in such fund at the close of each calendar month shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit as follows: (i) Twenty-eight percent of such amount shall be credited to the Highway Tax Fund; (ii) sixty-seven percent of such amount shall be credited to the Highway Trust Fund; and (iii) five percent of such amount shall be credited to the Motor Carrier Services System Replacement and Maintenance Fund.

(2) On or before the last day of each quarter of the calendar year, the State Treasurer shall distribute all funds in the Highway Tax Fund to the county treasurer of each county in the same proportion as the number of original motor vehicle registrations in each county bears to the total of all original registrations within the state in the registration year immediately preceding.

(3) Upon receipt of motor vehicle tax funds from the State Treasurer pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the county treasurer shall distribute such funds to taxing agencies within the county in the same proportion that the levy of each such taxing agency bears to the total of such levies of all taxing agencies in the county.

(4) In the event any taxing district has been annexed, merged, dissolved, or in any way absorbed into another taxing district, any apportionment of motor vehicle tax funds under subsection (3) of this section to which such taxing district would have been entitled shall be apportioned to the successor taxing district which has assumed the functions of the annexed, merged, dissolved, or absorbed taxing district.

(5) On or before March 1 of each year, the department shall furnish to the State Treasurer a tabulation showing the total number of original motor vehicle registrations in each county for the immediately preceding calendar year, which shall be the basis for computing the distribution of motor vehicle tax funds as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(6) The Highway Tax Fund is created. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 202; Laws 2007, LB334, § 11; Laws 2012, LB801, § 92; Laws 2016, LB977, § 12; Laws 2019, LB79, § 10; Laws 2021, LB113, § 11; Laws 2021, LB509, § 7; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 21.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

Cross References

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.

60-3,203. Permanent license plate; application; fee; delivery; fee; renewal fee; replacement permanent plate; registration certificate replacement; deletion from fleet registration; fee.

(1)(a) Upon application and payment of the fees required pursuant to this section and section 60-3,198, the Division of Motor Carrier Services of the department shall issue to the owner of any fleet of apportionable commercial vehicles with a base registration in Nebraska a permanent license plate for each truck, truck-tractor, and trailer in the fleet. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars for each truck or truck-tractor and six dollars per trailer. The application shall be on a form developed by the division.

(b) The department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail. The department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant.

(c) The department shall remit fees collected pursuant to this subsection to the State Treasurer for credit to the Motor Carrier Division Cash Fund.

(2) Fleets of apportionable vehicles license plates shall display a distinctive license plate provided by the department pursuant to this section.

(3) Any license plate issued pursuant to this section shall remain affixed to the front of the truck or truck-tractor or to the rear of the trailer or semitrailer as long as the apportionable vehicle is registered pursuant to section 60-3,198 by the owner making the original application pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. Upon transfer of ownership of the truck, truck-tractor, or trailer or transfer of ownership of the fleet or at any time the truck, truck-tractor, or trailer is no longer registered pursuant to section 60-3,198, the license plate shall cease to be active and shall be processed according to the rules and regulations of the department.

(4) The renewal fee for each permanent plate shall be two dollars and shall be assessed and collected in each license period after the period in which the permanent license plates are initially issued at the time all other renewal fees are collected pursuant to section 60-3,198 unless a truck, truck-tractor, or trailer has been deleted from the fleet registration.

(5)(a) If a permanent license plate is lost or destroyed, the owner shall submit an affidavit to that effect to the division prior to any deletion of the truck, truck-tractor, or trailer from the fleet registration. If the truck, truck-tractor, or trailer is not deleted from the fleet registration, a replacement permanent license plate may be issued upon payment of a fee of three dollars for each truck or truck-tractor and six dollars per trailer.

(b) If the registration certificate for any fleet vehicle is lost or stolen, the division shall collect a fee of one dollar for replacement of such certificate.

(6) If a truck, truck-tractor, or trailer for which a permanent license plate has been issued pursuant to this section is deleted from the fleet registration due to loss of possession by the registrant, the plate shall be returned to the division.

(7) The registrant shall be liable for the full amount of the registration fee due for any truck, truck-tractor, or trailer not deleted from the fleet registration renewal.

(8) All fees collected pursuant to this section other than those collected pursuant to subdivisions (1)(b) and (c) of this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Highway Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 203; Laws 2020, LB944, § 27; Laws 2022, LB750, § 32.

60-3,204. Registration fee; calculation.

The registration fee for apportionable vehicles shall be determined as follows:

(1) Divide the injurisdiction distance by the total fleet distance generated during the preceding year;

(2) Determine the total fees required under the laws of each jurisdiction for full registration of each apportionable vehicle at the regular annual or applicable fees or for the unexpired portion of the registration year; and

(3) Multiply the sum obtained under subdivision (2) of this section by the quotient obtained under subdivision (1) of this section.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 204.

60-3,205. Registration certificate; disciplinary actions; director; powers; procedure.

(1)(a) The director may suspend, revoke, cancel, or refuse to issue or renew a registration certificate under the International Registration Plan Act:

(i) If the applicant or certificate holder has had his or her license issued under the International Fuel Tax Agreement Act revoked or the director refused to issue or refused to renew such license;

(ii) If the applicant or certificate holder is in violation of sections 75-392 to 75-3,100; or

(iii) If the applicant or certificate holder committed any violation of the International Registration Plan Act or any rule or regulation adopted and promulgated under the act.

(b) Prior to taking action under this section, the director shall notify and advise the applicant or certificate holder of the proposed action and the reasons for such action in writing, by regular United States mail, to his or her last-known business address as shown on the application for the certificate or renewal. The notice shall also include an advisement of the procedures in subdivision (c) of this subsection.

(c) The applicant or certificate holder may, within thirty days after the date of the mailing of the notice, petition the director for a hearing to contest the proposed action. The hearing shall be commenced in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the department. If a petition is filed, the director shall, within twenty days after receipt of the petition, set a hearing date at which the applicant or certificate holder may show cause why the proposed action should not be taken. The director shall give the applicant or certificate holder reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing. If the director's decision is adverse to the applicant or certificate holder, the applicant or certificate holder may appeal the decision in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.

(d) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the filing of the petition shall stay any action by the director until a hearing is held and a final decision and order is issued.

(e) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, if no petition is filed at the expiration of thirty days after the date on which the notification was mailed, the director may take the proposed action described in the notice.

(f) If, in the judgment of the director, the applicant or certificate holder has complied with or is no longer in violation of the provisions for which the director took action under this subsection, the director may reinstate the registration certificate without delay.

(2)(a) The director may suspend, revoke, cancel, or refuse to issue or renew a registration certificate under the International Registration Plan Act or a license under the International Fuel Tax Agreement Act if the applicant, licensee, or certificate holder has issued to the department a check or draft which has been returned because of insufficient funds, no funds, or a stop-payment order. The director may take such action no sooner than seven days after the written notice required in subdivision (1)(b) of this section has been provided. Any petition to contest such action filed pursuant to subdivision (1)(c) of this section shall not stay such action of the director.

(b) If the director takes an action pursuant to this subsection, the director shall reinstate the registration certificate or license without delay upon the payment of certified funds by the applicant, licensee, or certificate holder for any fees due and reasonable administrative costs, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, incurred in taking such action.

(c) The rules, regulations, and orders of the director and the department that pertain to hearings commenced in accordance with this section and that are in effect prior to March 17, 2006, shall remain in effect, unless changed or eliminated by the director or the department, except for those portions involving a stay upon the filing of a petition to contest any action taken pursuant to this subsection, in which case this subsection shall supersede those provisions.

(3) Any person who receives notice from the director of action taken pursuant to subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall, within three business days, return such registration certificate and license plates to the department as provided in this section. If any person fails to return the registration certificate and license plates to the department, the department shall notify the Nebraska State Patrol that any such person is in violation of this section.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 205; Laws 2006, LB 853, § 5; Laws 2007, LB358, § 10; Laws 2009, LB331, § 6; Laws 2012, LB751, § 16; Laws 2020, LB944, § 28; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 22.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

Cross References

Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.

International Fuel Tax Agreement Act, see section 66-1401.

60-3,206. International Registration Plan Act; violations; penalty.

Any person, firm, association, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation which violates any provision of the International Registration Plan Act is guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 206.

60-3,207. Snowmobiles; terms, defined.

For purposes of sections 60-3,207 to 60-3,219:

(1) Dealer means any person engaged in the business of selling snowmobiles at wholesale or retail;

(2) Manufacturer means a person, partnership, limited liability company, or corporation engaged in the business of manufacturing snowmobiles; and

(3) Operate means to ride in or on and control the operation of a snowmobile.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 207.

60-3,208. Snowmobiles; registration required.

Except as otherwise provided in sections 60-3,207 to 60-3,219, no person shall operate any snowmobile within the State of Nebraska unless such snowmobile has been registered in accordance with sections 60-3,209 to 60-3,213.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 208.

60-3,209. Snowmobiles; registration; application.

Application for registration shall be made to the county treasurer in such form as the director prescribes and shall state the name and address of the applicant, state a description of the snowmobile, including color, manufacturer, and identification number, and be signed by at least one owner. Application forms shall be made available through the county treasurer's office of each county in this state. Upon receipt of the application and the appropriate fee as provided in section 60-3,210, the snowmobile shall be registered by the county treasurer and a validation decal shall be provided which shall be affixed to the upper half of the snowmobile in such manner as the director prescribes. Snowmobiles owned by a dealer and operated for demonstration or testing purposes shall be exempt from affixing validation decals to the snowmobile but are required to carry a valid validation decal with the snowmobile at all times. Application for registration shall be made within fifteen days after the date of purchase.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 209; Laws 2012, LB801, § 93.

60-3,210. Snowmobiles; registration; fee.

(1) The fee for registration of each snowmobile shall be:

(a) For each snowmobile owned by a person other than dealers or manufacturers, eight dollars per year and one dollar for a duplicate or transfer;

(b) For all snowmobiles owned by a dealer and operated for demonstration or testing purposes, twenty-five dollars per year; and

(c) For all snowmobiles owned by a manufacturer and operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes, one hundred dollars per year.

(2) Snowmobile dealer and manufacturer registrations shall not be transferable.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 210.

60-3,211. Snowmobiles; certificate of registration and validation decal; expiration; renewal; procedure.

(1) The certificate of registration and validation decal issued shall be valid for two years. The registration period for snowmobiles shall expire on the last day of September two years after the year of issuance, and renewal shall become delinquent on the first day of the following month.

(2) Such registration may be renewed every two years in the same manner as provided for the original registration.

(3) Every owner of a snowmobile shall renew his or her registration in the manner prescribed in section 60-3,209 upon payment of the registration fees provided in section 60-3,210.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 211.

60-3,212. Snowmobiles; refund of fees; when.

Upon transfer of ownership of any snowmobile or in case of loss of possession because of fire, natural disaster, theft, dismantlement, or junking, its registration shall expire, and the registered owner may, by returning the registration certificate and after making affidavit of such transfer or loss to the county official who issued the certificate, receive a refund of that part of the unused fees based on the number of unexpired months remaining in the registration period, except that when such snowmobile is transferred within the same calendar month in which acquired, no refund shall be allowed for such month.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 212; Laws 2020, LB944, § 29.

60-3,213. Snowmobiles; state or political subdivision; fee waived.

A registration number shall be issued without the payment of a fee for snowmobiles owned by the state or a political subdivision thereof upon application therefor.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 213.

60-3,214. Snowmobiles; registration; exemptions.

No registration shall be required for snowmobiles:

(1) Owned and used by the United States, another state, or a political subdivision thereof;

(2) Registered in a country other than the United States and temporarily used within this state;

(3) Covered by a valid license of another state and which have not been within this state for more than thirty consecutive days; and

(4) Which are operated only on land owned or leased by the owner thereof.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 214.

60-3,215. Snowmobiles; licensing or registration by political subdivision prohibited.

No political subdivision of this state shall require licensing or registration of snowmobiles covered by the provisions of sections 60-3,207 to 60-3,219.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 215.

60-3,216. Snowmobiles; reciprocity; when.

Snowmobiles properly registered in another state shall be allowed to operate in the State of Nebraska on a reciprocal basis.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 216.

60-3,217. Snowmobiles; fees; disposition.

(1) The county treasurers shall act as agents for the department in the collection of snowmobile registration fees. Twenty-five cents from the funds collected for each such registration shall be retained by the county.

(2) The remaining amount of the fees from registration of snowmobiles shall be remitted to the State Treasurer who shall credit twenty-five percent to the General Fund and seventy-five percent to the Nebraska Snowmobile Trail Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 217; Laws 2012, LB801, § 94.

60-3,218. Nebraska Snowmobile Trail Cash Fund; created; use; investment; Game and Parks Commission; establish rules and regulations.

(1) There is hereby created the Nebraska Snowmobile Trail Cash Fund into which shall be deposited the portion of the fees collected from snowmobile registration as provided in section 60-3,217.

(2) The Game and Parks Commission shall use the money in the Nebraska Snowmobile Trail Cash Fund for the operation, maintenance, enforcement, planning, establishment, and marking of snowmobile trails throughout the state and for the acquisition by purchase or lease of real property to carry out the provisions of this section.

(3) The commission shall establish rules and regulations pertaining to the use and maintenance of snowmobile trails.

(4) Transfers may be made from the Nebraska Snowmobile Trail Cash Fund to the General Fund at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Nebraska Snowmobile Trail Cash Fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

(5) The State Treasurer shall transfer the unobligated June 30, 2017, balance in the Nebraska Snowmobile Trail Cash Fund to the General Fund on or before July 31, 2017, on such date as directed by the budget administrator of the budget division of the Department of Administrative Services.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 218; Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB3, § 35; Laws 2017, LB331, § 27.

Cross References

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.

60-3,219. Snowmobiles; records.

The department shall keep a record of each snowmobile registered, employing such methods and practices as may be necessary to maintain an accurate record.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 219.

60-3,220. Registration, rules, regulations, and orders under prior law; effect.

(1) The repeal of Chapter 60, article 3, as it existed on September 4, 2005, and the enactment of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act is not intended to affect the validity of the registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, or snowmobile or the validity of any license plate, permit, renewal tab, or tonnage sticker issued under Chapter 60, article 3, and in existence on such date. All such license plates, permits, renewal tabs, and tonnage stickers are valid under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act as if registration had taken place under such act.

(2) The rules, regulations, and orders of the Director of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Motor Vehicles issued under Chapter 60, article 3, shall remain in effect as if issued under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act unless changed or eliminated by the director or the department to the extent such power is statutorily granted to the director and department.

Source:Laws 2005, LB 274, § 220.

60-3,221. Towing of trailers; restrictions; section; how construed.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in the Motor Vehicle Registration Act:

(a) A cabin trailer shall only be towed by a properly registered:

(i) Passenger car;

(ii) Commercial motor vehicle or apportionable vehicle;

(iii) Farm truck;

(iv) Local truck;

(v) Minitruck;

(vi) Recreational vehicle;

(vii) Bus; or

(viii) Former military vehicle;

(b) A utility trailer shall only be towed by:

(i) A properly registered passenger car;

(ii) A properly registered commercial motor vehicle or apportionable vehicle;

(iii) A properly registered farm truck;

(iv) A properly registered local truck;

(v) A properly registered minitruck;

(vi) A properly registered recreational vehicle;

(vii) A properly registered motor vehicle which is engaged in soil and water conservation pursuant to section 60-3,149;

(viii) A properly registered well-boring apparatus;

(ix) A dealer-plated vehicle;

(x) A personal-use dealer-plated vehicle;

(xi) A properly registered bus;

(xii) A properly registered public power district motor vehicle or, beginning January 1, 2023, a properly registered metropolitan utilities district motor vehicle; or

(xiii) A properly registered former military vehicle;

(i) Passenger car;

(ii) Commercial motor vehicle;

(iii) Farm truck;

(iv) Minitruck; or

(v) Former military vehicle;

(d) A commercial trailer shall only be towed by:

(i) A properly registered motor vehicle which is engaged in soil and water conservation pursuant to section 60-3,149;

(ii) A properly registered local truck;

(iii) A properly registered well-boring apparatus;

(iv) A properly registered commercial motor vehicle or apportionable vehicle;

(v) A dealer-plated vehicle;

(vi) A personal-use dealer-plated vehicle;

(vii) A properly registered bus;

(viii) A properly registered farm truck; or

(ix) A properly registered public power district motor vehicle or, beginning January 1, 2023, a properly registered metropolitan utilities district motor vehicle;

(e) A fertilizer trailer shall only be towed by a properly registered:

(i) Passenger car;

(ii) Commercial motor vehicle or apportionable vehicle;

(iii) Farm truck; or

(iv) Local truck;

(f) A pole and cable reel trailer shall only be towed by a properly registered:

(i) Commercial motor vehicle or apportionable vehicle;

(ii) Local truck; or

(iii) Public power district motor vehicle or, beginning January 1, 2023, metropolitan utilities district motor vehicle;

(g) A dealer-plated trailer shall only be towed by:

(i) A dealer-plated vehicle;

(ii) A properly registered passenger car;

(iii) A properly registered commercial motor vehicle or apportionable vehicle;

(iv) A properly registered farm truck;

(v) A properly registered minitruck;

(vi) A personal-use dealer-plated vehicle; or

(vii) A properly registered former military vehicle;

(h) Trailers registered pursuant to section 60-3,198 as part of an apportioned fleet shall only be towed by:

(i) A properly registered motor vehicle which is engaged in soil and water conservation pursuant to section 60-3,149;

(ii) A properly registered local truck;

(iii) A properly registered well-boring apparatus;

(iv) A properly registered commercial motor vehicle or apportionable vehicle;

(v) A dealer-plated vehicle;

(vi) A personal-use dealer-plated vehicle;

(vii) A properly registered bus; or

(viii) A properly registered farm truck; and

(i) A trailer registered as a historical vehicle pursuant to sections 60-3,130 to 60-3,134 shall only be towed by:

(i) A motor vehicle properly registered as a historical vehicle pursuant to sections 60-3,130 to 60-3,134;

(ii) A properly registered passenger car;

(iii) A properly registered commercial motor vehicle or apportionable vehicle; or

(iv) A properly registered local truck.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive compliance with the Nebraska Rules of the Road or Chapter 75.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any motor vehicle or trailer from displaying dealer license plates or In Transit stickers authorized by section 60-376.

Source:Laws 2007, LB349, § 2; Laws 2011, LB212, § 4; Laws 2016, LB783, § 13; Laws 2018, LB909, § 70; Laws 2019, LB270, § 26; Laws 2022, LB750, § 33.

Cross References

Nebraska Rules of the Road, see section 60-601.

60-3,222. Payment of fee or tax; check, draft, or financial transaction returned or not honored; county treasurer; powers; notice; return of registration and license plates required; sheriff; powers.

(1) If a fee required under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act or a tax required to be paid on any motor vehicle or trailer has been paid by check, draft, or other financial transaction, including an electronic financial transaction, and the check, draft, or financial transaction has been returned or not honored because of insufficient funds, no account, a stop-payment order, or any other reason, a county treasurer may cancel or refuse to issue or renew registration under the act.

(2) The county treasurer may take the action described in subsection (1) of this section no sooner than seven days after the notice required in subsection (3) of this section has been mailed.

(3) Prior to taking action described in subsection (1) of this section, the county treasurer shall notify the applicant or registrant of the proposed action and the reasons for such action in writing, by first-class, registered, or certified mail, mailed to the applicant's or registrant's last-known address as shown on the application for registration or renewal.

(4) If the county treasurer takes action pursuant to this section, the county treasurer shall reinstate the registration without delay upon the payment of certified funds by the applicant or registrant for any fees and taxes due and reasonable administrative costs, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, incurred in taking such action.

(5) Any person who is sent a notice from the county treasurer pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall, within ten business days after mailing of the notice, return to the county treasurer the motor vehicle registration and license plates of the vehicle or trailer regarding which the action has been taken. If the person fails to return the registration and license plates to the county treasurer, the county treasurer shall notify the sheriff of the county in which the person resides that the person is in violation of this section. The sheriff may recover the registration and license plates and return them to the county treasurer.

Source:Laws 2009, LB129, § 2.

60-3,223. Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates; design.

(1) The department, in consultation with the Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission and other interested persons, shall design license plates to be known as Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates to celebrate and commemorate the one-hundred-fiftieth year of statehood for Nebraska. The department shall ensure that the design reflects support for the sesquicentennial of the State of Nebraska.

(2) The design shall be selected on the basis of (a) enhancing the marketability of the plates to supporters of the sesquicentennial and (b) limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department shall make applications available for this type of plate when it is designed.

(3) One type of plate under this section shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to seven characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(4) One type of plate under this section shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118.

Source:Laws 2015, LB220, § 7.

60-3,224. Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) Beginning October 1, 2015, and ending December 31, 2022, a person may apply to the department for Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle or trailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a plate under this section for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers.

(2) Each application for initial issuance or renewal of Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit fifteen percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of plates under subsection (3) of section 60-3,223 to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and eighty-five percent of such fee to the Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plate Proceeds Fund. The State Treasurer shall credit forty-three percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of plates under subsection (4) of section 60-3,223 to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and fifty-seven percent of such fee to the Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plate Proceeds Fund.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle or trailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue plates under this section in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle or trailer. If plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle or trailer bearing Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. The State Treasurer shall credit fees collected pursuant to this subsection to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates shall not be issued or renewed beginning on January 1, 2023.

Source:Laws 2015, LB220, § 8; Laws 2017, LB263, § 56; Laws 2019, LB270, § 27; Laws 2021, LB113, § 13.

60-3,225. Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plate Proceeds Fund; created; investment; use.

(1) The Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plate Proceeds Fund is created. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

(2) If the cost of manufacturing Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plate Proceeds Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of such plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plate Proceeds Fund as provided in section 60-3,224.

(3) Until July 1, 2018, the Nebraska 150 Sesquicentennial Plate Proceeds Fund shall be used by the Nebraska Sesquicentennial Commission for purposes of carrying out section 81-8,310. Beginning on July 1, 2018, the State Treasurer shall transfer any money in the fund at the end of each calendar quarter to the Historical Society Fund.

Source:Laws 2015, LB220, § 9.

Cross References

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.

60-3,226. Mountain Lion Conservation Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Mountain Lion Conservation Plates. The department shall create designs reflecting support for the conservation of the mountain lion population. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,227.

(2) One type of Mountain Lion Conservation Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Mountain Lion Conservation Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Mountain Lion Conservation Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2016, LB474, § 9; Laws 2019, LB356, § 15; Laws 2020, LB944, § 30; Laws 2022, LB750, § 34.

60-3,227. Mountain Lion Conservation Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Mountain Lion Conservation Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Mountain Lion Conservation Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance of alphanumeric Mountain Lion Conservation Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. An application for renewal of such plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Game and Parks Commission Educational Fund.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Mountain Lion Conservation Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Game and Parks Commission Educational Fund.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Mountain Lion Conservation Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Mountain Lion Conservation Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Mountain Lion Conservation Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Mountain Lion Conservation Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which such plates were originally purchased if such vehicle is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other vehicle which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Mountain Lion Conservation Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Game and Parks Commission Educational Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Mountain Lion Conservation Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Game and Parks Commission Educational Fund.

Source:Laws 2016, LB474, § 10; Laws 2017, LB263, § 57; Laws 2019, LB270, § 28; Laws 2019, LB356, § 16; Laws 2021, LB113, § 14.

60-3,228. Metropolitan utilities district license plates; public power district license plates; application; issuance.

(1)(a) This subsection applies until January 1, 2023.

(b) Upon application and payment of the fees required pursuant to this section and section 60-3,229, each motor vehicle and trailer operated by a public power district shall be issued permanent public power district license plates. The public power district license plates shall be issued by the county in which the public power district is headquartered.

(c) Public power district vehicles shall display a distinctive license plate provided by the department pursuant to this section.

(d) Any license plate issued pursuant to this section shall remain affixed to the front and rear of the motor vehicle and to the rear of the trailer as long as the public power district vehicle is registered pursuant to this section by the owner or lessor making the original application pursuant to subdivision (1)(b) of this section.

(2)(a) This subsection applies beginning on January 1, 2023.

(b) Upon application and payment of the fees required pursuant to this section and section 60-3,229, each motor vehicle and trailer operated by a metropolitan utilities district or a public power district shall be issued permanent metropolitan utilities district or public power district license plates. The metropolitan utilities district or public power district license plates shall be issued by the county in which the metropolitan utilities district or public power district is headquartered.

(c) Metropolitan utilities district vehicles or public power district vehicles shall display a distinctive license plate provided by the department pursuant to this section.

(d) Any license plate issued pursuant to this section shall remain affixed to the front and rear of the motor vehicle and to the rear of the trailer as long as the metropolitan utilities district vehicle or public power district vehicle is registered pursuant to this section by the owner or lessor making the original application pursuant to subdivision (2)(b) of this section.

Source:Laws 2016, LB783, § 11; Laws 2018, LB909, § 71.

60-3,229. Metropolitan utilities district license plates; public power district license plates; registration fee.

(1) This subsection applies until January 1, 2023. The registration fee for a public power district motor vehicle shall be the fee provided for commercial motor vehicles in section 60-3,147. The registration fee for a public power district trailer shall be the fee provided for a trailer in section 60-3,151.

(2) This subsection applies beginning January 1, 2023. The registration fee for a metropolitan utilities district motor vehicle or public power district motor vehicle shall be the fee provided for commercial motor vehicles in section 60-3,147. The registration fee for a metropolitan utilities district trailer or public power district trailer shall be the fee provided for a trailer in section 60-3,151.

Source:Laws 2016, LB783, § 12; Laws 2017, LB263, § 58; Laws 2018, LB909, § 72.

60-3,230. Breast Cancer Awareness Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Breast Cancer Awareness Plates. The design shall include a pink ribbon and the words - early detection saves lives - along the bottom of the plate.

(2) The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department shall make applications available for this type of plate when it is designed.

(3) One type of plate under this section shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(5) The department shall cease to issue Breast Cancer Awareness Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2016, LB977, § 9; Laws 2019, LB356, § 17; Laws 2020, LB944, § 31.

60-3,231. Breast Cancer Awareness Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Breast Cancer Awareness Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle or trailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a plate under this section for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance of alphanumeric Breast Cancer Awareness Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. An application for renewal of such plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the breast cancer navigator program.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Breast Cancer Awareness Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit seventy-five percent of the fee to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the breast cancer navigator program and twenty-five percent of the fee to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Breast Cancer Awareness Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle or trailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue plates under this section in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle or trailer. If Breast Cancer Awareness Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle or trailer bearing Breast Cancer Awareness Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2016, LB977, § 10; Laws 2017, LB263, § 59; Laws 2019, LB270, § 29; Laws 2019, LB356, § 18; Laws 2021, LB113, § 15.

60-3,232. Choose Life License Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Choose Life License Plates. The department shall create designs reflecting support for the protection of Nebraska's children. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,233.

(2) One type of Choose Life License Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Choose Life License Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Choose Life License Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2017, LB46, § 7; Laws 2019, LB356, § 19; Laws 2020, LB944, § 32; Laws 2022, LB750, § 35.

60-3,233. Choose Life License Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Choose Life License Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle or trailer, except for a motor vehicle or trailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Choose Life License Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or a commercial truck or truck-tractor with a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance of alphanumeric Choose Life License Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. An application for renewal of such plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund to supplement federal funds available to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, 42 U.S.C. 601, et seq.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Choose Life License Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund to supplement federal funds available to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Choose Life License Plates, the department shall deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle or trailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. The department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer shall issue Choose Life License Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle or trailer. If Choose Life License Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle or trailer bearing Choose Life License Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which such plates were originally purchased if such vehicle is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other vehicle which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Choose Life License Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund to supplement federal funds available to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Choose Life License Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Health and Human Services Cash Fund to supplement federal funds available to the Department of Health and Human Services for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.

Source:Laws 2017, LB46, § 8; Laws 2019, LB270, § 30; Laws 2019, LB356, § 20; Laws 2022, LB750, § 36.

60-3,234. Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates; design requirements.

(1) The department, in consultation with the Commission on Indian Affairs, shall design license plates to be known as Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates. The design shall reflect the unique culture and history of Native American tribes historically and currently located in Nebraska. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,235.

(2) One type of Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2017, LB263, § 60; Laws 2019, LB356, § 21; Laws 2020, LB944, § 33.

60-3,235. Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle or trailer, except for a motor vehicle or trailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of alphanumeric Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Native American Scholarship and Leadership Fund.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit them to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Native American Scholarship and Leadership Fund.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle or trailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle or trailer. If Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle or trailer bearing Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Native American Scholarship and Leadership Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Native American Cultural Awareness and History Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Native American Scholarship and Leadership Fund.

Source:Laws 2017, LB263, § 61; Laws 2019, LB270, § 31; Laws 2019, LB356, § 22; Laws 2021, LB113, § 16.

60-3,236. Former military vehicle; plates; fee.

For the registration of every former military vehicle, the fee shall be fifteen dollars. Former military vehicle license plates shall display, in addition to the registration number, the designation former military vehicle.

Source:Laws 2019, LB156, § 10.

60-3,237. Wildlife Conservation Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Wildlife Conservation Plates. The department shall create no more than three designs reflecting support for the conservation of Nebraska wildlife, including sandhill cranes, bighorn sheep, and ornate box turtles. Each design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,238.

(2) One type of Wildlife Conservation Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Wildlife Conservation Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Wildlife Conservation Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2019, LB356, § 23; Laws 2020, LB944, § 34; Laws 2022, LB750, § 37.

60-3,238. Wildlife Conservation Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Wildlife Conservation Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Wildlife Conservation Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or a commercial truck or truck-tractor with a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance of alphanumeric Wildlife Conservation Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. An application for renewal of such plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Wildlife Conservation Fund.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Wildlife Conservation Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Wildlife Conservation Fund.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Wildlife Conservation Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Wildlife Conservation Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Wildlife Conservation Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Wildlife Conservation Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Wildlife Conservation Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Wildlife Conservation Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Wildlife Conservation Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Wildlife Conservation Fund.

Source:Laws 2019, LB356, § 24; Laws 2020, LB944, § 35; Laws 2021, LB113, § 17.

60-3,239. Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates. The design shall include a light blue ribbon and the words "early detection saves lives" along the bottom of the plate.

(3) One type of plate under this section shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(5) The department shall cease to issue Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2019, LB356, § 25; Laws 2020, LB944, § 36.

60-3,240. Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle or trailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a plate under this section for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or a commercial truck or truck-tractor with a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance of alphanumeric Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. An application for renewal of such plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the Nebraska Prostate Cancer Research Program.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit seventy-five percent of the fee to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the Nebraska Prostate Cancer Research Program and twenty-five percent of the fee to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue plates under this section in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the Nebraska Prostate Cancer Research Program shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Prostate Cancer Awareness Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the Nebraska Prostate Cancer Research Program.

Source:Laws 2019, LB356, § 26; Laws 2020, LB944, § 37; Laws 2021, LB113, § 18.

60-3,241. Sammy's Superheroes license plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness. The design shall include a blue handprint over a yellow ribbon and the words "childhood cancer awareness". The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,242.

(2) One type of Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2019, LB356, § 27; Laws 2020, LB944, § 38; Laws 2022, LB750, § 38.

60-3,242. Sammy's Superheroes license plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Sammy's Superheroes license plate for childhood cancer awareness for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or a commercial truck or truck-tractor with a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance of alphanumeric Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. An application for renewal of such plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for pediatric cancer research.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for pediatric cancer research.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered, and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which such plates were originally purchased if such vehicle is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other vehicle which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for pediatric cancer research shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Sammy's Superheroes license plates for childhood cancer awareness and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for pediatric cancer research.

Source:Laws 2019, LB356, § 28; Laws 2020, LB944, § 39; Laws 2021, LB113, § 19.

60-3,243. Support Our Troops Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Support Our Troops Plates. The department shall create a design reflecting support for troops from all branches of the armed forces. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,244.

(2) One type of Support Our Troops Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Support Our Troops Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Support Our Troops Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2019, LB138, § 17; Laws 2020, LB944, § 40; Laws 2022, LB750, § 39.

60-3,244. Support Our Troops Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Support Our Troops Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Support Our Troops Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance of alphanumeric Support Our Troops Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. An application for renewal of such plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Veterans Employment Program Fund.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Support Our Troops Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of seventy dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Veterans Employment Program Fund.

(3) When the department receives an application for Support Our Troops Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Support Our Troops Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Support Our Troops Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Support Our Troops Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle other than the vehicle for which such plates were originally purchased if such vehicle is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other vehicle which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Support Our Troops Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Veterans Employment Program Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Support Our Troops Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Veterans Employment Program Fund.

Source:Laws 2019, LB138, § 18; Laws 2021, LB113, § 20.

60-3,245. Donate Life Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Donate Life Plates. The design shall support organ and tissue donation, registration as a donor on the Donor Registry of Nebraska, and the federally designated organ procurement organization for Nebraska. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,246.

(2) One type of Donate Life Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Donate Life Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Donate Life Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2020, LB944, § 41; Laws 2022, LB750, § 40.

60-3,246. Donate Life Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Donate Life Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Donate Life Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or for a commercial motor vehicle registered for a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of alphanumeric Donate Life Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness and Education Fund.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Donate Life Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness and Education Fund.

(3) When the department receives an application for Donate Life Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Donate Life Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Donate Life Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The county treasurer or the department may issue temporary license stickers to the applicant under this section for the applicant to lawfully operate the vehicle pending receipt of the license plates. No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be made for the issuance of a temporary license sticker under this subsection. The department shall furnish temporary license stickers for issuance by the county treasurer at no cost to the counties. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations regarding the design and issuance of temporary license stickers.

(5) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Donate Life Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer other than the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(6) If the cost of manufacturing Donate Life Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness and Education Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Donate Life Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness and Education Fund.

Source:Laws 2020, LB944, § 42; Laws 2021, LB113, § 21.

60-3,247. Down Syndrome Awareness Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Down Syndrome Awareness Plates. The design shall include the words "Down syndrome awareness" inside a heart-shaped yellow and blue ribbon. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,248.

(2) One type of Down Syndrome Awareness Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Down Syndrome Awareness Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Down Syndrome Awareness Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2020, LB944, § 43; Laws 2022, LB750, § 41.

60-3,248. Down Syndrome Awareness Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Down Syndrome Awareness Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a license plate under this section for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or a commercial motor vehicle registered for a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the license plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of alphanumeric Down Syndrome Awareness Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the Down Syndrome Clinic.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Down Syndrome Awareness Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the Down Syndrome Clinic.

(3) When the department receives an application for Down Syndrome Awareness Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Down Syndrome Awareness Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Down Syndrome Awareness Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(5) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Down Syndrome Awareness Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer other than the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(6) If the cost of manufacturing Down Syndrome Awareness Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the Down Syndrome Clinic shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Down Syndrome Awareness Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the University of Nebraska Medical Center for the Down Syndrome Clinic.

Source:Laws 2020, LB944, § 44; Laws 2021, LB113, § 22.

60-3,249. Pets for Vets Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Pets for Vets Plates. The design shall support veterans and companion or therapy pet animals. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,250.

(2) One type of Pets for Vets Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Pets for Vets Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Pets for Vets Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2020, LB944, § 45; Laws 2022, LB750, § 42.

60-3,250. Pets for Vets Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Pets for Vets Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Pets for Vets Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or for a commercial motor vehicle registered for a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of alphanumeric Pets for Vets Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Pets for Vets Cash Fund.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Pets for Vets Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Pets for Vets Cash Fund.

(3) When the department receives an application for Pets for Vets Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Pets for Vets Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Pets for Vets Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(5) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Pets for Vets Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer other than the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(6) If the cost of manufacturing Pets for Vets Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Pets for Vets Cash Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Pets for Vets Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Pets for Vets Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2020, LB944, § 46; Laws 2021, LB113, § 23.

60-3,251. Support the Arts Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Support the Arts Plates. The design shall be selected in consultation with the Nebraska Arts Council and shall support the arts in Nebraska. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,252.

(2) One type of Support the Arts Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Support the Arts Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Support the Arts Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2020, LB944, § 47; Laws 2022, LB750, § 43.

60-3,252. Support the Arts Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Support the Arts Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Support the Arts Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or for a commercial motor vehicle registered for a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of alphanumeric Support the Arts Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Support the Arts Cash Fund.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Support the Arts Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Support the Arts Cash Fund.

(3) When the department receives an application for Support the Arts Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Support the Arts Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Support the Arts Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(5) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Support the Arts Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer other than the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(6) If the cost of manufacturing Support the Arts Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Support the Arts Cash Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Support the Arts Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Support the Arts Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2020, LB944, § 48; Laws 2021, LB113, § 24.

60-3,253. The Good Life Is Outside Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as The Good Life Is Outside Plates. The design shall reflect the importance of safe walking and biking in Nebraska and the value of our recreational trails. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,254.

(2) One type of The Good Life Is Outside Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of The Good Life Is Outside Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue The Good Life Is Outside Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2020, LB944, § 49; Laws 2022, LB750, § 44.

60-3,254. The Good Life Is Outside Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for The Good Life Is Outside Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a The Good Life Is Outside Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or for a commercial motor vehicle registered for a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of alphanumeric The Good Life Is Outside Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Game and Parks State Park Improvement and Maintenance Fund for the purpose of trail improvement and maintenance.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message The Good Life Is Outside Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Game and Parks State Park Improvement and Maintenance Fund for the purpose of trail improvement and maintenance.

(3) When the department receives an application for The Good Life Is Outside Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2022, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue The Good Life Is Outside Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If The Good Life Is Outside Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(5) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing The Good Life Is Outside Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer other than the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(6) If the cost of manufacturing The Good Life Is Outside Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Game and Parks State Park Improvement and Maintenance Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of The Good Life Is Outside Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Game and Parks State Park Improvement and Maintenance Fund for the purpose of trail improvement and maintenance.

Source:Laws 2020, LB944, § 50; Laws 2021, LB113, § 25.

60-3,255. Nebraska History Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Nebraska History Plates. The design shall be selected in consultation with the Nebraska State Historical Society and shall reflect the importance of historical preservation in Nebraska and the value of our shared Nebraska history. Each design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department shall make applications available for this type of plate by January 1, 2023. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,256.

(2) One type of Nebraska History Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall: (a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and (b) not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Nebraska History Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Nebraska History Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2021, LB317, § 7.

60-3,256. Nebraska History Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) Beginning January 1, 2023, a person may apply to the department for Nebraska History Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving Nebraska History Plates for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or a commercial truck or truck-tractor with a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of alphanumeric Nebraska History Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Support Nebraska History Cash Fund.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Nebraska History Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Support Nebraska History Cash Fund.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Nebraska History Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2023, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Nebraska History Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Nebraska History Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Nebraska History Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Nebraska History Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Support Nebraska History Cash Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Nebraska History Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Support Nebraska History Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2021, LB317, § 8.

60-3,257. Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates. The design shall include a blue background with the head of an otter surfacing above water surrounded by the words "Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water". The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102. The department shall make applications available for this type of plate beginning January 1, 2022. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,258.

(2) One type of Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall:

(a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and

(b) Not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall cease to issue Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

Source:Laws 2021, LB166, § 7.

60-3,258. Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) Beginning January 1, 2022, a person may apply to the department for Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving a Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plate for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or for a commercial motor vehicle registered for a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers. The license plates shall be issued upon payment of the license fee described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of alphanumeric Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund.

(b) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of personalized message Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of forty dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit twenty-five percent of the fee for initial issuance and renewal of such plates to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and seventy-five percent of the fee to the Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund.

(3) When the department receives an application for Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered and the delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. Beginning on an implementation date designated by the director on or before January 1, 2023, if delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(5) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer other than the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(6) If the cost of manufacturing Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Josh the Otter-Be Safe Around Water Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2021, LB166, § 8.

60-3,259. Czech Heritage Plates; design.

(1) The department shall design license plates to be known as Czech Heritage Plates. The design shall be selected in consultation with the Czech Honorary Consul of Nebraska and shall reflect Czech heritage in Nebraska. The design shall be selected on the basis of limiting the manufacturing cost of each plate to an amount less than or equal to the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102.

(2) One type of Czech Heritage Plates shall be alphanumeric plates. The department shall: (a) Assign a designation up to five characters; and (b) not use a county designation.

(3) One type of Czech Heritage Plates shall be personalized message plates. Such plates shall be issued subject to the same conditions specified for personalized message license plates in section 60-3,118, except that a maximum of five characters may be used.

(4) The department shall make applications available for Czech Heritage Plates once such plates are designed.

(5) The department shall cease to issue Czech Heritage Plates beginning with the next license plate issuance cycle after the license plate issuance cycle that begins in 2023 pursuant to section 60-3,101 if the total number of registered vehicles that obtained such plates is less than five hundred per year within any prior consecutive two-year period.

(6) The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this section and section 60-3,260.

Source:Laws 2024, LB140, § 7.
Operative Date: July 19, 2024

60-3,260. Czech Heritage Plates; application; form; fee; delivery; fee; transfer; procedure; fee.

(1) A person may apply to the department for Czech Heritage Plates in lieu of regular license plates on an application prescribed and provided by the department for any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, except for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer registered under section 60-3,198. An applicant receiving Czech Heritage Plates for a farm truck with a gross weight of over sixteen tons or a commercial truck or truck-tractor with a gross weight of five tons or over shall affix the appropriate tonnage decal to the plate. The department shall make forms available for such applications through the county treasurers.

(2)(a) In addition to all other fees required for registration under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, each application for initial issuance or renewal of alphanumeric Czech Heritage Plates shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars. County treasurers collecting fees pursuant to this subdivision shall remit such fees to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall credit five dollars of the fee to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(3)(a) When the department receives an application for Czech Heritage Plates, the department may deliver the plates and registration certificate to the applicant by United States mail or to the county treasurer of the county in which the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is registered. Delivery of the plates and registration certificate shall be made through a secure process and system. If delivery of the plates and registration certificate is made by the department to the applicant, the department may charge a postage and handling fee in an amount not more than necessary to recover the cost of postage and handling for the specific items mailed to the registrant. The department shall remit the fee to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund. The county treasurer or the department shall issue Czech Heritage Plates in lieu of regular license plates when the applicant complies with the other provisions of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act for registration of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer. If Czech Heritage Plates are lost, stolen, or mutilated, the licensee shall be issued replacement license plates upon request pursuant to section 60-3,157.

(4) The owner of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer bearing Czech Heritage Plates may apply to the county treasurer to have such plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the plates. The owner may have the unused portion of the fee for the plates credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the plates at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period. Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. Fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(5) If the cost of manufacturing Czech Heritage Plates at any time exceeds the amount charged for license plates pursuant to section 60-3,102, any money to be credited to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund shall instead be credited first to the Highway Trust Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the manufacturing costs of Czech Heritage Plates and the amount charged pursuant to section 60-3,102 with respect to such plates and the remainder shall be credited to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 2024, LB140, § 8.
Operative Date: January 1, 2025

60-401. Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 285, § 145.

60-401.01. Repealed. Laws 1990, LB 742, § 6.

60-402. Transferred to section 60-462.

60-403. Transferred to section 60-484.

60-403.01. Transferred to section 60-4,127.

60-403.02. Repealed. Laws 1977, LB 314, § 7.

60-403.03. Transferred to section 60-485.

60-403.04. Transferred to section 60-4,128.

60-403.05. Transferred to section 60-486.

60-403.06. Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 285, § 145.

60-403.07. Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 285, § 145.

60-403.08. Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 285, § 145.

60-403.09. Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 285, § 145.

60-403.10. Repealed. Laws 1989, LB 285, § 145.

60-404. Transferred to section 60-4,113.

60-405. Transferred to section 60-4,116.

60-405.01. Repealed. Laws 1984, LB 811, § 7.

60-406. Transferred to section 60-4,117.

60-406.01. Transferred to section 60-493.

60-406.02. Repealed. Laws 1984, LB 711, § 3.

60-406.03. Transferred to section 60-495.

60-406.04. Transferred to section 60-4,119.

60-406.05. Repealed. Laws 1984, LB 811, § 7.

60-406.06. Transferred to section 60-482.

60-406.07. Repealed. Laws 1984, LB 636, § 1.

60-406.08. Transferred to section 60-481.

60-407. Transferred to section 60-4,118.

60-407.01. Repealed. Laws 1963, c. 359, § 8.

60-408. Transferred to section 60-4,114.

60-409. Transferred to section 60-4,115.

60-409.01. Repealed. Laws 1981, LB 207, § 6.

60-409.02. Repealed. Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 5, § 4.

60-409.03. Repealed. Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 5, § 4.

60-409.04. Repealed. Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 5, § 4.

60-409.05. Transferred to section 60-4,125.

60-409.06. Transferred to section 60-4,173.

60-409.07. Transferred to section 60-4,174.

60-409.08. Transferred to section 60-4,175.

60-409.09. Transferred to section 60-4,176.

60-409.10. Transferred to section 60-4,177.

60-409.11. Transferred to section 60-4,178.

60-409.12. Repealed. Laws 1985, Second Spec. Sess., LB 5, § 4.

60-409.13. Transferred to section 60-4,179.

60-410. Transferred to section 60-488.

60-411. Transferred to section 60-4,121.

60-411.01. Transferred to section 60-4,122.

60-412. Transferred to section 60-483.

60-412.01. Transferred to section 60-494.

60-413. Transferred to section 60-489.

60-414. Transferred to section 60-492.

60-415. Transferred to section 60-4,120.

60-416. Transferred to section 60-487.

60-417. Transferred to section 60-491.

60-418. Transferred to section 60-4,107.

60-418.01. Transferred to section 60-4,104.

60-419. Transferred to section 60-4,101.

60-420. Transferred to section 60-4,105.

60-421. Transferred to section 60-497.

60-422. Transferred to section 60-4,102.

60-423. Transferred to section 60-4,103.

60-424. Transferred to section 60-498.

60-425. Transferred to section 60-499.

60-426. Transferred to section 60-4,100.

60-427. Transferred to section 60-496.

60-427.01. Transferred to section 39-6,114.01.

60-428. Repealed. Laws 1947, c. 148, § 5.

60-429. Transferred to section 60-4,106.

60-430. Transferred to section 60-4,111.

60-430.01. Transferred to section 60-4,108.

60-430.02. Repealed. Laws 1967, c. 390, § 2.

60-430.03. Repealed. Laws 1959, c. 293, § 7.

60-430.04. Repealed. Laws 1986, LB 153, § 13.

60-430.05. Transferred to section 60-4,109.

60-430.06. Transferred to section 60-4,110.

60-430.07. Repealed. Laws 1980, LB 696, § 6.

60-431. Transferred to section 81-2001.

60-431.01. Repealed. Laws 1981, LB 497, § 1.

60-432. Transferred to section 81-2002.

60-433. Transferred to section 81-2003.

60-434. Transferred to section 81-2004.

60-434.01. Transferred to section 81-2010.

60-435. Transferred to section 81-2005.

60-436. Transferred to section 81-2008.

60-437. Transferred to section 81-2006.

60-438. Transferred to section 81-2007.

60-439. Transferred to section 81-2009.

60-440. Transferred to section 60-406.08.

60-440.01. Transferred to section 81-2011.

60-440.02. Transferred to section 81-2012.

60-440.03. Transferred to section 81-2013.

60-441. Transferred to section 81-2014.

60-442. Transferred to section 81-2015.

60-443. Transferred to section 81-2016.

60-444. Transferred to section 81-2017.

60-445. Transferred to section 81-2018.

60-446. Transferred to section 81-2019.

60-447. Transferred to section 81-2020.

60-448. Transferred to section 81-2021.

60-449. Transferred to section 81-2022.

60-450. Transferred to section 81-2023.

60-451. Transferred to section 81-2024.

60-452. Transferred to section 81-2025.

60-452.01. Transferred to section 81-2026.

60-452.02. Transferred to section 81-2027.

60-453. Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 333, § 3.

60-454. Repealed. Laws 1953, c. 333, § 3.

60-455. Transferred to section 81-2028.

60-456. Transferred to section 81-2029.

60-457. Transferred to section 81-2030.

60-458. Transferred to section 81-2031.

60-459. Transferred to section 81-2032.

60-460. Transferred to section 81-2033.

60-461. Transferred to section 81-2034.

60-462. Act, how cited.

Sections 60-462 to 60-4,189 shall be known and may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act.

Source:Laws 1937, c. 141, § 31, p. 523; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 60-434; R.S.1943, § 60-402; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-402; Laws 1989, LB 284, § 2; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 12; Laws 1990, LB 980, § 6; Laws 1991, LB 44, § 1; Laws 1993, LB 105, § 4; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 65; Laws 1993, LB 420, § 1; Laws 1994, LB 211, § 1; Laws 1995, LB 467, § 6; Laws 1996, LB 323, § 1; Laws 1997, LB 210, § 2; Laws 1997, LB 256, § 4; Laws 1998, LB 320, § 1; Laws 2001, LB 38, § 5; Laws 2001, LB 574, § 1; Laws 2003, LB 209, § 1; Laws 2003, LB 562, § 2; Laws 2005, LB 76, § 2; Laws 2006, LB 853, § 6; Laws 2007, LB415, § 1; Laws 2008, LB911, § 1; Laws 2011, LB158, § 1; Laws 2011, LB178, § 2; Laws 2011, LB215, § 1; Laws 2013, LB93, § 1; Laws 2014, LB983, § 2; Laws 2015, LB231, § 19; Laws 2016, LB311, § 1; Laws 2016, LB977, § 13; Laws 2018, LB629, § 1; Laws 2018, LB909, § 73; Laws 2022, LB750, § 45; Laws 2023, LB138, § 15; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 23.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-462.01. Federal regulations; adopted.

For purposes of the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, the following federal regulations are adopted as Nebraska law as they existed on January 1, 2024:

The parts, subparts, and sections of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as referenced in the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act.

60-462.02. Legislative intent; director; department; powers and duties.

It is the intent of the Legislature that the department develop, implement, and maintain processes for the issuance of operators' licenses and state identification cards designed to protect the identity of applicants for and holders of such licenses and cards and reduce identity theft, fraud, forgery, and counterfeiting to the maximum extent possible with respect to such licenses and cards. The department shall adopt security and technology practices to enhance the enrollment, production, data storage, and credentialing system of such licenses and cards in order to maximize the integrity of the process.

Source:Laws 2008, LB911, § 2; Laws 2009, LB331, § 8; Laws 2011, LB215, § 2.

60-463. Definitions, where found.

For purposes of the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, the definitions found in sections 60-463.01 to 60-478 shall be used.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 13; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 66; Laws 1993, LB 420, § 2; Laws 2001, LB 38, § 6; Laws 2007, LB415, § 2; Laws 2008, LB911, § 3; Laws 2014, LB983, § 4; Laws 2015, LB231, § 20; Laws 2016, LB311, § 2; Laws 2022, LB750, § 47.

60-463.01. Cancellation of operator's license, defined.

Cancellation of operator's license shall mean the annulment or termination by formal action of the Department of Motor Vehicles of a person's license because of some error or defect in such license or because the licensee is no longer entitled to such license, and without prejudice to application for a new license which may be made at any time after such cancellation.

Source:Laws 1993, LB 370, § 67.

60-463.02. Autocycle, defined.

Source:Laws 2015, LB231, § 21; Laws 2018, LB909, § 75.

60-464. Commercial driver's license, defined.

Commercial driver's license means an operator's license issued in accordance with the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act to an individual which authorizes such individual to operate a class of commercial motor vehicle.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 14; Laws 2014, LB983, § 5.

60-465. Commercial motor vehicle, defined.

(1) Commercial motor vehicle means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:

(a) Has a gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of eleven thousand seven hundred ninety-four kilograms or more (twenty-six thousand one pounds or more) inclusive of a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of more than four thousand five hundred thirty-six kilograms (ten thousand pounds);

(b) Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of eleven thousand seven hundred ninety-four or more kilograms (twenty-six thousand one pounds or more);

(d) Is of any size and is used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and which require the motor vehicle to be placarded under 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart F.

(2) Commercial motor vehicle does not include:

(a) A covered farm vehicle;

(b) Any recreational vehicle as defined in section 60-347 or motor vehicle towing a cabin trailer as defined in sections 60-314 and 60-339;

(c) Any emergency vehicle necessary to the preservation of life or property or the execution of emergency governmental functions which is equipped with audible and visual signals and operated by a public or volunteer fire department; or

(d) Any motor vehicle owned or operated by the United States Department of Defense or Nebraska National Guard when such motor vehicle is driven by persons identified in section 60-4,131.01.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 15; Laws 2005, LB 76, § 4; Laws 2005, LB 274, § 235; Laws 2006, LB 853, § 8; Laws 2006, LB 1007, § 5; Laws 2010, LB805, § 4; Laws 2014, LB983, § 6.

Annotations

Under the definition in the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, a power unit and hay grinder constitute a commercial motor vehicle. State v. Neisius, 293 Neb. 503, 881 N.W.2d 572 (2016).

60-465.01. Department, defined.

Department means the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Source:Laws 2008, LB911, § 4.

60-465.02. Covered farm vehicle, defined.

(1) Covered farm vehicle means a motor vehicle, including an articulated motor vehicle:

(a) That:

(i) Is traveling in the state in which the vehicle is registered or another state;

(ii) Is operated by:

(A) A farm owner or operator;

(B) A ranch owner or operator; or

(C) An employee or family member of an individual specified in subdivision (1)(a)(ii)(A) or (1)(a)(ii)(B) of this section;

(iii) Is transporting to or from a farm or ranch:

(A) Agricultural commodities;

(B) Livestock; or

(iv) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, is not used in the operations of a for-hire motor carrier; and

(v) Is equipped with a special license plate or other designation by the state in which the vehicle is registered to allow for identification of the vehicle as a farm vehicle by law enforcement personnel; and

(b) That has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight, whichever is greater, that is:

(i) Less than twenty-six thousand one pounds; or

(ii) Twenty-six thousand one pounds or more and is traveling within the state or within one hundred fifty air miles of the farm or ranch with respect to which the vehicle is being operated.

(2) Covered farm vehicle includes a motor vehicle that meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, except for subdivision (1)(a)(iv) of this section, and:

(a) Is operated pursuant to a crop share farm lease agreement;

(b) Is owned by a tenant with respect to that agreement; and

(3) Covered farm vehicle does not include:

(a) A combination of truck-tractor and semitrailer which is operated by a person under eighteen years of age; or

(b) A combination of truck-tractor and semitrailer which is used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of the federal Hazardous Materials Transportation Act and which require the combination to be placarded under 49 C.F.R. part 172, subpart F.

Source:Laws 2014, LB983, § 7.

60-466. Director, defined.

Director shall mean the Director of Motor Vehicles.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 16.

60-467. Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 562, § 22.

60-468. Drive, defined.

Drive shall mean to operate or be in the actual physical control of a motor vehicle.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 18.

60-468.01. Full legal name, defined.

Full legal name means an individual's first name, middle name, and last or surname without use of initials or nicknames.

Source:Laws 2008, LB911, § 5.

60-469. Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), defined.

Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 19; Laws 2016, LB311, § 4.

60-469.01. Gross combination weight rating, defined.

Gross combination weight rating means the greater of (1) a value specified by the manufacturer of the power unit, if such value is displayed on the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard certification label required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or (2) the sum of the gross vehicle weight ratings or the gross vehicle weights of the power unit and the towed unit or units, or any combination thereof, that produces the highest value. Gross combination weight rating does not apply to a commercial motor vehicle if the power unit is not towing another vehicle.

Source:Laws 2016, LB311, § 3.

60-470. Highway, defined.

Highway shall mean the entire width between the boundary limits of any street, road, avenue, boulevard, or way which is publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of motor vehicle travel.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 20.

60-470.01. Impoundment of operator's license, defined.

Impoundment of operator's license shall mean the seizure and holding of a person's operator's license by the court pursuant to a court order requiring such person not to operate a motor vehicle for a specified period of time when the court has not ordered a revocation of the operator's license.

Source:Laws 2001, LB 38, § 7.

60-470.02. Interactive wireless communication device, defined.

Interactive wireless communication device means any wireless electronic communication device that provides for voice or data communication between two or more parties, including, but not limited to, a mobile or cellular telephone, a text messaging device, a personal digital assistant that sends or receives messages, an audio-video player that sends or receives messages, or a laptop computer.

Source:Laws 2007, LB415, § 3.

60-470.03. Mobile operator's or driver's license, defined.

Mobile operator's or driver's license means an operator's or driver's license electronically stored on or accessed via an electronic device.

Source:Laws 2022, LB750, § 48.

60-471. Motor vehicle, defined.

Motor vehicle means all vehicles propelled by any power other than muscular power. Motor vehicle does not include (1) bicycles as defined in section 60-611, (2) self-propelled chairs used by persons who are disabled, (3) farm tractors, (4) farm tractors used occasionally outside general farm usage, (5) road rollers, (6) vehicles which run only on rails or tracks, (7) electric personal assistive mobility devices as defined in section 60-618.02, and (8) off-road designed vehicles not authorized by law for use on a highway, including, but not limited to, go-carts, riding lawn mowers, garden tractors, all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles as defined in section 60-6,355, minibikes as defined in section 60-636, and snowmobiles as defined in section 60-663.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 21; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 68; Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 445; Laws 2010, LB650, § 30; Laws 2011, LB289, § 25; Laws 2012, LB1155, § 12; Laws 2015, LB95, § 7.

Annotations

Under the definition in the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, a power unit and hay grinder constitute a motor vehicle. State v. Neisius, 293 Neb. 503, 881 N.W.2d 572 (2016).

60-472. Nonresident, defined.

Nonresident shall mean every person who is not a resident of this state.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 22.

60-473. Operator or driver, defined.

Operator or driver shall mean any person who drives a motor vehicle.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 23.

60-474. Operator's or driver's license, defined.

Operator's or driver's license shall mean any license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of this state, including:

(1) Any replacement license or instruction permit;

(2) The privilege of any person to drive a motor vehicle whether such person holds a valid license;

(3) Any nonresident's operating privilege which shall mean the privilege conferred upon a nonresident by the laws of this state pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle in this state by such person or the use in this state of a vehicle owned by such person;

(4) An employment driving permit issued as provided by sections 60-4,129 and 60-4,130; and

(5) A medical hardship driving permit issued as provided by sections 60-4,130.01 and 60-4,130.02.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 24; Laws 1993, LB 105, § 5; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 69; Laws 2014, LB777, § 2.

60-475. Owner, defined.

Owner shall mean a person who holds legal title to a motor vehicle, a mortgagor entitled to the possession of a motor vehicle, or the conditional vendee or lessee of a motor vehicle which is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease of the motor vehicle with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 25.

60-475.01. Principal residence, defined.

Principal residence means the location in Nebraska where a person resides at the time of application even if such residence is temporary.

Source:Laws 2008, LB911, § 6.

60-476. Person, defined.

Person shall mean every natural person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 26; Laws 1993, LB 121, § 383.

60-476.01. Revocation of operator's license, defined.

Revocation of operator's license shall mean the termination by a court of competent jurisdiction or by formal action of the Department of Motor Vehicles of a person's operator's license, which termination shall not be subject to renewal or restoration. Application for reinstatement of eligibility for a new license may be presented and acted upon by the department after the expiration of the applicable period of time prescribed in the statute providing for revocation.

Source:Laws 1993, LB 370, § 70; Laws 2001, LB 38, § 8.

Annotations

For purposes of the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, a motorist's ineligibility to hold a driver's license in another state constitutes a revocation as it is defined by this section. Wilczewski v. Neth, 273 Neb. 324, 729 N.W.2d 678 (2007).

60-476.02. Suspension of operator's license, defined.

Suspension of operator's license shall mean the temporary withdrawal by formal action of the Department of Motor Vehicles of a person's operator's license for a period specifically designated by the department, if any, and until compliance with all conditions for reinstatement.

Source:Laws 1993, LB 370, § 71; Laws 2001, LB 38, § 9.

60-476.03. Restricted commercial driver's license, defined.

Restricted commercial driver's license shall mean a class of commercial driver's license issued in accordance with the requirements of the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act.

Source:Laws 1993, LB 420, § 3.

60-477. Repealed. Laws 2003, LB 562, § 22.

60-478. Vehicle, defined.

Vehicle shall mean every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway except devices moved solely by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 28.

60-479. Sections; applicability.

Sections 60-479.01 to 60-4,111.01, 60-4,113, 60-4,114, 60-4,115 to 60-4,118, and 60-4,182 to 60-4,189 shall apply to any operator's license subject to the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 29; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 72; Laws 1995, LB 467, § 7; Laws 1997, LB 210, § 3; Laws 1997, LB 256, § 5; Laws 2001, LB 38, § 10; Laws 2001, LB 574, § 2; Laws 2003, LB 209, § 2; Laws 2008, LB911, § 7; Laws 2011, LB215, § 3; Laws 2013, LB93, § 2; Laws 2014, LB983, § 8; Laws 2016, LB311, § 5.

60-479.01. Fraudulent document recognition training; criminal history record information check; lawful status check; cost.

(1) All persons handling source documents or engaged in the issuance of new, renewed, or reissued operators' licenses or state identification cards shall have periodic fraudulent document recognition training.

(2) All persons and agents of the department involved in the recording of verified application information or verified operator's license and state identification card information, involved in the manufacture or production of licenses or cards, or who have the ability to affect information on such licenses or cards shall be subject to a criminal history record information check, including a check of prior employment references, and a lawful status check as required by 6 C.F.R. part 37, as such part existed on January 1, 2024. Such persons and agents shall provide fingerprints which shall be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The bureau shall use its records for the criminal history record information check.

(3) Upon receipt of a request pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the Nebraska State Patrol shall undertake a search for criminal history record information relating to such applicant, including transmittal of the applicant's fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record information check. The criminal history record information check shall include information concerning the applicant from federal repositories of such information and repositories of such information in other states, if authorized by federal law. The Nebraska State Patrol shall issue a report to the employing public agency that shall include the criminal history record information concerning the applicant. The cost of any background check shall be borne by the employer of the person or agent.

(4) Any person convicted of any disqualifying offense as provided in 6 C.F.R. part 37, as such part existed on January 1, 2024, shall not be involved in the recording of verified application information or verified operator's license and state identification card information, involved in the manufacture or production of licenses or cards, or involved in any capacity in which such person would have the ability to affect information on such licenses or cards. Any employee or prospective employee of the department shall be provided notice that he or she will undergo such criminal history record information check prior to employment or prior to any involvement with the issuance of operators' licenses or state identification cards.

Source:Laws 2008, LB911, § 8; Laws 2011, LB215, § 4; Laws 2012, LB751, § 18; Laws 2013, LB35, § 4; Laws 2014, LB776, § 5; Laws 2015, LB313, § 5; Laws 2016, LB929, § 7; Laws 2017, LB263, § 63; Laws 2018, LB909, § 76; Laws 2019, LB79, § 12; Laws 2020, LB944, § 52; Laws 2021, LB149, § 10; Laws 2022, LB750, § 49; Laws 2023, LB138, § 17; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 25.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-480. Operators' licenses; classification.

(1) Operators' licenses issued by the department pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act shall be classified as follows:

(a) Class O license. The operator's license which authorizes the person to whom it is issued to operate on highways any motor vehicle except a commercial motor vehicle or motorcycle;

(b) Class M license. The operator's license or endorsement on a Class O license, provisional operator's permit, learner's permit, school permit, or commercial driver's license which authorizes the person to whom it is issued to operate a motorcycle on highways;

(c) CDL-commercial driver's license. The operator's license which authorizes the person to whom it is issued to operate a class of commercial motor vehicle or any motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, on highways;

(d) CLP-commercial learner's permit. A permit which when carried with a Class O license authorizes an individual to operate a class of commercial motor vehicle when accompanied by a holder of a valid commercial driver's license for purposes of behind-the-wheel training. When issued to a commercial driver's license holder, a CLP-commercial learner's permit serves as authorization for accompanied behind-the-wheel training in a commercial motor vehicle for which the holder's current commercial driver's license is not valid;

(e) RCDL-restricted commercial driver's license. The class of commercial driver's license which authorizes a commercial motor vehicle operator described in section 60-4,146.01 to operate any Class B Heavy Straight Vehicle or Class C Small Vehicle commercial motor vehicle for purposes of a farm-related or ranch-related service industry as defined in such section within one hundred fifty miles of the employer's place of business or the farm or ranch currently being served as provided in such section or any other motor vehicle, except a motorcycle, on highways;

(f) POP-provisional operator's permit. A motor vehicle operating permit with restrictions issued pursuant to section 60-4,120.01 to a person who is at least sixteen years of age but less than eighteen years of age which authorizes the person to operate any motor vehicle except a commercial motor vehicle or motorcycle;

(g) SCP-school permit. A permit issued to a student between fourteen years and two months of age and sixteen years of age for the purpose of driving in accordance with the requirements of section 60-4,124;

(h) FMP-farm permit. A permit issued to a person for purposes of operating farm tractors and other motorized implements of farm husbandry on highways in accordance with the requirements of section 60-4,126;

(i) LPD-learner's permit. A permit issued in accordance with the requirements of section 60-4,123 to a person at least fifteen years of age which authorizes the person to operate a motor vehicle, except a commercial motor vehicle, for learning purposes when accompanied by a licensed operator who is at least twenty-one years of age and who possesses a valid operator's license issued by this state or another state;

(j) LPE-learner's permit. A permit issued to a person at least fourteen years of age which authorizes the person to operate a motor vehicle, except a commercial motor vehicle, while learning to drive in preparation for application for a school permit;

(k) EDP-employment driving permit. A permit issued to a person which authorizes the person to operate a motor vehicle, except a commercial motor vehicle, pursuant to the requirements of sections 60-4,129 and 60-4,130;

(l) IIP-ignition interlock permit. A permit issued to a person which authorizes the person to operate a motor vehicle, except a commercial motor vehicle, which is equipped with an ignition interlock device;

(m) MHP-medical hardship driving permit. A permit issued to a person which authorizes the person to operate a motor vehicle, except a commercial motor vehicle, pursuant to the requirements of sections 60-4,130.01 and 60-4,130.02; and

(n) SPP-24/7 sobriety program permit. A permit issued to a person which authorizes the person to operate a motor vehicle, except a commercial motor vehicle, pursuant to the 24/7 Sobriety Program Act.

(2) For purposes of this section, motorcycle does not include an autocycle.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 30; Laws 1990, LB 980, § 8; Laws 1993, LB 105, § 6; Laws 1993, LB 420, § 4; Laws 1998, LB 320, § 2; Laws 1999, LB 704, § 4; Laws 2001, LB 387, § 3; Laws 2005, LB 675, § 1; Laws 2008, LB736, § 1; Laws 2014, LB983, § 9; Laws 2018, LB909, § 77; Laws 2021, LB271, § 8; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 26.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

Cross References

24/7 Sobriety Program Act, see section 60-701.

60-480.01. Undercover drivers' licenses; issuance; confidential; unlawful disclosure; penalty.

(1)(a) Undercover drivers' licenses may be issued to federal, state, county, city, or village law enforcement agencies and shall be used only for legitimate criminal investigatory purposes. Undercover drivers' licenses may also be issued to the Nebraska State Patrol, the Game and Parks Commission, deputy state sheriffs employed by the Nebraska Brand Committee and State Fire Marshal for state law enforcement purposes, persons employed by the Tax Commissioner for state revenue enforcement purposes, the Department of Health and Human Services for the purposes of communicable disease control, the prevention and control of those communicable diseases which endanger the public health, the enforcement of drug control laws, or other investigation purposes, the Department of Agriculture for special investigative purposes, and the Insurance Fraud Prevention Division of the Department of Insurance for investigative purposes. Undercover drivers' licenses are not for personal use.

(b) The director shall prescribe a form for agencies to apply for undercover drivers' licenses. The form shall include a space for the name and signature of the contact person for the requesting agency, a statement that the undercover drivers' licenses are to be used only for legitimate criminal investigatory purposes, and a statement that undercover drivers' licenses are not for personal use.

(2) The agency shall include the name and signature of the contact person for the agency on the form and pay the fees prescribed in section 60-4,115. If the undercover drivers' licenses will be used for the investigation of a specific event rather than for ongoing investigations, the agency shall designate on the form an estimate of the length of time the undercover drivers' licenses will be needed. The contact person in the agency shall sign the form and verify the information contained in the form.

(3) Upon receipt of a completed form, the director shall determine whether the undercover drivers' licenses will be used by an approved agency for a legitimate purpose pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If the director determines that the undercover drivers' licenses will be used for such a purpose, he or she may issue the undercover drivers' licenses in the form and under the conditions he or she determines to be necessary. The decision of the director regarding issuance of undercover drivers' licenses is final.

(4) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall keep records pertaining to undercover drivers' licenses confidential, and such records shall not be subject to public disclosure. Any person who receives information pertaining to undercover drivers' licenses in the course of his or her employment and who discloses any such information to any unauthorized individual shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

(5) The contact person shall return the undercover drivers' licenses to the Department of Motor Vehicles if:

(a) The undercover drivers' licenses expire and are not renewed;

(b) The purpose for which the undercover drivers' licenses were issued has been completed or terminated;

(d) The director requests their return.

Source:Laws 1997, LB 256, § 6; Laws 2007, LB296, § 228; Laws 2009, LB28, § 2; Laws 2009, LB331, § 9.

60-481. Driving rules; publication; copy; available upon request.

(1) The director shall publish on the website of the department a summary of the statutory driving rules of this state. Such summary shall contain cautionary and advisory comments as determined by the director, including a description of how to legally operate a motor vehicle in order to avoid arrest.

(2) The director may provide a copy of the summary described in subsection (1) of this section without charge upon request by a member of the public.

Source:Laws 1937, c. 141, § 21, p. 517; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 60-426; R.S.1943, § 60-440; R.S.1943, (1978), § 60-440; Laws 1981, LB 76, § 4; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-406.08; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 31; Laws 2022, LB750, § 50.

60-482. Rules and regulations.

The director may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act.

Source:Laws 1977, LB 90, § 7; Laws 1981, LB 204, § 100; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-406.06; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 32; Laws 1994, LB 1061, § 3; Laws 2019, LB270, § 32.

60-483. Operator's license; numbering; records; abstracts of operating records; fees; information to United States Selective Service System; when; reciprocity agreement with foreign country.

(1) The director shall assign a distinguishing number to each operator's license issued and shall keep a record of the same which shall be open to public inspection by any person requesting inspection of such record who qualifies under section 60-2906 or 60-2907. Any person requesting such driver record information shall furnish to the Department of Motor Vehicles (a) verification of identity and purpose that the requester is entitled under section 60-2906 or 60-2907 to disclosure of the personal information in the record, (b) the name of the person whose record is being requested, and (c) when the name alone is insufficient to identify the correct record, the department may request additional identifying information. The department shall, upon request of any requester, furnish a certified abstract of the operating record of any person, in either hard copy or electronically, and shall charge the requester a fee of three dollars per abstract.

(2) The department shall remit any revenue generated under subsections (1) through (5) of this section to the State Treasurer, and the State Treasurer shall credit forty-one and two-thirds percent to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund, twenty-five percent to the General Fund, and thirty-three and one-third percent to the Records Management Cash Fund.

(3) The director shall, upon receiving a request and an agreement from the United States Selective Service System to comply with requirements of this section, furnish driver record information to the United States Selective Service System to include the name, post office address, date of birth, sex, and social security number of licensees. The United States Selective Service System shall pay all costs incurred by the department in providing the information but shall not be required to pay any other fee required by law for information. No driver record information shall be furnished to the United States Selective Service System regarding any female, nor regarding any male other than those between the ages of seventeen years and twenty-six years. The information shall only be used in the fulfillment of the required duties of the United States Selective Service System and shall not be furnished to any other person.

(4) The director shall keep a record of all applications for operators' licenses that are disapproved with a brief statement of the reason for disapproval of the application.

(5) The director may establish a monitoring service which provides information on operating records that have changed due to any adjudicated traffic citation or administrative action. The director shall charge a fee of six cents per operating record searched pursuant to this section and the fee provided in subsection (1) of this section for each abstract returned as a result of the search.

(6) Driver record header information, including name, license number, date of birth, address, and physical description, from every driver record maintained by the department may be made available so long as the Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act is not violated. Monthly updates, including all new records, may also be made available. There shall be a fee of eighteen dollars per thousand records. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

(7) The department may enter into a reciprocity agreement with a foreign country to provide for the mutual recognition and reciprocal exchange of a valid operator's license issued by this state or the foreign country if the department determines that the licensing standards of the foreign country are comparable to those of this state. Any such agreement entered into by the department shall not include the mutual recognition and reciprocal exchange of a commercial driver's license.

(8) Beginning July 1, 2021, for any record provided pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the requester shall be required to pay, in addition to the fee prescribed in such subsection, a fee of four dollars and fifty cents per record. Fifty cents shall be credited to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund and four dollars shall be credited to the Operator's License Services System Replacement and Maintenance Fund.

Source:Laws 1929, c. 149, § 9, p. 516; C.S.1929, § 60-409; Laws 1937, c. 141, § 19, p. 516; Laws 1941, c. 176, § 2, p. 688; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 60-409; R.S.1943, § 60-412; Laws 1961, c. 315, § 9, p. 1005; Laws 1961, c. 316, § 9, p. 1014; Laws 1963, c. 360, § 1, p. 1154; Laws 1965, c. 384, § 1, p. 1238; Laws 1973, LB 319, § 1; Laws 1974, LB 974, § 1; Laws 1978, LB 502, § 1; Laws 1983, LB 326, § 1; Laws 1984, LB 694, § 2; Laws 1984, LB 711, § 1; Laws 1987, LB 300, § 2; Laws 1987, LB 767, § 1; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-412; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 33; Laws 1993, LB 491, § 10; Laws 1995, LB 467, § 9; Laws 1997, LB 590, § 2; Laws 1997, LB 635, § 19; Laws 1997, LB 720, § 17; Laws 2000, LB 1317, § 6; Laws 2001, LB 106, § 1; Laws 2003, LB 562, § 3; Laws 2004, LB 560, § 37; Laws 2017, LB263, § 64; Laws 2021, LB106, § 1; Laws 2024, LB287, § 68.
Operative Date: July 1, 2024

Cross References

Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act, see section 60-2901.

60-483.01. National Driver Register; employer check; fee.

An employer may apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles for a file check from the National Driver Register on a current or prospective employee. The employer shall pay a fee of two dollars for each check. Upon receipt of the application and fee, the department shall furnish the check to the employer and remit the fees to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.

Source:Laws 1995, LB 467, § 8.

60-484. Operator's license required, when; state identification card; application.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, no resident of the State of Nebraska shall operate a motor vehicle upon the alleys or highways of this state until the person has obtained an operator's license for that purpose.

(2) Application for an operator's license or a state identification card shall be made in a manner prescribed by the department.

(3) The applicant shall provide his or her full legal name, date of birth, mailing address, gender, race or ethnicity, and social security number, two forms of proof of address of his or her principal residence unless the applicant is a program participant under the Address Confidentiality Act, evidence of identity as required by subsection (6) of this section, and a brief physical description of himself or herself. The applicant (a) may also complete the voter registration portion pursuant to section 32-308, (b) shall be provided the advisement language required by subsection (5) of section 60-6,197, (c) shall answer the following:

(i) Have you within the last three months (e.g. due to diabetes, epilepsy, mental illness, head injury, stroke, heart condition, neurological disease, etc.):

(A) lost voluntary control or consciousness ... yes ... no

(B) experienced vertigo or multiple episodes of dizziness or fainting ... yes ... no

(D) experienced seizures ... yes ... no

(E) experienced impairment of memory, memory loss ... yes ... no

Please explain: .................................

(ii) Do you experience any condition which affects your ability to operate a motor vehicle? (e.g. due to loss of, or impairment of, foot, leg, hand, arm; neurological or neuromuscular disease, etc.) ... yes ... no

Please explain: ...................................

(iii) Since the issuance of your last driver's license/permit, has your health or medical condition changed or worsened? ... yes ... no

Please explain, including how the above affects your ability to drive: .................., and (d) may answer the following:

(i) Do you wish to register to vote as part of this application process?

(ii) Do you wish to have a veteran designation displayed on the front of your operator's license or state identification card to show that you served in the armed forces of the United States? (To be eligible you must register with the Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs registry.)

(iii) Do you wish to include your name in the Donor Registry of Nebraska and donate your organs and tissues at the time of your death?

(iv) Do you wish to receive any additional specific information regarding organ and tissue donation and the Donor Registry of Nebraska?

(v) Do you wish to donate $1 to promote the Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness and Education Fund?

(4) Application for an operator's license or state identification card shall include a signed oath, affirmation, or declaration of the applicant that the information provided on the application for the license or card is true and correct.

(5) The social security number shall not be printed on the operator's license or state identification card and shall be used only (a) to furnish information to the United States Selective Service System under section 60-483, (b) with the permission of the director in connection with the verification of the status of an individual's driving record in this state or any other state, (c) for purposes of child support enforcement pursuant to section 42-358.08 or 43-512.06, (d) to furnish information regarding an applicant for or holder of a commercial driver's license with a hazardous materials endorsement to the Transportation Security Administration of the United States Department of Homeland Security or its agent, (e) to furnish information to the Department of Revenue under section 77-362.02, or (f) to furnish information to the Secretary of State for purposes of the Election Act.

(6)(a) Each individual applying for an operator's license or a state identification card shall furnish proof of date of birth and identity with documents containing a photograph or with nonphoto identity documents which include his or her full legal name and date of birth. Such documents shall be those provided in subsection (1) of section 60-484.04.

(b) Any individual under the age of eighteen years applying for an operator's license or a state identification card shall provide a certified copy of his or her birth certificate or, if such individual is unable to provide a certified copy of his or her birth certificate, other reliable proof of his or her identity and age, as required in subdivision (6)(a) of this section, accompanied by a certification signed by a parent or guardian explaining the inability to produce a copy of such birth certificate. The applicant also may be required to furnish proof to department personnel that the parent or guardian signing the certification is in fact the parent or guardian of such applicant.

(c) An applicant may present other documents as proof of identification and age designated by the director. Any documents accepted shall be recorded according to a written exceptions process established by the director.

(7) Any individual applying for an operator's license or a state identification card who indicated his or her wish to have a veteran designation displayed on the front of such license or card shall comply with section 60-4,189.

(8) No person shall be a holder of an operator's license and a state identification card at the same time. A person who has a digital image and digital signature on file with the department may apply electronically to change his or her Class O operator's license to a state identification card.

Source:Laws 1929, c. 148, § 1, p. 512; C.S.1929, § 60-401; Laws 1937, c. 141, § 11, p. 510; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 60-401; R.S.1943, § 60-403; Laws 1945, c. 141, § 1, p. 446; Laws 1947, c. 207, § 1, p. 675; Laws 1957, c. 366, § 35, p. 1269; Laws 1961, c. 315, § 2, p. 998; Laws 1961, c. 316, § 2, p. 1007; Laws 1984, LB 811, § 2; Laws 1986, LB 153, § 9; Laws 1986, LB 878, § 1; Laws 1987, LB 300, § 1; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-403; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 35; Laws 1991, LB 457, § 44; Laws 1992, LB 1178, § 1; Laws 1994, LB 76, § 571; Laws 1994, LB 211, § 2; Laws 1995, LB 467, § 10; Laws 1996, LB 939, § 1; Laws 1996, LB 1073, § 1; Laws 1997, LB 635, § 20; Laws 1999, LB 147, § 1; Laws 1999, LB 704, § 5; Laws 2000, LB 1317, § 7; Laws 2001, LB 34, § 1; Laws 2001, LB 387, § 4; Laws 2001, LB 574, § 5; Laws 2003, LB 228, § 12; Laws 2004, LB 208, § 4; Laws 2004, LB 559, § 1; Laws 2005, LB 1, § 1; Laws 2005, LB 76, § 5; Laws 2008, LB911, § 9; Laws 2010, LB879, § 3; Laws 2011, LB215, § 5; Laws 2013, LB93, § 3; Laws 2014, LB661, § 16; Laws 2014, LB983, § 10; Laws 2016, LB47, § 1; Laws 2016, LB311, § 6; Laws 2018, LB909, § 78; Laws 2019, LB192, § 1.

Cross References

Address Confidentiality Act, see section 42-1201.

Donor Registry of Nebraska, see section 71-4822.

Election Act, see section 32-101.

Nebraska Department of Veterans' Affairs registry, see section 80-414.

Annotations

Driving a motor vehicle requires that driver be licensed; there is no unfettered constitutional right to travel by whatever means a person chooses. State v. Meints, 223 Neb. 199, 388 N.W.2d 813 (1986).

Licensure of drivers hereunder is in interest of public safety and, when one drives in violation of statute, it is evidence of negligence which may be considered by the jury. Benton v. State, 124 Neb. 485, 247 N.W. 21 (1933).

60-484.01. Digital system authorized.

It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the Department of Motor Vehicles to begin issuing operators' licenses and state identification cards using digital images and digital signatures and to allow for electronic renewal of certain operators' licenses and state identification cards. The department shall implement such a digital system.

Source:Laws 2001, LB 574, § 3; Laws 2005, LB 1, § 2.

60-484.02. Digital images and signatures; use; confidentiality; prohibited acts; violation; penalty.

(1) Each applicant for an operator's license or state identification card shall have his or her digital image captured. Digital images shall be preserved for use as prescribed in sections 60-4,119, 60-4,151, and 60-4,180. The images shall be used for issuing operators' licenses and state identification cards. The images may be retrieved only by the Department of Motor Vehicles for issuing renewal and replacement operators' licenses and state identification cards and may not be otherwise released except in accordance with subsection (3) of this section.

(2) Upon application for an operator's license or state identification card, each applicant shall provide his or her signature in a form prescribed by the department. Digital signatures shall be preserved for use on original, renewal, and replacement operators' licenses and state identification cards and may not be otherwise released except in accordance with subsection (4) of this section.

(3) No officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the department or law enforcement officer shall release a digital image except (a) to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, a certified law enforcement officer employed in an investigative position by a federal, state, or local agency, or a driver licensing agency of another state for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the agency or assisting another agency in carrying out its functions upon the verification of the identity of the person requesting the release of the information and the verification of the purpose of the requester in requesting the release or (b) to the office of the Secretary of State for the purpose of voter registration and voter identification as prescribed in the Election Act upon the verification of the identity of the person requesting the release of the information and the verification of the purpose of the requester in requesting the release. No employee or official in the office of the Secretary of State shall release a digital image except to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, a certified law enforcement officer employed in an investigative position by a federal, state, or local agency, or a driver licensing agency of another state for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the agency or assisting another agency in carrying out its functions upon the verification of the identity of the person requesting the release of the information and the verification of the purpose of the requester in requesting the release. Any officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the department, law enforcement officer, or employee or official in the office of the Secretary of State that knowingly discloses or knowingly permits disclosure of a digital image in violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.

(4) No officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the department or law enforcement officer shall release a digital signature except (a) to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, a certified law enforcement officer employed in an investigative position by a federal, state, or local agency, or a driver licensing agency of another state for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the agency or assisting another agency in carrying out its functions upon the verification of the identity of the person requesting the release of the information and the verification of the purpose of the requester in requesting the release or (b) to the office of the Secretary of State for the purpose of voter registration and voter identification as prescribed in the Election Act upon the verification of the identity of the person requesting the release of the information and the verification of the purpose of the requester in requesting the release. No employee or official in the office of the Secretary of State shall release a digital signature except to a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency, a certified law enforcement officer employed in an investigative position by a federal, state, or local agency, or a driver licensing agency of another state for the purpose of carrying out the functions of the agency or assisting another agency in carrying out its functions upon the verification of the identity of the person requesting the release of the information and the verification of the purpose of the requester in requesting the release. Any officer, employee, agent, or contractor of the department, law enforcement officer, or employee or official in the office of the Secretary of State that knowingly discloses or knowingly permits disclosure of a digital signature in violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class I misdemeanor.

(5) The department shall develop a process for the release of digital images to the Secretary of State for the purpose of voter identification as prescribed by the Election Act. The process shall include proper measures for access, security, storage, and retention of the digital image and verification of the release of the digital image to any officer, agent, or contractor of the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State and the department shall enter into an agreement for the release, use, protection, storage, and retention of digital images as prescribed under this section and the Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this subsection.

Source:Laws 2001, LB 574, § 4; Laws 2004, LB 560, § 38; Laws 2005, LB 1, § 3; Laws 2009, LB372, § 1; Laws 2010, LB805, § 5; Laws 2014, LB661, § 17; Laws 2014, LB777, § 3; Laws 2024, LB287, § 69.
Operative Date: January 1, 2025

Cross References

Election Act, see section 32-101.

Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act, see section 60-2901.

60-484.03. Operators' licenses; state identification cards; department; retain copies of source documents.

The department shall retain copies of source documents presented by all individuals applying for or holding operators' licenses or state identification cards. Copies retained by the department shall be held in secured storage and managed to meet the requirements of the Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act and sections 60-484, 60-484.02, and 60-4,144.

Source:Laws 2011, LB215, § 6; Laws 2014, LB983, § 11.

Cross References

Uniform Motor Vehicle Records Disclosure Act, see section 60-2901.

60-484.04. Operators' licenses; state identification cards; applicant present evidence of lawful status.

(1) The Legislature finds and declares that section 202(c)(2)(B)(i) through (x) of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13, enumerated categories of individuals who may demonstrate lawful status for the purpose of eligibility for a federally secure motor vehicle operator's license or state identification card. The Legislature further finds and declares that it was the intent of the Legislature in 2011 to adopt the enumerated categories by the passage of Laws 2011, LB215. The Legislature declares that the passage of Laws 2015, LB623, is for the limited purpose of reaffirming the original legislative intent of Laws 2011, LB215. Except as provided in section 60-4,144 with respect to operators of commercial motor vehicles, before being issued any other type of operator's license or a state identification card under the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, the department shall require an applicant to present valid documentary evidence that he or she has lawful status in the United States as enumerated in section 202(c)(2)(B)(i) through (x) of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13. Lawful status may be shown by:

(a) A valid, unexpired United States passport;

(b) A certified copy of a birth certificate filed with a state office of vital statistics or equivalent agency in the individual's state of birth;

(c) A Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) issued by the United States Department of State, Form FS-240, DS-1350, or FS-545;

(d) A valid, unexpired Permanent Resident Card (Form I-551) issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security or United States Citizenship and Immigration Services;

(e) An unexpired employment authorization document (EAD) issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Form I-766 or Form I-688B;

(f) An unexpired foreign passport with a valid, unexpired United States visa affixed accompanied by the approved I-94 form documenting the applicant's most recent admittance into the United States;

(g) A Certificate of Naturalization issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, Form N-550 or Form N-570;

(h) A Certificate of Citizenship, Form N-560 or Form N-561, issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security;

(i) A driver's license or identification card issued in compliance with the standards established by the REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13, division B, section 1, 119 Stat. 302; or

(j) Such other documents as the director may approve.

(2)(a) If an applicant presents one of the documents listed under subdivision (1)(a), (b), (c), (d), (g), or (h) of this section, the verification of the applicant's identity in the manner prescribed in section 60-484 will also provide satisfactory evidence of lawful status.

(b) If the applicant presents one of the identity documents listed under subdivision (1)(e), (f), or (i) of this section, the verification of the identity documents does not provide satisfactory evidence of lawful status. The applicant must also present a second document from subsection (1) of this section or documentation issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or other federal agencies, such as one of the types of Form I-797 used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, demonstrating that the applicant has lawful status as enumerated in section 202(c)(2)(B)(i) through (x) of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13.

(3) An applicant may present other documents as designated by the director as proof of lawful status as enumerated in section 202(c)(2)(B)(i) through (x) of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13. Any documents accepted shall be recorded according to a written exceptions process established by the director.

Source:Laws 2011, LB215, § 7; Laws 2014, LB983, § 12; Laws 2015, LB623, § 1; Laws 2020, LB944, § 53.

60-484.05. Operators' licenses; state identification cards; temporary; when issued; period valid; special notation; renewal; return of license or card, when.

(1) The department shall only issue an operator's license or a state identification card that is temporary to any applicant who presents documentation under sections 60-484, 60-484.04, and 60-484.07 that shows his or her authorized stay in the United States is temporary. An operator's license or a state identification card that is temporary shall be valid only during the period of time of the applicant's authorized stay in the United States or, if there is no definite end to the period of authorized stay, a period of one year.

(2) An operator's license or state identification card that is temporary shall clearly indicate that it is temporary with a special notation on the front of the license or card and shall state the date on which it expires. An operator's license or state identification card issued pursuant to section 60-484.07 shall clearly indicate that it is not acceptable for official federal purposes.

(3) An operator's license or state identification card that is temporary may be renewed only upon presentation of valid documentary evidence that the status by which the applicant qualified for the operator's license or state identification card that is temporary has been extended by the United States Department of Homeland Security.

(4) If an individual has an operator's license or a state identification card issued under section 60-484.07 or based on approved lawful status granted under section 202(c)(2)(B)(i) through (x) of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13, and the basis for the approved lawful status is terminated, the individual shall return the operator's license or state identification card to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Source:Laws 2011, LB215, § 8; Laws 2014, LB983, § 13; Laws 2015, LB623, § 2; Laws 2020, LB944, § 54; Laws 2023, LB138, § 18.

60-484.06. Operators' licenses; state identification cards; department; power to verify documents.

Before issuing any operator's license or state identification card under the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act, the department may verify, with the issuing agency, the issuance, validity, and completeness of each document required to be presented by a person pursuant to sections 60-484, 60-484.04, 60-484.07, and 60-4,144.

Source:Laws 2011, LB215, § 9; Laws 2014, LB983, § 14; Laws 2023, LB138, § 19.

60-484.07. Operators' licenses; state identification cards; parolee immigration status; effect on application and issuance.

(1) On a date determined by the director but not later than November 1, 2023, any person assigned a parolee immigration status by the United States Department of Homeland Security may apply for and be issued an operator's license or a state identification card that is not in compliance with the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, Public Law 109-13, if the person:

(a) Possessed an unexpired foreign passport issued to such person at the time of such person's entry into the United States of America; and

(b) Fulfills the requirements of subsection (3) of section 60-484 and such requirements are verified pursuant to section 60-484.06.

(2) Any operator's license or state identification card issued under this section is otherwise subject to all laws relating to operators' licenses and state identification cards.

Source:Laws 2023, LB138, § 20.

60-485. Repealed. Laws 2012, LB 751, § 57.

60-486. Operator's license; license suspended or revoked; effect; appeal.

(1) No person shall be licensed to operate a motor vehicle by the State of Nebraska if such person has an operator's license currently under suspension or revocation in this state or any other state or jurisdiction in the United States.

(2) If a license is issued to a person while his or her operator's license was suspended or revoked in this state or any other state or jurisdiction, the Department of Motor Vehicles may cancel the license upon forty-five days' written notice by regular United States mail to the licensee's last-known address. The cancellation may be appealed as provided in section 60-4,105.

(3) When such a person presents to the department an official notice from the state or jurisdiction that suspended or revoked his or her motor vehicle operator's license that such suspension or revocation has been terminated, he or she may then be licensed to operate a motor vehicle by the State of Nebraska.

Source:Laws 1986, LB 153, § 7; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-403.05; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 37; Laws 1999, LB 704, § 6; Laws 2001, LB 38, § 13; Laws 2012, LB751, § 19.

60-487. Cancellation of certain licenses or permits; when.

(1) If any magistrate or judge finds in his or her judgment of conviction that the application or issuance certificate pursuant to which the director has issued an operator's license under the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act contains any false or fraudulent statement deliberately and knowingly made to any officer as to any matter material to the issuance of such license or does not contain required or correct information or that the person to whom the license was issued was not eligible to receive such license, then the license shall be absolutely void from the date of issue and such motor vehicle operator shall be deemed to be not licensed to operate a motor vehicle. Such license shall be at once canceled of record in his or her office by the director upon receipt of a copy of such judgment of conviction. The director may, upon his or her own motion, summarily cancel any license for any of the reasons set forth in this section if such reason or reasons affirmatively appear on his or her official records.

(2) If the director determines, in a check of an applicant's license status and record prior to issuing a CLP-commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license, or at any time after the CLP-commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license is issued, that the applicant falsified information contained in the application or in the medical examiner's certificate, the director may summarily cancel the person's CLP-commercial learner's permit or commercial driver's license or his or her pending application as provided in subsection (1) of this section and disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle for sixty days.

Source:Laws 1929, c. 148, § 10, p. 517; C.S.1929, § 60-410; Laws 1937, c. 141, § 20, p. 517; Laws 1941, c. 124, § 1, p. 469; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 60-410; R.S.1943, § 60-416; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-416; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 38; Laws 1991, LB 420, § 7; Laws 1999, LB 704, § 7; Laws 2001, LB 38, § 14; Laws 2003, LB 562, § 4; Laws 2011, LB215, § 10; Laws 2014, LB983, § 15; Laws 2016, LB666, § 3.

60-488. Nonresidents; license requirements; immunity.

(1) A nonresident shall not be prevented from operating a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state during the period within which he or she may lawfully operate such motor vehicle in the state under the general motor vehicle laws of this state, but in no event shall such immunity extend beyond a period of thirty days continuous residence in the State of Nebraska.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be subject to the following limitations:

(a) Such nonresident shall be duly licensed under the motor vehicle laws of the state of his or her residence or have complied with the laws of the state of his or her residence relating to the registration or licensing of motor vehicles and conformed to the laws of such state of residence in relation to the operators of motor vehicles;

(b) A nonresident who is serving in this state on active duty as a member of the United States Armed Forces, or the spouse of any such person or a dependent of such member of the armed forces, shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this state if he or she is duly licensed under the laws of the state of his or her residence;

(c) A nonresident who is considered to be a full-time student in any institution of postsecondary education in this state shall be exempt from the licensing requirements of this state if such person is duly licensed under the laws of the state of his or her residence; and

(d) A nonresident certified by the Department of Labor as engaged in temporary agricultural employment in Nebraska for a period of not to exceed sixty days may be granted an additional thirty days' immunity if a similar immunity is granted by the state of his or her permanent residence to residents of Nebraska while temporarily employed in agricultural employment in such state.

Source:Laws 1929, c. 148, § 11, p. 517; C.S.1929, § 60-411; R.S.1943, § 60-410; Laws 1965, c. 383, § 2, p. 1236; Laws 1969, c. 505, § 1, p. 2080; Laws 1976, LB 846, § 1; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-410; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 39; Laws 1996, LB 974, § 1; Laws 1999, LB 3, § 3.

Annotations

Nonresident can only operate a motor vehicle in this state in accordance with its laws. State v. Smith, 181 Neb. 846, 152 N.W.2d 16 (1967).

60-489. Operator's license; duty to carry and exhibit; exception; officers; power to demand presentation.

Except for a farm permit issued under section 60-4,126, the operator's license shall at all times be carried by the licensee when operating a motor vehicle on the highways of this state and shall be presented by the licensee for examination, or he or she shall present proof of ownership of the same, upon demand by any officer, employee, or agent of the Nebraska State Patrol or police or peace officer recognized as such by the laws of this state. Such officer, employee, or agent shall, in every case of making demand on the motor vehicle operator to show an operator's license, first display proper evidence of his or her lawful authority to act as an officer of the law. Except as provided in section 29-215, no officer, except an officer, agent, or employee of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety, the county sheriff, or their authorized deputies or subordinates, shall exercise the authority to demand presentation of an operator's license outside the boundaries of any incorporated cities and villages. A farm permit issued under section 60-4,126 need not be carried on the person but shall be produced for examination within twenty-four hours after a lawful demand therefor has been made under this section.

Source:Laws 1929, c. 148, § 9, p. 516; C.S.1929, § 60-409; Laws 1937, c. 141, § 19, p. 516; Laws 1941, c. 176, § 2, p. 688; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 60-409; R.S.1943, § 60-413; Laws 1971, LB 725, § 2; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-413; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 40; Laws 1994, LB 254, § 3; Laws 2001, LB 574, § 6.

Annotations

A violation of a city ordinance which tracks this section is a two-point violation under section 39-669.26 (transferred to section 60-4,182), for which a report to the Director of Motor Vehicles is required by section 39-669.22 (transferred to section 60-497.01). Maciejewski v. Sullivan, 193 Neb. 598, 228 N.W.2d 294 (1975).

The offense of failing to carry an operator's license when operating a motor vehicle on the public highways is a traffic violation for which two points are to be assessed, and for which a report to the Department of Motor Vehicles is required. Coffee v. Sullivan, 191 Neb. 781, 217 N.W.2d 918 (1974).

Person is not permitted to operate a motor vehicle until he has secured a current operator's license. Martindale v. State, 181 Neb. 64, 147 N.W.2d 6 (1966).

60-490. Operators' licenses; state identification cards; expiration; renewal.

(1) Operators' licenses issued to persons required to use bioptic or telescopic lenses as provided in section 60-4,118 shall expire on the licensee's birthday in the second year after issuance unless specifically restricted to a shorter renewal period as determined under section 60-4,118.

(2) Except for state identification cards issued to persons less than twenty-one years of age, all state identification cards expire on the cardholder's birthday in the fifth year after issuance. A state identification card issued to a person who is less than twenty-one years of age expires on his or her twenty-first birthday or on his or her birthday in the fifth year after issuance, whichever comes first.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1) of this section and section 60-4,147.05 and except for operators' licenses issued to persons less than twenty-one years of age, operators' licenses issued pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act expire on the licensee's birthday in the fifth year after issuance. An operator's license issued to a person less than twenty-one years of age expires on his or her twenty-first birthday. Except as otherwise provided in section 60-4,147.05, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall mail out a renewal notice for each operator's license at least thirty days before the expiration of the operator's license.

(4)(a) The expiration date shall be stated on each operator's license or state identification card.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in section 60-4,147.05, licenses and state identification cards issued to persons who are twenty-one years of age or older which expire under this section may be renewed within a ninety-day period before the expiration date. Any person who is twenty-one years of age or older and who is the holder of a valid operator's license or state identification card may renew his or her license or card prior to the ninety-day period before the expiration date on such license or card if such applicant furnishes proof that he or she will be absent from the state during the ninety-day period prior to such expiration date.

(c) A person who is twenty years of age may apply for an operator's license or a state identification card within sixty days prior to his or her twenty-first birthday. The operator's license or state identification card may be issued within thirty days prior to such birthday.

(d) A person who is under twenty years of age and who holds a state identification card may apply for renewal within a ninety-day period prior to the expiration date.

Source:Laws 1989, LB 285, § 34; Laws 1990, LB 742, § 2; Laws 1993, LB 7, § 1; Laws 1998, LB 309, § 3; Laws 1998, LB 320, § 3; Laws 1999, LB 704, § 8; Laws 2001, LB 574, § 7; Laws 2005, LB 1, § 4; Laws 2005, LB 76, § 6; Laws 2006, LB 1008, § 1; Laws 2022, LB750, § 51; Laws 2024, LB1200, § 27.
Operative Date: April 16, 2024

60-491. Prohibited acts.

It shall be unlawful for any person:

(1) To display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his or her possession any canceled, revoked, suspended, impounded, fictitious, or fraudulently altered operator's license or state identification card issued by the State of Nebraska or any other state;

(2) To lend his or her operator's license or state identification card to any person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;

(3) To display or represent as one's own any operator's license or state identification card not issued to him or her by the State of Nebraska or any other state;

(4) To fail or refuse to surrender to the director upon his or her lawful demand any operator's license or state identification card which has been suspended, revoked, or canceled;

(5) To use a false or fictitious name in applying for an operator's license or state identification card or knowingly to make a false statement or knowingly to conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in applying for an operator's license or state identification card;

(6) To permit any unlawful use of an operator's license or state identification card issued to him or her by the State of Nebraska or any other state;

(7) To do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act;

(8) To make any false affidavit or knowingly to swear or affirm falsely to any matter or thing required by the terms of the act to be sworn to or affirmed. Such person shall be guilty of perjury and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as other persons committing perjury are punishable;

(9) To cause or knowingly permit his or her child or ward under the age of sixteen years to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway when such minor is not authorized under the act or is in violation of any of the provisions of the act;

(10) To authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or her or under his or her control to be driven upon any highway by any person who is not authorized under the act or is in violation of any of the provisions of the act; or

(11) To manufacture any fraudulent state identification card whether of the State of Nebraska or any other state.

Source:Laws 1937, c. 141, § 26, p. 521; Laws 1941, c. 124, § 6, p. 474; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 60-431; R.S.1943, § 60-417; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-417; Laws 1989, LB 284, § 10; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 41; Laws 1991, LB 335, § 1; Laws 1999, LB 704, § 9; Laws 2001, LB 38, § 15.

Annotations

A person who violates subsection (10) of this section is guilty of negligence and liable for damages proximately resulting from the negligent operation of the motor vehicle. DeWester v. Watkins, 275 Neb. 173, 745 N.W.2d 330 (2008).

60-492. Impersonating officer; penalty.

Any unauthorized person impersonating an officer under color of the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act shall be guilty of a Class IV felony.

Source:Laws 1929, c. 148, § 9, p. 517; C.S.1929, § 60-409; Laws 1937, c. 141, § 19, p. 516; Laws 1941, c. 176, § 2, p. 689; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 60-409; R.S.1943, § 60-414; Laws 1977, LB 39, § 78; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-414; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 42.

60-493. Organ and tissue donation; county treasurer or licensing staff; distribute brochure; additional information; department; duty.

(1) When a person applies for an operator's license or state identification card, the county treasurer or licensing staff of the Department of Motor Vehicles shall distribute a brochure provided by an organ and tissue procurement organization and approved by the Department of Health and Human Services containing a description and explanation of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act to each person applying for a new or renewal license or card.

(2) If an individual desires to receive additional specific information regarding organ and tissue donation and the Donor Registry of Nebraska as indicated on an application and retained by the department under section 60-484, 60-4,144, or 60-4,181, the department shall notify a representative of the federally designated organ procurement organization for Nebraska within five working days of the name and address of such individual.

Source:Laws 1977, LB 115, § 3; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-406.01; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 43; Laws 1992, LB 1178, § 2; Laws 1996, LB 1044, § 280; Laws 1999, LB 704, § 10; Laws 2001, LB 34, § 2; Laws 2004, LB 559, § 2; Laws 2007, LB296, § 229; Laws 2010, LB1036, § 31; Laws 2016, LB311, § 7.

Cross References

Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, see section 71-4824.

60-494. Operator's license; state identification card; organ and tissue donation information; department; duty.

(1) Each operator's license and state identification card shall include a special notation on the front of the license or card if the licensee or cardholder is at least sixteen years of age and indicates on the application or issuance certificate under section 60-484 or 60-4,144 his or her wish to be an organ and tissue donor.

(2) The status as an organ and tissue donor shall continue until amended or revoked by the licensee or cardholder as provided in subsection (4) of this section or section 71-4829. The status as an organ and tissue donor is not changed by the expiration, suspension, cancellation, revocation, or impoundment of the license or card.

(3) Any person whose operator's license or state identification card indicates his or her status as an organ and tissue donor may obtain a replacement license or card without a notation of such status. The fee for such replacement license or card shall be the fee provided in section 60-4,115.

(4) A licensee or cardholder may change his or her status as a donor by indicating the desire that his or her name not be included in the Donor Registry of Nebraska on an application for an operator's license, a state identification card, or a replacement license or card under subsection (3) of this section. A licensee or cardholder may also change or limit the extent of his or her status as a donor by (a) Internet access to the Donor Registry of Nebraska, (b) telephone request to the registry, or (c) other methods approved by the federally designated organ procurement organization for Nebraska.

(5) The department shall electronically transfer to the federally designated organ procurement organization for Nebraska all information which appears on the face of an original or replacement operator's license or state identification card except the image and signature of each person whose license or card includes the notation described in subsection (1) of this section.

Source:Laws 1984, LB 711, § 2; Laws 1985, LB 585, § 1; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-412.01; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 44; Laws 1992, LB 1178, § 3; Laws 1999, LB 704, § 11; Laws 2001, LB 34, § 3; Laws 2001, LB 574, § 8; Laws 2004, LB 559, § 3; Laws 2010, LB1036, § 32; Laws 2016, LB47, § 2.

60-495. Organ and tissue donation; rules and regulations; director; duties; Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness and Education Fund; created; use; investment.

(1) The director may adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to carry out sections 60-493 to 60-495 and the duties of the department under the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The director shall prepare and furnish all forms and information necessary under the act.

(2) The Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness and Education Fund is created. Department personnel and the county treasurer shall remit all funds contributed under sections 60-484, 60-4,144, and 60-4,181 to the State Treasurer for credit to the fund. The fund shall also include any money credited to the fund pursuant to section 60-3,246. The Department of Health and Human Services shall administer the Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness and Education Fund for the promotion of organ and tissue donation. The department shall use the fund to assist organizations such as the federally designated organ procurement organization for Nebraska and the State Anatomical Board in carrying out activities which promote organ and tissue donation through the creation and dissemination of educational information. Any money in the fund available for investment shall be invested by the state investment officer pursuant to the Nebraska Capital Expansion Act and the Nebraska State Funds Investment Act.

Source:Laws 1977, LB 115, § 5; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-406.03; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 45; Laws 1999, LB 147, § 2; Laws 2010, LB1036, § 33; Laws 2016, LB311, § 8; Laws 2019, LB270, § 33; Laws 2020, LB944, § 55.

Cross References

Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.

Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.

Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, see section 71-4824.

60-496. Violation of law; revocation of operator's license; duties of director and Nebraska State Patrol.

Upon conviction of any person in any court within this state of any violation of (1) any law of this state pertaining to the operation of motor vehicles or (2) any city or village ordinance pertaining to the operation of a motor vehicle in such a manner as to endanger life, limb, or property, except for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic liquor or any drug, the judge of such court may, in his or her discretion, order the revocation of the operator's license of such convicted person to operate a motor vehicle for any purpose for a period of time not less than ten days nor more than one year, unless a greater period of revocation is made mandatory by other provisions of law, or may impound the license for a period of not more than ninety days and order that such person not operate a motor vehicle during the period such license is impounded. Such judge shall immediately notify in detail the director of the action and findings of the court as provided for in sections 60-497.01 to 60-497.04. If the judgment of conviction provides for the revocation of the person's operator's license, the director shall immediately revoke the license and make available to the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety an updated record of such revocation. It shall then be the duty of the Nebraska State Patrol to enforce the conditions of such revocation recited in any judgment of conviction.

Source:Laws 1929, c. 148, § 12, p. 518; C.S.1929, § 60-412; Laws 1937, c. 140, § 2, p. 505; Laws 1941, c. 124, § 2, p. 470; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 60-412; R.S.1943, § 60-427; Laws 1947, c. 148, § 4, p. 411; Laws 1957, c. 274, § 1, p. 1000; Laws 1957, c. 366, § 40, p. 1273; Laws 1969, c. 508, § 1, p. 2085; Laws 1969, c. 509, § 1, p. 2087; Laws 1973, LB 4, § 2; Laws 1986, LB 153, § 11; R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-427; Laws 1989, LB 285, § 46; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 73; Laws 2001, LB 38, § 16.

Annotations

This section authorizes suspension of operator's license for endangering life, limb, or property on charge under appropriate statute or ordinance, not for speeding alone. State v. Mann, 196 Neb. 824, 246 N.W.2d 604 (1976).

A municipal court is authorized to suspend a driver's license upon conviction under a city or village ordinance for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. State v. Lookabill, 176 Neb. 415, 126 N.W.2d 403 (1964).

Revocation of driver's license does not apply to a simple charge of speeding. Olson v. State, 160 Neb. 604, 71 N.W.2d 124 (1955).

On conviction of speeding, driver's license may be suspended. Hyslop v. State, 159 Neb. 802, 68 N.W.2d 698 (1955).

Suspension of driver's license as part of sentence was authorized. Kroger v. State, 158 Neb. 73, 62 N.W.2d 312 (1954).

License to drive motor vehicle is not a contract between state and licensee which cannot be revoked, and driver's license can be revoked for one year upon his conviction of driving while intoxicated. Smith v. State, 124 Neb. 587, 247 N.W. 421 (1933).

No.	Name of County	No.	Name of County
1	Douglas	2	Lancaster
3	Gage	4	Custer
5	Dodge	6	Saunders
7	Madison	8	Hall
9	Buffalo	10	Platte
11	Otoe	12	Knox
13	Cedar	14	Adams
15	Lincoln	16	Seward
17	York	18	Dawson
19	Richardson	20	Cass
21	Scotts Bluff	22	Saline
23	Boone	24	Cuming
25	Butler	26	Antelope
27	Wayne	28	Hamilton
29	Washington	30	Clay
31	Burt	32	Thayer
33	Jefferson	34	Fillmore
35	Dixon	36	Holt
37	Phelps	38	Furnas
39	Cheyenne	40	Pierce
41	Polk	42	Nuckolls
43	Colfax	44	Nemaha
45	Webster	46	Merrick
47	Valley	48	Red Willow
49	Howard	50	Franklin
51	Harlan	52	Kearney
53	Stanton	54	Pawnee
55	Thurston	56	Sherman
57	Johnson	58	Nance
59	Sarpy	60	Frontier
61	Sheridan	62	Greeley
63	Boyd	64	Morrill
65	Box Butte	66	Cherry
67	Hitchcock	68	Keith
69	Dawes	70	Dakota
71	Kimball	72	Chase
73	Gosper	74	Perkins
75	Brown	76	Dundy
77	Garden	78	Deuel
79	Hayes	80	Sioux
81	Rock	82	Keya Paha
83	Garfield	84	Wheeler
85	Banner	86	Blaine
87	Logan	88	Loup
89	Thomas	90	McPherson
91	Arthur	92	Grant
93	Hooker

YEAR	FRACTION
First	1.00
Second	0.90
Third	0.80
Fourth	0.70
Fifth	0.60
Sixth	0.51
Seventh	0.42
Eighth	0.33
Ninth	0.24
Tenth and Eleventh	0.15
Twelfth and Thirteenth	0.07
Fourteenth and older	0.00

Value when new	Base tax
Up to $3,999	$ 25
$4,000 to $5,999	35
$6,000 to $7,999	45
$8,000 to $9,999	60
$10,000 to $11,999	100
$12,000 to $13,999	140
$14,000 to $15,999	180
$16,000 to $17,999	220
$18,000 to $19,999	260
$20,000 to $21,999	300
$22,000 to $23,999	340
$24,000 to $25,999	380
$26,000 to $27,999	420
$28,000 to $29,999	460
$30,000 to $31,999	500
$32,000 to $33,999	540
$34,000 to $35,999	580
$36,000 to $37,999	620
$38,000 to $39,999	660
$40,000 to $41,999	700
$42,000 to $43,999	740
$44,000 to $45,999	780
$46,000 to $47,999	820
$48,000 to $49,999	860
$50,000 to $51,999	900
$52,000 to $53,999	940
$54,000 to $55,999	980
$56,000 to $57,999	1,020
$58,000 to $59,999	1,060
$60,000 to $61,999	1,100
$62,000 to $63,999	1,140
$64,000 to $65,999	1,180
$66,000 to $67,999	1,220
$68,000 to $69,999	1,260
$70,000 to $71,999	1,300
$72,000 to $73,999	1,340
$74,000 to $75,999	1,380
$76,000 to $77,999	1,420
$78,000 to $79,999	1,460
$80,000 to $81,999	1,500
$82,000 to $83,999	1,540
$84,000 to $85,999	1,580
$86,000 to $87,999	1,620
$88,000 to $89,999	1,660
$90,000 to $91,999	1,700
$92,000 to $93,999	1,740
$94,000 to $95,999	1,780
$96,000 to $97,999	1,820
$98,000 to $99,999	1,860
$100,000 and over	1,900

YEAR	FRACTION
First through fifth	1.00
Sixth through tenth	.70
Eleventh and over	.35