Nebraska Revised Statute 60-370

Chapter 60

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.