The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce welcomes you to the Omaha metropolitan area. The following information provides valuable contacts for newcomers and current residents alike. Automobiles are taxed as personal property. Vehicles previously titled in another state undergo a VIN number inspection. In Douglas County, licenses must be renewed every year during the month in which the vehicle was purchased.
Larger trucks pay higher fees.
Serves Omaha, Douglas County, Bellevue, LaVista, Ralston, Papillion, Millard, Elkhorn, Offutt Air Force Base and Sarpy County in Nebraska and Council Bluffs in Iowa. Nebraskans have 90 days before their birthdays every five years to renew their licenses. If drivers have no moving violations for that period, the written test is not required. Iowa residents have 30 days before and 60 days after their birthdays to renew their license during the year it expires. In Pottawattamie County, testing is at the Driver's License Station, Mall of the Bluffs, in Council Bluffs.