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NE Code § 60-1430.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1430.01 - Succession to new motor vehicle dealership by family member; conditions.

60-1430.01.  Succession to new motor vehicle dealership by family member; conditions.(1) Any designated family member of a deceased or incapacitated new motor vehicle dealer may succeed the dealer in the ownership or operation of the dealership under the existing dealer agreement if the designated family member gives the manufacturer or distributor written notice of his or her intention to succeed to the dealership within one hundred twenty days after the dealer's death or incapacity, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the dealer agreement, and meets the current criteria generally applied by the manufacturer or distributor in qualifying new motor vehicle dealers. A manufacturer or distributor may refuse to honor the existing dealer agreement with the designated family member only for good cause.(2) The manufacturer or distributor may request from a designated family member such personal financial data as is reasonably necessary to determine whether the existing dealer agreement should be honored. The designated family member shall supply the personal and financial data promptly upon the request.(3) If a manufacturer or distributor believes that good cause exists for refusing to honor that succession, the manufacturer or distributor may, within sixty days after receipt of the notice of the designated family member's intent to succeed the dealer in the ownership and operation of the dealership, or within sixty days after the receipt of the requested personal and financial data, whichever is later, serve upon the designated family member notice of its refusal to approve the succession.(4) The notice of the manufacturer or distributor provided in subsection (3) of this section shall state the specific ground for the refusal to approve the succession and that discontinuance of the agreement shall take effect not less than ninety days after the date the notice is served.(5) If notice of refusal is not served within the sixty days provided for in subsection (3) of this section, the dealer agreement shall continue in effect and shall be subject to termination only as otherwise permitted by the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act.(6) This section shall not preclude a new motor vehicle dealer from designating any person as his or her successor by written instrument filed with the manufacturer or distributor, and if such an instrument is filed, it alone shall determine the succession rights to the management and operation of the dealership.Source   Laws 1984, LB 825, § 34;  Laws 2010, LB816, § 78.
NE Code § 60-1431 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1431 - Franchise; board; power of subpoena; administer oaths; compel witnesses and production of books, papers, documents; enforcement.

60-1431.  Franchise; board; power of subpoena; administer oaths; compel witnesses and production of books, papers, documents; enforcement.The board may issue subpoenas, administer oaths, compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, papers, documents, and all other evidence. The board may apply to the district court of the county wherein the hearing is being held for a court order enforcing this section.Source  Laws 1971, LB 768, § 31.
NE Code § 60-1432 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1432 - Franchise; denial; license refused.

60-1432.  Franchise; denial; license refused.If a franchisor enters into or attempts to enter into a franchise, whether upon termination or refusal to continue another franchise or upon the establishment of an additional motor vehicle, combination motor vehicle and trailer, motorcycle, or trailer dealership in a community where the same line-make is then represented, without first complying with the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, no license under the act shall be issued to that franchisee or proposed franchisee to engage in the business of selling motor vehicles, combination motor vehicles and trailers, motorcycles, or trailers manufactured or distributed by that franchisor.Source   Laws 1971, LB 768, § 32;  Laws 2010, LB816, § 80.
NE Code § 60-1433 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1433 - Franchise; termination; discontinuance; evidence of good cause.

60-1433.  Franchise; termination; discontinuance; evidence of good cause.In determining whether good cause has been established for terminating or not continuing a franchise, the board shall take into consideration the existing circumstances, including, but not limited to:(1) Amount of business transacted by the franchisee;(2) Investment necessarily made and obligations incurred by the franchisee in the performance of his part of the franchise;(3) Permanency of the investment;(4) Whether it is injurious to the public welfare for the business of the franchisee to be disrupted;(5) Whether the franchisee has adequate motor vehicle, combination motor vehicle and trailer, motorcycle, or trailer service facilities, equipment, parts and qualified service personnel to reasonably provide consumer care for the motor vehicles, combination motor vehicles and trailers, motorcycles, or trailers sold at retail by the franchisee and any other motor vehicle, combination motor vehicle and trailer, motorcycle, or trailer of the same line-make;(6) Whether the franchisee refuses to honor warranties of the franchisor to be performed by the franchisee if the franchisor reimburses the franchisee for such warranty work performed by the franchisee;(7) Except as provided in section 60-1429, failure by the franchisee to substantially comply with those requirements of the franchise which are determined by the board to be reasonable and material; and(8) Except as provided in section 60-1429, bad faith by the franchisee in complying with those terms of the franchise which are determined by the board to be reasonable and material.Source  Laws 1971, LB 768, § 33. Annotations  Auto dealer-franchisee, who was proven to not meet the criteria of this section, was terminated as franchisee. American Motors Sales Corp. v. Perkins, 198 Neb. 97, 251 N.W.2d 727 (1977). The nonexclusive factors of section call for a qualitative rather than a quantitative analysis. Chrysler Corp. v. Lee Janssen Motor Co., 9 Neb. App. 721, 619 N.W.2d 78 (2000).
NE Code § 60-1434 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1434 - Franchise; additional; service facility; evidence of good cause.

60-1434.  Franchise; additional; service facility; evidence of good cause.In determining whether good cause has been established for entering into an additional franchise for the same line-make, the board shall take into consideration the existing circumstances, including, but not limited to:(1) Amount of business transacted by other franchisees of the same line-make in that community;(2) Investment necessarily made and obligations incurred by other franchisees of the same line-make, in that community, in the performance of their part of their franchises;(3) Permanency of the investment;(4) Effect on the retail motor vehicle business as a whole in that community;(5) Whether it is injurious to the public welfare for an additional franchise to be established; and(6) Whether the franchisees of the same line-make in that community are providing adequate consumer care for the motor vehicle, combination motor vehicle and trailer, motorcycle, or trailer products of the line-make which shall include the adequacy of motor vehicle, combination motor vehicle and trailer, motorcycle, or trailer dealer service facilities, equipment, supply of parts, and qualified service personnel.No franchisor, franchisee, or other person shall, directly or indirectly, establish or authorize a separate consumer care or service facility to perform repairs and service, pursuant to the manufacturer's original warranty, on motor vehicles within any community previously assigned to and being served by an existing franchisee without first establishing good cause in the same manner as required for an additional franchise.Source   Laws 1971, LB 768, § 34;  Laws 2000, LB 1018, § 7.  Annotations In determining good cause for the establishment of a new automobile dealership, the Nebraska Supreme Court specifically considers each criterion as set out in this section. In re Application of General Motors Corp., 232 Neb. 11, 439 N.W.2d 453 (1989).
NE Code § 60-1435 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1435 - Franchise; appeal.

60-1435.  Franchise; appeal.Any party to a hearing before the board may appeal any final order entered in such hearing, and the appeal shall be in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.Source   Laws 1971, LB 768, § 35;   Laws 1988, LB 352, § 108.  Cross References  Administrative Procedure Act, see section 84-920.
NE Code § 60-1439 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1439 - Dealer, manufacturer, distributor; liability for damages to motor vehicles.

60-1439.  Dealer, manufacturer, distributor; liability for damages to motor vehicles.(1) The new motor vehicle dealer shall be solely liable for damages to new motor vehicles after acceptance from the carrier and before delivery to the ultimate purchaser. A delivery receipt signed by a new motor vehicle dealer shall be evidence of such dealer's acceptance of any new motor vehicles.(2) The manufacturer or distributor shall be liable for all damages to motor vehicles before delivery to a carrier or transporter and while such vehicles are on the carrier or transporter, except that if the new motor vehicle dealer selected the method and mode of transportation and the carrier or transporter, then such dealer shall be liable for damages to any new motor vehicles after delivery to the carrier or transporter.Source  Laws 1984, LB 825, § 22.
NE Code § 60-1439.01 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1439.01 - Motor vehicle provided by motor vehicle dealer; motor vehicle insurance policies; primary coverage; secondary coverage.

60-1439.01.  Motor vehicle provided by motor vehicle dealer; motor vehicle insurance policies; primary coverage; secondary coverage.During the time when an insured person is operating a motor vehicle provided by a motor vehicle dealer for use while the insured person's motor vehicle is being serviced, repaired, or inspected by the motor vehicle dealer, when both the insured person's and motor vehicle dealer's motor vehicle insurance policies have a mutually repugnant clause regarding primary coverage, the insured person's motor vehicle insurance policy shall provide primary coverage for the motor vehicle and the motor vehicle insurance policy of the motor vehicle dealer shall provide secondary coverage until the motor vehicle is returned to the motor vehicle dealer. This section only applies to the loan of a motor vehicle by a motor vehicle dealer which occurs without financial remuneration in the form of a fee or lease charge paid directly by the insured person operating the motor vehicle. Payments made by any third party to a motor vehicle dealer, or similar reimbursements, shall not be considered payments directly from the insured person operating the motor vehicle.Source Laws 2013, LB133, § 2.
NE Code § 60-1440 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1440 - Violations; actions for damages and equitable relief; arbitration.

60-1440.  Violations; actions for damages and equitable relief; arbitration.(1) Any person who is or may be injured by a violation of the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act or any party to a franchise whose business or property is damaged by a violation of the act relating to that franchise may bring an action for damages and equitable relief, including injunctive relief.(2) When a violation of the act can be shown to be willful or wanton, the court shall award damages. If the manufacturer engages in continued multiple violations of the act, the court may, in addition to any other damages, award court costs and attorney's fees.(3) A new motor vehicle dealer, if he or she has not suffered any loss of money or property, may obtain final equitable relief if it can be shown that a violation of the act by a manufacturer may have the effect of causing such loss of money or property.(4) If any action to enforce any of the provisions of the act is brought by a new motor vehicle dealer against a manufacturer and the new motor vehicle dealer prevails, he or she shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and the court shall assess costs against the manufacturer.(5) If any dispute between a franchisor and franchisee becomes subject to resolution by means of binding arbitration, the provisions of the act regulating the relationship of franchisor and franchisee shall apply in any such proceeding.Source   Laws 1984, LB 825, § 31;   Laws 1989, LB 280, § 9;  Laws 2010, LB816, § 85.
NE Code § 60-1501 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1501 - Director; qualifications.

60-1501.  Director; qualifications.The Director of Motor Vehicles at the time of his appointment and qualification shall (a) be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Nebraska, (b) have been a qualified voter in the state for a period of at least five years preceding his appointment, and (c) not be less than thirty years of age.Source  Laws 1957, c. 366, § 54, p. 1284.
NE Code § 60-1502 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1502 - Director; oath; bond or insurance.

60-1502.  Director; oath; bond or insurance.The Director of Motor Vehicles shall take the oath as provided by law and be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201.Source   Laws 1957, c. 366, § 55, p. 1284;   Laws 1978, LB 653, § 22;  Laws 2004, LB 884, § 33.
NE Code § 60-1503 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1503 - Employment of personnel; technical advisors.

60-1503.  Employment of personnel; technical advisors.The Director of Motor Vehicles shall have authority to employ such personnel, including legal, and technical advisors as may be necessary to carry out the duties of his office.Source  Laws 1957, c. 366, § 56, p. 1284. Annotations  The Director of Motor Vehicles has the authority to employ personnel, including legal personnel and technical advisors, as may be necessary to carry out the duties of his office. Koepp v. Jensen, 230 Neb. 489, 432 N.W.2d 237 (1988). The authority of the Director of Motor Vehicles to delegate her implied consent revocation duties under section 39-669.16 (transferred to section 60-498.02) is fairly implied by this section. Fulmer v. Jensen, 221 Neb. 582, 379 N.W.2d 736 (1986).
NE Code § 60-1504 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1504 - Seal; certified copies of records as evidence.

60-1504.  Seal; certified copies of records as evidence.The Director of Motor Vehicles shall adopt a seal. Copies of all records or other instruments in the department, when certified by the director as true copies and bearing the seal thereof, shall be received in any court as prima facie evidence of the original records or instruments.Source  Laws 1957, c. 366, § 57, p. 1284.
NE Code § 60-1505 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1505 - Vehicle Title and Registration System Replacement and Maintenance Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

60-1505.  Vehicle Title and Registration System Replacement and Maintenance Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Vehicle Title and Registration System Replacement and Maintenance Cash Fund is hereby created. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Revenue credited to the fund shall include fees collected by the department from participation in any multistate electronic data security program, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, and funds transferred as provided in section 60-3,186. The fund shall be used by the department to pay for costs associated with the acquisition, implementation, maintenance, support, upgrades, and replacement of the Vehicle Title and Registration System. 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 2014, LB906, § 2;  Laws 2016, LB977, § 28;  Laws 2017, LB263, § 75.  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 60-1508 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1508 - Vehicle Title and Registration System; legislative intent; collection, storage, and transfer of data on vehicle titles and registrations; department; duties; implementation dates.

60-1508.  Vehicle Title and Registration System; legislative intent; collection, storage, and transfer of data on vehicle titles and registrations; department; duties; implementation dates.(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Motor Vehicles maintain and further improve the Vehicle Title and Registration System which is the statewide system for the collection, storage, and transfer of data on vehicle titles and registrations as described in section 60-1505.(2) The department shall provide for technological updates to electronic certificates of title. The Director of Motor Vehicles shall designate an implementation date for the updates which date is on or before January 1, 2021.(3) The department shall provide for an electronic reporting system for salvage and junked motorboats and vehicles. The director shall designate an implementation date for the system which date is on or before January 1, 2021.(4) The department shall provide for the use of identification numbers for trailers which do not have a certificate of title. The director shall designate an implementation date for such use which date is on or before January 1, 2021.Source Laws 2018, LB909, § 118.
NE Code § 60-1509 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1509 - Operator's license services system; build and maintain; Operator's License Services System Replacement and Maintenance Fund; created; use; investment.

60-1509.  Operator's license services system; build and maintain; Operator's License Services System Replacement and Maintenance Fund; created; use; investment.(1) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall build and maintain a new operator's license services system for the issuance of operators' licenses and state identification cards. The Director of Motor Vehicles shall designate an implementation date for the new system which date is on or before July 1, 2032.(2) The Operator's License Services System Replacement and Maintenance Fund is created. The fund shall consist of amounts credited under subsection (8) of section 60-483. The fund shall be used for the building, implementation, and maintenance of a new operator's license services system for the issuance of operators' licenses and state identification cards.(3) Any money in the Operator's License 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.Source  Laws 2021, LB106, § 2.   Effective Date: April 8, 2021  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 60-1513 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1513 - Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund; created; use; investment.

60-1513.  Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund; created; use; investment.The Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund is hereby created. The fund shall be administered by the Director of Motor Vehicles. In addition to money credited or remitted to the fund, the fund may also receive reimbursement from counties. The fund shall be used by the Department of Motor Vehicles to carry out its duties as deemed necessary by the Director of Motor Vehicles, except that transfers from the fund to the General Fund or the Vehicle Title and Registration System Replacement and Maintenance Cash Fund may be made at the direction of the Legislature. Any money in the Department of Motor Vehicles 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.The State Treasurer shall transfer five million three hundred twenty-five thousand dollars from the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund to the Vehicle Title and Registration System Replacement and Maintenance Cash Fund on or before June 30, 2017, as directed by the budget administrator of the budget division of the Department of Administrative Services.Source   Laws 1993, LB 491, § 17;   Laws 1994, LB 1066, § 48;   Laws 1995, LB 467, § 16;   Laws 1996, LB 1191, § 1;  Laws 2003, LB 209, § 16;  Laws 2006, LB 1061, § 9;  Laws 2007, LB322, § 11;  Laws 2016, LB957, § 3;  Laws 2021, LB271, § 14.   Operative Date: July 1, 2022  Cross References   Nebraska Capital Expansion Act, see section 72-1269.  Nebraska State Funds Investment Act, see section 72-1260.
NE Code § 60-1515 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1515 - Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund; use; legislative intent.

60-1515.  Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund; use; legislative intent.(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that a statewide system for the collection, storage, and transfer of data on vehicle titles and registration and the cooperation of state and local government in implementing such a system is essential to the efficient operation of state and local government in vehicle titling and registration. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the electronic issuance of operators' licenses and state identification cards using a digital system as described in section 60-484.01 and the cooperation of state and local government in implementing such a system is essential to the efficient operation of state and local government in issuing operators' licenses and state identification cards.(2) It is therefor the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Motor Vehicles shall use a portion of the fees appropriated by the Legislature to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund as follows:(a) To pay for the cost of issuing motor vehicle titles and registrations on a system designated by the department. The costs shall include, but not be limited to, software and software maintenance, programming, processing charges, and equipment including such terminals, printers, or other devices as deemed necessary by the department after consultation with the county to support the issuance of motor vehicle titles and registrations. The costs shall not include the cost of county personnel or physical facilities provided by the counties;(b) To fund the centralization of renewal notices for motor vehicle registration and to furnish to the counties the certificate of registration forms specified in section 60-390. The certificate of registration form shall be prescribed by the department;(c) To pay for the costs of an operator's license system as specified in sections 60-484.01 and 60-4,119 and designated by the department. The costs shall be limited to such terminals, printers, software, programming, and other equipment or devices as deemed necessary by the department to support the issuance of such licenses and state identification cards in the counties and by the department; and(d) To pay for the motor vehicle insurance database created under section 60-3,136.Source   Laws 1993, LB 491, § 19;   Laws 1995, LB 467, § 17;  Laws 2001, LB 574, § 31;  Laws 2002, LB 488, § 6;  Laws 2005, LB 274, § 258;  Laws 2013, LB207, § 6.
NE Code § 60-1609 (2021)
2021 Nebraska Revised Statutes|Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles|60-1609 - Transferred to section 77-3706.

60-1609.  Transferred to section 77-3706.