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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-342 - Owner, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-344 - Parts vehicle, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-345 - Passenger car, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-346 - Proof of financial responsibility, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-348 - Semitrailer, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-349 - Situs, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-350 - Snowmobile, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-351 - Specially constructed vehicle, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-352 - Suspension of operator's license, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-352.01 - Temporarily handicapped or disabled person, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-354 - Trailer, defined.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-355 - Transporter, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-356 - Truck, defined.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-357 - Truck-tractor, defined.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-358.01 - Utility-type vehicle, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-359 - Well-boring apparatus, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-362 - Registration required; presumption.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-363 - Registration certificate; duty to carry, exceptions.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-364 - Transfer of vehicle; effect on registration.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-365 - Operation of vehicle without registration; limitation; proof of ownership.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-367 - Nonresident; applicability of act.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-368 - Nonresident; nonresident licensed vehicles hauling grain or seasonally harvested products; reciprocity.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-369 - Operation of vehicle without registration; purchase from state or political subdivision; proof of ownership.

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
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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-370 - County number system; alphanumeric system.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-371 - Exemption from civil liability.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-372 - Vehicle Title and Registration System; agent of county treasurer; appointment.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-374 - Operation of vehicle without registration; prospective buyer; conditions; special permit; fee.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-375 - Operation of vehicle without registration; finance company; repossession plates; fee.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-377 - Business of equipping, modifying, repairing, or detailing; registration and plates; fee.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-378 - Transporter plates; fee; records.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-379 - Boat dealer trailer plate; fee.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-380 - Motor vehicle or trailer owned by dealer; presumption.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-381 - Manufacturer or dealer; branch offices; separate registration; dealer's plates; use.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-382 - Nonresident owners; thirty-day license plate; application; fee; certificate; contents.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-384 - Nonresident carnival operator; thirty-day permit; fees; reciprocity.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-385 - Application; situs.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-386 - Application; contents.

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, 2023, 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.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-387 - Proof of financial responsibility required.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-387.01 - Evidence of insurance; display as electronic image.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-388 - Collection of taxes and fees required.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-389 - Registration number; trailer identification tags; assignment.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-390 - Certificate of registration; contents.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-391 - Combined certificate and receipt for fees; county treasurer; report; contents.

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.