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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-465 - Commercial motor vehicle, defined.

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);
(c) Is designed to transport sixteen or more passengers, including the driver; or
(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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-465.02 - Covered farm vehicle, defined.

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
(C) Machinery or supplies;
(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
(c) Is transporting the landlord's portion of the crops under that agreement.
(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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-469 - Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-469.01 - Gross combination weight rating, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-470 - Highway, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-470.01 - Impoundment of operator's license, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-470.02 - Interactive wireless communication device, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-471 - Motor vehicle, defined.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-474 - Operator's or driver's license, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-475 - Owner, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-476.01 - Revocation of operator's license, defined.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-476.02 - Suspension of operator's license, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-476.03 - Restricted commercial driver's license, defined.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-479 - Sections; applicability.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-479.01 - Fraudulent document recognition training; criminal history record information check; lawful status check; cost.

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, 2023. 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, 2023, 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.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-481 - Driving rules; publication; copy; available upon request.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-482 - Rules and regulations.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-483.01 - National Driver Register; employer check; fee.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-484.01 - Digital system authorized.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-484.03 - Operators' licenses; state identification cards; department; retain copies of source documents.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-484.05 - Operators' licenses; state identification cards; temporary; when issued; period valid; special notation; renewal; return of license or card, when.

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.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-484.06 - Operators' licenses; state identification cards; department; power to verify documents.

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.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-484.07 - Operators' licenses; state identification cards; parolee immigration status; effect on application and issuance.

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.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-486 - Operator's license; license suspended or revoked; effect; appeal.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-487 - Cancellation of certain licenses or permits; when.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-488 - Nonresidents; license requirements; immunity.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-489 - Operator's license; duty to carry and exhibit; exception; officers; power to demand presentation.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-490 - Operators' licenses; state identification cards; expiration; renewal.

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 ten 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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-491 - Prohibited acts.

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).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-492 - Impersonating officer; penalty.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-493 - Organ and tissue donation; county treasurer or licensing staff; distribute brochure; additional information; department; duty.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-494 - Operator's license; state identification card; organ and tissue donation information; department; duty.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-495 - Organ and tissue donation; rules and regulations; director; duties; Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness and Education Fund; created; use; investment.

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.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-497 - Conviction of offense authorizing revocation of operator's license; surrender of license; when required; duty of director to revoke.

60-497.
Conviction of offense authorizing revocation of operator's license; surrender of license; when required; duty of director to revoke.
Whenever any person is convicted of any offense for which the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act or the Nebraska Rules of the Road authorizes the revocation of the operator's license, the court in which such conviction is had shall, if revocation is adjudged, require the surrender to it of all operators' licenses then held by the person so convicted. The court shall thereupon forward the operators' licenses together with the action and findings of the court, as provided for in sections 60-497.01 to 60-497.04, to the director. Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under the act or any other law of this state regulating the operation of motor vehicles on highways or streets shall forward, in the manner and form provided for in such sections, the action and findings of the court to the director upon the conviction of any person in such court for a violation of any of such laws.
The director shall, upon receipt of such abstract of the judgment of conviction, immediately revoke the operator's license of the person so convicted, as provided in the abstract of the judgment of conviction.
For purposes of the act and the rules, conviction shall mean a final conviction, and forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court, which forfeiture has not been vacated, shall be equivalent to a conviction.
Source
Laws 1937, c. 141, § 22, p. 517;
Laws 1941, c. 124, § 3, p. 471;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 60-427;
R.S.1943, § 60-421;
Laws 1957, c. 273, § 1, p. 999;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 60-421;
Laws 1989, LB 285, § 47;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 74;
Laws 2001, LB 38, § 17.
Cross References
Nebraska Rules of the Road, see section 60-601.
Annotations
Loss of privilege of operating a motor vehicle by suspension or revocation is determinable from records of Department of Motor Vehicles. State v. Ruggiere, 180 Neb. 869, 146 N.W.2d 373 (1966).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-497.02 - Convictions; order of probation; abstract; transmittal required; open for inspection by public.

60-497.02.
Convictions; order of probation; abstract; transmittal required; open for inspection by public.
An abstract of the judgment of conviction or order of probation shall be transmitted to the Director of Motor Vehicles and the National Crime Information Center upon conviction of any person of or placing such person on probation for manslaughter or other felony in the commission of which a vehicle was used. The director and the National Crime Information Center shall keep such conviction reports in their offices, and the reports shall be open to the inspection of any person during reasonable business hours.
Source
Laws 1931, c. 110, § 58, p. 326;
Laws 1941, c. 124, § 9, p. 477;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1189;
R.S.1943, § 39-795;
Laws 1953, c. 219, § 8, p. 772;
Laws 1957, c. 164, § 2, p. 579;
Laws 1957, c. 366, § 16, p. 1256;
Laws 1957, c. 165, § 2, p. 582;
Laws 1969, c. 317, § 2, p. 1144;
Laws 1973, LB 317, § 2;
Laws 1973, LB 226, § 26;
R.S.Supp.,1973, § 39-795;
Laws 1991, LB 420, § 3;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-669.23;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 76.
Annotations
The determinations required in this and companion sections are simple ministerial matters. Stauffer v. Weedlun, 188 Neb. 105, 195 N.W.2d 218 (1972).
This section applies to certification of conviction by justice of the peace. Bradford v. Ress, 167 Neb. 338, 93 N.W.2d 17 (1958).
Certificate made by judge or clerk of county court is not required to be attested by seal. Strasser v. Ress, 165 Neb. 858, 87 N.W.2d 619 (1958).