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2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,237 - Vehicles required to have clearance lights; flares; reflectors; how and when displayed.

60-6,237.
Vehicles required to have clearance lights; flares; reflectors; how and when displayed.
The operator of any vehicle required by section 60-6,235 to have clearance lights shall, immediately upon bringing his or her vehicle to a stop upon or immediately adjacent to the traveled portion of the highway at any time during the period from sunset to sunrise, (1) place one lighted flare or one red emergency reflector at the side of such vehicle just inside the white line marking the center of paved highways and near the center of dirt or gravel highways, (2) place one lighted flare or one red emergency reflector approximately one hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle, and (3) place one lighted flare or one red emergency reflector approximately one hundred feet to the front of such vehicle. The operator shall maintain such lighted flares or red emergency reflectors in such positions during the time such vehicle remains parked, except that motor vehicles transporting flammables shall be required to use two flares or two red emergency reflectors to be placed as described in this section to the front and rear but shall not be permitted to place open flame flares adjacent to such vehicles.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 129, § 1, p. 460;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-11,112;
R.S.1943, § 39-7,118;
Laws 1949, c. 121, § 1(2), p. 319;
Laws 1957, c. 366, § 23, p. 1259;
Laws 1961, c. 189, § 4, p. 581;
Laws 1961, c. 193, § 2, p. 592;
Laws 1961, c. 181, § 5, p. 538;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-7,118.01;
Laws 1987, LB 224, § 11;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,163;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 333;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 34.
Annotations
The term immediately, as used in this section, means with reasonable and prompt diligence, under all of the facts and circumstances shown. Gleason v. Baack, 137 Neb. 272, 289 N.W. 349 (1939).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,238 - Vehicles; red flags; red emergency reflectors; when required as equipment; how and when displayed.

60-6,238.
Vehicles; red flags; red emergency reflectors; when required as equipment; how and when displayed.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, between one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset, any vehicle described in section 60-6,236 shall be equipped with two red flags, and when the vehicle is parked, one flag shall be placed one hundred feet behind and the other one hundred feet ahead of such vehicle and in such position as to be visible to all approaching traffic during the daylight hours.
(2) In lieu of the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, such a vehicle may be equipped with three red emergency reflectors. One of the reflectors shall be placed alongside the vehicle on the traffic side and within ten feet of the front or rear of the vehicle. When there is two-way traffic, one reflector shall be placed one hundred feet ahead of the vehicle and one shall be placed one hundred feet behind the vehicle. When there is only one-way traffic, one reflector shall be placed one hundred feet and one two hundred feet behind the vehicle.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 129, § 2, p. 460;
Laws 1941, c. 77, § 1, p. 313;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-11,113;
R.S.1943, § 39-7,119;
Laws 1977, LB 393, § 2;
Laws 1987, LB 224, § 12;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,164;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 334.
Annotations
Where truck was left parked on highway in daytime without flags, there was evidence of negligence. Plumb v. Burnham, 151 Neb. 129, 36 N.W.2d 612 (1949).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,239 - Clearance lights, flares, and reflector requirements; violations; penalty.

60-6,239.
Clearance lights, flares, and reflector requirements; violations; penalty.
Any person who violates any provision of sections 60-6,236 to 60-6,238 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 129, § 5, p. 461;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-11,116;
R.S.1943, § 39-7,120;
Laws 1977, LB 41, § 26;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,165;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 335.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,240 - Removing flares or flags; penalty.

60-6,240.
Removing flares or flags; penalty.
Any person who willfully removes any flares or red flags placed upon the highways under the provisions of sections 60-6,236 to 60-6,238 before the driver of such vehicle is ready to proceed immediately on the highway shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 129, § 6, p. 461;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-11,117;
R.S.1943, § 39-7,121;
Laws 1977, LB 41, § 27;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,166;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 336.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,241 - Vehicles; slow moving; emblem required; when used.

60-6,241.
Vehicles; slow moving; emblem required; when used.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate on the roadway of any highway any slow-moving vehicle or equipment, any animal-drawn vehicle, or any other machinery, designed for use at speeds less than twenty-five miles per hour, including all road construction or maintenance machinery except when engaged in actual construction or maintenance work either guarded by a flagperson or clearly visible warning signs, which normally travels or is normally used at a speed of less than twenty-five miles per hour unless there is displayed on the rear thereof an emblem as described in and displayed as provided in subsection (2) of this section. The requirement of such emblem shall be in addition to any lighting devices required by law. The emblem shall not be displayed on objects which are customarily stationary in use except while being transported on the roadway of any highway.
(2) The emblem shall be of substantial construction and shall be a base-down equilateral triangle of fluorescent yellow-orange film with a base of fourteen inches and an altitude of twelve inches. Such triangle shall be bordered with reflective red strips having a minimum width of one and three-fourths inches, with the vertices of the overall triangle truncated such that the remaining altitude shall be a minimum of fourteen inches. The emblem shall comply with the current standards and specifications for slow-moving vehicle emblems of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Such emblem shall be mounted on the rear of such vehicle at a height of two to six feet above the roadway and shall be maintained in a clean, reflective condition. This section shall not apply to an electric personal assistive mobility device.
Source
Laws 1965, c. 210, § 1, p. 618;
Laws 1967, c. 230, § 1, p. 607;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-723.10;
Laws 1977, LB 211, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,125;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 337;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 26;
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 462.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,242 - Vehicles; slow moving; equipped with bracket.

60-6,242.
Vehicles; slow moving; equipped with bracket.
All vehicles, equipment, or machinery sold in this state and required to display the emblem provided for in section 60-6,241 shall be equipped with a bracket on which such emblem may be mounted.
Source
Laws 1967, c. 230, § 2, p. 607;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-723.11;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,126;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 338.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,243 - Load projecting to rear; red flag or red light required.

60-6,243.
Load projecting to rear; red flag or red light required.
Whenever the load on any vehicle extends more than four feet beyond the rear of the bed or body thereof, there shall be displayed at the end of such load in such position as to be clearly visible at all times from the rear of such load a red flag not less than twelve inches both in length and width, except that between sunset and sunrise, there shall be displayed at the end of any such load a red light plainly visible under normal atmospheric conditions at least two hundred feet from the rear of such vehicle.
Source
Laws 1931, c. 110, § 34, p. 316;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1165;
R.S.1943, § 39-769;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,130;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 339;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 29.
Annotations
Failure of driver to display lights on overhanging load when it is dark, as required by law, is evidence of negligence. Moore v. Nisley, 133 Neb. 474, 275 N.W. 827 (1937).
A failure to comply with requirements of this section is not negligence per se, but is evidence of negligence. LaFleur v. Poesch, 126 Neb. 263, 252 N.W. 902 (1934).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,244 - Motor vehicles; brakes; requirements.

60-6,244.
Motor vehicles; brakes; requirements.
(1) Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and to hold such vehicle, including two separate means of applying the brakes, each of which means shall be effective to apply the brakes to at least two wheels and so constructed that no part which is liable to failure shall be common to the two, except that a motorcycle shall be required to be equipped with only one brake. All such brakes shall be maintained at all times in good working order.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, to operate such motor vehicle upon a highway unless the brake equipment thereon qualifies with regard to maximum stopping distances from a speed of twenty miles per hour on dry asphalt or concrete pavement free from loose materials as follows:
(a) Two-wheel brakes, maximum stopping distance, forty feet;
(b) Four or more wheel brakes, vehicles up to seven thousand pounds gross weight, maximum stopping distance, thirty feet;
(c) Four or more wheel brakes, vehicles seven thousand pounds or more gross weight, maximum stopping distance, thirty-five feet;
(d) All hand, parking, or emergency brakes, vehicles up to seven thousand pounds gross weight, maximum stopping distance, fifty-five feet; and
(e) All hand, parking, or emergency brakes, vehicles seven thousand pounds or more gross weight, maximum stopping distance, sixty-five feet.
(3) All braking distances specified in this section shall apply to all vehicles whether unloaded or loaded to the maximum capacity permitted by law.
(4) The retarding force of one side of the vehicle shall not exceed the retarding force on the opposite side so as to prevent the vehicle stopping in a straight line.
(5) For purposes of this section, motorcycle does not include an autocycle.
Source
Laws 1931, c. 110, § 38, p. 317;
Laws 1939, c. 78, § 2, p. 318;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1169;
R.S.1943, § 39-773;
Laws 1977, LB 314, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,133;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 340;
Laws 2018, LB909, § 100.
Annotations
Under circumstances in this case, defendant was guilty of negligence as a matter of law for failure to utilize second braking system when first failed. Ritchie v. Davidson, 183 Neb. 94, 158 N.W.2d 275 (1968).
Condition of brakes, even if defective, was not a proximate cause of accident. Odom v. Willms, 177 Neb. 699, 131 N.W.2d 140 (1964).
Violation of this section was not negligence as matter of law and plaintiff had burden of proving negligence and proximate cause. Starns v. Jones, 500 F.2d 1233 (8th Cir. 1974).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,245 - Violations; penalties.

60-6,245.
Violations; penalties.
Any person who violates any provision of section 60-6,244 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. In the event of such conviction, as a part of the judgment of conviction, the trial judge shall direct the person so convicted to produce in court or submit to the prosecuting attorney, before such person again operates the motor vehicle upon a highway, satisfactory proof showing that the brake equipment involved in the person's conviction has been made to conform with the requirements of such section. The failure, refusal, or neglect of the convicted person to abide by such direction in the judgment of conviction shall be deemed an additional offense for which the person shall be prosecuted.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 341.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,246 - Trailers; brake requirements; safety chains; when required.

60-6,246.
Trailers; brake requirements; safety chains; when required.
(1) All commercial trailers with a carrying capacity of more than ten thousand pounds and semitrailers shall be equipped on each wheel with brakes that can be operated from the driving position of the towing vehicle.
(2) Cabin trailers and recreational trailers having a gross loaded weight of three thousand pounds or more but less than six thousand five hundred pounds shall be equipped with brakes on at least two wheels, and such trailers with a gross loaded weight of six thousand five hundred pounds or more shall be equipped with brakes on each wheel. The brakes shall be operable from the driving position of the towing vehicle. Such trailers shall also be equipped with a breakaway, surge, or impulse switch on the trailer so that the trailer brakes are activated if the trailer becomes disengaged from the towing vehicle.
(3) Cabin trailers, recreational trailers, and utility trailers, when being towed upon a highway, shall be securely connected to the towing vehicle by means of two safety chains or safety cables in addition to the hitch or other primary connecting device. Such safety chains or safety cables shall be so attached and shall be of sufficient breaking load strength so as to prevent any portion of such trailer drawbar from touching the roadway if the hitch or other primary connecting device becomes disengaged from the towing vehicle.
(4) For purposes of this section:
(a) Recreational trailer means a vehicular unit without motive power primarily designed for transporting a motorboat as defined in section 37-1204 or a vessel as defined in section 37-1203; and
(b) Utility trailer has the same meaning as in section 60-358.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 165, § 2, p. 604;
Laws 1972, LB 1164, § 1;
Laws 1973, LB 368, § 1;
R.S.Supp.,1972, § 39-773.01;
Laws 1989, LB 695, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,134;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 342;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 30;
Laws 1995, LB 6, § 1;
Laws 2005, LB 274, § 244.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,247 - Trucks and buses; brake requirements; violation; penalty.

60-6,247.
Trucks and buses; brake requirements; violation; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated on the highways in the State of Nebraska buses or trucks having a gross weight of the truck and load exceeding twelve thousand pounds unless such bus or truck is equipped with power brakes, auxiliary brakes, or some standard booster brake equipment. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1935, c. 134, § 10, p. 489;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-11,106;
R.S.1943, § 39-7,113;
Laws 1974, LB 593, § 8;
Laws 1977, LB 41, § 25;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,161;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 343;
Laws 1993, LB 121, § 206;
Laws 1994, LB 884, § 80.
Annotations
In order to constitute evidence of negligence, failure to have auxiliary brake equipment must have some causal relation between violation of this section and an accident. Herman v. Firestine, 146 Neb. 730, 21 N.W.2d 444 (1946).
When petition charges negligence in that defendant failed to have truck equipped with proper brakes, the evidence must sustain such allegations. Knoche v. Pease Grain & Seed Co., 134 Neb. 130, 277 N.W. 798 (1938).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,248 - Hydraulic brake fluids; requirements; violation; penalty.

60-6,248.
Hydraulic brake fluids; requirements; violation; penalty.
In order to promote highway safety by providing the public with safe and efficient hydraulic fluids for motor vehicle braking systems, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer to sell, or display for sale any hydraulic fluids for use in motor vehicle braking systems that do not equal or exceed the specifications for types SAE 70R1 or SAE 70R3 brake fluids as set forth in 49 C.F.R. 571.116.
Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1963, c. 217, § 1, p. 689;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-7,123.06;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,172;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 344.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,249 - Pneumatic tires; when required.

60-6,249.
Pneumatic tires; when required.
The wheels of all vehicles, including trailers, except vehicles operated at twenty miles per hour or less, shall be equipped with pneumatic tires.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 345.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,250 - Tires; requirements; cleats or projections prohibited; exceptions; permissive uses; special permits; exceptions.

60-6,250.
Tires; requirements; cleats or projections prohibited; exceptions; permissive uses; special permits; exceptions.
(1) Every solid rubber tire on a vehicle moved on any highway shall have rubber on its entire traction surface at least one inch thick above the edge of the flange of the entire periphery.
(2) No tire on a vehicle moved on a highway shall have on its periphery any clock, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except that:
(a) This prohibition shall not apply to pneumatic tires with metal or metal-type studs not exceeding five-sixteenths of an inch in diameter inclusive of the stud-casing with an average protrusion beyond the tread surface of not more than seven sixty-fourths of an inch between November 1 and April 1, except that school buses, mail carrier vehicles, and emergency vehicles shall be permitted to use metal or metal-type studs at any time during the year;
(b) It shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the highway; and
(c) It shall be permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, ice, or other condition tending to cause a vehicle to slide or skid.
(3) No person shall operate or move on any highway any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer (a) having any metal tire in contact with the roadway or (b) equipped with solid rubber tires, except that this subsection shall not apply to farm vehicles having a gross weight of ten thousand pounds or less or to implements of husbandry.
(4) The Department of Transportation and local authorities in their respective jurisdictions may, in their discretion, issue special permits authorizing the operation upon a highway of traction engines or tractors having movable tracks with transverse corrugations upon the periphery of such movable tracks or farm tractors or other farm machinery.
Source
Laws 1931, c. 110, § 36, p. 317;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1167;
R.S.1943, § 39-771;
Laws 1965, c. 217, § 1, p. 633;
Laws 1971, LB 678, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,1972, § 39-771;
Laws 1980, LB 619, § 3;
Laws 1983, LB 50, § 1;
Laws 1987, LB 504, § 3;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,131;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 346;
Laws 2017, LB339, § 218.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,251 - Pneumatic tires; regrooving prohibited; exception.

60-6,251.
Pneumatic tires; regrooving prohibited; exception.
(1) No person shall alter the traction surface of pneumatic tires by regrooving.
(2) No person shall knowingly operate on any highway in this state any motor vehicle on which the traction surface of any pneumatic tire thereof has been regrooved. No person shall sell, exchange, or offer for sale or exchange such a tire.
(3) This section shall not apply to regrooved commercial vehicle tires which are designed and constructed in such a manner that any regrooving complies with the parts, subparts, and sections of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations adopted pursuant to section 75-363.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 504, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,131.08;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 347;
Laws 2006, LB 1007, § 10.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,252 - Tire condition; requirements.

60-6,252.
Tire condition; requirements.
(1) No person shall drive or move a motor vehicle on any highway unless such vehicle is equipped with tires in safe operating condition in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.
(2) A tire shall be considered unsafe if it has:
(a) Any bump, bulge, or knot affecting the tire structure;
(b) A break which exposes a tire body cord or is repaired with a boot or patch;
(c) A tread depth of less than two thirty-seconds of an inch measured in any two tread grooves at three locations equally spaced around the circumference of the tire or, on those tires with tread wear indicators, been worn to the point that the tread wear indicators contact the road in any two thread grooves at three locations equally spaced around the circumference of the tire, except that this subdivision shall not apply to truck tires with ten or more cord plies which are mounted on dual wheels; or
(d) Such other conditions as may be reasonably demonstrated to render the tire unsafe.
(3) No tire shall be used on any motor vehicle which is driven or moved on any highway in this state if such tire was designed or manufactured for nonhighway use.
(4) No person shall destroy, alter, or deface any marking on a new or usable tire which indicates whether the tire has been manufactured for highway or nonhighway use.
(5) No person shall sell any motor vehicle for highway use unless the vehicle is equipped with tires that are in compliance with this section.
Source
Laws 1987, LB 504, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,131.09;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 348.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,253 - Trucks; rearview mirror.

60-6,253.
Trucks; rearview mirror.
Each truck shall be equipped with a rearview mirror which shall be kept clean, repaired, and installed.
Source
Laws 1933, c. 105, § 5, p. 426;
Laws 1939, c. 47, § 1, p. 208;
Laws 1941, c. 125, § 2, p. 481;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1193;
R.S.1943, § 39-723;
Laws 1947, c. 147, § 2(5), p. 406;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-723.04;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,123;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 349;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 25.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,254 - Operator; view to rear required; outside mirrors authorized.

60-6,254.
Operator; view to rear required; outside mirrors authorized.
(1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, on a highway when the motor vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent the driver from obtaining a view of the highway to the rear by looking backward from the driver's position unless such vehicle is equipped with a right-side and a left-side outside mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least two hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle. Temporary outside mirrors and attachments used when towing a vehicle shall be removed from such motor vehicle or retracted within the outside dimensions thereof when it is operated upon the highway without such trailer.
(2) For purposes of this section, motorcycle does not include an autocycle.
Source
Laws 1931, c. 110, § 40, p. 318;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1171;
R.S.1943, § 39-775;
Laws 1971, LB 396, § 3;
R.S.Supp.,1972, § 39-775;
Laws 1977, LB 314, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,124;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 350;
Laws 2018, LB909, § 101.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,255 - Windshield and windows; nontransparent material prohibited; windshield equipment; requirements.

60-6,255.
Windshield and windows; nontransparent material prohibited; windshield equipment; requirements.
(1) Every motor vehicle registered pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, except motorcycles, shall be equipped with a front windshield.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive any vehicle upon a highway with any sign, poster, or other nontransparent material upon the front windshield, side wing vents, or side or rear windows of such motor vehicle other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law. The front windshield, side wing vents, and side or rear windows may have a visor or other shade device which is easily moved aside or removable, is normally used by a motor vehicle operator during daylight hours, and does not impair the driver's field of vision.
(3) Every windshield on a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the driver of the vehicle.
(4) For purposes of this section, motorcycle does not include an autocycle.
Source
Laws 1931, c. 110, § 41, p. 318;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1172;
R.S.1943, § 39-776;
Laws 1977, LB 314, § 3;
Laws 1987, LB 504, § 7;
Laws 1989, LB 155, § 1;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,136;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 351;
Laws 2005, LB 274, § 245;
Laws 2018, LB909, § 102.
Cross References
Motor Vehicle Registration Act, see section 60-301.
Annotations
Officer properly stopped vehicle bearing both Missouri plates and intransit sticker, and when driver failed to produce identification, and upon noticing scratches around vehicle identification number checked to determine whether vehicle was stolen, upon learning it was, was justified in making arrest. United States v. Harris, 528 F.2d 1327 (8th Cir. 1975).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,256 - Objects placed or hung to obstruct or interfere with view of operator; unlawful; enforcement; penalty.

60-6,256.
Objects placed or hung to obstruct or interfere with view of operator; unlawful; enforcement; penalty.
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle with any object placed or hung in or upon the motor vehicle, except required or permitted equipment of the motor vehicle, in such a manner as to significantly and materially obstruct or interfere with the view of the operator through the windshield or to prevent the operator from having a clear and full view of the road and condition of traffic behind the motor vehicle. Any sticker or identification authorized or required by the federal government or any agency thereof or the State of Nebraska or any political subdivision thereof may be placed upon the windshield of the motor vehicle without violating this section.
(2) Enforcement of this section by state or local law enforcement agencies shall be accomplished only as a secondary action when a driver of a motor vehicle has been cited or charged with a traffic violation or some other offense.
(3) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a traffic infraction. Any person who is found guilty of a traffic infraction under this section shall be assessed points on his or her motor vehicle operator's license pursuant to section 60-4,182 and shall be fined:
(a) Fifty dollars for the first offense;
(b) One hundred dollars for a second offense; and
(c) One hundred fifty dollars for a third and subsequent offense.
Source
Laws 1959, c. 173, § 1, p. 624;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-7,123.04;
Laws 1977, LB 41, § 30;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,170;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 352;
Laws 2011, LB500, § 2.
Cross References
Interference with view of driver by passengers or load prohibited, see section 60-6,179.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,258 - Windshield and windows; violations; penalty.

60-6,258.
Windshield and windows; violations; penalty.
Any person owning or operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 60-6,257 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 155, § 3;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,136.02;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 354.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,259 - Windshield and windows; applicator; prohibited acts; penalty.

60-6,259.
Windshield and windows; applicator; prohibited acts; penalty.
Any person who applies a sunscreening material or a glass-plastic glazing material in a manner which results in a motor vehicle having a window which violates the requirements prescribed in subsection (1) of section 60-6,257 shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 155, § 4;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,136.03;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 355.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,260 - Windshield and windows; waiver of standards; conditions.

60-6,260.
Windshield and windows; waiver of standards; conditions.
The Nebraska State Patrol or local law enforcement agency may grant a waiver of the standards in section 60-6,257 for reasons of safety or security or for medical reasons based on an affidavit signed by a licensed physician. Such waiver shall be in writing and shall include the date issued, the vehicle identification number, the registration number, or other description to clearly identify the motor vehicle to which the waiver applies, the name of the owner of the vehicle, the reason for granting the waiver, the dates the waiver will be effective, and the signature of the head of the law enforcement agency granting the waiver. Such agency shall keep a copy of the waiver until the waiver expires.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 155, § 5;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,136.04;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 356.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,261 - Windshield and windows; funeral vehicles; exception.

60-6,261.
Windshield and windows; funeral vehicles; exception.
Sections 60-6,257 to 60-6,259 shall not apply to the side or rear windows of funeral coaches, hearses, or other vehicles operated in the normal course of business by a funeral establishment licensed under section 38-1419.
Source
Laws 1989, LB 155, § 6;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,136.05;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 357;
Laws 2007, LB463, § 1175.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,262 - Safety glass, defined.

60-6,262.
Safety glass, defined.
For purposes of section 60-6,263, safety glass shall mean any product composed of glass or such other or similar products as will successfully withstand discoloration due to exposure to sunlight or abnormal temperatures over an extended period of time and is so manufactured, fabricated, or treated as substantially to prevent or reduce in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, when struck or broken, the likelihood of injury to persons.
Source
Laws 1933, c. 101, § 3, p. 413;
Laws 1937, c. 145, § 3, p. 554;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1196;
R.S.1943, § 39-7,102;
Laws 1972, LB 1058, § 3;
R.S.Supp.,1972, § 39-7,102;
Laws 1987, LB 224, § 8;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,156;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 358.
Annotations
The enactment of this section did not abrogate existing municipal ordinances on the same subject and did not deprive municipalities of the power to legislate thereon in the future. State v. Hauser, 137 Neb. 138, 288 N.W. 518 (1939).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,263 - Safety glass; requirements; vehicles built after January 1, 1935; motorcycle windshield; requirements; violation; penalty.

60-6,263.
Safety glass; requirements; vehicles built after January 1, 1935; motorcycle windshield; requirements; violation; penalty.
(1) It shall be unlawful to operate on any highway in this state any motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, manufactured or assembled, whether from a kit or otherwise, after January 1, 1935, which is designed or used for the purpose of carrying passengers unless such vehicle is equipped in all doors, windows, and windshields with safety glass. Any windshield attached to a motorcycle shall be manufactured of products which will successfully withstand discoloration due to exposure to sunlight or abnormal temperatures over an extended period of time.
(2) For purposes of this section, motorcycle does not include an autocycle.
(3) The owner or operator of any motor vehicle operated in violation of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1933, c. 101, § 2, p. 413;
Laws 1937, c. 145, § 2, p. 554;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1195;
R.S.1943, § 39-7,101;
Laws 1977, LB 314, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,155;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 359;
Laws 2003, LB 238, § 7;
Laws 2018, LB909, § 103.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,264 - Violation by common carrier; permit revoked or suspended.

60-6,264.
Violation by common carrier; permit revoked or suspended.
In case of any violation of section 60-6,263 by any common carrier or person operating a motor vehicle under a permit issued by the Director of Motor Vehicles, the Public Service Commission, or any other authorized body or officer, such permit shall be revoked or, in the discretion of such authorized department, commission, body, or officer, suspended until the provisions of such section are satisfactorily complied with.
Source
Laws 1933, c. 101, § 6, p. 414;
Laws 1937, c. 145, § 6, p. 556;
C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1199;
R.S.1943, § 39-7,106;
Laws 1957, c. 366, § 20, p. 1258;
Laws 1972, LB 1058, § 7;
R.S.Supp.,1972, § 39-7,106;
Laws 1987, LB 224, § 10;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,160;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 360.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,265 - Occupant protection system and three-point safety belt system, defined.

60-6,265.
Occupant protection system and three-point safety belt system, defined.
For purposes of sections 60-6,266 to 60-6,273:
(1) Occupant protection system means a system utilizing a lap belt, a shoulder belt, or any combination of belts installed in a motor vehicle which (a) restrains drivers and passengers and (b) conforms to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, 49 C.F.R. 571.207, 571.208, 571.209, and 571.210, as such standards existed on January 1, 2023, or, as a minimum standard, to the federal motor vehicle safety standards for passenger restraint systems applicable for the motor vehicle's model year; and
(2) Three-point safety belt system means a system utilizing a combination of a lap belt and a shoulder belt installed in a motor vehicle which restrains drivers and passengers.
Source
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 361;
Laws 2004, LB 227, § 1;
Laws 2006, LB 853, § 19;
Laws 2007, LB239, § 6;
Laws 2008, LB756, § 21;
Laws 2009, LB331, § 11;
Laws 2015, LB231, § 33;
Laws 2018, LB42, § 1;
Laws 2019, LB79, § 19;
Laws 2020, LB944, § 68;
Laws 2021, LB149, § 18;
Laws 2022, LB750, § 71;
Laws 2023, LB138, § 45.
Operative Date: September 2, 2023
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,266 - Occupant protection system; 1973 year model and later motor vehicles; requirements; three-point safety belt system; violation; penalty.

60-6,266.
Occupant protection system; 1973 year model and later motor vehicles; requirements; three-point safety belt system; violation; penalty.
(1) Every motor vehicle designated by the manufacturer as 1973 year model or later operated on any highway, road, or street in this state, except farm tractors and implements of husbandry designed primarily or exclusively for use in agricultural operations, autocycles, motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, mopeds, and buses, shall be equipped with an occupant protection system of a type which:
(a) Meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R. 571.208, 571.209, and 571.210 as such regulations currently exist or as the regulations existed when the occupant protection system was originally installed by the manufacturer; or
(b) If the occupant protection system has been replaced, meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R. 571.208, 571.209, and 571.210 that applied to the originally installed occupant protection system or of a more recently issued version of such regulations. The purchaser of any such vehicle may designate the make or brand of or furnish such occupant protection system to be installed.
(2) Every autocycle shall be equipped with a three-point safety belt system.
(3) Any person selling a motor vehicle in this state not in compliance with this section shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1963, c. 214, § 1, p. 687;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-7,123.05;
Laws 1977, LB 41, § 31;
Laws 1985, LB 496, § 3;
Laws 1992, LB 958, § 8;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,171;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 362;
Laws 2015, LB231, § 34.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,268 - Use of restraint system or occupant protection system; violations; penalty; enforcement; when.

60-6,268.
Use of restraint system or occupant protection system; violations; penalty; enforcement; when.
(1) A person violating any provision of subsection (1) or (2) of section 60-6,267 shall be guilty of an infraction as defined in section 29-431 and shall be fined twenty-five dollars for each violation. The failure to provide a child restraint system for more than one child in the same vehicle at the same time, as required in such subsection, shall not be treated as a separate offense.
(2) Enforcement of subsection (2) or (8) of section 60-6,267 shall be accomplished only as a secondary action when an operator of a motor vehicle has been cited or charged with a violation or some other offense unless the violation involves a person under the age of eighteen years riding in or on any portion of the vehicle not designed or intended for the use of passengers when the vehicle is in motion.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 306, § 3;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,103.02;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 364;
Laws 2000, LB 410, § 2;
Laws 2002, LB 1073, § 2;
Laws 2004, LB 227, § 3;
Laws 2011, LB67, § 2.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,269 - Violation of child passenger restraint requirements; how construed.

60-6,269.
Violation of child passenger restraint requirements; how construed.
Violations of the provisions of sections 60-6,267 and 60-6,268 shall not constitute prima facie evidence of negligence nor shall compliance with such sections constitute a defense to any claim for personal injuries to a child or recovery of medical expenses for injuries sustained in any motor vehicle accident. Violation of such sections by a driver shall not constitute a defense for another person to any claim for personal injuries to a child or recovery of medical expenses for injuries sustained in any motor vehicle accident.
Source
Laws 1983, LB 306, § 4;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,103.03;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 365.
Annotations
This section does not create civil liability based on a driver's failure to secure a child. Christensen v. Broken Bow Public Schools, 312 Neb. 814, 981 N.W.2d 234 (2022).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,270 - Occupant protection system; three-point safety belt system; use required; when; exceptions.

60-6,270.
Occupant protection system; three-point safety belt system; use required; when; exceptions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section, no driver shall operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or street in this state unless the driver and each front-seat occupant in the vehicle are wearing occupant protection systems and all occupant protection systems worn are properly adjusted and fastened.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, no driver shall operate an autocycle upon a highway or street of this state unless the driver is wearing a three-point safety belt system and it is properly adjusted and fastened.
(3) The following persons shall not be required to wear an occupant protection system or a three-point safety belt system:
(a) A person who possesses written verification from a physician that the person is unable to wear an occupant protection system or a three-point safety belt system for medical reasons;
(b) A rural letter carrier of the United States Postal Service while performing his or her duties as a rural letter carrier between the first and last delivery points; and
(c) A member of an emergency medical service while involved in patient care.
(4) For purposes of this section, motor vehicle means a vehicle required by section 60-6,266 to be equipped with an occupant protection system or a three-point safety belt system.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 496, § 6;
Laws 1992, LB 958, § 6;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,103.07;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 366;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 23;
Laws 1997, LB 138, § 41;
Laws 2015, LB231, § 36.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,271 - Enforcement of occupant protection system requirements; when.

60-6,271.
Enforcement of occupant protection system requirements; when.
Enforcement of section 60-6,270 by state or local law enforcement agencies shall be accomplished only as a secondary action when a driver of a motor vehicle has been cited or charged with a violation or some other offense.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 496, § 4;
Laws 1992, LB 958, § 4;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,103.05;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 367.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,272 - Occupant protection system; three-point safety belt system; violation; penalty.

60-6,272.
Occupant protection system; three-point safety belt system; violation; penalty.
Any person who violates section 60-6,270 shall be guilty of a traffic infraction and shall be fined twenty-five dollars, but no court costs shall be assessed against him or her nor shall any points be assessed against the driving record of such person. Regardless of the number of persons in such vehicle not wearing an occupant protection system or a three-point safety belt system pursuant to such section, only one violation shall be assessed against the driver of such motor vehicle for each time the motor vehicle is stopped and a violation of such section is found.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 496, § 5;
Laws 1992, LB 958, § 5;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,103.06;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 368;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 22;
Laws 2015, LB231, § 37.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,273 - Occupant protection system; three-point safety belt system; violation; evidence; when admissible.

60-6,273.
Occupant protection system; three-point safety belt system; violation; evidence; when admissible.
Evidence that a person was not wearing an occupant protection system or a three-point safety belt system at the time he or she was injured shall not be admissible in regard to the issue of liability or proximate cause but may be admissible as evidence concerning mitigation of damages, except that it shall not reduce recovery for damages by more than five percent.
Source
Laws 1985, LB 496, § 7;
Laws 1992, LB 958, § 7;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-6,103.08;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 369;
Laws 2015, LB231, § 38.
Annotations
Under this section, all evidence of nonuse of a seatbelt is inadmissible regarding liability or proximate cause. Christensen v. Broken Bow Public Schools, 312 Neb. 814, 981 N.W.2d 234 (2022).
A court should apply this section before applying a statutory cap on damages. Werner v. County of Platte, 284 Neb. 899, 824 N.W.2d 38 (2012).
Under this section, evidence that a person was not wearing a seatbelt is admissible only as evidence concerning the mitigation of damages and cannot be used with respect to the issue of liability or proximate cause. Fickle v. State, 273 Neb. 990, 735 N.W.2d 754 (2007).
Evidence of seatbelt misuse or nonuse was not admissible under this section where the plaintiff had dropped her claim that the seatbelt was faulty and stipulated before trial to a 5-percent reduction in the judgment. The trial court's reduction of the jury's award by 5 percent represented the full mitigation of damages available. Shipler v. General Motors Corp., 271 Neb. 194, 710 N.W.2d 807 (2006).
Evidence of plaintiff's failure to wear a seatbelt may be introduced for mitigation of damages if defendant has demonstrated a causal connection between plaintiff's failure to wear an available seatbelt and the damages sustained by plaintiff. Jury instruction on plaintiff's failure to wear a seatbelt is proper to reduce damages by 5 percent or less, but only when defendant has demonstrated a causal connection between plaintiff's failure to wear an available seatbelt and the damages sustained by plaintiff. Vredeveld v. Clark, 244 Neb. 46, 504 N.W.2d 292 (1993).
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,274 - Terms, defined.

60-6,274.
Terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 60-6,274 to 60-6,277:
(1) Radar transmission device shall mean any mechanism designed to interfere with the reception of radio microwaves in the electromagnetic spectrum, which microwaves, commonly referred to as radar, are employed by law enforcement officials to measure the speed of motor vehicles;
(2) Possession shall mean to have a radar transmission device in a motor vehicle if such device is not (a) disconnected from all power sources and (b) in the rear trunk, which shall include the spare tire compartment, or any other compartment which is not accessible to the driver or any other person in the vehicle while such vehicle is in operation. If no such compartment exists in a vehicle, then such device must be disconnected from all power sources and be placed in a position not readily accessible to the driver or any other person in the vehicle; and
(3) Transceiver shall mean an apparatus contained in a single housing, functioning alternately as a radio transmitter and receiver.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 32, § 2;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,206;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 370.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,275 - Radar transmission device; operation; possession; unlawful; violation; penalty.

60-6,275.
Radar transmission device; operation; possession; unlawful; violation; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or possess any radar transmission device while operating a motor vehicle on any highway in this state. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class IIIA misdemeanor.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 32, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,205;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 371.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,276 - Authorized devices.

60-6,276.
Authorized devices.
Section 60-6,275 shall not apply to (1) any transmitter, transceiver, or receiver of radio waves which has been lawfully licensed by the Federal Communications Commission or (2) any device being used by law enforcement officials in their official duties.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 32, § 3;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,207;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 372.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,277 - Prohibited device; seizure; disposal.

60-6,277.
Prohibited device; seizure; disposal.
Any device prohibited by sections 60-6,275 and 60-6,276 found as the result of an arrest made under such sections shall be seized, and when no longer needed as evidence, such device shall, if the owner was convicted of an offense under such sections, be considered as contraband and disposed of pursuant to section 29-820.
Source
Laws 1982, LB 32, § 5;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,209;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 373.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,278 - Legislative findings.

60-6,278.
Legislative findings.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that head injuries that occur to motorcyclists and moped operators which could be prevented or lessened by the wearing of helmets are a societal problem and that the financial and emotional costs of such injuries cannot be viewed solely on a personal level. It is the intent of the Legislature to prevent injuries and fatalities which occur due to motorcycle and moped accidents and to prevent the subsequent damage to society which results due to the cost of caring for injured people, the pain and suffering which accompanies such injuries and fatalities, and the loss of productive members of society from such injuries.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 428, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,210;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 374.
2023 Nebraska Revised Statutes › Chapter 60 - Motor Vehicles › 60-6,280 - Approved protective helmets.

60-6,280.
Approved protective helmets.
The Department of Motor Vehicles shall publish a list of approved protective helmets which meet the requirements of section 60-6,279. Such list shall not be inclusive. Any person wearing a protective helmet which meets the requirements established pursuant to such section shall be deemed to be in compliance with such section.
Source
Laws 1988, LB 428, § 3;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,212;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 376.
Annotations
Since the list required by this section is noninclusive, it does not improperly delegate to the Department of Motor Vehicles the authority to define the essential elements of a crime. Robotham v. State, 241 Neb. 379, 488 N.W.2d 533 (1992).