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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,247 Trucks and buses; brake requirements; violation; penalty.
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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, o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,248 Hydraulic brake fluids; requirements; violation; penalty.
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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 tha…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,249 Pneumatic tires; when required.
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The wheels of all vehicles, including trailers, except vehicles operated at twenty miles per hour or less, shall be equipped with pneumatic tires.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,250 Tires; requirements; cleats or projections prohibited; exceptions; permissive uses; special permits; exceptions.
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(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, fl…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,251 Pneumatic tires; regrooving prohibited; exception.
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(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…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,252 Tire condition; requirements.
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(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 t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,253 Trucks; rearview mirror.
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Each truck shall be equipped with a rearview mirror which shall be kept clean, repaired, and installed.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,254 Operator; view to rear required; outside mirrors; camera monitor system; authorized.
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(1)(a) 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 e…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,255 Windshield and windows; nontransparent material prohibited; windshield equipment; requirements.
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(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 up…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,256 Objects placed or hung to obstruct or interfere with view of operator; unlawful; enforcement; penalty.
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(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 …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,257 Windshield and windows; tinting; sunscreening; prohibited acts; terms, defined.
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(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to drive a motor vehicle required to be registered in this state upon a highway: (a) If the windows in such motor vehicle are tinted so that the driver's clear view through the windshield or side or rear windows is reduced or the ability to s…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,258 Windshield and windows; violations; penalty.
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Any person owning or operating a motor vehicle in violation of section 60-6,257 shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,259 Windshield and windows; applicator; prohibited acts; penalty.
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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.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,260 Windshield and windows; waiver of standards; conditions.
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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 d…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,261 Windshield and windows; funeral vehicles; exception.
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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.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,262 Safety glass, defined.
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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, fabr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,263 Safety glass; requirements; vehicles built after January 1, 1935; motorcycle windshield; requirements; violation; penalty.
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(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 …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,264 Violation by common carrier; permit revoked or suspended.
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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 discreti…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,265 Occupant protection system and three-point safety belt system, defined.
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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…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,266 Occupant protection system; 1973 year model and later motor vehicles; requirements; three-point safety belt system; violation; penalty.
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(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, motorcycle…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,267 Use of restraint system, occupant protection system, or three-point safety belt system; when; information and education program.
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(1) Any person in Nebraska who drives any motor vehicle which has or is required to have an occupant protection system or a three-point safety belt system shall ensure that all children up to eight years of age being transported by such vehicle (a) use a child passenger restraint…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,268 Use of restraint system or occupant protection system; violations; penalty; enforcement; when.
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(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 th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,269 Violation of child passenger restraint requirements; how construed.
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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…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,270 Occupant protection system; three-point safety belt system; use required; when; exceptions.
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(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 system…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,271 Enforcement of occupant protection system requirements; when.
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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.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,272 Occupant protection system; three-point safety belt system; violation; penalty.
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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…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,273 Occupant protection system; three-point safety belt system; violation; evidence; when admissible.
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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 dam…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,274 Terms, defined.
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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 off…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,275 Radar transmission device; operation; possession; unlawful; violation; penalty.
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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.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,276 Authorized devices.
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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.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,277 Prohibited device; seizure; disposal.
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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 a…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,278 Legislative findings.
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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 o…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,279 Protective helmets; eye protection; required; when.
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(1) A person shall not operate a motorcycle or moped on any highway in this state unless such person is: (a) Wearing a protective helmet of the type and design manufactured for use by operators of such vehicles and unless such helmet is secured properly on the user's head with a …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,280 Approved protective helmets.
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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 b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,281 Protective helmets; conformance with federal standards; effect.
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Any person using a protective helmet purchased prior to July 9, 1988, which is labeled to show that it conforms with applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards shall be deemed to be in compliance with section 60-6,279.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,282 Violation; penalty; enforcement.
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(1) A person violating any provision of subsection (1), (2), or (4) of section 60-6,279 shall be guilty of an infraction as defined in section 29-431 and shall be fined two hundred fifty dollars for each violation. (2) Enforcement of subsection (1), (2), or (4) of section 60-6,27…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,283 Splash aprons; requirements.
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Every new motor vehicle or semitrailer purchased after January 1, 1956, and operated on any highway in this state shall be equipped with fenders, covers, or devices, including flaps or splash aprons, unless the body of the vehicle affords adequate protection to effectively minimi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,284 Towing; drawbars or other connections; length; red flag required, when.
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The drawbar or other connection between any two vehicles, one of which is towing or drawing the other on a highway, shall not exceed fifteen feet in length from one vehicle to the other, except a vehicle being towed with a connection device that is an integral component of the ve…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,285 Horn; requirements; prohibited acts.
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Every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway shall be equipped with a horn in good working order capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than two hundred feet. Except as otherwise provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,286 Muffler or noise-suppressing system; prevention of fumes and smoke; requirements.
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Every vehicle shall be equipped, maintained, and operated so as to prevent excessive or unusual noise. No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a muffler or other effective noise-suppressing system in good working order and in …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,287 Television set; equipping motor vehicle with screen visible to driver; unlawful; penalty.
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It shall be unlawful to operate upon any public highway in this state a motor vehicle which is equipped with or in which is located a television set so placed that the viewing screen is visible to the driver while operating such vehicle. Any person violating this section shall be…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,287.01 Nitrous oxide use prohibited.
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It is unlawful to use nitrous oxide in any motor vehicle operated on any highway in this state.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,288 Vehicles; width limit; exceptions; conditions; Director-State Engineer; powers.
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(1) No vehicle which exceeds a total outside width of one hundred two inches, including any load but excluding designated safety devices, shall be permitted on any portion of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. The Director-State Engineer shall adopt and promu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,288.01 Person moving certain buildings or objects; notice required; contents; violation; penalty.
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(1) Any person moving a building or an object that, in combination with the transporting vehicle, is over fifteen feet six inches high or wider than the roadway on a county or township road shall notify the local authority and the electric utility responsible for the infrastructu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,289 Vehicles; height; limit; height of structure; damages.
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(1) No vehicle unladen or with load shall exceed a height of fourteen feet, six inches, except: (a) Combines or vehicles used in transporting combines, to be engaged in harvesting within or without the state, moving into or through the state during daylight hours when the overall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,290 Vehicles; length; limit; exceptions.
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(1)(a) No vehicle shall exceed a length of forty feet, extreme overall dimensions, inclusive of front and rear bumpers including load, except that: (i) A bus, a fifth-wheel trailer as defined in section 71-4603, a travel trailer as defined in section 71-4603, or a motor home as d…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,291 Violations; penalty.
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Except as provided in subsection (3) of section 60-6,288.01, any person who violates any provision of sections 60-6,288 to 60-6,290 or who drives, moves, causes, or knowingly permits to be moved on any highway any vehicle or vehicles which exceed the limitations as to width, leng…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,292 Extra-long vehicle combinations; permit; conditions; fee; rules and regulations; violation; penalty.
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(1) The Department of Transportation may issue permits for the use of extra-long vehicle combinations. Such permits shall allow the extra-long vehicle combinations to operate only on the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways and only if such vehicles are empty and ar…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,293 Truck-trailer combination; warning decal, when.
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A warning decal shall be attached to every truck-trailer combination, except trailers subject to section 60-6,243, having a connection device between such vehicles which is more than twelve feet in length. Such decal shall be made of red reflectorized material and contain the wor…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,294 Vehicles; weight limit; further restrictions by Department of Transportation, when authorized; axle load; load limit on bridges; overloading; liability.
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(1) Every vehicle, whether operated singly or in a combination of vehicles, and every combination of vehicles shall comply with subsections (2) and (3) of this section except as provided in sections 60-6,294.01, 60-6,297, and 60-6,383. The limitations imposed by this section shal…