Chapter 60 — MOTOR VEHICLES
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Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1445 Terms, defined.
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For purposes of the Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act: (1) Area of sales responsibility means the geographical area agreed to by the dealer and the manufacturer in the manufacturer-dealer agreement, within which the dealer has the exclusive right to display or sell the…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1446 Board; hearing officer; investigators; powers and duties; seal; records; authentication; review of action; when.
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(1) The board may: (a) Regulate the issuance and revocation of licenses in accordance with and subject to the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act and the Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act; (b) Perform all acts and duties provided for in the Recreational Vehicle Indus…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1447 Manufacturer-dealer agreement; required, when.
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(1) A manufacturer or distributor shall not sell a new recreational vehicle in this state to or through a dealer without having first entered into a manufacturer-dealer agreement with such dealer. Any such agreement shall be signed by both parties. (2) This section applies beginn…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1448 Manufacturer-dealer agreement; contents; restrictions.
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(1) A manufacturer-dealer agreement shall include: (a) A designation of the area of sales responsibility assigned to the dealer; (b) The timeframe for inspection and refusal to take delivery of a recreational vehicle by the dealer pursuant to section 60-1470. Such timeframe shall…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1449 New recreational vehicles; distribution; manner; request for information.
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(1) When a manufacturer distributes new recreational vehicles to any dealer under the terms of a manufacturer-dealer agreement, such distribution shall be in a fair and equitable manner. (2) Any such dealer may request information on the manner of distribution from such manufactu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-145 Motor vehicle used as taxi or limousine; disclosure on face of certificate of title required.
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For any motor vehicle which is to be used as a taxi or limousine, the application and the certificate of title shall show on the face thereof that such vehicle is being used or has been used as a taxi or limousine and such subsequent certificates of title shall show the same info…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1450 Technical data for consumer care or repairs; provide, when.
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A manufacturer shall provide each dealer with which the manufacturer has executed a current manufacturer-dealer agreement with adequate technical data so that the dealer can perform consumer care and repairs on the recreational vehicles that were manufactured by the manufacturer …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1451 Termination action; initiation; requirements.
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(1) A manufacturer or distributor shall not initiate a termination action, including directly or through any officer, agent, or employee of such manufacturer or distributor, unless at least one reason showing that good cause exists for such termination action. (2) A manufacturer …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1452 Termination action by manufacturer or distributor; notice; when; procedure.
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(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a manufacturer or distributor shall provide the dealer with a written notice that states the manufacturer's or distributor's intent to initiate a termination action. (b) Such written notice shall be delivered to the hea…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1453 Termination action by dealer; notice; when; procedure.
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(1) A dealer may initiate a termination action with a manufacturer or distributor with or without good cause at any time by providing a written notice of the termination action to the manufacturer or distributor. Such written notice shall be delivered to the headquarters of the m…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1454 Termination action; specific situations; repurchase requirements.
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(1) This section applies to any termination action that is initiated when a manufacturer terminates without good cause or a dealer terminates with good cause and the termination action is: (a) Initiated by a manufacturer or distributor and is not in accordance with section 60-145…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1455 Recreational vehicle; certain model or line-make; sale of remaining inventory; authorized, when.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act, if any recreational vehicle of a model or line-make that is the subject of a termination agreement is not repurchased or required to be repurchased by the manufacturer or distributor, a deale…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1456 New manufacturer-dealer agreement; notice requirements.
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(1) Prior to entering a new manufacturer-dealer agreement to sell the same line-make, a dealer shall provide written notice to each manufacturer and distributor with which the dealer has a manufacturer-dealer agreement. (2) Such written notice shall: (a) Be provided to the headqu…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1457 Manufacturer-dealer agreement; renewal; restrictions.
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A manufacturer-dealer agreement that has been renewed shall not require additional inventory stocking requirements or increased retail sales targets in excess of the market growth in the dealer's area of sales responsibility.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1458 Manufacturer-dealer agreement; change ownership by dealer; notice; procedure.
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(1) A dealer shall provide written notice to each manufacturer and distributor with which the manufacturer is currently under a manufacturer-dealer agreement that such dealer intends to change ownership by any manner, including the sale of assets of the dealer and a stock transfe…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1459 Change ownership by dealer; objection; requirements.
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(1) A manufacturer or distributor shall not object to a change in ownership of a dealer unless: (a) The change in ownership would breach the manufacturer-dealer agreement; (b) The dealer failed to provide any requested supporting documentation under section 60-1458; (c) The prosp…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-146 Application; identification inspection required; exceptions; form; procedure; additional inspection authorized; agreement with motor vehicle dealer; county sheriff; duties.
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(1) An application for a certificate of title for a vehicle shall include a statement that an identification inspection has been conducted on the vehicle unless (a) the title sought is a salvage branded certificate of title or a nontransferable certificate of title, (b) the surre…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1460 Warrantor; dealer obligations; schedule of compensation.
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A warrantor shall: (1) Specify a dealer's obligations, if any, for preparation, delivery, and consumer care on products that are under warranty by the warrantor. Any such obligations shall be specified in writing; (2) Compensate a dealer for consumer care that is (a) performed by…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1461 Warrantor; schedule of compensation; contents; other consumer care; how compensated.
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(1) A schedule of compensation that is created or modified by a warrantor shall include the: (a) Reasonable compensation that will be paid by the warrantor to the dealer for performing consumer care. Such compensation shall not be less than the lowest retail labor rate actually c…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1462 Warranty part; reimbursement to dealer.
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A dealer that replaces a warranty part shall be paid the following by the warrantor that issued the warranty for such warranty part: (1) The actual wholesale cost paid by the dealer for the warranty part; (2) A handling charge equal to the lesser amount of: (a) Thirty percent of …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1463 Parts shipped; how treated.
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A warrantor may ship parts to the dealer so that such dealer will be able to carry out factory campaign work. If such parts are in excess of a dealer's requirements, the dealer may return the unused parts to the warrantor for credit after completion of the factory campaign.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1464 Consumer care; nonperformance; dealer provide notice, when.
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A dealer shall notify the warrantor as soon as reasonably possible, verbally or in writing, if the dealer is unable or unwilling to perform material or repetitive consumer care.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1465 Warranty audits.
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(1) A warrantor may conduct a warranty audit of any dealer that requests warranty compensation from the warrantor. (2) A warrantor may conduct such warranty audits for any number of such dealers, but not more often for each such dealer than three months since the last warranty au…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1466 Warranty compensation claim; requirements.
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(1) A dealer shall submit a warranty compensation claim within forty-five days after completing consumer care relating to the compensation claim. Such claim shall be in the manner and form prescribed by the warrantor. (2) A request by a dealer for payment of warranty compensation…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1467 Warrantor; acts prohibited.
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A warrantor shall not: (1) Fail to perform any of its warranty obligations; (2) Fail to include, in any written notice of a factory campaign that is provided to any recreational vehicle owner or dealer, the expected date when necessary parts and equipment, including tires, chassi…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1468 Dealer; acts prohibited.
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A dealer shall not: (1) Fail to perform predelivery inspection functions, as specified by the warrantor, in a competent and timely manner; (2) Fail to perform warranty service that is authorized by a warrantor in a reasonably competent and timely manner on any transient customer'…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1469 Warrantor; dealer; indemnification; requirements.
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(1)(a) Except as provided in subdivision (d) of this subsection, a warrantor shall not fail to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless a dealer that performed warranty service on behalf of such warrantor against any loss or damage to the extent such loss or damage was caused by the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-147 Mobile home or cabin trailer; application; contents; mobile home transfer statement.
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(1) An application for a certificate of title for a mobile home or cabin trailer shall be accompanied by a certificate that states that sales or use tax has been paid on the purchase of the mobile home or cabin trailer or that the transfer of title was exempt from sales and use t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1470 New recreational vehicle; delivery to dealer; damage in transit; how treated.
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(1) If a new recreational vehicle is damaged prior to transit to a dealer or is damaged in transit to a dealer and the carrier or means of transportation was selected by the manufacturer or distributor, the dealer shall notify the manufacturer or distributor of the damage within …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1471 Manufacturer or distributor; coercive action; prohibited; burden of proof.
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(1) For purposes of this section, coerce includes, but is not limited to: (a) Threatening to initiate a termination action or not renew a manufacturer-dealer agreement without good cause; (b) Threatening to withhold any product as an inducement to amending the manufacturer-dealer…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1472 Act; violation; civil action for damages; authorized; procedure.
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(1)(a) A dealer, manufacturer, distributor, or warrantor that is injured by a violation of the Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act may bring a civil action to recover actual damages. (b) Venue for any civil action under this section shall be brought: (i) If only one deal…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1473 Act; violation; civil action for injunctive relief; authorized; procedure.
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(1)(a) A dealer, manufacturer, distributor, or warrantor may bring a civil action in district court to seek injunctive relief relating to a violation or a potential violation of the Recreational Vehicle Industry Regulation Act or a manufacturer-dealer agreement. (b) Venue for any…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1474 License; suspension or revocation, when; civil penalty; imposed, when; appeal.
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(1) The board may suspend or revoke the license of any licensee under the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act upon a finding that any such licensee has violated the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act. (2) The board may impose and collect a civil penalty against any licensee …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-148 Assignment of distinguishing identification number; when.
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(1) Whenever a person applies for a certificate of title for a vehicle, the department shall assign a distinguishing identification number to the vehicle if the vehicle identification number is destroyed, obliterated, or missing. The owner of such a vehicle to which such number i…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-149 Application; documentation required.
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(1)(a) If a certificate of title has previously been issued for a vehicle in this state, the application for a new certificate of title shall be accompanied by the certificate of title duly assigned except as otherwise provided in the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act. (b) E…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-150 Application; county treasurer; duties.
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The county treasurer shall use reasonable diligence in ascertaining whether or not the statements in the application for a certificate of title are true by checking the application and documents accompanying the same with the records available. If he or she is satisfied that the …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1501 Director; qualifications.
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The Director of Motor Vehicles at the time of his appointment and qualification shall (a) be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Nebraska, (b) have been a qualified voter in the state for a period of at least five years preceding his appointment, and (c)…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1502 Director; oath; bond or insurance.
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The Director of Motor Vehicles shall take the oath as provided by law and be bonded or insured as required by section 11-201.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1503 Employment of personnel; technical advisors.
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The Director of Motor Vehicles shall have authority to employ such personnel, including legal, and technical advisors as may be necessary to carry out the duties of his office.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1504 Seal; certified copies of records as evidence.
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The Director of Motor Vehicles shall adopt a seal. Copies of all records or other instruments in the department, when certified by the director as true copies and bearing the seal thereof, shall be received in any court as prima facie evidence of the original records or instrumen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1505 Vehicle Title and Registration System Replacement and Maintenance Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Vehicle Title and Registration System Replacement and Maintenance Cash Fund is hereby created. The fund shall be administered by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Revenue credited to the fund shall include fees collected by the department from participation in any multistate …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1506 Registration and titling; records; copy or extract provided; electronic access; fee.
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(1) For purposes of this section, vehicle means any motor vehicle, trailer, motorboat, all-terrain vehicle, utility-type vehicle, snowmobile, or minibike. (2) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall keep a record of each vehicle registered or titled in this state, alphabetically b…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1507 Electronic dealer services system; licensed dealer; participation; service fee; powers of director.
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(1) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall develop an electronic dealer services system for implementation as provided in subsection (7) of this section. The Director of Motor Vehicles shall approve a licensed dealer as defined in sections 60-119.02 and 60-335.01 for participatio…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1508 Vehicle Title and Registration System; legislative intent; collection, storage, and transfer of data on vehicle titles and registrations; department; duties; implementation dates.
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(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of Motor Vehicles maintain and further improve the Vehicle Title and Registration System which is the statewide system for the collection, storage, and transfer of data on vehicle titles and registrations as described in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1509 Operator's license services system; build and maintain; Operator's License Services System Replacement and Maintenance Fund; created; use; investment.
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(1) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall build and maintain a new operator's license services system for the issuance of operators' licenses and state identification cards. The Director of Motor Vehicles shall designate an implementation date for the new system which date is on…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-151 Certificate of title obtained in name of purchaser; exceptions.
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(1) The certificate of title for a vehicle shall be obtained in the name of the purchaser upon application signed by the purchaser, except that (a) for titles to be held by a married couple, applications may be accepted upon the signature of either spouse as a signature for himse…
Repealed. Laws 1985, LB 21, § 1.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1985, LB 21, § 1.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Repealed. Laws 1985, LB 21, § 1.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-1513 Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund; created; use; investment.
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The Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund is hereby created. The fund shall be administered by the Director of Motor Vehicles. In addition to money paid to the department or credited or remitted to the fund, the fund may also receive reimbursement from counties. The fund shall b…