Chapter 60 — MOTOR VEHICLES
1,102 sections in this chapter.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-526 License and registration; conviction without a license; subsequent issuance of license or registration; proof of financial responsibility.
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If a person is not licensed, but by final order or judgment is convicted of any offense requiring the suspension or revocation of license, or for operating a motor vehicle upon the highways without being licensed to do so, or for operating an unregistered motor vehicle upon the h…
Repealed. Laws 1963, c. 364, § 1.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-527 Nonresident's operating privilege; suspension or revocation; conviction or forfeiture of bail; proof of financial responsibility for removal.
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Whenever the department suspends or revokes a nonresident's operating privilege by reason of a conviction or forfeiture of bail, such privilege shall remain so suspended or revoked unless such person shall have previously given or shall immediately give and shall maintain for thr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-528 Proof of financial responsibility; proof; enumerated; copy provided.
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Proof of financial responsibility shall be furnished for each motor vehicle registered by any person required to give such proof by filing: (1) A certificate of insurance as provided in section 60-529 or 60-531; (2) A bond as provided in sections 60-547 and 60-548; (3) A certific…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-529 Proof of financial responsibility; certificate of insurance; contents.
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(1)(a) Prior to July 1, 2027, proof of financial responsibility may be furnished by (i) filing with the department the written certificate of any insurance carrier, duly authorized to do business in this state, or (ii) electronic transmission of a certificate by an insurance carr…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-530 Proof of financial responsibility; certificate of insurance; designation of motor vehicle.
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No motor vehicle shall be or continue to be registered in the name of any person required to file proof of financial responsibility unless such motor vehicle is so designated in such a certificate.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-531 Proof of financial responsibility; nonresident; certificate of insurance; requirements.
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The nonresident owner of a motor vehicle not registered in this state may give proof of financial responsibility by filing with the department a written certificate or certificates of an insurance carrier authorized to transact business in this state or any other state in which t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-532 Insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in state; defaults; effect.
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If any insurance carrier not authorized to transact business in this state, which has qualified to furnish proof of financial responsibility, defaults in any said undertakings or agreements, the department shall not thereafter accept as proof any certificate of said carrier wheth…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-533 Motor vehicle liability policy, defined.
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A motor vehicle liability policy, as said term is used in sections 60-501 to 60-569, shall mean an owner's or an operator's policy of liability insurance, certified as provided in sections 60-529 to 60-531 as proof of financial responsibility, and issued, except as otherwise prov…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-534 Policy; contents; limits.
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Such motor vehicle liability policy shall (1) designate by explicit description or by appropriate reference all motor vehicles with respect to which coverage is thereby to be granted and (2) insure the person named therein and any other person, as insured, using any such motor ve…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-535 Policy; coverage for nonowned vehicle.
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Such motor vehicle liability policy shall insure the person named as insured therein against loss from the liability imposed upon him by law for damages arising out of the use by him of any motor vehicle not owned by him, within the same territorial limits and subject to the same…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-536 Policy; requirements.
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Such motor vehicle liability policy shall state the name and address of the named insured, the coverage afforded by the policy, the premium charged therefor, the policy period and the limits of liability, and shall contain an agreement or be endorsed that insurance is provided th…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-537 Policy; provisions excluded.
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Such motor vehicle liability policy shall not insure any liability under any workers' compensation law nor any liability on account of bodily injury to or death of an employee of the insured while engaged in the employment, other than domestic, of the insured, or while engaged in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-538 Policy; mandatory provisions.
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Every motor vehicle liability policy shall be subject to the following provisions which need not be contained therein: (1) The liability of the insurance carrier with respect to the insurance required by sections 60-501 to 60-569 shall become absolute whenever injury or damage co…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-539 Policy; additional coverage; not covered in term.
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Any policy which grants the coverage required for a motor vehicle liability policy may also grant any lawful coverage in excess of or in addition to the coverage specified for a motor vehicle liability policy and such excess or additional coverage shall not be subject to the prov…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-540 Policy; permissible provisions.
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Any motor vehicle liability policy may provide that the insured shall reimburse the insurance carrier for any payment the insurance carrier would not have been obligated to make under the terms of the policy except for the provisions of sections 60-501 to 60-569.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-541 Policy; prorating of insurance.
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Any motor vehicle liability policy may provide for the prorating of the insurance thereunder with other valid and collectible insurance.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-542 Policy; one or more insurance carriers.
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The requirements for a motor vehicle liability policy may be fulfilled by the policies of one or more insurance carriers which policies together meet such requirements.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-543 Policy; binder issued pending issuance of policy.
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Any binder issued pending the issuance of a motor vehicle liability policy shall be deemed to fulfill the requirements for such a policy.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-544 Policy; notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy.
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When an insurance carrier has certified a motor vehicle liability policy under sections 60-529 to 60-531, the insurance so certified shall not be canceled or terminated until at least ten days after a notice of cancellation or termination of the insurance so certified is mailed t…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-545 Sections; applicability to policies issued under other laws.
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Sections 60-501 to 60-569 shall not be held to apply to or affect policies of automobile insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be required by any other law of this state, and such policies, if they contain an agreement or are endorsed to conform to the requiremen…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-546 Sections; applicability to policies on employee use of nonowned vehicles.
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Sections 60-501 to 60-569 shall not be held to apply to or affect policies solely insuring the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the maintenance or use, by persons in the employ of the insured or on his behalf, of motor vehicles not owned by the insured…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-547 Bond; proof of financial responsibility.
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Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the bond of a surety company duly authorized to transact business within this state, or a bond with at least two individual sureties who each own real estate within this state, which real estate shall be scheduled in the bond …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-548 Bond; action on in name of state; when.
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If such a judgment, rendered against the principal on such bond, shall not be satisfied within sixty days after it has become final, the judgment creditor may, for his own use and benefit and at his sole expense, bring an action or actions in the name of the state against the com…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-549 Deposits with State Treasurer; amount required; proof of financial responsibility.
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Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by the certificate of the State Treasurer that the person named in the certificate has deposited with him or her seventy-five thousand dollars per vehicle in cash or securities such as may legally be purchased by savings banks or…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-550 Cash deposits with State Treasurer; execution; not subject to attachment.
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Such deposit shall be held by the State Treasurer to satisfy, in accordance with the provisions of sections 60-501 to 60-569, any execution on a judgment issued against such person making the deposit, for damages, including damages for care and loss of services, because of bodily…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-550.01 Cash deposits with State Treasurer; judgment creditor; payment.
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Upon receipt by the department of a certified copy of a final judgment secured against a depositor, such judgment having been granted for damages arising out of the accident which caused the depositing of security under the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, the department …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-551 Owner may give proof for others.
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Whenever any person required to give proof of financial responsibility hereunder is or later becomes an operator in the employ of any owner, or is or later becomes a member of the immediate family or household of the owner, the department shall accept proof given by such owner in…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-552 Substitution of proof of financial responsibility.
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The department shall consent to the cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance or the department shall direct and the State Treasurer shall return any money or securities to the person entitled thereto upon the substitution and acceptance of other adequate proof of fina…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-553 Additional proof required; suspend license and registration until furnished.
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Whenever any proof of financial responsibility, filed under the provisions of sections 60-501 to 60-569, no longer fulfills the purposes for which required, the department shall, for the purpose of sections 60-501 to 60-569, require other proof as required by sections 60-501 to 6…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-554 Duration of proof; when proof may be canceled or returned; waiver of requirement of filing.
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(1) The department shall upon request consent to the immediate cancellation of any bond or certificate of insurance, or the department shall direct and the State Treasurer shall return to the person entitled thereto any money or securities, deposited pursuant to the Motor Vehicle…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-555 Transfer of registration to defeat purpose of sections; prohibited.
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If an owner's registration has been suspended hereunder, such registration shall not be transferred nor the motor vehicle in respect of which such registration was issued registered in any other name after the date of the accident until the department is satisfied that such trans…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-556 Surrender of license and registration; failure; department to obtain possession; peace or law enforcement officer; duties.
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(1) Any person (a) whose license or registration shall have been suspended as herein provided, (b) whose policy of insurance or bond, when required under sections 60-501 to 60-569, shall have been canceled or terminated, or (c) who shall neglect to furnish other proof upon the re…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-557 License, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege; operating motor vehicle while suspended or revoked; effect.
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Any person whose license, registration, or nonresident's operating privilege has been suspended or revoked under the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act and who, during such suspension or revocation, drives any motor vehicle upon any highway or knowingly permits any motor veh…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-558 Failure to return license or registration; penalty.
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Any person willfully failing to return the license or registration, as required in section 60-556, shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-559 Notice; forgery; penalty.
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Any person who shall forge or, without authority, sign any notice, provided for under sections 60-507 to 60-509, that a policy or bond is in effect, or any evidence of proof of financial responsibility, or who files or offers for filing any such notice or evidence of proof knowin…
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-560 Violations; penalty.
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Any person who shall violate any provision of sections 60-501 to 60-569 for which no penalty is otherwise provided shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-561 Act; applicability.
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The Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act shall not apply with respect to any motor vehicle owned by the United States, the State of Nebraska, any political subdivision of this state, or any municipality therein. Except for section 60-551, such act shall not apply with respect …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-562 Self-insurer; qualifications.
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Any person in whose name more than twenty-five motor vehicles are registered may qualify as a self-insurer by obtaining a certificate of self-insurance issued by the department, as provided in section 60-563.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-563 Self-insurer; certificate; issuance.
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The department may, in its discretion, upon the application of such a person, issue a certificate of self-insurance when it is satisfied that such person is possessed and will continue to be possessed of ability to pay judgments obtained against such person.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-564 Self-insurer; certificate; cancellation; hearing; grounds.
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Upon not less than five days' notice and a hearing pursuant to such notice, the department may cancel a certificate of self-insurance upon reasonable grounds. Failure to pay any judgment within thirty days after such judgment shall have become final shall constitute a reasonable …
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-565 Sections; supplemental to other laws.
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Sections 60-501 to 60-569 shall in no respect be considered as a repeal of the state motor vehicle law, but shall be construed as supplemental thereto.
Repealed. Laws 1961, c. 284, § 1.
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[Repealed or reserved.]
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-567 Actions; cumulative.
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Nothing in sections 60-501 to 60-569 shall be construed as preventing the plaintiff in any action at law from relying for relief upon the other processes provided by law.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-568 Sections, how construed.
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Sections 60-501 to 60-569 shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate their general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact them.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-569 Act, how cited.
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Sections 60-501 to 60-569 may be cited as the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act.
Repealed. Laws 1995, LB 37, § 16.
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Transferred to section 44-6401.
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Transferred to section 44-6402.
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Transferred to section 44-6404.
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[Repealed or reserved.]