2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 75-352 — Registration required; operation unlawful; designated agent; duties.

Section 75-352
Registration required; operation unlawful; designated agent; duties.

It shall be unlawful for any common, contract, or private carrier to conduct any operations under the registration provided for by sections 75-348 to 75-358 until such carrier has registered with the Division of Motor Carrier Services the number of motor vehicles to be operated thereunder and all motor vehicles are identified as being registered with the division in a manner to be provided in rules and regulations which shall be adopted by the division in conformance with federal law and regulations. It shall be unlawful for any common, contract, or private carrier not domiciled in this state to conduct operations under such registration unless such carriers make the filings and pay the fees provided for in sections 75-348 to 75-358 through an agent designated by the division, which agent shall be a corporation, organized under the laws of this state, not for profit, and it has been exempted from the payment of federal income taxes, as provided by section 501(c)(4), (6), or (8) of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in section 49-801.01. It shall be the duty of the designated agent to:

(1) Serve as the true and lawful attorney for such carriers upon whom all legal processes may be served in any action or proceeding against such carrier, growing out of such use or operation of a motor vehicle over or upon the streets, highways, or any other place within this state, resulting in damages or loss to person or property;

(2) Certify with the office of the Secretary of State, in a manner to be prescribed by the Secretary of State, a current list of all such carriers for whom the designated agent is serving under subdivision (1) of this section; and

(3) Collect from such carriers and pay to the division, at the time of making the filings prescribed herein, all fees required by the provisions of sections 75-348 to 75-358, and the designated agent may collect an additional fee not to exceed fifty cents per motor vehicle registered with the division under such sections.

Source:

Laws 1969, c. 602, § 5, p. 2461

Laws 1971, LB 791, § 3

Laws 1982, LB 928, § 61

Laws 1991, LB 337, § 1

Laws 1993, LB 413, § 5

Laws 1996, LB 1218, § 55

Laws 2001, LB 387, § 11

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska