2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 60 MOTOR VEHICLES
60-1901 Abandoned vehicle, defined.

(1) A motor vehicle is an abandoned vehicle:

(a) If left unattended, with no license plates or valid In Transit stickers issued pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Registration Act affixed thereto, for more than six hours on any public property;

(b) If left unattended for more than twenty-four hours on any public property, except a portion thereof on which parking is legally permitted;

(c) If left unattended for more than forty-eight hours, after the parking of such vehicle has become illegal, if left on a portion of any public property on which parking is legally permitted;

(d) If left unattended for more than seven days on private property if left initially without permission of the owner, or after permission of the owner is terminated;

(e) If left for more than thirty days in the custody of a law enforcement agency after the agency has sent a letter to the last-registered owner under section 60-1903.01; or

(f) If removed from private property by a municipality pursuant to a municipal ordinance.

(2) An all-terrain vehicle, a utility-type vehicle, or a minibike is an abandoned vehicle:

(a) If left unattended for more than twenty-four hours on any public property, except a portion thereof on which parking is legally permitted;

(b) If left unattended for more than forty-eight hours, after the parking of such vehicle has become illegal, if left on a portion of any public property on which parking is legally permitted;

(c) If left unattended for more than seven days on private property if left initially without permission of the owner, or after permission of the owner is terminated;

(d) If left for more than thirty days in the custody of a law enforcement agency after the agency has sent a letter to the last-registered owner under section 60-1903.01; or

(e) If removed from private property by a municipality pursuant to a municipal ordinance.

(3) For purposes of this section:

(a) Public property means any public right-of-way, street, highway, alley, or park or other state, county, or municipally owned property; and

(b) Private property means any privately owned property which is not included within the definition of public property.

(4) No motor vehicle subject to forfeiture under section 28-431 shall be an abandoned vehicle under this section.

Laws 1971, LB 295, § 1;
Laws 1999, LB 90, § 1;
Laws 2004, LB 560, § 41;
Laws 2005, LB 274, § 263;
Laws 2009, LB60, § 1;
Laws 2010, LB650, § 46.

Motor Vehicle Registration Act, see section 60-301.