2014 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 60 - MOTOR VEHICLES
60-4,182 - Point system; offenses enumerated.

60-4,182. Point system; offenses enumerated.

In order to prevent and eliminate successive traffic violations, there is hereby provided a point system dealing with traffic violations as disclosed by the files of the director. The following point system shall be adopted:

(1) Conviction of motor vehicle homicide - 12 points;

(2) Third offense drunken driving in violation of any city or village ordinance or of section 60-6,196, as disclosed by the records of the director, regardless of whether the trial court found the same to be a third offense - 12 points;

(3) Failure to stop and render aid as required under section 60-697 in the event of involvement in a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another - 6 points;

(4) Failure to stop and report as required under section 60-696 or any city or village ordinance in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in property damage - 6 points;

(5) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic liquor or any drug or when such person has a concentration of eight-hundredths of one gram or more by weight of alcohol per one hundred milliliters of his or her blood or per two hundred ten liters of his or her breath in violation of any city or village ordinance or of section 60-6,196 - 6 points;

(6) Willful reckless driving in violation of any city or village ordinance or of section 60-6,214 or 60-6,217 - 6 points;

(7) Careless driving in violation of any city or village ordinance or of section 60-6,212 - 4 points;

(8) Negligent driving in violation of any city or village ordinance - 3 points;

(9) Reckless driving in violation of any city or village ordinance or of section 60-6,213 - 5 points;

(10) Speeding in violation of any city or village ordinance or any of sections 60-6,185 to 60-6,190 and 60-6,313:

(a) Not more than five miles per hour over the speed limit - 1 point;

(b) More than five miles per hour but not more than ten miles per hour over the speed limit - 2 points;

(c) More than ten miles per hour but not more than thirty-five miles per hour over the speed limit - 3 points, except that one point shall be assessed upon conviction of exceeding by not more than ten miles per hour, two points shall be assessed upon conviction of exceeding by more than ten miles per hour but not more than fifteen miles per hour, and three points shall be assessed upon conviction of exceeding by more than fifteen miles per hour but not more than thirty-five miles per hour the speed limits provided for in subdivision (1)(e), (f), (g), or (h) of section 60-6,186; and

(d) More than thirty-five miles per hour over the speed limit - 4 points;

(11) Failure to yield to a pedestrian not resulting in bodily injury to a pedestrian - 2 points;

(12) Failure to yield to a pedestrian resulting in bodily injury to a pedestrian - 4 points;

(13) Using a handheld wireless communication device in violation of section 60-6,179.01 or texting while driving in violation of subsection (1) or (3) of section 60-6,179.02 - 3 points;

(14) Using a handheld mobile telephone in violation of subsection (2) or (4) of section 60-6,179.02 - 3 points;

(15) Unlawful obstruction or interference of the view of an operator in violation of section 60-6,256 - 1 point;

(16) A violation of subsection (1) of section 60-6,175 - 3 points; and

(17) All other traffic violations involving the operation of motor vehicles by the operator for which reports to the Department of Motor Vehicles are required under sections 60-497.01 and 60-497.02 - 1 point.

Subdivision (17) of this section does not include violations involving an occupant protection system pursuant to section 60-6,270, parking violations, violations for operating a motor vehicle without a valid operator's license in the operator's possession, muffler violations, overwidth, overheight, or overlength violations, motorcycle or moped protective helmet violations, or overloading of trucks.

All such points shall be assessed against the driving record of the operator as of the date of the violation for which conviction was had. Points may be reduced by the department under section 60-4,188.

In all cases, the forfeiture of bail not vacated shall be regarded as equivalent to the conviction of the offense with which the operator was charged.

The point system shall not apply to persons convicted of traffic violations committed while operating a bicycle or an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in section 60-618.02.

Source

Laws 1953, c. 219, § 1, p. 768;
Laws 1955, c. 156, § 1, p. 457;
Laws 1957, c. 168, § 1, p. 587;
Laws 1957, c. 366, § 26, p. 1261;
Laws 1959, c. 169, § 2, p. 617;
Laws 1959, c. 174, § 1, p. 625;
Laws 1961, c. 185, § 3, p. 571;
Laws 1967, c. 235, § 2, p. 630;
R.R.S.1943, § 39-7,128;
Laws 1974, LB 590, § 1;
Laws 1974, LB 873, § 4;
Laws 1975, LB 328, § 1;
Laws 1975, LB 381, § 4;
Laws 1976, LB 265, § 1;
Laws 1983, LB 204, § 1;
Laws 1985, LB 496, § 2;
Laws 1987, LB 224, § 3;
Laws 1987, LB 430, § 3;
Laws 1988, LB 428, § 6;
Laws 1992, LB 958, § 2;
R.S.Supp.,1992, § 39-669.26;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 80;
Laws 1993, LB 575, § 17;
Laws 1996, LB 901, § 2;
Laws 2001, LB 166, § 3;
Laws 2001, LB 773, § 14;
Laws 2002, LB 1105, § 446;
Laws 2006, LB 925, § 3;
Laws 2007, LB35, § 1;
Laws 2008, LB621, § 1;
Laws 2010, LB945, § 1;
Laws 2011, LB500, § 1;
Laws 2012, LB751, § 40;
Laws 2012, LB1039, § 1;
Laws 2014, LB983, § 54.
Operative Date: March 29, 2014

Cross References

Assessment of points when person is placed on probation, see section 60-497.01.

Annotations

Pursuant to subsection (13) of this section, points are assessed against a driver's record as of the date of the violation rather than the date the Director of Motor Vehicles becomes aware of the violation. Delgado v. Abramson, 254 Neb. 606, 578 N.W.2d 833 (1998).