2014 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 60 - MOTOR VEHICLES
60-6,230 - Lights; rotating or flashing; colored lights; when permitted.

60-6,230. Lights; rotating or flashing; colored lights; when permitted.

(1) Except as provided in sections 60-6,231 to 60-6,233 and subsections (4) and (5) of this section, no person shall operate any motor vehicle or any equipment of any description on any highway in this state with any rotating or flashing light.

(2) Except for stop lights and directional signals, which may be red, yellow, or amber, no person shall display any color of light other than red on the rear of any motor vehicle or any equipment of any kind on any highway within this state.

(3) Amber rotating or flashing lights shall be displayed on vehicles of the Military Department for purpose of convoy control when on any state emergency mission.

(4) A single flashing white light may be displayed on the roof of school transportation vehicles during extremely adverse weather conditions.

(5) Blue and amber rotating or flashing lights may be displayed on vehicles used for the movement of snow when operated by the Department of Roads or any local authority.

Source

Laws 1969, c. 327, § 2, p. 1170;
C.S.Supp.,1972, § 39-788.01;
Laws 1979, LB 127, § 1;
R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,148;
Laws 1993, LB 370, § 326;
Laws 1995, LB 59, § 6;
Laws 2008, LB196, § 3.

Annotations

The use of hazard lights while driving is proscribed by the plain language of subsection (1) of this section. State v. Warriner, 267 Neb. 424, 675 N.W.2d 112 (2004).