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2018 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 60 - MOTOR VEHICLES
60-137 Act; applicability.

Universal Citation: NE Code § 60-137 (2018)
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60-137. Act; applicability.

(1) The Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act applies to all vehicles as defined in the act, except:

(a) Farm trailers;

(b) Well-boring apparatus, backhoes, bulldozers, and front-end loaders; and

(c) Trucks and buses from other jurisdictions required to pay registration fees under the Motor Vehicle Registration Act, except a vehicle registered or eligible to be registered as part of a fleet of apportionable vehicles under section 60-3,198.

(2)(a) All new all-terrain vehicles and minibikes sold on or after January 1, 2004, shall be required to have a certificate of title. An owner of an all-terrain vehicle or minibike sold prior to such date may apply for a certificate of title for such all-terrain vehicle or minibike as provided in rules and regulations of the department.

(b) All new low-speed vehicles sold on or after January 1, 2012, shall be required to have a certificate of title. An owner of a low-speed vehicle sold prior to such date may apply for a certificate of title for such low-speed vehicle as provided in rules and regulations of the department.

(3) An owner of a utility trailer may apply for a certificate of title upon compliance with the Motor Vehicle Certificate of Title Act.

(4)(a) Every owner of a manufactured home or mobile home shall obtain a certificate of title for the manufactured home or mobile home prior to affixing it to real estate.

(b) If a manufactured home or mobile home has been affixed to real estate and a certificate of title was not issued before it was so affixed, the owner of such manufactured home or mobile home shall apply for and be issued a certificate of title at any time for surrender and cancellation as provided in section 60-169.

(5) All new utility-type vehicles sold on or after January 1, 2011, shall be required to have a certificate of title. An owner of a utility-type vehicle sold prior to such date may apply for a certificate of title for such utility-type vehicle as provided in rules and regulations of the department.

Source

  • Laws 2005, LB 276, § 37;
  • Laws 2006, LB 765, § 2;
  • Laws 2007, LB286, § 9;
  • Laws 2008, LB953, § 2;
  • Laws 2010, LB650, § 9;
  • Laws 2011, LB289, § 9.

Cross References

  • Motor Vehicle Registration Act, see section 60-301.

Annotations

  • There is no legal requirement that a lien be noted on a certificate of title purportedly covering property not subject to the Certificate of Title Act, even though a certificate of title for such property has been issued. Cushman Sales & Service of Nebraska, Inc. v. Muirhead, 201 Neb. 495, 268 N.W.2d 440 (1978).

  • Under the Nebraska Certificate of Title Act, a certificate of title is the exclusive method provided by statute for the transfer of title to an automobile, but it is not conclusive of ownership. First Nat. Bank & Trust Co. v. Ohio Cas. Ins. Co., 196 Neb. 595, 244 N.W.2d 209 (1976).

  • Certificate of Title Act applies to all motor vehicles required to be licensed with specified exceptions. Bank of Keystone v. Kayton, 155 Neb. 79, 50 N.W.2d 511 (1951).

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