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Executive Order No. 20-05

Coronavirus - Motor Vehicle Titling, Registration & Driver License Waiver

Governor Pete Ricketts · Nebraska (Governor; Department of Motor Vehicles and county treasurers) (State)

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Jurisdiction
Nebraska (Governor; Department of Motor Vehicles and county treasurers) · Nebraska
Level
State
Authority
Neb. Rev. Stat. sec. 81-829.40 (Emergency Management Act; Governor's powers during a declared emergency)
Issued
2020-03-19 Mar. 19, 2020
Effective
2020-03-19
End
By its terms 30 days after the lifting of the COVID-19 state of emergency; EO 20-30 (July 2, 2020) required renewal of the extended credentials by August 31, 2020 (Nebraska State file, EO 20-30 recital; the emergency ended June 30, 2021 (read as 2020-07-02)
In force
Mar. 19, 2020 to July 2, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Courts and public officesOther
Addressees
  • Department of Motor Vehicles and its agents (county treasurers)
  • vehicle owners
  • driver and CDL license holders
  • ignition-interlock providers
Functions reached
  • DM titles, liens, registrations (county offices closed; deadlines waived)
  • HR driver and CDL credentialing
  • FI liens and titling for lenders (title and lien deadlines waived)
  • SR dealer in-transits and temporary registrations
  • CB
Collection
State motor-vehicle offices, secretaries of state and recorders AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS

Operative words

WHEREAS, counties have continued to close local offices thereby reducing the ability to continue to issue and process Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles' documents.... 1. All titles, handicap parking permits, in-transits, temporary vehicle registrations, and vehicle registrations issued under Articles 1 & 3 of Neb. Rev. Stat. Chapter 60 that expire on or after March 1, 2020 are hereby valid from the date of this order until 30 days after the lifting of the declaration of the COVID-19 state of emergency.... 2. Expiration dates for all valid Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles identification cards, driver licenses, and commercial driver licenses... that expire on or after March 1, 2020, are hereby extended until 30 days after the lifting of the declaration of the COVID-19 state of emergency.... 3. All statutory requirements and deadlines set forth in Articles 1, 3, and 4 of Neb. Rev. Stat. Chapter 60... for the issuance or renewal of licenses, permits, titles, liens, certificates of registration, and other documents by the Department of Motor Vehicles and its agents are hereby waived until 30 days after the lifting of the COVID-19 state of emergency.

Enforcement

Neb. Rev. Stat. sec. 81-829.40 (orders have the force and effect of law); late penalties and interest waived by para. 1

Notes

The recital records that Nebraska counties had 'continued to close local offices' by March 19, 2020; the order kept vehicles, dealers and lenders legal while titling and lien filing were unavailable.

Retrieval note

Signed 'this 19th day of March, 2020' (page 2).