Nebraska

NebraskaORV Visible Identification

Nebraska does not require visible identification on ORVs.

View our report to learn more about the 37 states that do require visible identification. Learn how Nebraska ranks compared to other states on visible identification requirements.

Recent Legislative Action

2009

LR143: Authorizes a study of state ORV laws especially as they pertain to local regualtion - or a lack there of - and the safety implications of allowing ORVs on roads (5/21/09: Referred to committee)

2007

LR180: Calls for the Transportation Committee to study potential ORV laws on registration and title, and allowance of ORVs on highways (5/18/07: Referred to Transportation and Telecommunications Committee)

Community Voices Demand Action in Nebraska

Nebraskas are increasingly voicing their concerns about a growing contingent of reckless riders who break the law, damage public and private land, injure themselves and others, and ruin hunting, fishing and hiking experiences for the rest of us.
  • "In virtually every forest that has gone to designated trails from an open system there has been a reduction in miles (of trails). But it's not necessarily negative, if there is active management. You can have 800 miles of junk trail or 300 miles of great trail and people will enjoy the 300 miles of great trails." -- Tom Crimmins, consultant for the National Off Highway Vehicle Conservation Coalition (NOHVCC), "Workshop addresses off-highway vehicle issues", The Chadron Record (10/7/08)
  • "Allowing recreational ATV use on roads would be bad...They're so unstable...They just don't turn the same way as motorcycles or cars." -- Kevin Kavan, Sargent of Nebraska State Patrol, "Bill would open roads to ATVs", Omaha World-Herald (1/29/07)

Recent ORV-Related Media Coverage



ATVs damaging dike that protects Columbus from Loup River water, city official says

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Written by Associated Press   
Friday, April 08, 2011

The city of Columbus is repairing ruts and other erosion problems created by all-terrain vehicles along a dike that protects the city from Loup River flooding.

City streets superintendent Jay Nickolite told the Columbus Telegram that ruts up to 2 feet deep and other problems could weaken the dike.

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Missing Beatrice baseball scoreboard turns up in barn near Firth

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Written by Lincoln Journal Star   
Monday, April 19, 2010

Algis J. Laukaitis

An old scoreboard taken from Christensen Field in Beatrice last week turned up in a barn near Firth.

John Dauber, who lives near Firth, said he found the scoreboard in the grass while helping a friend farm land adjacent to the ballpark.

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ATV driver from Lincoln suspected of homicide

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Written by Lincoln Journal Star   
Saturday, August 22, 2009

A Lincoln man, Devin R. Kreikemeier, was arrested on suspicion of motor vehicle homicide following a fatal ATV crash in northeast Nebraska early Saturday.

The crash killed passenger Travis Williams, a 34-year-old from Brewster, Minn.

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Extension Focusing on ATV Safety in Nebraska

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Written by Media-Newswire   
Wednesday, October 01, 2008

(Media-Newswire.com) - LINCOLN, Neb. — All Terrain Vehicle safety is a paramount issue in Nebraska, and one on which University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension is taking action.

Bob Meduna and Dave Varner, UNL extension educators based in Lincoln and Fremont, respectively, are spearheading the new Nebraska 4-H ATV RiderCourse training program.

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City Council nixes ATV proposal

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Written by Beatrice Daily Sun   
Sunday, June 22, 2008

Joelyn Hansen

The city won’t allow all-terrain vehicles on city streets.

The Beatrice City Council unanimously voted 6-0, with councilman Gary Lytle absent, to deny all-terrain vehicles as a legal form of transportation on city streets.

The issue was raised at the July 7 council meeting by Beatrice citizens who asked the council to allow the use of ATVs on city streets. No action was taken at that time because many questions were raised by councilmembers and the public about the safety of operating ATVs on streets.

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State by State Momentum

Community Voices

"Nevada Sheriffs' and Chiefs' Association worked closely with the Nevada OHV community to develop our current law and we believe that when fully implemented it will be very helpful in dealing with the problems of theft of OHVs and it will go a long way in identifying those who participate in destructive acts on or off public lands."

- Frank Adams of the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association