Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-370

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session enacted on or before 4/18/2024

Section 60-370 - County number system; alphanumeric system

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section:

(a) In counties having a population of one hundred thousand inhabitants or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, registration of motor vehicles or trailers shall be by the alphanumeric system; and

(b) In all other counties, registration of motor vehicles or trailers shall be, at the option of each county board, by either the alphanumeric system or the county number system.

(2) Counties using the county number system shall show on motor vehicles or trailers licensed therein a county number on the license plate preceding a dash which shall then be followed by the registration number assigned to the motor vehicle or trailer. The county numbers assigned to the counties in Nebraska shall be as follows:

No.	Name of County	No.	Name of County
1	Douglas	2	Lancaster
3	Gage	4	Custer
5	Dodge	6	Saunders
7	Madison	8	Hall
9	Buffalo	10	Platte
11	Otoe	12	Knox
13	Cedar	14	Adams
15	Lincoln	16	Seward
17	York	18	Dawson
19	Richardson	20	Cass
21	Scotts Bluff	22	Saline
23	Boone	24	Cuming
25	Butler	26	Antelope
27	Wayne	28	Hamilton
29	Washington	30	Clay
31	Burt	32	Thayer
33	Jefferson	34	Fillmore
35	Dixon	36	Holt
37	Phelps	38	Furnas
39	Cheyenne	40	Pierce
41	Polk	42	Nuckolls
43	Colfax	44	Nemaha
45	Webster	46	Merrick
47	Valley	48	Red Willow
49	Howard	50	Franklin
51	Harlan	52	Kearney
53	Stanton	54	Pawnee
55	Thurston	56	Sherman
57	Johnson	58	Nance
59	Sarpy	60	Frontier
61	Sheridan	62	Greeley
63	Boyd	64	Morrill
65	Box Butte	66	Cherry
67	Hitchcock	68	Keith
69	Dawes	70	Dakota
71	Kimball	72	Chase
73	Gosper	74	Perkins
75	Brown	76	Dundy
77	Garden	78	Deuel
79	Hayes	80	Sioux
81	Rock	82	Keya Paha
83	Garfield	84	Wheeler
85	Banner	86	Blaine
87	Logan	88	Loup
89	Thomas	90	McPherson
91	Arthur	92	Grant
93	Hooker

(3) Counties using the alphanumeric system shall show on the license plates of motor vehicles or trailers licensed therein a combination of three letters followed by a combination of three numerals. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations creating alphanumeric distinctions on the license plates based upon the registration of the motor vehicle or trailer and designating plate types that shall display county numbers on a statewide basis, taking into consideration cost, the need for uniformity, factors applicable to the production, distribution, and use of specific plate types, and any other factors consistent with the purposes of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act that the director deems relevant.

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-370

Laws 2005, LB 274, § 70; Laws 2016, LB 811,§ 1.

Amended by Laws 2016, LB 811,§ 1, eff. 7/21/2016, op. 1/1/2017.