Nebraska Auto Transport & Driving Information

Nebraska DUI Laws

First Nebraska DUI Conviction

• Minimum of 7 Days in jail, max 60 Days
• Fines up to $600
• Drivers License Suspension up to six months or one year if B.A.C. is over .15
• Possible alcohol assessment/treatment

Second Nebraska DUI Conviction

• Up to 90 Days in jail or if B.A.C. is over .15 then minimum of 90 days, up to one year
• Fines Up to $500, or Up to $1,000 if B.A.C. is over .15
• Drivers License Suspension – 1 Year or from 1 to 15 Years (If Blood Alcohol Level .15 or above)
• Vehicle Immobilization – From 5 Days to 8 Months
• Vehicle Impoundment - Possible
• Ignition Interlock Device - Possible
• Possible alcohol assessment/treatment

Third Nebraska DUI Conviction

• Between 90 Days or one year in jail or if B.A.C. is over .15 then minimum of 180 days in jail and max five years.
• Fine up to $600, if B.A.C. is over .15 then up to $10,000
• Drivers License Suspension – From 2 to 15 Years or from 5 to 15 Years if B.A.C. is over .15 Vehicle Immobilization – From 5 Days to 8 Months
• Ignition Interlock Device - Possible
• Possible alcohol assessment/treatment

Nebraska Speed Limits

Basic Speed Rule: No person shall drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent considering the traffic, roadway and weather conditions.

• Twenty-five miles per hour in any residential district
• Twenty miles per hour in any business district;
• Fifty miles per hour upon any highway that is not dustless surfaced and not part of the state highway system;
• Fifty-five miles per hour upon any dustless-surfaced highway not a part of the state highway system
• Beginning on and after September 1, 1996, sixty miles per hour upon any part of the state highway system other than an expressway or a freeway, except that the Department of Roads may, where existing design and traffic conditions allow, according to an engineering study, authorize a speed limit five miles per hour greater;
• Sixty-five miles per hour upon an expressway that is part of the state highway system
• Seventy-five miles per hour upon a freeway that is part of the state highway system and upon the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways.