Nebraska Statutes 60-4,116. Applicant; department;duties
Prior to the issuance of any original or renewal operator’s license, the issuance of a replacement operator’s license, or the reissuance of any such license with a change of any classification, endorsement, or restriction, the department shall:
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 60-4,116
- Commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
(a) Has a gross combination weight rating or gross combination weight of eleven thousand seven hundred ninety-four kilograms or more (twenty-six thousand one pounds or more) inclusive of a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating or gross vehicle weight of more than four thousand five hundred thirty-six kilograms (ten thousand pounds). See Nebraska Statutes 60-465
- Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nebraska Statutes 60-465.01
- Motor vehicle: means all vehicles propelled by any power other than muscular power. See Nebraska Statutes 60-471
- State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Vehicle: shall mean every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway except devices moved solely by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Nebraska Statutes 60-478
(1) Check the driving record of the applicant as maintained by the department or by any other state which has issued an operator’s license to the applicant;
(2) Contact the Commercial Driver License Information System to determine whether the applicant possesses any valid commercial learner’s permit or commercial driver’s license issued by any other state, whether such license or the applicant’s privilege to operate a commercial motor vehicle has been suspended, revoked, or canceled, or whether the applicant has been disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle; and
(3) Contact the National Driver Register to determine if the applicant (a) has been disqualified from operating any motor vehicle, (b) has had an operator’s license suspended, revoked, or canceled, (c) is not eligible, or (d) is deceased.