Any department, board, or commission of the State of Nebraska with jurisdiction over state parks and state recreation areas as defined in section 37-338 and state wayside areas as described in section 81-711, in which motor vehicles of any type are permitted, may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations permitting and controlling the operation of minibikes and designating the place, time, and manner of such operation in the public recreation area under its control. In designating the manner of such operation within a specific location and during a specific time, the department, board, or commission may establish speed limits and restrictions on the age of the operator, noise emission levels, and number of minibikes permitted to be operated within a specific area at the same time. The other provisions of the Nebraska Rules of the Road not inconsistent with sections 60-678 and 60-6,347 to 60-6,353 shall apply to the public area.

Attorney's Note

Under the Nebraska Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class III misdemeanorup to 3 monthsup to $500
For details, see Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-106

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 60-6,353

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: shall include bodies politic and corporate, societies, communities, the public generally, individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, joint-stock companies, and associations. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • 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

Such department, board, or commission may further authorize the supervising official of any area under its ownership or control to prohibit operation of any minibike in emergency situations by personal or posted notice.

Any person operating a minibike in a place, at a time, or in a manner not permitted by the department, board, or commission having control over the area shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.

Any political subdivision of the State of Nebraska with jurisdiction over highways may adopt and promulgate rules, regulations, ordinances, or resolutions in conformity with such sections.