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Nebraska license points

12 points in 2 years

What the rule says happens: summarily revoke the operator's license

accumulated a total of twelve or more points within any period of two years, as set out in section 60-4,182, the director shall (1) summarily revoke the operator's license of such person and (2) require such person to attend and successfully complete a driver improvement course consisting of at least four hours of instruction approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Points for each violation

Violation, in Nebraska’s wordingPoints
More than five miles per hour but not more than ten miles per hour over the speed limit2
More than ten miles per hour but not more than thirty-five miles per hour over the speed limit3
More than thirty-five miles per hour over the speed limit4
Willful reckless driving6
Reckless driving5
Careless driving4
Negligent driving3
Violate school bus crossing (arm out and flashing red signal lights)3
Using a handheld wireless communication device in violation of section 60-6,179.01 or texting while driving3
Using a handheld mobile telephone3
Failure to yield to a pedestrian not resulting in bodily injury to a pedestrian2
Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic liquor or any drug6
All other traffic violations involving the operation of motor vehicles by the operator for which reports to the Department of Motor Vehicles are required1

These are the lines we have. Nebraska’s full schedule is at the source links and may list more.

Sources for these lines, word for word

More than five miles per hour but not more than ten miles per hour over the speed limit - 2 points;

More than ten miles per hour but not more than thirty-five miles per hour over the speed limit - 3 points

More than thirty-five miles per hour over the speed limit - 4 points;

Willful reckless driving in violation of any city or village ordinance or of section 60-6,214 or 60-6,217 - 6 points;

Reckless driving in violation of any city or village ordinance or of section 60-6,213 - 5 points;

Careless driving in violation of any city or village ordinance or of section 60-6,212 - 4 points;

Negligent driving in violation of any city or village ordinance - 3 points;

Violate school bus crossing (arm out and flashing red signal lights) 3 Points

Using a handheld wireless communication device in violation of section 60-6,179.01 or texting while driving in violation of subsection (1) or (3) of section 60-6,179.02 - 3 points;

Using a handheld mobile telephone in violation of subsection (2) or (4) of section 60-6,179.02 - 3 points;

Failure to yield to a pedestrian not resulting in bodily injury to a pedestrian - 2 points;

Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic liquor or any drug or when such person has a concentration of eight-hundredths of one gram or more by weight of alcohol per one hundred milliliters of his or her blood or per two hundred ten liters of his or her breath in violation of any city or village ordinance or of section 60-6,196 - 6 points;

All other traffic violations involving the operation of motor vehicles by the operator for which reports to the Department of Motor Vehicles are required under sections 60-497.01 and 60-497.02 - 1 point.

When points lead to a suspension or other action

PointsWithinThe rule’s wordingWhat happensApplies to
122 yearssee the rulesummarily revoke the operator's licensesee the rule

Whether a rule means that many points or more, or more than that many, is in the rule’s own words below.

The rules, word for word

accumulated a total of twelve or more points within any period of two years, as set out in section 60-4,182, the director shall (1) summarily revoke the operator's license of such person and (2) require such person to attend and successfully complete a driver improvement course consisting of at least four hours of instruction approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

How long points last

Accumulating 12 points in a two (2) year time period (counting from the last date of violation) causes automatic revocation of the operator’s license under the Nebraska Point System.

Upon conviction of a violation, points are assessed to a driving record as of the date of violation. Convictions remain on the driving record for five (5) years.

Which date counts

What it means for a particular case is for the agency to say.

All such points shall be assessed against the driving record of the operator as of the date of the violation for which conviction was had.

Taking points off: courses and clean driving

Any person who has fewer than twelve points assessed against his or her driving record under section 60-4,182 may voluntarily enroll in a driver improvement course approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Upon notification of successful completion of such a course by the conducting organization, the department shall reduce by two the number of points assessed against such person's driving record within the previous two years.

Such reduction shall be allowed only once within a five-year period.

Tickets from other states

When convicted of a traffic violation in another state, points are assessed against a driving record as if the violation occurred in Nebraska.

The point system itself

In order to prevent and eliminate successive traffic violations, there is hereby provided a point system dealing with traffic violations as disclosed by the files of the director.

More from Nebraska’s rules

except that one point shall be assessed upon conviction of exceeding by not more than ten miles per hour, two points shall be assessed upon conviction of exceeding by more than ten miles per hour but not more than fifteen miles per hour, and three points shall be assessed upon conviction of exceeding by more than fifteen miles per hour but not more than thirty-five miles per hour the speed limits provided for in subdivision (1)(f), (g), (h), or (i) of section 60-6,186;

Such revocation shall be for a period of six months from the date of the signing of the order of revocation

Individuals under the age of 18 years old who have held a POP for at least 12 months and who have accumulated three or more points on the driving record within the previous 12 month period can complete the course for point credit.

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