(1) The owner of a motor vehicle or trailer bearing personalized message license plates may make application to the county treasurer to have such license plates transferred to a motor vehicle or trailer other than the motor vehicle or trailer for which such license plates were originally purchased if such motor vehicle or trailer is owned by the owner of the license plates.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 60-3,121

  • Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nebraska Statutes 60-319
  • Month: shall mean calendar month. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Motor vehicle: means any vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power. See Nebraska Statutes 60-339
  • Owner: means a person, firm, or corporation which holds a legal title of a motor vehicle or trailer. See Nebraska Statutes 60-342
  • Registration period: means the period from the date of registration pursuant to section Nebraska Statutes 60-3,184
  • 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
  • Trailer: means any device without motive power designed for carrying persons or property and being towed by a motor vehicle and so constructed that no part of its weight rests upon the towing vehicle. See Nebraska Statutes 60-354

(2) The owner may have the unused portion of the message plate fee credited to the other motor vehicle or trailer which will bear the license plate at the rate of eight and one-third percent per month for each full month left in the registration period.

(3) Application for such transfer shall be accompanied by a fee of three dollars. The fees shall be remitted to the State Treasurer for credit to the Department of Motor Vehicles Cash Fund.