Nebraska Statutes 60-497. Conviction of offense authorizing revocation of operator’s license; surrender of license; when required; duty of director to revoke
Whenever any person is convicted of any offense for which the Motor Vehicle Operator’s License Act or the Nebraska Rules of the Road authorizes the revocation of the operator’s license, the court in which such conviction is had shall, if revocation is adjudged, require the surrender to it of all operators’ licenses then held by the person so convicted. The court shall thereupon forward the operators’ licenses together with the action and findings of the court, as provided for in sections 60-497.01 to 60-497.04, to the director. Every court having jurisdiction over offenses committed under the act or any other law of this state regulating the operation of motor vehicles on highways or streets shall forward, in the manner and form provided for in such sections, the action and findings of the court to the director upon the conviction of any person in such court for a violation of any of such laws.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 60-497
- Action: shall include any proceeding in any court of this state. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
- Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Director: shall mean the Director of Motor Vehicles. See Nebraska Statutes 60-466
- 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.
- Motor vehicle: means all vehicles propelled by any power other than muscular power. See Nebraska Statutes 60-471
- Person: shall mean every natural person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, or corporation. See Nebraska Statutes 60-476
- 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
The director shall, upon receipt of such abstract of the judgment of conviction, immediately revoke the operator’s license of the person so convicted, as provided in the abstract of the judgment of conviction.
For purposes of the act and the rules, conviction shall mean a final conviction, and forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant‘s appearance in court, which forfeiture has not been vacated, shall be equivalent to a conviction.