(1) Any person duly licensed or holding a valid state identification card issued under the Motor Vehicle Operator’s License Act who loses his or her operator’s license or card may make application to the department for a replacement license or card.

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Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 60-4,120

  • Department: means the Department of Motor Vehicles. See Nebraska Statutes 60-465.01
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • 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

(2) If any person changes his or her name because of marriage or divorce or by court order or a common-law name change, he or she shall apply to the department for a replacement operator’s license or state identification card and furnish proof of identification in accordance with section 60-484. If any person changes his or her address, the person shall apply to the department for a replacement operator’s license or state identification card and furnish satisfactory evidence of such change. The application shall be made within sixty days after the change of name or address.

(3) In the event a mutilated or unreadable operator’s license is held by any person duly licensed under the act or a mutilated or unreadable state identification card which was issued under the act is held by a person, such person may obtain a replacement license or card. Upon report of the mutilated or unreadable license or card and application for a replacement license or card, a replacement license or card may be issued if the department is satisfied that the original license or card is mutilated or unreadable.

(4) If any person duly licensed under the act loses his or her operator’s license or if any holder of a state identification card loses his or her card while temporarily out of the state, he or she may make application to the department for a replacement operator’s license or card by applying to the department and reporting such loss. Upon receipt of a correctly completed application, the department shall cause to be issued a replacement operator’s license or card.

(5) Any person who holds a valid operator’s license or state identification card without a digital image shall surrender such license or card to the department within thirty days after resuming residency in this state. After the thirty-day period, such license or card shall be considered invalid and no license or card shall be issued until the individual has made application for replacement or renewal.

(6) Application for a replacement operator’s license or state identification card shall include the information required under sections 60-484, 60-484.04, and 60-484.07.

(7) An applicant may obtain a replacement operator’s license or state identification card pursuant to subsection (1) or (3) of this section by electronic means in a manner prescribed by the department. No replacement license or card shall be issued unless the applicant has a digital image and digital signature preserved in the digital system.

(8) Each replacement operator’s license or state identification card shall be issued with the same expiration date as the license or card for which the replacement is issued. The replacement license or card shall also state the new issuance date. Upon issuance of any replacement license or card, the license or card for which the replacement is issued shall be void.

(9) A replacement operator’s license or state identification card issued under this section shall be delivered to the applicant as provided in section 60-4,113 after the county treasurer or department collects the fee and surcharge prescribed in section 60-4,115 and issues the applicant a receipt with driving privileges which is valid for up to thirty days. The receipt shall contain the digital image of the applicant.