(A) An all-terrain vehicle or a utility-type vehicle shall not be operated on any controlled-access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes. The crossing of any controlled-access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes shall not be permitted except as provided in divisions (I) and (J) below. Divisions (B), (C) and (E) through (H) below authorize and apply to operation of an all-terrain vehicle or a utility-type vehicle only on a highway other than a controlled-access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes.
(B) An all-terrain vehicle or a utility-type vehicle may be operated in accordance with the operating requirements of division (C) below:
(1) Outside the corporate limits the village if incidental to the vehicle’s use for agricultural purposes;
(2) Within the corporate limits of the village if authorized by the village by ordinance adopted in accordance with this section; or
(3) Within an unincorporated village if authorized by the county board of the county in which the unincorporated village is located by resolution in accordance with this section.
(C) An all-terrain vehicle or a utility-type vehicle may be operated as authorized in division (B) above when such operation occurs only between the hours of sunrise and sunset. Any person operating an all-terrain vehicle or a utility-type vehicle as authorized in division (B) above shall have a valid Class O operator’s license or a farm permit as provided in Neb. RS 60-4,126, shall have liability insurance coverage for the all-terrain vehicle or a utility-type vehicle while operating the all-terrain vehicle or a utility-type vehicle on a highway, and shall not operate such vehicle at a speed in excess of 30 miles per hour. The person operating the all-terrain vehicle or a utility-type vehicle shall provide proof of such insurance coverage to any peace officer requesting such proof within five days of such a request. When operating an all-terrain vehicle or a utility-type vehicle as authorized in division (B) below, the headlight and taillight of the vehicle shall be on and the vehicle shall be equipped with a bicycle safety flag which extends not less than five feet above ground attached to the rear of such vehicle. The bicycle safety flag shall be triangular in shape with an area of not less than 30 square inches and shall be day-glow in color.
(D) All-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles may be operated without complying with division (C) below on highways in parades which have been authorized by the state or any department, board, commission or political subdivision of the state.
(E) The crossing of a highway other than a controlled-access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes shall be permitted by an all-terrain vehicle or a utility-type vehicle without complying with division (C) above only if:
(1) The crossing is made at an angle of approximately ninety degrees to the direction of the highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing;
(2) The vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;
(3) The operator yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate potential hazard;
(4) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with another highway; and
(5) Both the headlight and taillight of the vehicle are on when the crossing is made.
(F) All-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles may be operated outside the corporate limits of any municipality by electric utility personnel within the course of their employment in accordance with the operation requirements of division (C) above, except that the operation of the vehicle pursuant to this division (F) need not be limited to the hours between sunrise and sunset.
(G) The village may adopt an ordinance authorizing the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles within the corporate limits of the village if the operation is in accordance with division (C) above. The village may place other restrictions on the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles within its corporate limits.
(H) A county board may adopt a resolution authorizing the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles within any unincorporated village within the county if the operation is in accordance with division (C) above. The county may place other restrictions on the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility-type vehicles within the unincorporated village.
(I) Except as provided in division (J) below, the crossing of a controlled-access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes shall be permitted by a utility-type vehicle if the operation is in accordance with the operation requirements of division (C) above and if the following requirements are met:
(1) The crossing is made at an intersection that:
(a) Is controlled by a traffic control signal; or
(b) For any intersection located outside the corporate limits of the village is controlled by stop signs.
(2) The crossing at such intersection is made in compliance with the traffic control signal or stop signs; and
(3) The crossing at such intersection is specifically authorized as follows:
(a) If such intersection is located within the corporate limits of the village, by ordinance of such village;
(b) If such intersection is located within an unincorporated village, by resolution of the county board of the county in which such unincorporated village is located; or
(c) If such intersection is located outside the corporate limits the or village and outside any unincorporated village, by resolution of the county board of the county in which such intersection is located.
(J) When the use of the all-terrain vehicle or utility-type vehicle is for an agricultural purpose, the crossing of a controlled-access highway with more than two marked traffic lanes shall be permitted if such vehicle is operated in accordance with division (C) above.
(Neb. RS 60-6,356) Penalty, see § 72.999