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(A) Whenever the Department of Transportation determines, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, that any maximum speed limit is greater or less than is reasonable or safe under the conditions found to exist at any intersection, place or part of the state highway system outside of the corporate limits of cities and villages as well as inside the corporate limits of cities and villages on freeways which are part of the state highway system, it may determine and set a reasonable and safe maximum speed limit for such intersection, place or part of such highway which shall be the lawful speed limit when appropriate signs giving notice thereof are erected at such intersection, place or part of the highway, except that the maximum rural and freeway limits shall not be exceeded. Such a maximum speed limit may be set to be effective at all times or at such times as are indicated upon such signs.
(B) On all highways within its corporate limits, except on state-maintained freeways which are part of the state highway system, the Board of Trustees shall have the same power and duty to alter the maximum speed limits as the Department if the change is based on engineering and traffic investigation, except that no imposition of speed limits on highways which are part of the state highway system in the village shall be effective without the approval of the Department.
(C) Not more than six such speed limits shall be set per mile along a highway, except in the case of reduced limits at intersections, and the difference between adjacent limits shall not be more than 20 mph.
(D) When the Department or the Board determines by an investigation that certain vehicles in addition to those specified in Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-6,187, 60-6,305 and 60-6,313 cannot with safety travel at the speeds provided in §§ 70.21 and 70.22 and Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 60-6,187, 60-6,305 and 60-6,313 or set pursuant to this section, § 70.22 or Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,188, the Department or the Board may restrict the speed limit for such vehicles on highways under its respective jurisdiction and post proper and adequate signs.
(Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,190)
PROHIBITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT
The County Sheriff and his or her officers are hereby authorized, empowered and ordered to exercise all powers and duties with relation to the management of street traffic and to direct, control, stop, restrict, regulate and, when necessary, temporarily divert or exclude, in the interest of public safety, health and convenience the movement of pedestrian, animal and vehicular traffic of every kind in streets, parks and on bridges. The driver of any vehicle shall stop upon the signal of any police officer.
(Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-683) (Prior Code, § 5-201)
(A) Disposition and records.
(1) The County Sheriff and his or her officers, upon issuing a traffic citation to an alleged violator of any provision of this chapter, shall deposit a copy of the traffic citation with the Municipal Attorney, unless the citation is just a warning.
(2) Upon the deposit of the traffic citation with the Municipal Attorney, such citation may be disposed of only by trial in said court, or other official action by the judge of the court, including a forfeiture of bail, or by the deposit of sufficient bail with, or payment of a fine to the court by the person to whom such traffic citation has been issued.
(3) It shall be unlawful for the County Sheriff and his or her officers to dispose of a traffic citation, or copies thereof, or of the record of the issuance of the same in a manner other than as required herein.
(Prior Code, § 5-202)
(B) Illegal cancellation. Any person who cancels or solicits the cancellation of any traffic citation in any manner other than as provided herein shall be guilty of an offense.
(Prior Code, § 5-203)
Penalty, see § 70.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-422, 29-424 and 60-680
(A) Any person, or any person’s agent or servant, who violates any of the provisions of this chapter, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, shall be deemed guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $500. A new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
(B) (1) Whenever a nuisance exists as defined in this chapter, the municipality may proceed by a suit in equity to enjoin, abate and remove the same in the manner provided by law.
(2) Whenever, in any action, it is established that a nuisance exists, the court may, together with the fine or penalty imposed, enter an order of abatement as a part of the judgment in the case.
(Prior Code, § 5-401) (Ord. 1-1001, passed 6-6-2000)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 17-207, 17-505, 18-1720 and 18-1722