438.01 Vehicle registration.
438.02 License plates to be kept clean, visible, etc.
438.03 Operator's license and proof of ownership of vehicle required.
438.04 Duty of driver in case of accident.
438.05 Driving while license suspended or revoked prohibited
438.06 Provisional operator's permit
438.99 Penalty.
CROSS REFERENCES
Accidents and accident reports - see R.S.N. §§ 39-6,104 et seq.
License plates - see R.S.N. §§ 60-311 et seq.
Drivers' licenses - see R.S.N. §§ 60-401 et seq.
(a) No person shall operate any motor vehicle upon any street of the City without having first registered the same as provided by the-laws of the State, and such vehicle shall have the registration number plates displayed thereon in the manner and place provided for by the laws of the State.
(b) When any trailer is attached to any motor vehicle in use upon the streets of the City, such trailer shall carry a duplicate registration number as required of any other motor vehicle.
(1958 Code § 16.3)
The license plates required on every motor vehicle by the laws of the State, or by the laws of any other state while such vehicle is operated within the corporate limits of the City, shall be kept clean at all times and clear, distinct and free from grease, dust or other blurring matter so that they are plainly visible at all times.during daylight and under artificial light at night, and shall be attached in such a manner as to be clearly readable at a distance of 100 feet, and under no circumstances shall they be obstructed by any portion of the vehicle.
(1958 Code § 16.111)
(a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon the streets, roadways, alleys or highways in the City of Sidney, Nebraska unless the person has a current and valid operator's license for that purpose issued by the appropriate licensing authority of a state or national government.
(b) Any person who operates a motor vehicle upon the streets, roadways, alleys or highways within the City shall at all times carry a valid driver's license issued by an appropriate State licensing authority, and shall present the same, together with proof of ownership of the vehicle being operated, upon demand by a peace officer.
(c) Prohibited Acts. It shall be unlawful for any person:
(1) To display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in his or her possession any canceled, revoked, suspended, fictitious or fraudulently altered operator's license or state identification card issued by the State of Nebraska or any other state;
(2) To lend his or her operator's license or state identification card to any person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another;
(3) To display or represent as one's own any operator's license or state identification card not issued to him or her by the State of Nebraska or any other state;
(4) To do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required by the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act of the State of Nebraska;
(5) To cause or knowingly permit his or her child or ward under the age of sixteen years to drive a motor vehicle upon any street, roadway, alley or highway in the City; or
(6) To authorize or knowingly permit a motor vehicle owned by him or her or under his or her control to be driven upon any street, roadway, alley or highway in the City by any person who is not authorized under the Motor Vehicle Operator's License Act or is in violation of any of the provisions of the act.
(Ord. 1401. Passed 12-1-98; Ord. 1515. Passed 6-10-03.)
The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death to any person or resulting in damage to property, regardless of apparent extent, shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident, shall also give his name and address and the registration number of his vehicle, shall exhibit his operator's license to the person struck or to the driver or occupants of the vehicle collided with, shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance and shall, in any accident resulting in injury or death to a person or property damage to an apparent extent of fifty dollars ($50.00) or more, within twenty-four hours, make a report of such accident to the Chief of Police.
(1958 Code § 16.15)
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