Nebraska driver improvement course rules
In Nebraska a driver improvement course takes 2 points off points from the last two years; the ticket stays. It applies once every 5 years.
Rules checked
Nebraska has no state course that dismisses a ticket. If you have fewer than 12 points, a DMV-approved driver improvement course of at least 4 hours takes 2 points off the points assessed in the previous two years (1 if you only have 1). You can use it once every five years, and you must finish it before the violation that would bring your 12th point. The conviction itself stays on your record for five years.
- What a course does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Speed limit for the course
- Not published
- How often
- Once every 5 years
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Speeding points
- 0 to 4 points
- Points count for
- Not published
The Nebraska rule
Every field of the rule. The number points to its source at the foot of the page.
- The program
- Two (2) Point Credit for a DMV approved Driver Improvement Course
- What it does
- Points taken off; the conviction stays
- Set by each court
- No
- Speed limit for the course
- Not published
- Bar at double the posted limit
- Not published
- Open to CDL holders
- Not published
- Open to tickets in a commercial vehicle
- Not published
- Open to learner and provisional licenses
- Not published
- Open to drivers licensed in another state
- Not published
- How often
- Once every 5 years, the rule does not say what the window counts from
- Lifetime limit
- Not published
- Deadline to ask
- Not published
- Court fee for the course
- Not published
- Course length
- 4 hours
- Course price the rule publishes
- Not published
- Crashes
- Not published
Who qualifies
- Not published for CDL holders. Ask your court.
- Not published for tickets written in a commercial vehicle.
- Not published for drivers licensed in another state.
- Speed limit for the course: not published. Your court decides.
- Once every 5 years, the rule does not say what the window counts from.
Left out of the program, in the words of the rule
- drivers who already have 12 or more points
- course completed after the violation that would add the 12th point
Deadline and how to ask
- Ticket writtenDay 0
- Deadline to askBy the date on your citation
The state rule names no day count. The date on your citation or notice applies.
Points in Nebraska
| Violation, as the state lists it | Type | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Business & Residential District: 1 thru 5 MPH (citation on or after 11/14/2020) | Speeding | 0points |
| Business & Residential District: Over 5 thru 10 MPH | Speeding | 2points |
| Business & Residential District: Over 10 MPH thru 35 MPH | Speeding | 3points |
| Business & Residential District: Over 35 MPH | Speeding | 4points |
| County Roads / State Highways and Interstate: 1 thru 5 MPH (citation on or after 11/14/2020) | Speeding | 0points |
| County Roads / State Highways and Interstate: Over 5 thru 10 MPH | Speeding | 1point |
| County Roads / State Highways and Interstate: Over 10 thru 15 MPH | Speeding | 2points |
| County Roads / State Highways and Interstate: Over 15 MPH thru 35 MPH | Speeding | 3points |
| County Roads / State Highways and Interstate: Over 35 MPH | Speeding | 4points |
| Using a handheld wireless communication device to read, type or send written communication while operating a motor vehicle | Phone use or texting | 3points |
| All other traffic violations | Red light or stop sign | 1point |
| All other traffic violations | Lane change or turn | 1point |
| All other traffic violations | Following too closely | 1point |
| All other traffic violations (excluding parking, muffler, no valid operator's license on person, occupant protection or helmet violations) | Other moving violation | 1point |
| Negligent driving | Other moving violation | 3points |
| Careless driving | Other moving violation | 4points |
| Reckless driving (rash, heedless, dangerous) | Other moving violation | 5points |
| Willful reckless driving; DUI 1st and 2nd offense; leave the scene of an accident | Other moving violation | 6points |
| Occupant protection system violations are excluded from the all-other 1-point row | Seat belt | 0points |
Source: Nebraska Point System, Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (opens in a new tab)
Check a Nebraska ticket
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Nebraska traffic school questions
Can a defensive driving course take points off in Nebraska?
In Nebraska a driver improvement course takes 2 points off points from the last two years; the ticket stays. It applies once every 5 years. The program: Two (2) Point Credit for a DMV approved Driver Improvement Course.
How often can you take traffic school in Nebraska?
Once every 5 years, the rule does not say what the window counts from.
How many points is a speeding ticket in Nebraska?
Nebraska gives 0 points for 1 to 5 mph over; 2 points for 6 to 10 mph over; 3 points for 11 to 35 mph over; 4 points for 36 mph over or more; 0 points for 1 to 5 mph over (County Roads / State Highways and Interstate: 1 thru 5 MPH (citation on or after 11/14/2020)); more bands in the table.
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