60-370. County number system; alphanumeric system.(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section:(a) In counties having a population of one hundred thousand inhabitants or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, registration of motor vehicles or trailers shall be by the alphanumeric system; and(b) In all other counties, registration of motor vehicles or trailers shall be, at the option of each county board, by either the alphanumeric system or the county number system.(2) Counties using the county number system shall show on motor vehicles or trailers licensed therein a county number on the license plate preceding a dash which shall then be followed by the registration number assigned to the motor vehicle or trailer. The county numbers assigned to the counties in Nebraska shall be as follows: No. Name of County No. Name of County 1 Douglas 2 Lancaster 3 Gage 4 Custer 5 Dodge 6 Saunders 7 Madison 8 Hall 9 Buffalo 10 Platte 11 Otoe 12 Knox 13 Cedar 14 Adams 15 Lincoln 16 Seward 17 York 18 Dawson 19 Richardson 20 Cass 21 Scotts Bluff 22 Saline 23 Boone 24 Cuming 25 Butler 26 Antelope 27 Wayne 28 Hamilton 29 Washington 30 Clay 31 Burt 32 Thayer 33 4 Adams 15 Lincoln 16 Seward 17 York 18 Dawson 19 Richardson 20 Cass 21 Scotts Bluff 22 Saline 23 Boone 24 Cuming 25 Butler 26 Antelope 27 Wayne 28 Hamilton 29 Washington 30 Clay 31 Burt 32 Thayer 33 Jefferson 34 Fillmore 35 Dixon 36 Holt 37 Phelps 38 Furnas 39 Cheyenne 40 Pierce 41 Polk 42 Nuckolls 43 Colfax 44 Nemaha 45 Webster 46 Merrick 47 Valley 48 Red Willow 49 Howard 50 Franklin 51 Harlan 52 Kearney 53 Stanton 54 Pawnee 55 Thurston 56 Sherman 57 Johnson 58 Nance 59 Sarpy 60 Frontier 61 Sheridan 62 Greeley 63 Boyd 64 Morrill 65 Box Butte 66 Cherry 67 Hitchcock 68 Keith 69 Dawes 70 Dakota 71 Kimball 72 Chase 73 Gosper 74 Perkins 75 Brown 76 Dundy 77 Garden 78 Deuel 79 Hayes 80 Sioux 81 Rock 82 Keya Paha 83 Garfield 84 Wheeler 85 Banner 86 Blaine 87 Logan 88 Loup 89 Thomas 90 McPherson 91 Arthur 92 Grant 93 Hooker (3) Counties using the alphanumeric system shall show on the license plates of motor vehicles or trailers licensed therein a combination of three letters followed by a combination of three numerals. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations creating alphanumeric distinctions on the license plates based upon the registration of the motor vehicle or mbination of three numerals. The department may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations creating alphanumeric distinctions on the license plates based upon the registration of the motor vehicle or trailer and designating plate types that shall display county numbers on a statewide basis, taking into consideration cost, the need for uniformity, factors applicable to the production, distribution, and use of specific plate types, and any other factors consistent with the purposes of the Motor Vehicle Registration Act that the director deems relevant.Source Laws 2005, LB 274, § 70; Laws 2016, LB811, § 1.
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