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Home » DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES 8/11/23

DOUGLAS COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICES 8/11/23

DOUGLAS COUNTY

BOARD OF MENTAL HEALTH

THE DISTRICT COURT OF NEBRASKA

FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

 

The District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, seeks qualified citizens for appointment to a four-year term on the Board of Mental Health of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Nebraska, County of Douglas.  Pursuant to Nebraska Revised Statutes §71-915 (Reissue 2018), the Presiding District Judge appoints the Board’s members, who include a lawyer licensed to practice law in Nebraska, and any two of the following, but not more than one from each category:  a physician; a psychologist; a psychiatric nurse; a licensed clinical social worker or a licensed independent clinical social worker; a licensed independent mental health practitioner who is not a social worker; or a layperson with a demonstrated interest in mental-health and substance-dependency issues.  The Presiding Judge also appoints at least one alternate for each Board member.  The Board meets each Tuesday and Thursday in a variety of locations in Douglas County.  Members of the Board are compensated at an hourly rate to be determined by the Presiding District Judge, but in any event not less than $50.00 for each hearing of the Board.

Qualified citizens should submit a letter of interest, along with a resume, to the District Court Administrator, Douglas County District Court, Hall of Justice, Ste 500, Omaha, Nebraska 68183-0001, or by email to applicants@dc4dc.com by not later than Friday, August 11, 2023.

 

T. Olon Engleman

Presiding District Court Judge

August 1, 2023

 

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Notice of Public Meeting of the

Douglas County Board of Equalization,

the Douglas County

Board of Corrections, and the

Douglas County Board of Commissioners

 

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, the Douglas County Board of Equalization, the Douglas County Board of Corrections, and the Douglas County Board of Commissioners will meet consecutively beginning at 9:00 a.m.  The meetings will be held at the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam, Legislative Chamber, Omaha, NE.  The meetings will be open to the general public.

A list of applications from organizations seeking tax exemption, descriptions of the property, and recommendations of the Douglas County Assessor/Register of Deeds, to be heard by the Douglas County Board of Equalization on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, are available in the Douglas County Assessor/Register of Deeds office.

The meeting agendas, kept continually current, are readily available for public inspection in the Commissioners’ Office in the Civic Center during normal business hours.  Also available for public inspection will be any corresponding documentation that is provided to the Commissioners’ Office prior to the weekly County Board meeting.  Except for items of an emergency nature, the agendas shall not be enlarged later than 24 hours before the scheduled meeting commencement.  The Board has the right to modify its agenda to include items of an emergency nature only when the meeting is in session.

Committee meetings scheduled for the month will be listed on the County’s website at www.douglascounty-ne.gov and on the County Board Agenda.

 

Join the Board Meeting via Zoom:

https://zoom.us/j/94512986711?pwd=YU1NUnJwN1ZnZ2RIdDhlSDZGZVcyZz09

Meeting ID: 945 1298 6711

Passcode: 187214

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Dial 312 626 6799

Meeting ID: 945 1298 6711

Passcode: 187214

 

Mary Ann Borgeson

Chair, Board of County Commissioners

 

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

HOUSING AUTHORITY

NOTICE OF MEETING

 

The regular meeting of the Douglas County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners will be held in-person at the Douglas County Housing Authority office at 3211 N 90th Street, Omaha, NE and online via Microsoft Teams Meeting beginning at 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on Friday, August 18th, 2023. The agenda for this meeting is kept continuously current and available for inspection in the office of the Douglas County Housing Authority during normal business hours. To request an agenda and/or the registration link to join the meeting, please email adminasst@douglascountyhousing.com.

 

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

NOTICE

 

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved the following Douglas County ordinance on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

 

SID 544 (Newport Hill)

of Douglas County, Nebraska

Golf Car Ordinance

 

Be it ordained by the county board of the county of Douglas do hereby enact and adopt the following Golf Car Ordinance pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187 and Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-6,381(2)(b). The Douglas County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the operation of golf car vehicles on roads within Sanitary Improvement District 544 (Newport Hill) of Douglas County, Nebraska.

 

Any and all Golf Cars, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-116.01, are only to be driven and/or operated on the above named Sanitary Improvement District’s county roads (i) between sunrise and sunset and (ii) on roads with a posted speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less. When operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection, the operator shall not operate such vehicle at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour. A golf car vehicle shall not be operated at any time on any state or federal highway but may be operated upon such highway in order to cross a portion of the highway system which intersects a road as directed in subsection (2) of this section.

 

(1) Any person operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection shall have a valid Class O operator’s license, and the owner of the golf car vehicle shall have liability insurance coverage for the golf car vehicle. The person operating the golf car vehicle shall provide proof of such insurance coverage to any peace officer requesting such proof within five days after such a request. The liability insurance coverage shall be subject to limits, exclusive of interest and costs, as follows: Twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

 

(2) The crossing of a highway shall be permitted by a golf car vehicle only if:

(a) 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;

(b) The golf car vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;

(c) The operator yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate potential hazard; and

(d) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with a street or road, as applicable.

 

(3) Any violation of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements is a $50 fine for the first offense; $150 for a second offense; and $300 for each additional offense (within a rolling 12-month period). Additionally, penalties listed do not include court costs and fees that may be imposed by the Douglas County Court in addition to the penalty. In addition, golf cars not in drivable condition or having a licensed driver may be towed, at the owner’s expense, at the police officer’s and/or Sheriff Deputy’s discretion.

 

(4) For purposes of this section:

(a) Road means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way; and

(b) Street means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel in a city or village and includes the entire area within the right-of-way.

(c) Golf Car means a vehicle that has at least four wheels, has a maximum level ground speed of less than twenty miles per hour, has a maximum payload capacity of one thousand two hundred pounds, has a maximum gross vehicle weight of two thousand five hundred pounds, has a maximum passenger capacity of not more than four persons, and is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting and recreational purposes, and is not being operated within the boundaries of a golf course.

 

Sources:

See Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187; §60-6,381(2)(b); §60-116.1

 

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

NOTICE

 

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved the following Douglas County ordinance on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

 

SID 567 (Anchor Pointe)

of Douglas County, Nebraska

Golf Car Ordinance

 

Be it ordained by the county board of the county of Douglas do hereby enact and adopt the following Golf Car Ordinance pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187 and Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-6,381(2)(b). The Douglas County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the operation of golf car vehicles on roads within Sanitary Improvement District 567 (Anchor Pointe) of Douglas County, Nebraska.

 

Any and all Golf Cars, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-116.01, are only to be driven and/or operated on the above named Sanitary Improvement District’s county roads (i) between sunrise and sunset and (ii) on roads with a posted speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less. When operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection, the operator shall not operate such vehicle at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour. A golf car vehicle shall not be operated at any time on any state or federal highway but may be operated upon such highway in order to cross a portion of the highway system which intersects a road as directed in subsection (2) of this section.

 

(1) Any person operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection shall have a valid Class O operator’s license, and the owner of the golf car vehicle shall have liability insurance coverage for the golf car vehicle. The person operating the golf car vehicle shall provide proof of such insurance coverage to any peace officer requesting such proof within five days after such a request. The liability insurance coverage shall be subject to limits, exclusive of interest and costs, as follows: Twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

 

(2) The crossing of a highway shall be permitted by a golf car vehicle only if:

(a) 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;

(b) The golf car vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;

(c) The operator yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate potential hazard; and

(d) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with a street or road, as applicable.

 

(3) Any violation of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements is a $50 fine for the first offense; $150 for a second offense; and $300 for each additional offense (within a rolling 12-month period). Additionally, penalties listed do not include court costs and fees that may be imposed by the Douglas County Court in addition to the penalty. In addition, golf cars not in drivable condition or having a licensed driver may be towed, at the owner’s expense, at the police officer’s and/or Sheriff Deputy’s discretion.

 

(4) For purposes of this section:

(a) Road means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way; and

(b) Street means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel in a city or village and includes the entire area within the right-of-way.

(c) Golf Car means a vehicle that has at least four wheels, has a maximum level ground speed of less than twenty miles per hour, has a maximum payload capacity of one thousand two hundred pounds, has a maximum gross vehicle weight of two thousand five hundred pounds, has a maximum passenger capacity of not more than four persons, and is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting and recreational purposes, and is not being operated within the boundaries of a golf course.

 

Sources:

See Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187; §60-6,381(2)(b); §60-116.1

 

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

NOTICE

 

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved the following Douglas County ordinance on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

 

SID 528 (Stratford Park)

of Douglas County, Nebraska

Golf Car Ordinance

 

Be it ordained by the county board of the county of Douglas do hereby enact and adopt the following Golf Car Ordinance pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187 and Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-6,381(2)(b). The Douglas County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the operation of golf car vehicles on roads within Sanitary Improvement District 528 (Stratford Park) of Douglas County, Nebraska.

 

Any and all Golf Cars, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-116.01, are only to be driven and/or operated on the above named Sanitary Improvement District’s county roads (i) between sunrise and sunset and (ii) on roads with a posted speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less. When operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection, the operator shall not operate such vehicle at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour. A golf car vehicle shall not be operated at any time on any state or federal highway but may be operated upon such highway in order to cross a portion of the highway system which intersects a road as directed in subsection (2) of this section.

 

(1) Any person operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection shall have a valid Class O operator’s license, and the owner of the golf car vehicle shall have liability insurance coverage for the golf car vehicle. The person operating the golf car vehicle shall provide proof of such insurance coverage to any peace officer requesting such proof within five days after such a request. The liability insurance coverage shall be subject to limits, exclusive of interest and costs, as follows: Twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

 

(2) The crossing of a highway shall be permitted by a golf car vehicle only if:

(a) 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;

(b) The golf car vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;

(c) The operator yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate potential hazard; and

(d) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with a street or road, as applicable.

 

(3) Any violation of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements is a $50 fine for the first offense; $150 for a second offense; and $300 for each additional offense (within a rolling 12-month period). Additionally, penalties listed do not include court costs and fees that may be imposed by the Douglas County Court in addition to the penalty. In addition, golf cars not in drivable condition or having a licensed driver may be towed, at the owner’s expense, at the police officer’s and/or Sheriff Deputy’s discretion.

 

(4) For purposes of this section:

(a) Road means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way; and

(b) Street means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel in a city or village and includes the entire area within the right-of-way.

(c) Golf Car means a vehicle that has at least four wheels, has a maximum level ground speed of less than twenty miles per hour, has a maximum payload capacity of one thousand two hundred pounds, has a maximum gross vehicle weight of two thousand five hundred pounds, has a maximum passenger capacity of not more than four persons, and is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting and recreational purposes, and is not being operated within the boundaries of a golf course.

 

Sources:

See Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187; §60-6,381(2)(b); §60-116.1

 

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

NOTICE

 

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved the following Douglas County ordinance on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

 

SID 531 (The Heritage)

of Douglas County, Nebraska

Golf Car Ordinance

 

Be it ordained by the county board of the county of Douglas do hereby enact and adopt the following Golf Car Ordinance pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187 and Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-6,381(2)(b). The Douglas County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the operation of golf car vehicles on roads within Sanitary Improvement District 531 (The Heritage) of Douglas County, Nebraska.

 

Any and all Golf Cars, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-116.01, are only to be driven and/or operated on the above named Sanitary Improvement District’s county roads (i) between sunrise and sunset and (ii) on roads with a posted speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less. When operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection, the operator shall not operate such vehicle at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour. A golf car vehicle shall not be operated at any time on any state or federal highway but may be operated upon such highway in order to cross a portion of the highway system which intersects a road as directed in subsection (2) of this section.

 

(1) Any person operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection shall have a valid Class O operator’s license, and the owner of the golf car vehicle shall have liability insurance coverage for the golf car vehicle. The person operating the golf car vehicle shall provide proof of such insurance coverage to any peace officer requesting such proof within five days after such a request. The liability insurance coverage shall be subject to limits, exclusive of interest and costs, as follows: Twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

 

(2) The crossing of a highway shall be permitted by a golf car vehicle only if:

(a) 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;

(b) The golf car vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;

(c) The operator yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate potential hazard; and

(d) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with a street or road, as applicable.

 

(3) Any violation of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements is a $50 fine for the first offense; $150 for a second offense; and $300 for each additional offense (within a rolling 12-month period). Additionally, penalties listed do not include court costs and fees that may be imposed by the Douglas County Court in addition to the penalty. In addition, golf cars not in drivable condition or having a licensed driver may be towed, at the owner’s expense, at the police officer’s and/or Sheriff Deputy’s discretion.

 

(4) For purposes of this section:

(a) Road means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way; and

(b) Street means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel in a city or village and includes the entire area within the right-of-way.

(c) Golf Car means a vehicle that has at least four wheels, has a maximum level ground speed of less than twenty miles per hour, has a maximum payload capacity of one thousand two hundred pounds, has a maximum gross vehicle weight of two thousand five hundred pounds, has a maximum passenger capacity of not more than four persons, and is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting and recreational purposes, and is not being operated within the boundaries of a golf course.

 

Sources:

See Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187; §60-6,381(2)(b); §60-116.1

 

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

NOTICE

 

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved the following Douglas County ordinance on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

 

SID 473 (Pine Creek)

of Douglas County, Nebraska

Golf Car Ordinance

 

Be it ordained by the county board of the county of Douglas do hereby enact and adopt the following Golf Car Ordinance pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187 and Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-6,381(2)(b). The Douglas County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the operation of golf car vehicles on roads within Sanitary Improvement District 473 (Pine Creek) of Douglas County, Nebraska.

 

Any and all Golf Cars, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-116.01, are only to be driven and/or operated on the above named Sanitary Improvement District’s county roads (i) between sunrise and sunset and (ii) on roads with a posted speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less. When operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection, the operator shall not operate such vehicle at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour. A golf car vehicle shall not be operated at any time on any state or federal highway but may be operated upon such highway in order to cross a portion of the highway system which intersects a road as directed in subsection (2) of this section.

 

(1) Any person operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection shall have a valid Class O operator’s license, and the owner of the golf car vehicle shall have liability insurance coverage for the golf car vehicle. The person operating the golf car vehicle shall provide proof of such insurance coverage to any peace officer requesting such proof within five days after such a request. The liability insurance coverage shall be subject to limits, exclusive of interest and costs, as follows: Twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

 

(2) The crossing of a highway shall be permitted by a golf car vehicle only if:

(a) 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;

(b) The golf car vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;

(c) The operator yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate potential hazard; and

(d) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with a street or road, as applicable.

 

(3) Any violation of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements is a $50 fine for the first offense; $150 for a second offense; and $300 for each additional offense (within a rolling 12-month period). Additionally, penalties listed do not include court costs and fees that may be imposed by the Douglas County Court in addition to the penalty. In addition, golf cars not in drivable condition or having a licensed driver may be towed, at the owner’s expense, at the police officer’s and/or Sheriff Deputy’s discretion.

 

(4) For purposes of this section:

(a) Road means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way; and

(b) Street means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel in a city or village and includes the entire area within the right-of-way.

(c) Golf Car means a vehicle that has at least four wheels, has a maximum level ground speed of less than twenty miles per hour, has a maximum payload capacity of one thousand two hundred pounds, has a maximum gross vehicle weight of two thousand five hundred pounds, has a maximum passenger capacity of not more than four persons, and is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting and recreational purposes, and is not being operated within the boundaries of a golf course.

 

Sources:

See Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187; §60-6,381(2)(b); §60-116.1

 

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DOUGLAS COUNTY

NOTICE

 

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved the following Douglas County ordinance on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.

 

SID 568 (Majestic Pointe)

of Douglas County, Nebraska

Golf Car Ordinance

 

Be it ordained by the county board of the county of Douglas do hereby enact and adopt the following Golf Car Ordinance pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187 and Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-6,381(2)(b). The Douglas County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the operation of golf car vehicles on roads within Sanitary Improvement District 568 (Majestic Pointe) of Douglas County, Nebraska.

 

Any and all Golf Cars, as defined in Neb. Rev. Stat. §60-116.01, are only to be driven and/or operated on the above named Sanitary Improvement District’s county roads (i) between sunrise and sunset and (ii) on roads with a posted speed limit of thirty-five miles per hour or less. When operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection, the operator shall not operate such vehicle at a speed in excess of twenty miles per hour. A golf car vehicle shall not be operated at any time on any state or federal highway but may be operated upon such highway in order to cross a portion of the highway system which intersects a road as directed in subsection (2) of this section.

 

(1) Any person operating a golf car vehicle as authorized under this subsection shall have a valid Class O operator’s license, and the owner of the golf car vehicle shall have liability insurance coverage for the golf car vehicle. The person operating the golf car vehicle shall provide proof of such insurance coverage to any peace officer requesting such proof within five days after such a request. The liability insurance coverage shall be subject to limits, exclusive of interest and costs, as follows: Twenty-five thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, fifty thousand dollars because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and twenty-five thousand dollars because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

 

(2) The crossing of a highway shall be permitted by a golf car vehicle only if:

(a) 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;

(b) The golf car vehicle is brought to a complete stop before crossing the shoulder or roadway of the highway;

(c) The operator yields the right-of-way to all oncoming traffic that constitutes an immediate potential hazard; and

(d) In crossing a divided highway, the crossing is made only at an intersection of such highway with a street or road, as applicable.

 

(3) Any violation of this ordinance or failure to comply with any of its requirements is a $50 fine for the first offense; $150 for a second offense; and $300 for each additional offense (within a rolling 12-month period). Additionally, penalties listed do not include court costs and fees that may be imposed by the Douglas County Court in addition to the penalty. In addition, golf cars not in drivable condition or having a licensed driver may be towed, at the owner’s expense, at the police officer’s and/or Sheriff Deputy’s discretion.

 

(4) For purposes of this section:

(a) Road means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel, including the entire area within the right-of-way; and

(b) Street means a public way for the purposes of vehicular travel in a city or village and includes the entire area within the right-of-way.

(c) Golf Car means a vehicle that has at least four wheels, has a maximum level ground speed of less than twenty miles per hour, has a maximum payload capacity of one thousand two hundred pounds, has a maximum gross vehicle weight of two thousand five hundred pounds, has a maximum passenger capacity of not more than four persons, and is designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting and recreational purposes, and is not being operated within the boundaries of a golf course.

 

Sources:

See Neb. Rev. Stat. §23-187; §60-6,381(2)(b); §60-116.1

 

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