A motor vehicle tax is imposed on motor vehicles registered for operation upon the highways of this state, except: (1) Motor vehicles exempt from the registration fee in section 60-3,160 ; (2) One motor vehicle owned and used for his or her personal transportation by a disabled veteran or blind veteran of the United States Armed Forces as defined in section 77-202.23">77-202.23 whose disability or blindness is recognized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and who was discharged or otherwise separated with a characterization of honorable if an application for the exemption has been approved under subsection (1) of section 60-3,189 ; (3) Motor vehicles owned by Indians who are members of an Indian tribe; (4) Motor vehicles owned by a member of the United States Armed Forces serving in this state in compliance with military or naval orders or his or her spouse if such servicemember or spouse is a resident of a state other than Nebraska; (5) Motor vehicles owned by the state and its governmental subdivisions and exempt as provided in subdivision (1)(a) or (b) of section 77-202 ; (6) Motor vehicles owned and used exclusively by an organization or society qualified for a tax exemption provided in subdivision (1)(c) or (d) of section 77-202 if an application for the exemption provided in this subdivision has been approved under subsection (2) of section 60-3,189 ; and (7) Trucks, trailers, or combinations thereof registered under section 60-3,198 .
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-3,185
Motor vehicle tax; exemptions
Laws 2005, LB 274, § 185; Laws 2018, LB909, § 66; Laws 2025, LB650, § 10.
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