Roadwise States Nebraska Driving lessons Suspension, revocation and impoundment Nebraska driving lesson · Suspensions, Revocations & Points
Suspension, revocation and impoundment A 3-minute lesson from the Nebraska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Suspensions, Revocations & Points
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 25, 26 Nebraska can take away your driving privilege in several ways. The word used tells you who takes the license, for how long, and how you get it back.
Suspension Temporary removal of the valid license and driving privilege. It stays in effect until reinstatement requirements are met and fees are paid.
Handbook p. 25 ↗ Revocation Removal of the license privilege and taking of the license for a specific period of time. Reinstatement requirements and fees must be met.
Handbook p. 25 ↗ Impoundment The court seizes and holds your license, orders you not to drive for a set period, and then returns the license.
Handbook p. 25 ↗ Confiscation A law enforcement officer seizes your license because you refused to submit to, or failed, an alcohol content test.
Handbook p. 25 ↗ 15 days Life of the temporary license issued at confiscation; then the license is revoked unless a DMV hearing dismisses the violation
Handbook p. 25 ↗ Your license may be suspended, revoked or impounded for: Motor vehicle homicide, or using a vehicle while committing a crime Repeated violations of traffic laws in any state Being arrested or convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs Falsifying or withholding information on a license application Leaving a crash scene without leaving your name and address Not complying with a citation or court judgment in Nebraska or another state Alcoholism and drug addiction Fleeing from a law officer to avoid arrest Failing to submit to a chemical test, or reckless driving Handbook p. 25 ↗ It can also happen for: Minor in possession, a juvenile drug violation, or any juvenile court conviction Letting someone else use your license, or having someone else take your license test Conviction of No Proof of Insurance No minimum insurance ($25,000 property, $50,000 personal injury) plus an at-fault crash Failing to comply with a child or alimony support order Under 21: not completing a driver improvement course after 6 points in one year Intoxicated transportation of a child Violating the terms of an LPE, SCP or LPD Handbook p. 26 ↗ Know the rule
If you violate the terms of a School Learner's Permit, School Permit or Learner's Permit, you also won't be eligible for any permit until you reach age 16.
Handbook p. 26 ↗ Put it into practice
A 15-year-old with an LPD is caught driving alone, with no licensed adult beside her. Besides losing that permit, she won't be eligible for any permit until she turns 16.
A useful reminder Impoundment: the COURT holds the license. Confiscation: the OFFICER takes it after a failed or refused alcohol test.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
What is the difference between a license suspension and a revocation? Suspension is temporary removal They are legally identical in Nebraska Suspension is permanent; revocation is temporary Revocation only applies to commercial drivers Answer: Suspension is temporary removal
Suspension is temporary removal of the license; revocation removes the privilege for a set period.
Handbook p. 25 ↗ What is a license 'impoundment'? The DMV removes the license for a specific period The court seizes and holds the license An officer seizes it after a failed alcohol test The DMV cancels the license after a recall exam Answer: The court seizes and holds the license
Impoundment is the seizure and holding of the license by the court, which returns it after the ordered period.
Handbook p. 25 ↗ License 'confiscation' occurs when a driver: Is convicted of reckless driving Accumulates 12 points in two years Refuses or fails an alcohol content test Leaves the scene of a crash Answer: Refuses or fails an alcohol content test
Confiscation happens when a driver refuses or fails a chemical alcohol test.
Handbook p. 25 ↗ A temporary license issued after a confiscation is valid for how many days? 7 days 30 days 45 days 15 days Answer: 15 days
The temporary license issued after confiscation is valid for 15 days.
Handbook p. 25 ↗ Which of these can result in a license suspension or revocation? Falsifying information on a license application Receiving a parking ticket Getting a warning at a traffic stop Failing the written test once Answer: Falsifying information on a license application
Falsifying application information is grounds for suspension or revocation.
Handbook p. 25 ↗ A teen who violates the terms of a School Learner's Permit, School Permit or Learner's Permit becomes ineligible for any permit until age: Age 14 Age 16 Age 15 Age 18 Answer: Age 16
Besides possible suspension or revocation, violating LPE, SCP or LPD terms makes the person ineligible for any permit until age 16.
Handbook p. 26 ↗ Previous lesson The School Permit (SCP) Next lesson The point system More in Suspensions, Revocations & Points About the source Roadwise’s Nebraska course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 25, 26. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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