This bill amends Nebraska's motor vehicle laws to enhance traffic safety and enforcement measures, particularly focusing on the definitions of "highway work zone" and "speed control enforcement system." It establishes immunity for peace officers and the Department of Transportation from liability for damages incurred during the removal of obstructions on highways. The legislation also outlines conditions for temporarily reducing maximum lawful speed limits due to adverse weather or traffic conditions, and introduces specific enforcement measures for speed limits in school crossing and highway work zones, allowing the use of speed control enforcement systems. Violations captured by these systems will result in civil penalties for the registered vehicle owner, with a rebuttable presumption that the owner was operating the vehicle at the time of the violation.

Additionally, the bill mandates that individuals receiving a warning or citation will not face further penalties for the same violation and ensures that images or data from speed control systems remain confidential, except by court order. It requires annual calibration checks for these systems and daily logs from operators detailing their deployment. The bill also emphasizes the need for drivers to exercise caution near stopped vehicles and clarifies the use of automatic license plate reader systems for law enforcement purposes. It includes provisions for the validity of its sections and repeals certain existing statutes to align with the new regulations.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 60-601, 60-605, 60-696, 60-3203