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June 21, 2022

Omaha Metro Examiners Receive National Lifesaving Award

Lincoln – Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles Examiners Brad Dietlin and Matt Shields received the American Red Cross Lifesaving Award for their extraordinary actions to save the life of a fellow examiner.  The awards were presented by the Omaha/Council Bluffs Red Cross Chapter. 

The below offices will be closed on the following dates:

Monday 7/4 - Fourth of July

Tuesday 7/5 – Nebraska City (Otoe)

Wednesday 7/6 – Falls City (Richardson)

Thursday 7/7 – Geneva (Fillmore)

Friday 7/8 – Tecumseh (Johnson)

Monday 7/11 – Nebraska City (Otoe)

Tuesday 7/12 – Clay Center (Clay)

Wednesday 7/13 – Falls City (Richardson)

Thursday 7/14 – Plattsmouth (Cass)

Friday 7/15 – Geneva (Fillmore)

Monday 7/18 – Hebron (Thayer)

Tuesday 7/19 – Nelson (Nuckolls)

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June 9, 2022

Nebraska DMV Expands Appointment System for Driver License Services

The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles is implementing a new appointment system for driver licensing services. Customers in the Omaha, Bellevue and Lincoln offices will soon be able to book an appointment online to receive the services they need at the time which is convenient to them.

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles recently released a new version of the state Driver’s Manual. The Driver’s Manual is a detailed guide of all the basic principles and rules of the road that all drivers should know.

The manual is available in English and Spanish and with audio online for free on the Nebraska DMV’s website, dmv.nebraska.gov, where it can be accessed on the home page.

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles will begin enforcing a new federal rule in February 2022 that establishes new requirements for some Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) applicants and CDL training providers.

The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles will offer a new specialty license plate for purchase beginning Jan. 1, 2022.

The new Josh the Otter, Be Safe Around Water specialty plate will be sold at the cost of $5 annually for an assigned alphanumeric plate number or $40 annually for a custom message. The fees from the plate will be distributed to a fund that will be used for programs that raise awareness and educate the public, especially children, on water safety and the importance of staying away from water unless accompanied by an adult.

LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles will begin enforcing a new federal rule in February 2022 that establishes new requirements for some Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) applicants and CDL training providers.