From Nebraska Statutes:
Neb.Rev.St. § 60-3,133. Historical vehicles; emission controls; exempt, when; safety
equipment; proper operating condition
(1) Unless the presence of equipment specifically named by Nebraska law was a prior condition
for legal sale within Nebraska at the time a specific model of historical vehicle was
manufactured for first use, the presence of such equipment shall not be required as a condition
for use of any such model of historical vehicle as authorized in section 60-3,131.
(2) Any historical vehicle manufactured prior to the date emission controls were standard
equipment on that particular make or model of historical vehicle is exempted from statutes
requiring the inspection and use of such emission controls.
(3) Any safety equipment that was manufactured as part of the historical vehicle's original
equipment must be in proper operating condition.
Neb.Rev.St. § 60-140. Acquisition of vehicle; proof of ownership; effect
(1) Except as provided in section 60-164, no person acquiring a vehicle from the owner thereof,
whether such owner is a manufacturer, importer, dealer, or entity or person, shall acquire any
right, title, claim, or interest in or to such vehicle until the acquiring person has had delivered to
him or her physical possession of such vehicle and (a) a certificate of title or a duly executed
manufacturer's or importer's certificate with such assignments as are necessary to show title in
the purchaser, (b) a written instrument as required by section 60-1417, (c) an affidavit and
notarized bill of sale as provided in section 60-142.01, or (d) a bill of sale for a parts vehicle as
required by section 60-142.
(2) No waiver or estoppel shall operate in favor of such person against a person having physical
possession of such vehicle and such documentation. No court shall recognize the right, title,
claim, or interest of any person in or to a vehicle, for which a certificate of title has been issued
in Nebraska, sold, disposed of, mortgaged, or encumbered, unless there is compliance with this
section. Beginning on the implementation date of the electronic title and lien system
designated by the director pursuant to section 60-164, an electronic certificate of title record
shall be evidence of an owner's right, title, claim, or interest in a vehicle.
Neb.Rev.St. § 60-142. Historical vehicle or parts vehicle; sale or transfer; parts vehicle; bill of
sale; prohibited act; violation; penalty
(1) The sale or trade and subsequent legal transfer of ownership of a historical vehicle or parts
vehicle shall not be contingent upon any condition that would require the historical vehicle or
parts vehicle to be in operating condition at the time of the sale or transfer of ownership.
(2) No owner of a parts vehicle shall sell or otherwise dispose of the parts vehicle without
delivering to the purchaser a bill of sale for the parts vehicle prescribed by the department. The
bill of sale may include, but shall not be limited to, the vehicle identification number, the year,
make, and model of the vehicle, the name and residential and mailing addresses of the owner
and purchaser, the acquisition date, and the odometer statement provided for in section 60-
192. A person who uses a bill of sale for a parts vehicle to transfer ownership of any vehicle that
does not meet the definition of a parts vehicle shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor.