60-3,222 Payment of fee or tax; check, draft, or financial transaction returned or not honored; county treasurer; powers; notice; return of registration and license plates required; sheriff; powers. - Nebraska Statutes

60-3,222. Payment of fee or tax; check, draft,or financial transaction returned or not honored; county treasurer; powers;notice; return of registration and license plates required; sheriff; powers.(1) If a fee requiredunder the Motor Vehicle Registration Act or a tax required to be paid on anymotor vehicle or trailer has been paid by check, draft, or other financialtransaction, including an electronic financial transaction, and the check,draft, or financial transaction has been returned or not honored because ofinsufficient funds, no account, a stop-payment order, or any other reason,a county treasurer may cancel or refuse to issue or renew registration underthe act.(2) The countytreasurer may take the action described in subsection (1) of this sectionno sooner than seven days after the notice required in subsection (3) of thissection has been mailed.(3) Prior to taking action described in subsection(1) of this section, the county treasurer shall notify the applicant or registrantof the proposed action and the reasons for such action in writing, by first-class,registered, or certified mail, mailed to the applicant's or registrant's last-knownaddress as shown on the application for registration or renewal.(4) If the countytreasurer takes action pursuant to this section, the county treasurer shallreinstate the registration without delay upon the payment of certified fundsby the applicant or registrant for any fees and taxes due and reasonable administrativecosts, not to exceed twenty-five dollars, incurred in taking such action.(5) Any personwho is sent a notice from the county treasurer pursuant to subsection (1)of this section shall, within ten business days after mailing of the notice,return to the county treasurer the motor vehicle registration and licenseplates of the vehicle or trailer regarding which the action has been taken.If the person fails to return the registration and license plates to the countytreasurer, the county treasurer shall notify the sheriff of the county inwhich the person resides that the person is in violation of this section.The sheriff may recover the registration and license plates and return themto the county treasurer. SourceLaws 2009, LB129, § 2.