60-698 Accident; failure to stop; penalty. - Nebraska Statutes

60-698. Accident; failure to stop; penalty.Every person convicted of violating section 60-697 relative to the duty to stop in the event of certain accidents shall be guilty of a Class IIIA felony. The court shall, as part of the judgment of conviction, order such person not to drive any motor vehicle for any purpose for a period of not less than one year nor more than fifteen years from the date ordered by the court, and shall order that the operator's license of such person be revoked for a like period. The order of the court shall be administered upon sentencing, upon final judgment of any appeal or review, or upon the date that any probation is revoked, whichever is later. SourceLaws 1931, c. 110, § 56, p. 324; C.S.Supp.,1941, § 39-1187; R.S.1943, § 39-763; Laws 1953, c. 214, § 2, p. 757; R.R.S.1943, § 39-763; Laws 1978, LB 748, § 27; R.S.1943, (1988), § 39-6,104.03; Laws 1993, LB 31, § 18; Laws 1993, LB 370, § 194; Laws 1997, LB 772, § 6; Laws 2006, LB 925, § 9. AnnotationsThe grade of the offense is determined by the maximum punishment authorized. Carr v. State, 152 Neb. 248, 40 N.W.2d 677 (1950).This section provides penalty for violation of statutory provisions requiring driver to stop in event of an accident. Behrens v. State, 140 Neb. 671, 1 N.W.2d 289 (1941).