Registration Refunds and Credits

REFUNDS

Refunds are available for motor vehicles and cabin trailers only. (Non-Resident Truck Owners see below.) If there has been a change in the status of your vehicle, you are eligible to apply for a refund of the unused portion of your registration fees, motor vehicle taxes and motor vehicle fees. (Please be very sure to note the time limit for submission of your refund request.)

If the change in status is:

• Transfer of ownership by Certificate of Title or bill of sale;
• Loss of possession because of fire, theft, dismantlement, or junking;
• For leased vehicles, upon termination of the lease;
• A Salvage Certificate of Title has been issued to you;
• Your motor vehicle is of a type or class the law required be registered, but is subsequently declared by legislative act or court decision to be illegal or ineligible to be operated on the public roads and is therefore no longer subject to registration fees and taxes.

You must submit the following to the County Treasurer’s office in the county were the vehicle is registered within sixty (60) days of the vehicle’s change of status:

• A properly completed Application for Refund*;
• The vehicle’s registration, license plates, and validation decals;

If the change in status is:

• Re-Registration of the vehicle in another state;

You must submit the following to the County Treasurer’s office in the county were the vehicle is registered within sixty (60) days of the vehicle’s change of status:

• The vehicle’s registration, license plates, and validation decals;
• A photocopy of your new registration;

If the change in status is:

• Your insurance company has acquired the vehicle through a total loss settlement and a Salvage Certificate of Title has been issued to them;
• You must submit the following to the County Treasurer’s office in the county were the vehicle is registered within thirty (60) days of the date of settlement:
• A properly completed Application for Refund*;
• The vehicle’s registration, license plates, and validation decals;

Non-Resident Truck Owners may obtain a refund of fifty (50) percent of the original license fee if the refund is applied for within ninety (90) days from the date of issuance. To apply for a refund you must surrender your license plates and registration to the county office where the plates and registration were issued.

For addresses and telephone numbers for the registration issuing sites, refer to County Officials Listing.

CREDITS

You may be eligible to apply for a credit for the unused portion of your registration fee, motor vehicle tax and motor vehicle fee if your vehicle has been disabled and as a result is taken out of service.

If you have purchased a replacement vehicle that you wish to apply the credit toward:

• The license plates, validation decals and registration must be returned to the County Treasurer in the county where the plates and registration were issued at the time of registration of the replacement vehicle.

You must complete an Application for Credit* form and submit it to the County Treasurer. The County Treasurer will then apply the credit towards the motor vehicle tax, motor vehicle fees and registration fees for the new vehicle.

If you have not purchased a replacement vehicle that you wish apply the credit toward:

• The license plates, validation decals, and registration must be returned to the County Treasurer in the county where the plates and registration were issued.

You must complete and submit to the State Treasurer’s office a State Treasurer’s Application for Disabled Vehicle Credit form, which must be notarized and authenticated by the designated County Official.

Application for Disabled Vehicle Credit forms may be obtained by contacting:

Nebraska State Treasurer
State Capitol, Room 2003
PO Box 94788
Lincoln, NE 68509-4788
(402) 471-2455

Once your application for credit has been approved, the State Treasurer will issue a Certificate of Credit. This Certificate of Credit is to be applied against the registration fee of your replacement vehicle and must be used within one year.

Please remember, this is a credit not a refund. You will not receive a direct refund or payment from the State Treasurer.

For addresses and telephone numbers for the registration issuing sites, refer to County Officials Listing.

(*Adobe Acrobat PDF document.)

Questions regarding Refunds and Credits may be addressed to E-Mail or by contacting this office at (402) 471-3918.

This page last revised 9/14/2009.