Bill > LB670

This bill authorizes the display of highway memorial signs to commemorate people killed on Nebraska roadways. The key provisions are: 1) It defines "qualified relative" as a spouse, parent, sibling, child, grandparent, or grandchild of the deceased person, and allows these relatives to apply for a memorial sign. 2) It requires the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) to create and maintain these memorial signs within the right-of-way of state highways, following national standards. The signs will have a safety message, the deceased person's name, and an optional emblem of the person's religious or sincerely held belief. 3) The memorial signs will be posted for 5 years, and the NDOT will notify the applicant before removing the sign, giving them the option to retain it. 4) Memorial signs will not be allowed for persons who died in a collision where they were impaired by alcohol or drugs. 5) The bill also amends existing laws to allow these memorial signs as an exception to restrictions on signs along highways.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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