Nebraska Vehicle Power of Attorney

Introduction

Key Things to Know

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   The Nebraska document is the Department of Motor Vehicles sheet headed Power of Attorney (For Vehicle/Motorboat Only), and it appoints an attorney in fact for the purpose of transferring ownership or making application for title and registration for the one vehicle or motorboat described on it.

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   No notary is involved. The form prints no notary acknowledgment block, and unlike some states it prints no penalty of perjury certification either. Each owner gives a printed name, a signature and a date, and that is all the form asks for.

3. 3

   The DMV prints no form number on this sheet. The forms index on the DMV website lists it as Power of Attorney - Limited, and the posted revision line reads Revised 9/2024, so ask for it by title and revision rather than by number.

4. 4

   The asterisk on the title carries a real restriction: dealers may only use this form when making application for a duplicate title or when odometer is exempt from reporting.

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   Motorboats are covered by the same sheet. The vehicle block asks for year, make and VIN or HIN, with no model, body type or title number field, so copy those three entries from the certificate of title.

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   Two owner blocks are printed side by side, headed Vehicle/Motorboat Owner 1 and Vehicle/Motorboat Owner 2, so a co-owner shown on the Nebraska title signs the same sheet.

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   Titles in the State of Nebraska are issued at the local county treasurer offices, so the signed form goes there with the title or registration application. Apportioned vehicles are titled through the Motor Carrier Services Division instead.

Nebraska Requirements for Vehicle Power of Attorney

• DMV Power of Attorney (For Vehicle/Motorboat Only)

  Nebraska uses the Department of Motor Vehicles sheet headed Power of Attorney (For Vehicle/Motorboat Only), with the posted revision line Revised 9/2024. The DMV forms index lists it as Power of Attorney - Limited. The DMV prints no form number on it, so match it by title and revision date rather than by number.

• No Notary Block, and No Perjury Certification Either

  The Nebraska form prints no notary acknowledgment block anywhere, and unlike some states it prints no penalty of perjury certification in its place. Each owner block asks for Name (Please Print), Signature and Date, and the sheet ends there, so the form can be completed without a notary appointment.

• Purpose: Transfer of Ownership or Title and Registration

  The appointment on the form is for the purpose of transferring ownership or making application for title and registration to the described vehicle or motorboat, and the authority line reads: with full authority to sign on my behalf all papers and documents and to do all that is necessary to this appointment.

• Three Vehicle Fields: Year, Make, VIN or HIN

  The Nebraska sheet identifies the vehicle by Year, Make and VIN/HIN only. There is no model, body type, plate or title number field. The identification number is therefore the only entry tying the authority to one vehicle, so copy it character by character from the certificate of title.

• Two Owner Blocks on One Sheet

  The form prints blocks side by side headed Vehicle/Motorboat Owner 1 and Vehicle/Motorboat Owner 2, each with a printed name, a signature and a date, so a co-owner shown on the Nebraska title signs the same page. Use the name as it reads on the title.

• Dealer Use Limited by the Printed Footnote

  The asterisk after the title of the form carries a footnote that reads: dealers may only use this form when making application for a duplicate title or when odometer is exempt from reporting. If the transaction is neither of those, a dealership needs a different document, so ask before you sign.

• Motorboats Covered by the Same Form

  The subtitle of the form covers a vehicle or a motorboat, and the identification field accepts a VIN or an HIN, so a Nebraska owner uses the same sheet for a boat as for a car. The appointment language does not change between the two.

• File It at the County Treasurer Office

  The Nebraska DMV states that titles in the State of Nebraska are issued at the local County Treasurer Offices, so the signed form goes there with the title or registration application the attorney in fact signs, rather than being filed on its own. An apportioned vehicle is titled through the Motor Carrier Services Division instead.