REQUIREMENTS OVERVIEWNebraska Car requirements
Requirements depend on the applicant and can change. Verify each item with the cited agency.
age
Learner’s Permit applicants
The Nebraska Learner’s Permit (LPD) has a minimum age of 15; it allows supervised practice for a POP, Class O, or Class M license.
age
Class O applicants under age 18
The Class O minimum age is 17; an applicant under 18 must have held a POP for at least 12 months and must not have accumulated three or more points during the preceding 12 months.
documents
Initial Class O applicants
Nebraska DMV says an initial Class O applicant must bring one form of primary identification and two documents verifying residential address; the DMV document-verification rules govern acceptable proof.
tests
First-time Class O applicants age 18 or older who never held a POP
Vision, written, and drive tests are required, although the written test is waived for an applicant whose LPD is valid or expired for no more than one year.
tests
Qualifying POP holders moving to Class O
For applicants who satisfy the POP pathway described by Nebraska DMV, the written and drive tests are waived when applying for the Class O license.
passing
Class O written-test applicants
The Class O written test has 25 questions, an applicant may miss five, and a minimum score of 80 percent is required to pass.
applicability
Nebraska Class O license holders
A Class O license is Nebraska’s standard non-commercial operator license and does not authorize operation of a motorcycle or commercial motor vehicle.
