Nebraska DMV practice test

Prepare for the Nebraska learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.

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Quick answer: The minimum age for a learner's permit in Nebraska is 15 years old. Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual, checked October 17, 2026.

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Key rules from the Nebraska handbook

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Getting your permit and license

  • The LPD learner's permit can be issued at 15 (you may apply 60 days before).
  • Hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
  • At least 50 hours of supervised driving are required.
  • At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
  • The supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.
  • The night limit for provisional drivers starts at midnight (unsupervised driving allowed 6 a.m. to midnight).
  • 12 points in 24 months causes automatic revocation for six months.
  • Minimum liability limits are $25/$50/$25 (thousand).
  • Report an address change within 60 days.
  • LPE: 14; LPD: 15; Provisional Operator's Permit (POP): 16.
  • First six months: no more than one passenger under 19 who is not immediate family.
  • 12 points in two years: automatic six-month revocation.
  • Drivers 21+ may renew 90 days before their birthday; under-21 licenses expire on the 21st birthday.
  • DUI: 6 points; reckless driving: 5; careless: 4; third-offense drunk driving: 12.
  • Texting with a handheld device: 3 points.
  • Convictions stay on the record five years, but points stop counting after two years.
  • A 2-point credit, usable once every five years.
  • Up to one year; it also carries 6 points.
  • Class M: at least 17; under 18 you must first hold a POP for 12 months with fewer than three points.

Rules of the road

  • Children ride in a car seat until at least 8 years old.
  • Sit at least 10 inches from the airbag cover (center of the wheel to your breastbone).
  • $25 plus court costs, and 1 point on the driver's record.
  • Children 12 and younger should ride in the rear seat.
  • Front side windows: at least 35% light transmission; rear windows: at least 20%.
  • A moped: no more than 50 cc, two brake horsepower and 30 mph.

Alcohol and drugs

  • 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
  • For drivers under 21 the limit is 0.02%.
  • The limit for commercial drivers is 0.04%.
  • Refusal brings a one-year (12-month) administrative license revocation.
  • First failure: 180-day ALR; subsequent: one year; refusal: one year.
  • 30 days for a first conviction (90 days for a second).
  • At .05%: twice as likely; at .08%: three times.

How to get a driver's license in Nebraska

  1. Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 15 years old).
  2. Hold the permit for at least 6 months.
  3. Complete 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
  4. Drive only with a licensed supervising driver (minimum age 21 years old).
  5. Pass the road (driving) test.
  6. As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at Midnight.

Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).

Nebraska driving rules in numbers

Learner's permit and teen license rules by state

Learner's permit from age
15 years old
Hold the permit at least
6 months
Supervised driving hours
50 hours
Of them at night
10 hours
Supervising driver at least
21 years old
Night limit for new drivers from
Midnight

Drunk driving laws by state: BAC limits

Drivers 21+
0.08%
Under 21
0.02%
Commercial (CDL)
0.04%
Refusing a chemical test (1st time)
12 months

Car seat and booster seat laws by state

Car seat until at least
8 years old

License renewal, insurance and points by state

Points that can suspend your license
12 points in 24 months
Minimum liability insurance
$25/$50/$25 (thousand)
Report a new address within
60 days

Sample questions

In Nebraska, what is the minimum age to be issued an LPD learner's permit?
  1. 14½ years old
  2. 15 years old
  3. 15½ years old
  4. 16 years old

Nebraska: the LPD learner's permit can be issued at 15 (you may apply 60 days before).

In Nebraska, a driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated starting at what blood alcohol content (BAC)?
  1. 0.04%
  2. 0.05%
  3. 0.08%
  4. 0.10%

Nebraska: 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.

In Nebraska, children must ride in a child safety seat (car seat) until at least what age?
  1. 6 years old
  2. 7 years old
  3. 8 years old
  4. 9 years old

Nebraska: children ride in a car seat until at least 8 years old.

Nebraska permit test: questions and answers

According to the Nebraska driver handbook, the minimum age is 15.

From the official Nebraska driver handbook (Nebraska Driver's Manual). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.

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