Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - MOTOR VEHICLES, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 247 - NEBRASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO THE VISION AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS A AND B LICENSES, LEARNER'S AND SCHOOL PERMITS AND SCHOOL BUS DRIVER'S PERMIT
Section 247-7-002 - Vision Requirements

Universal Citation: 247 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 7 § 002

Current through September 17, 2024

002.01 Class A, B and all permits excluding school bus.

002.01A Acuity standards established by the Department are represented in the following table. The required restriction code for each acuity reading is shown in the right hand column. An applicant may be issued a license or permit only when these standards are met as determined using vision testing equipment approved by the Department or as recorded on the Vision Statement.

VISUAL ACUITY

	LEFT	RIGHT	RESTRICTIONS
BOTH
With or Without Corrective Lens			Corrective Lens: Code 1 Without Corrective Lens: None
20/40	20/40-50-60	20/40	NONE
20/40	20/40	NR	2
20/40	20/60	20/40	NONE
20/40	20/70 or worse	20/40-50-60	2
20/40	20/40-50-60	20/70 or worse	2
20/50	20/40-50-60	better than 20/70	6
20/50	20/70 or worse	not applicable	2, 6
20/50	blind	20/40 or 50 (only possible reading)	2, 6
20/60	20/60	20/60 or worse, but not blind	6
20/60	20/70 or worse	20/60	2, 6
20/60	blind	20/60	license denied
20/60	20/60	blind	license denied
20/70	20/40-50-60	20/40-50-60-70-80	2, 6, 9
20/70	20/70	20/70 or worse, but not blind	2, 6, 9
20/70	20/70 or worse,	20/70	2, 6, 9
	but not blind
20/70	blind	20/70	license denied
20/70	20/70	blind	license denied
20/70	20/70	20/70	2, 6, 9
20/80	any reading	any reading	license denied

002.01B Peripheral vision standards established by the Department are presented below. The required restriction codes for each value are shown in the right hand column. An applicant may be issued a license or permit only when these standards are met as determined using vision testing equipment approved by the Department or as recorded on the Vision Statement.

TOTAL FIELD OF VISION BASED ON VISUAL FIELD RECOGNITION THROUGH AN UNINTERRUPTED ARC OF:

A. 140 degrees or greater	No Restrictions
B. 120 to 139 degrees	Restriction 2
C. 100 to 119 degrees	Restrictions 2, 5, 6, 9
D. Less than 100 degrees	License Denied

002.02 School Bus Operator's Permit

002.02A Acuity standards established by the Department require that an applicant for a school bus permit possess at least 20/40 vision in each of both eyes with or without spectacle lenses (glasses) or contact lenses only. If the 20/40 or better reading is achieved with the aid of standard lenses or contacts, those glasses or contacts must be worn when operating the bus. No permit will be issued to an applicant who does not meet these requirements as determined with vision testing equipment and procedures approved by the Department or as recorded on a Vision Statement.

002.02B Peripheral vision standards established by the Department require that an applicant for a school bus permit possess a peripheral vision of at least seventy degrees (70°) in each of both eyes. No permit will be issued to any applicant who does not meet this requirement as determined with vision testing equipment and procedures approved by the Department or as recorded on a Vision Statement.

002.02C No School Bus Permit may be issued to any applicant who does not possess the ability to distinguish the colors of traffic signals or devices showing standard red, green and amber.

002.03 Statement of Vision

002.03A Applicants for a license or permit who fail to perform satisfactorily on the vision test administered by the examiner will be issued a Statement of Vision by the examiner.

002.03B The Statement of Vision shall be a form approved by the Director and shall be the only form accepted by the examiner for the recording of the results of an eye examination by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.

002.03C The results of the eye examination of the optometrist or ophthalmologist as reported on the Statement of Vision will be used by the examiner in lieu of the results of the examiner's examination in determining the qualification of the applicant for a license or permit.

002.03D The Statement of Vision must show that the doctor's examination was conducted within 90 days of the applicant's license examination in order for the Statement of Vision to be considered valid.

002.03E A Statement of Vision indicating that the applicant suffers from constant diplopia will be cause to deny the issuance of the license or permit.

002.04 Special Lenses

002.04A Dark tinted glasses may not be used on the station eye exam unless the applicant presents a signed statement by an optometrist or ophthalmologist indicating that the dark tinted lenses are to be worn by the applicant for night driving.

002.04B When any specially constructed vision correction device includes a lens system attached to or used in conjunction with a carrier lens, the applicant's acuity through the bioptic or telescopic lenses must meet the acuity standards set forth in 002.01A and the applicant's field of vision through the carrier lens must meet peripheral vision standards set forth in 002.01B.

002.04C Licenses issued to persons required to use bioptic or telescoptic lenses shall expire annually on the licensee's birthday. Any such person shall be required to appear annually before an examiner to demonstrate his or her ability to drive and maneuver a motor vehicle as a condition of renewal of his or her operator's license.

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