28-3160

28-3160. Applications of minors;
liability

A. Except as provided in section 28-3161, the following person or persons shall
sign and verify before a person authorized to administer oaths the application of a
person under eighteen years of age for an instruction permit, a class G or M driver
license or an endorsement to a class G or M driver license:

1. If both the father and mother of the applicant are living, have custody of the
applicant and are married to each other, either the father or the mother of the
applicant.

2. If both the father and mother of the applicant are living, have custody of the
applicant and are not married to each other, both the father and mother of the applicant.

3. If one parent of the applicant has custody of the applicant, the parent who has
custody.

4. If neither parent of the applicant is living, the person or guardian who has
custody of the applicant or an employer of the applicant.

5. If the applicant resides with a foster parent, the foster parent.

6. If there is no guardian or employer of the applicant, a responsible person who
is willing to assume the obligation imposed by this chapter on a person who signs the
application of a minor.

B. Negligence or wilful misconduct of a minor when driving a motor vehicle on a
highway is imputed to the person who signs the application of the minor for a permit or
license. Except as otherwise provided in subsection D of this section, the person who
signs the application is jointly and severally liable with the minor for damage caused by
the negligence or wilful misconduct.

C. Notwithstanding section 25-214, subsection C, a spouse who signs the application
pursuant to subsection A of this section binds the marital community.

D. The parents or guardian of a minor are not liable under subsection B of this
section during the time proof of financial responsibility is maintained by the minor or
on behalf of the minor in the form and in amounts required by law for the operation of a
motor vehicle the minor owns, or if the minor is not the owner of a motor vehicle, for
the operation of any motor vehicle.