Nebraska No Chase Law
Agency discretion
Does Nebraska have a no-chase law? No — Nebraska has no statewide law restricting police pursuits. Each department sets its own chase policy.
What governs pursuits in Nebraska
Neb. Rev. Stat. 29-211 (agency policy-adoption mandate); 13-911 (third-party liability)
Nebraska Revised Statute 29-211 requires every law enforcement agency to adopt a written pursuit policy and provide pursuit-driving training, plus annual policy review, but it does not itself impose statewide substantive limits (e.g., offense-severity thresholds) on when a pursuit may start. Separately, NRS 13-911 addresses political-subdivision liability to injured third parties during pursuits. Actual pursuit criteria (e.g., Omaha PD, Nebraska State Patrol) are set at the agency level.
Will police chase a motorcycle in Nebraska?
No statewide Nebraska law singles out motorcycles. Agencies apply general pursuit risk-balancing/termination factors (speed, road/weather conditions, offense severity) that can lead officers to break off a motorcycle pursuit for safety reasons, but this is discretionary, not a written ban.
No US state has a literal law forbidding officers from chasing motorcycles. What riders call a "no-chase law" is nearly always a department policy that tells officers to break off a pursuit when the danger to the public outweighs the arrest — and fleeing remains a crime in Nebraska regardless. See the state-by-state motorcycle guide for how this works everywhere.
Sources
- law.justia.com/codes/nebraska/chapter-13/statute-13-911/
- law.justia.com/codes/nebraska/chapter-28/statute-28-1412/
Verified as of August 2026. Department policies can change without notice — check the agency's published policy for current break-off criteria.