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Nebraska Move Over Law Laws (2026)

Info: On controlled-access highways, Nebraska requires you to move a lane away when approaching or passing any stopped occupied vehicle, including emergency and road-assistance vehicles.

InfoVerified Jun 18, 2026

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On controlled-access highways, Nebraska requires you to move a lane away when approaching or passing any stopped occupied vehicle, including emergency and road-assistance vehicles. If you can't move over, slow down.

Official source: nebraskalegislature.gov →

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Move Over Law in states bordering Nebraska

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

ColoradoInfo
Colorado requires you to move over at least one lane for any vehicle stopped on the roadside with lights flashing — emergency responders, tow trucks, maintenance vehicles and ordinary passenger vehicles with their hazards on (the law was expanded in 2023). If you cannot move over safely you must slow down: to 25 mph or less in a 40 mph zone, and by at least 20 mph in a 45 mph or higher zone. Failing to move over or slow down is a class 2 misdemeanor traffic offense — a $150 fine and a 3-point license violation.
Verified Jul 29, 2026 · Source: csp.colorado.gov · Full Colorado rule →
IowaInfo
Iowa requires you to change lanes or slow below the posted limit for stopped emergency, tow or recovery, maintenance or construction, and waste vehicles, and for any vehicle displaying hazard lights.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: legis.iowa.gov · Full Iowa rule →
KansasInfo
Kansas requires you to move over a lane for stopped emergency vehicles, or to slow down if you can't. A 2025 law (SB 8) expanded it to cover any stalled or disabled vehicle showing hazard lights.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: ksrevisor.gov · Full Kansas rule →
MissouriInfo
Missouri requires you to move over a lane for stopped vehicles displaying red or blue lights, or amber or white lights — emergency, tow, utility and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) vehicles. If you can't move over, slow down.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: revisor.mo.gov · Full Missouri rule →
South DakotaInfo
On interstates and multilane highways, South Dakota requires you to merge into the farthest lane at least 300 feet before a vehicle stopped with amber, yellow or blue warning lights. If you can't move over, slow down.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: sdlegislature.gov · Full South Dakota rule →
WyomingInfo
Wyoming requires you to move into the farthest lane for stopped emergency, municipal, utility or highway-maintenance vehicles. On two-lane roads with a limit of 45 mph or higher, slow to 20 mph below the limit instead.
Verified Jun 18, 2026 · Source: wyoleg.gov · Full Wyoming rule →

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