Section 28-5851 - DefinitionsIn this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Declared gross weight" has the same meaning prescribed in section 28-5431. If a declaration has not been made, declared gross weight means gross weight.2. "Gross weight" has the same meaning prescribed in section 28-5431.3. "Motor carrier" means a person who operates or causes to be operated a motor vehicle on a public highway.4. "Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled motor driven vehicle that has a declared gross vehicle weight of more than twelve thousand pounds and that is subject to vehicle registration before lawful operation on the public highways in this state, excluding a motor vehicle that is exempt from gross weight fees pursuant to section 28-5432.5. "Public highway" means any way or place in this state that is constructed or maintained with public monies and that is open to use by the public as a matter of right for the purpose of vehicular travel, including a highway under construction.