Motor Vehicle Investigator

About the role

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• Hiring Agency: MV Industry Licensing Board - Agency 40
• Location: Lincoln, NE
• Hiring Rate: $24.337
• Job Posting: JR2026-00030138 Motor Vehicle Investigator (Open)

Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):

11-29-2026

About the role

The Nebraska Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board is seeking an eastern Nebraska Investigator. Responsibilities include investigating consumer complaints and acting as an educational resource to dealers. The Investigator will be responsible for a region consisting of counties in Eastern Nebraska as well as assisting other investigators in their regions as needed. Because this is a remote field position, preferred applicants would be from Eastern Nebraska. The Investigator will have access to a state vehicle during normal hours of employment.

Job Duties

• Investigate possible violations of the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act such as open titles, odometer fraud, unlawful use of dealer plates, identification number violations, in-transit decal violations, dealer's failure to deliver title, registration documents and certificates of title by fraudulent means and altering Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs), and fictious or forged information on certificates, applications, or bills of sale.
• Investigate complaints filed against motor vehicle/trailer/motorcycle dealers by collecting and reviewing evidence including copies of all documents related to the investigation and statements made by the parties and witnesses.
• Prepare written investigative reports and mediate consumer complaints.
• Testify at Motor Vehicle Industry Licensing Board hearings.
• Collaborate with the Department of Motor Vehicles, county officials, local law enforcement, attorneys, insurance companies, federal officials, and other entities to facilitate the investigation and provide documentation of relevant facts.

Minimum Qualifications

Post secondary education in criminal justice, business or public administration and previous work experience in the motor vehicle industry, law enforcement, or investigative experience in other state, local or private agencies. Experience can be substituted for education on a year-for-year basis.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current Nebraska Law Enforcement Certification to be eligible for a Nebraska Deputy State Sheriff Commission.
• Bilingual skills, specifically Spanish or Arabic.
• Completion of required annual 32 hours of continuing education and annual Firearms qualification.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills

Knowledge: Understand the techniques and procedures used in investigations and inspections; the principles and practices of interviewing; departmental rules and regulations, and the Motor Vehicle Industry Regulation Act. Experience or the ability to become VIN Inspection certified.

Abilities: Able to communicate effectively; interpret laws, statutes and legal documents; make independent judgments and decisions; interact professionally with licensees, the public, and law enforcement agencies; identify and extract pertinent information from records, conversations, and observations; prepare complete, detailed and factual investigative reports; and collect, organize and present testimony effectively during board meetings, hearings, civil and criminal court.

Skills: Proficient with basic computer/technology software/hardware including Microsoft Office, Outlook email, iPad and iPhone.

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