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Utah Code Title 53. Public Safety Code § 53-3-217. License to be carried when driving motor vehicle--Production in court--Violation

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1)(a) The licensee shall have his license certificate in his immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle.

(b) A licensee shall display his license certificate upon demand of a justice of peace, a peace officer, or a field deputy or inspector of the division.

(2) It is a defense to a charge under this section that the person charged produces in court a license certificate issued to him and valid at the time of his citation or arrest.

(3) A person who violates Subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) is guilty of an infraction.

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