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Title 53 - Public Safety Code
Article 3 - Uniform Driver License Act
Section 217 - License to be carried when driving motor vehicle -- Production in court -- Violation.
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UT Code ยง 53-3-217 (2012)
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53-3-217. License to be carried when driving motor vehicle -- Production in court -- Violation.
(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) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.
Amended by Chapter 51, 1997 General Session
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