Requirement that license be in possession of driver--Display of license--Violation as petty offense

Each licensee shall have a driver license in the licensee's immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the driver license upon demand of a judge of a court of record, a magistrate, a peace officer, or a field deputy or inspector of the Department of Public Safety. Any person violating the provisions of this section commits a petty offense. Source: SL 1959, ch 261, § 11; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.03B11; SL 1967, ch 203; SL 1974, ch 153, § 46; SL 2001, ch 171, § 35; SL 2003, ch 272, § 23.