§ 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) or (1)(b) is guilty of an infraction.