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186.510 License to be in possession and to be shown on demand.

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Page 1 of 1 186.510 License to be in possession and to be shown on demand. The licensee shall have his or her license in his or her immediate possession at all times <br>when driving a motor vehicle and shall display it upon demand to the circuit clerk or <br>examiner, a peace officer, a member of the Department of Kentucky State Police, or a <br>field deputy or inspector of the Department of Vehicle Regulation or Transportation <br>Cabinet or, pursuant to KRS 67A.075 or 83A.088, a safety officer who is in the process <br>of securing information to complete an accident report. It shall be a defense to any charge <br>under this section if the person so charged produces in court an operator's license, issued <br>to him or her before his or her arrest and valid at the time of his or her arrest. Effective: June 26, 2007 <br>History: Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 197, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. <br>Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 174, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. <br>Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 20(2), (9). -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 171. -- <br>Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 6. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, <br>effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739m-46.