Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 66 - Motor Vehicles. > Article 5 - Licensing of Operators and Chauffeurs; Financial Responsibility; Uninsured Motorists' Insurance; Identification Cards, 66-5-1 through 66-5-504. > Section 66-5-16 - License to be carried and exhibited on demand.

Section 66-5-16 - License to be carried and exhibited on demand.

66-5-16. License to be carried and exhibited on demand.

Every licensee shall have his driver's license in his immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the license upon demand of a magistrate, a peace officer or a field deputy or inspector of the division. However, no person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he produces in court a driver's license theretofore issued to him and valid at the time of his arrest.