§ 154-303. License in immediate possession of driver.

The licensee shall have his driver's license in his immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle, and shall display it upon demand of any police officer of the city, or any police officer of the state, or any agent of the department of public safety of the state; except that where the licensee has previously deposited his license with an arresting officer or the traffic court, as provided in section 154-136, and has received a temporary operator's license, as provided in subsection (b) of such section, the licensee shall display the temporary operator's license upon demand of such police officer, or any agent of the department of public safety of the state, the same to serve as a substitute for the license until the date and time shown on the traffic ticket and affidavit.

(Code 1956, § 38-147)

State law reference

Licensee to have license or receipt in immediate possession, R.S. 32:411(D).