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§ 1511. Carrying and exhibiting driver's license on demand

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Title, Registration and Licensing (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 15. Licensing of Drivers (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter A. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1511
§ 1511. Carrying and exhibiting driver's license on demand
Currentness
(a) General rule.--Every licensee shall possess a driver's license issued to the licensee at all times when driving a motor vehicle and shall exhibit the license upon demand by a police officer, and when requested by the police officer the licensee shall write the licensee's name in the presence of the officer in order to provide identity.
(b) Production to avoid penalty.--No person shall be convicted of violating this section or section 1501(a) (relating to drivers required to be licensed) if the person:
(1) produces at the headquarters of the police officer who demanded to see the person's license, within 15 days of the demand, a driver's license valid in this Commonwealth at the time of the demand; or
(2) if a citation has been filed, produces at the office of the issuing authority, within 15 days of the filing of the citation, a driver's license valid in this Commonwealth on the date of the citation.

Credits

1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended 1990, May 30, P.L. 173, No. 42, § 3, effective in 60 days; 1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 1126, No. 151, § 13, effective in 60 days.
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1511, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 1511
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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