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Code · Montana · Title 61 — Motor Vehicles · Chapter 5 · Part 1

61-5-116. License to be carried and exhibited on demand.

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61-5-116 . License to be carried and exhibited on demand.
(1)A licensee must have the licensee's driver's license in the licensee's immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the license upon demand of a justice of the peace, a city or municipal judge, a peace officer, a highway patrol officer, or a field deputy or inspector of the department. However, a person charged with violating this section may not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer a driver's license issued to the person and valid at the time of the person's arrest.
(a)Beginning September 1, 2025, a licensee may meet the requirements of subsection
(1)by having a digital or hard copy version of the licensee's driver's license in the licensee's immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and displaying the license upon demand.
(b)Only a digital or hard copy version of the licensee's driver's license issued and authorized by the department is sufficient to meet the requirements of this section.
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