Section 32-12-39 - Requirement that license be in possession of driver--Display of license--Violation as petty offense

32-12-39. Requirement that license be in possession of driver--Display of license--Violation as petty offense.Each licensee shall have a driver license in the licensee's immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the driver license upon demand of a judge of a court of record, a magistrate, a peace officer, or a field deputy or inspector of the Department of Public Safety. Any person violating the provisions of this section commits a petty offense. Source: SL 1959, ch 261, §11; SDC Supp 1960, §44.03B11; SL 1967, ch 203; SL 1974, ch 153, §46; SL 2001, ch 171, §35; SL 2003, ch 272, §23.