{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-186.510","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 186.510","heading":"License to be in possession and to be shown on demand.","body":"The licensee shall have his or her license in his or her immediate possession at all times\nwhen driving a motor vehicle and shall display it upon demand to a peace officer, a\nmember of the Department of Kentucky State Police, or a field deputy or inspector  of the\nDepartment of Vehicle Regulation or Transportation Cabinet or, pursuant to KRS\n67A.075 or 83A.088, a safety officer who is in the process of securing information to\ncomplete an accident report. It shall be a defense to any charge under this section  if the\nperson so charged produces in court an operator's license, issued to him or her before his\nor her arrest and valid at the time of his or her arrest.","path":["KRS Chapter 186"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=53610","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:38Z","sha256":"80753d03c2ec11bbdcda2873e1c3e974dacb42a11ce5899a0cbcc7cb7c963385","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-186.500","next":"us-ky/krs-186.520"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}