{"data":{"id":"us-mt/61-5-116","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"61-5-116","heading":"License to be carried and exhibited on demand.","body":"(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.\n(2) (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.\n(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.","path":["TITLE 61. MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 5. DRIVER'S LICENSES","Part 1. Licensing Provisions"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0610/chapter_0050/part_0010/section_0160/0610-0050-0010-0160.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:57:49Z","sha256":"5134a088d3879a7388a2ec9945c2eedc760dce1e042024f66f035ace7159ad33","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/61-5-115","next":"us-mt/61-5-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}