{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-53-3-217","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 53-3-217","heading":"License to be carried when driving motor vehicle -- Production in court -- Violation.","body":"(1)\n(a) The licensee shall have his license certificate in his immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle.\n(b) A licensee shall display his license certificate upon demand of a justice of peace, a peace officer, or a field deputy or inspector of the division.\n(2) It is a defense to a charge under this section that the person charged produces in court a license certificate issued to him and valid at the time of his citation or arrest.\n(3) A person who violates Subsection (1)(a) or (1)(b) is guilty of an infraction.","path":["Title 53 Public Safety Code","Chapter 53-3 Uniform Driver License Act","Part 53-3-2 Driver Licensing Act"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter3/53-3-S217.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"94e622faee458aa177c3d49694d60b4ea1ac127020b5d5d166aec0e1d1f817f5","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-53-3-216","next":"us-ut/utah-code-53-3-218"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}