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.
(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.
(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.
| EnactedEn. SectionSec. 20, ChapterCh. 267, Laws ofL. 1947 |
| Revised Codes of MontanaR.C.M. 1947, 31-136 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 4, ChapterCh. 348, Laws ofL. 1985 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 503, Laws ofL. 1985 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 17, ChapterCh. 443, Laws ofL. 1987 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 217, Laws ofL. 1989 |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1944, ChapterCh. 56, Laws ofL. 2009 (HB 37 - Campbell, Margarett (D) HD 31) |
| AmendedAmd. SectionSec. 1, ChapterCh. 304, Laws ofL. 2023 (HB 519 - Mitchell, Braxton (R) HD 3) |