Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 15 - Licensing of Drivers
Section 1511 - Carrying and exhibiting driver's license on demand


(a) General rule.--Every licensee shall possess a driver's license issued to the licensee at all times when driving a motor vehicle and shall exhibit the license upon demand by a police officer, and when requested by the police officer the licensee shall write the licensee's name in the presence of the officer in order to provide identity.
(b) Production to avoid penalty.--No person shall be convicted of violating this section or section 1501(a) (relating to drivers required to be licensed) if the person:
(1) produces at the headquarters of the police officer who demanded to see the person's license, within 15 days of the demand, a driver's license valid in this Commonwealth at the time of the demand; or
(2) if a citation has been filed, produces at the office of the issuing authority, within 15 days of the filing of the citation, a driver's license valid in this Commonwealth on the date of the citation.
(May 30, 1990, P.L.173, No.42, eff. 60 days; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1126, No.151, eff. 60 days)

1998 Amendment. Act 151 amended subsec. (b).

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Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

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Chapter 15 - Licensing of Drivers

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 1501 - Drivers required to be licensed

Section 1502 - Persons exempt from licensing

Section 1503 - Persons ineligible for licensing; license issuance to minors; junior driver's license

Section 1504 - Classes of licenses

Section 1505 - Learners' permits

Section 1506 - Application for driver's license or learner's permit

Section 1507 - Application for driver's license or learner's permit by minor

Section 1508 - Examination of applicant for driver's license

Section 1508.1 - Physical examinations

Section 1509 - Qualifications for school bus driver endorsement

Section 1510 - Issuance and content of driver's license

Section 1511 - Carrying and exhibiting driver's license on demand

Section 1512 - Restrictions on drivers' licenses

Section 1513 - Duplicate and substitute drivers' licenses and learners' permits

Section 1514 - Expiration and renewal of drivers' licenses

Section 1515 - Notice of change of name or address

Section 1516 - Department records

Section 1517 - Medical Advisory Board

Section 1518 - Reports on mental or physical disabilities or disorders

Section 1519 - Determination of incompetency

Section 1520 - Acknowledgment of littering provisions

Section 1531 - Administration of system by department

Section 1532 - Suspension of operating privilege

Section 1533 - Suspension of operating privilege for failure to respond to citation

Section 1534 - Notice of acceptance of Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition

Section 1535 - Schedule of convictions and points

Section 1536 - Notice of assignment of points

Section 1537 - Removal of points

Section 1538 - School, examination or hearing on accumulation of points or excessive speeding

Section 1539 - Suspension of operating privilege on accumulation of points

Section 1540 - Surrender of license

Section 1541 - Period of disqualification, revocation or suspension of operating privilege

Section 1542 - Revocation of habitual offender's license

Section 1543 - Driving while operating privilege is suspended or revoked

Section 1544 - Additional period of revocation or suspension

Section 1545 - Restoration of operating privilege

Section 1546 - Suspension or revocation of nonresident's operating privilege

Section 1547 - Chemical testing to determine amount of alcohol or controlled substance

Section 1548 - Requirements for driving under influence offenders

Section 1549 - Establishment of schools

Section 1550 - Judicial review

Section 1551 - Notice of department action

Section 1552 - Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition

Section 1553 - Occupational limited license

Section 1554 - Probationary license

Section 1555 - Delay of suspension, revocation or disqualification

Section 1556 - Ignition interlock limited license

Section 1571 - Violations concerning licenses

Section 1572 - Cancellation of driver's license

Section 1573 - Displaying a foreign license during suspension or revocation

Section 1574 - Permitting unauthorized person to drive

Section 1575 - Permitting violation of title

Section 1576 - Local authorities liable for negligence of their employees (Repealed)

Section 1581 - Driver's License Compact

Section 1582 - Definitions

Section 1583 - Compensation of compact administrator

Section 1584 - Furnishing of information to other states

Section 1585 - Actions of courts and other agencies

Section 1586 - Duties of department