A.R.S. § 28-3169: Driver License Possession Requirement
Possession and display of driver license; defense
Do you have to carry your driver license while driving in Arizona?
In Arizona, yes: a licensee must have a legible driver license in their immediate possession while operating a vehicle and must display it on demand of a police officer, justice of the peace, or department inspector. A person cited for violating this rule has a defense if they later produce a license that was valid at the time of the alleged violation.
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28-3169. Possession and display of driver license; defense
A. A licensee shall have a legible driver license in the licensee's immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle. On demand of a justice of the peace, a police officer or a field deputy or inspector of the department, a licensee shall display the license.
B. A person who is served a complaint for violating this section is not responsible if the person produces in court or the office of the police officer or field deputy or inspector of the department a legible driver license or an authorized duplicate of the license issued to the person that was valid at the time of the alleged violation of this section.
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