Each licensee shall have a driver license in the licensee's immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the driver license upon demand of a judge of a court of record, a magistrate, a peace officer, or a field deputy or inspector of the Department of Public Safety. Any person violating the provisions of this section commits a petty offense.

Source: SL 1959, ch 261 , § 11; SDC Supp 1960, § 44.03B11; SL 1967, ch 203 ; SL 1974, ch 153 , § 46; SL 2001, ch 171 , § 35; SL 2003, ch 272 , § 23.