No person shall operate a motor vehicle upon any street or public highway without having first registered the same, and without first having obtained a motor vehicle operator's license as provided by the laws of the state, and the vehicle shall have the registration number plates, furnished by the state or county, displayed upon the vehicle in the manner and place provided by the laws of the state. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle upon any street or alley during the period that his or her operator's license has been revoked or canceled.
(Neb. RS 60-302 and 60-6,213,) (1973 Code, § 5-301) Penalty, see § 70.99