(A) Driver’s license.
(1) Possession of valid license.
(a) No person shall operate any motor vehicle on the highways without having in his or her possession at all times, when operating such motor vehicle, an unrevoked or unsuspended operator’s or chauffeur’s license as required by the laws of the state, unless such person is specifically exempted from such laws by the provisions thereof. No person charged with violating this section shall be convicted if he or she produces in court an operator’s or chauffeur’s license issued to him or her and valid at the time of his or her arrest.
(b) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of any restriction that may be imposed in a restricted license issued to him or her with respect to the type of, or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle or any other restriction applicable to the licensee as the state may determine.
(2) Operation on invalid license; penalty. No person shall operate a motor vehicle when his or her privilege to do so is cancelled, suspended, revoked or denied. Any person convicted of violating this division (A) shall be punished by a fine as provided in § 10.99 of this code. Each act of driving on the streets or highways as prohibited by this section shall constitute a separate offense.
(B) State license displayed. It is unlawful to operate a vehicle of any kind upon a street of the city without a state vehicle license as may be required by law or to fail to display the state vehicle license as may be required by law.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-13)