Alaska Statutes
Alaska Stat. § 28.15.131 (2026)
License to be carried and exhibited on demand
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Sec. 28.15.131. License to be carried and exhibited on demand.
(a) A licensee shall have the licensee's driver's license in immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle, and shall present the license for inspection upon the demand of a peace officer or other authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety identified as such to the licensee by the officer or representative. However, a person charged with violating this section may not be convicted if the person produces in court or in the office of the arresting or citing officer, a driver's license previously issued to the person that was valid at the time of the person's arrest or citation.
(b) Violation of this section is an infraction.
(a) A licensee shall have the licensee's driver's license in immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle, and shall present the license for inspection upon the demand of a peace officer or other authorized representative of the Department of Public Safety identified as such to the licensee by the officer or representative. However, a person charged with violating this section may not be convicted if the person produces in court or in the office of the arresting or citing officer, a driver's license previously issued to the person that was valid at the time of the person's arrest or citation.
(b) Violation of this section is an infraction.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2021 · leading case: Marsh v. State, 838 P.2d 819 (Alaska Ct. App. 1992).
Marsh v. State, 838 P.2d 819 (Alaska Ct. App. 1992). “Once Brown contacted Marsh, Brown was authorized by AS 28.15.131 to request to see Marsh’s driver’s license, the act that led to the discovery that Marsh’s license had been revoked.”
Collier v. Mun. of Anchorage, 138 P.3d 719 (Alaska Ct. App. 2006). “011(b); AS 28.15.131. 9 . 402 U.S. 424 , 91 S.Ct.”
Harrison v. State, 791 P.2d 359 (Alaska Ct. App. 1990). “461, and failure to carry and exhibit a driver’s license on demand, in violation of AS 28.15.131. These violations are misdemeanors punishable by a fine of not more than $500 and imprisonment for not more than ninety days.”
Deemer v. State, 244 P.3d 69 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “AS 28.15.131. 8 . Accord, Armstead v. Commonwealth, 56 Va.”
Fallon v. State, 221 P.3d 1016 (Alaska Ct. App. 2010). “3d 624, 629 (Alaska App.2008) (citing 4 Wayne R. LaFave, Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment § 9.”
Resecker v. State, 721 P.2d 650 (Alaska Ct. App. 1986). “Shortly after the stop it became clear from Re-secker’s own admissions to the trooper that Resecker was in violation of AS 28.15.131, which requires a licensed driver to carry his license with him and exhibit the license upon request of a peace officer, and AS 28.”
James Henry Perozzo v. State of Alaska, 493 P.3d 233 (Alaska Ct. App. 2021). “081(b) (requiring the same with respect to vehicle registration); AS 28.22.019(a) (requiring the same with respect to proof of insurance).”
— Alaska Stat. § 28.15.131(a) — 1 case
James Henry Perozzo v. State of Alaska, 493 P.3d 233 (Alaska Ct. App. 2021). “081(b) (requiring the same with respect to vehicle registration); AS 28.22.019(a) (requiring the same with respect to proof of insurance).”
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