Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 186.510 (2026)

License to be in possession and to be shown on demand

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The licensee shall have his or her license in his or her immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle and shall display it upon demand to a peace officer, a member of the Department of Kentucky State Police, or a field deputy or inspector of the Department of Vehicle Regulation or Transportation Cabinet or, pursuant to KRS 67A.075 or 83A.088, a safety officer who is in the process of securing information to complete an accident report. It shall be a defense to any charge under this section if the person so charged produces in court an operator's license, issued to him or her before his or her arrest and valid at the time of his or her arrest. Effective: June 29, 2023 History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 8, sec. 3, effective June 29, 2023. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 85, sec. 197, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 110, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994. -- Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 174, effective January 2, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 20(2), (9). -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 255, sec. 171. -- Amended 1946 Ky. Acts ch. 127, sec. 6. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 2739m-46.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2026 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Mitchell, 355 S.W.2d 686 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962).

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Commonwealth v. Mitchell, 355 S.W.2d 686 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “KRS 186.510. The penalty for a failure to display a license or furnish satisfactory proof that one had been issued is a fine of not less than $2 nor more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than six months or both.”

Ayers v. Hall (W.D. Ky. 2020). · cites it 9× “080; and (3) license to be in possession and to be shown on demand, KRS 186.510. (R&R 1). For reasons which are unclear, Ayers’ first trial before the Jefferson District Court ended in a mistrial.”

Johnson v. Commonwealth, 291 S.W.2d 550 (Ky. Ct. App. 1956). “KRS 186.510. In the case at bar, there is really no conflicting evidence as to whether the search was consented to by the appellant although that question was submitted to the jury to resolve.”

Keitz (E.D. Ky. 2026). · cites it 2× “100, license to be in possession in violation of KRS § 186.510, and second-degree disorderly conduct in violation of KRS § 525.”

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