Possession of driver’s licence
92(1)Every person while operating a motor vehicle or farm tractor on a highway shall have his licence to operate a motor vehicle in his immediate possession, and shall upon the request of a peace officer forthwith present and deliver into the peace officer’s hands such licence for examination by the peace officer.
92(2)The provisions of subsection (1) do not apply to
(a)
a person whose application for renewal of a licence has been approved by the Registrar but the licence has not been issued or received, or
(b)
a person who, by any provision of this Act, is permitted to operate a vehicle without a licence.
92(3)The onus of proof shall be on the accused that an application for a licence renewal has been approved by the Registrar.
1955, c.13, s.81; 1956, c.19, s.5; 1959, c.23, s.5; 1960, c.53, s.15, 16; 1961-62, c.62, s.23; 1968, c.38, s.10; 1972, c.48, s.23; 2020, c.18, s.2