A person commits the offense of driving while revoked if such
person operates a motor vehicle on a highway when such person's license
or driving privilege has been canceled, suspended or revoked under
the laws of this State or any other State and acts with criminal negligence
with respect to knowledge of the fact that such person's driving privilege
has been canceled, suspended or revoked.
Any resident or non-resident whose license, right or privilege
to operate a motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked
as provided in Sections 302.010 — 302.540, RSMo., shall not
operate a motor vehicle in this State under a license, permit or registration
certificate issued by any other jurisdiction or otherwise during such
suspension or after such revocation until a new license is obtained
when and as permitted under Sections 302.010 — 302.540, RSMo.
Violation of any provision of this Section is a misdemeanor and on
conviction therefor a person shall be punished as prescribed by Section
302.321, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 2.501.2 §9, 12-10-2007]
Every licensee shall have his/her driver's license in his/her
immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and
shall display the license upon demand of a Police Officer, court official
or other duly authorized person. However, no person charged with violating
this Section shall be convicted if he/she produces in court a driver's
license theretofore issued to him/her and valid at the time of his/her
arrest. For the purposes of this Section, "display" means the manual surrender of his/her license certificate into the
hands of the demanding officer for his/her inspection thereof.