Driving Without a Valid Driver's License: State Laws
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| Alabama |
License
required
(AL Code 32-6-1) |
| Alaska |
Drivers
must be licensed
(AK Statutes scroll to 28.15.011) |
| Arizona |
License
Violations
(ARS Title 28 scroll to 28-3471 to 28-3481) |
| Arkansas |
Driver's
license required
(AR Code 27-16-602) |
| California |
Violation
of License Provisions
(California Vehicle Code Sections 14600 - 14611) |
| Colorado |
Licenses
for drivers required
(CRS 42-2-101) |
| Connecticut |
Motor
vehicle operator's license
(GSC section 14-36) |
| Delaware |
Driving
without a license
(DE Code Title 21 section 2701) |
| District of Columbia |
Operation
without permit prohibited
(DC Code section 50-1401.01) |
| Florida |
Drivers
must be licensed; penalties
(FS 322.03) |
| Georgia |
Valid
driver's license required
(Georgia Code 40-5-20) |
| Hawaii |
Licensing
(HRS section 286-102) |
| Idaho |
Drivers
to be licensed
(ID Statutes section 49-301) |
| Illinois |
Violation
of License Provisions
(625 ILCS 5/6-301 to 5/6-307) |
| Indiana |
Driver's
Licenses: General Penalty Provisions
(Indiana Code 9-24-18 to |
| Iowa |
Operators
licensed
(IA Code section 321.174) |
| Kansas |
Licenses
required
(KS Statute 8-235) |
| Kentucky |
Operators'
licenses
[PDF] (KRS 186.410) |
| Louisiana |
Driver
must be licensed
(LRS 32:52) |
| Maine |
License
required
(MRS Title 29-A section 1251) |
| Maryland |
Drivers
must be licensed
(MD Transp. Code section 16-101) |
| Massachusetts |
Operation
of motor vehicle without license
(90 MGL section 10) |
| Michigan |
Violation
of license provisions
(MI Vehicle Code sections 257.324 to 257.329) |
| Minnesota |
License
required
(MN Statute 171.02) |
| Mississippi |
Requirement
of motor vehicle operator's license
(MS Code 63-1-5) |
| Missouri |
Operation
of motor vehicle without proper license prohibited
(MRS 302.020) |
| Montana |
Drivers
to be licensed
(MCA section 61-5-102) |
| Nebraska |
Operator's
license required
(R.R.S. Nebr. § 60-484) |
| Nevada |
Licensing
of drivers required
(NRS 483.230) |
| New Hampshire |
License
Required
(NH Statutes 263:1) |
| New Jersey |
Licensing
of drivers
(NJ Statutes 39:3-10) |
| New Mexico |
Drivers
must be licensed
(NMS 66-5-2) |
| New York |
Licensing
of drivers; violations
(NY Vehicle & Traffic Code section 509) |
| North Carolina |
Issuance
and renewal of drivers licenses
(NCGS section 20-7) |
| North Dakota |
Operators
must be licensed
[PDF] (ND Code Chapter 39-06 scroll to 39-06-01) |
| Ohio | Operation
without valid license prohibited
(ORC section 4507.02) |
| Oklahoma |
Class
requirements for driver licenses
(OK Statute 47-6-101) |
| Oregon |
Driving
Privileges, Licenses, and Permits
[PDF] (OR Vehicle Code Ch. 807) |
| Pennsylvania |
Licensing
of Drivers: Violations
[PDF] (PA Vehicle Code Ch. 15; scroll to Subchapter C) |
| Rhode Island |
License
required to drive
(RI Code 31-10-1) |
| South Carolina |
Driver's
license required
(SC Code scroll to section 56-120) |
| South Dakota |
Prohibition
against driving without license
(SD Laws section 32-12-22) |
| Tennessee |
License
required
(TN Code section 55-50-301) |
| Texas |
Driver's
Licenses and Certificates
(TX Transp. Code Ch. 521) |
| Utah |
Operating
motor vehicle without license or registration
(UT Code 41-12a-603) |
| Vermont |
License
required
(23 VSA section 601) |
| Virginia |
Driving
without license prohibited; penalties
(VA Code 46.2-300) |
| Washington |
Driving
without a license - misdemeanor
(RCW section 46.20.005) |
| West Virginia |
Drivers
must be licensed
(WV Code section 17B-2-1) |
| Wisconsin |
Operators
to be licensed; exceptions
[PDF] (WI Code Chapter 343 scroll to section 343.05) |
| Wyoming |
License
required
(WY Statutes Title 31, Ch. 7 scroll to 31-7-106) |