§ 78-144. Unlawful acts.

(a)

No person shall:

(1)

Display, cause or permit to be displayed, or have in his possession any driver's license which he knows to be fictitious or to have been cancelled, revoked, suspended, or altered, or photographed for the purpose of evading the intent of this article.

(2)

Lend to, or knowingly permit the use of by one not entitled thereto, any driver's license issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof.

(3)

Display or represent as his own any driver's license not issued to him.

(4)

Reproduce, by photograph or otherwise, any driver's license, temporary driver's permit, or learner's permit issued by the state department of motor vehicles without obtaining prior written consent of the department.

(5)

Fail or refuse to surrender to the department, on demand, any driver's license issued in the commonwealth or any other state when the license has been suspended, cancelled, or revoked by proper authority in the commonwealth, or any other state as provided by law, or to fail or refuse to surrender the suspended, cancelled, or revoked license to any court in which a driver has been tried and convicted for the violation of any law or ordinance of the commonwealth or any county, city, or town thereof, regulating or affecting the operation of a motor vehicle.

(b)

Any law enforcement officer empowered to enforce the provisions of this chapter may retain any driver's license held in violation of this section and shall submit the license to the appropriate court for evidentiary purposes.

(Code 1988, § 7-84)

State Law reference— Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-346.

(Code 1988, § 7-84)

State law reference

Similar provisions, Code of Virginia, § 46.2-346.