§ 29-9. Driver's license required.

(a)

No person, except those expressly exempted by 47 O.S. § 6-102 shall operate any motor vehicle upon any street, alley, roadway or highway within the city unless such person has a valid state driver's license for the class of vehicle being operated under the provisions of state law. No person shall be permitted to possess more than one valid license at any time.

(b)

This section shall be intended to conform and be interpreted consistent with the provisions of 47 O.S. § 6-101. It is also further declared to be the express intention of the city council that this section be interpreted and defined in compliance with the provisions of 47 O.S. §§ 6-101 through 6-123, as amended. No person shall operate a motor vehicle unless he holds a valid license for the class of vehicle being operated.

(c)

Any person who drives a motor vehicle on any public roads, streets, highways, turnpikes or other public place of this state at a time when his privilege to do so is canceled, denied, suspended or revoked shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each act of driving on the highways as prohibited shall constitute a separate offense.

(Code 1966, § 20-59; Code 1982, § 29-9; Ord. No. 1729, § 3, 12-19-1977; Ord. No. 1960, 9-14-1981; Ord. No. 2279, § 1, 2-9-1987)

State law reference

Drivers licenses, 47 O.S. § 6-101 et seq.