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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="16-101" title_number="16" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Drivers' Licenses" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Issuance, Expiration, and Renewal of Licenses">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An individual may not drive or attempt to drive a motor vehicle on any highway in this State unless:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The individual holds a driver’s license issued under this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The individual is expressly exempt from the licensing requirements of this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>The individual otherwise is specifically authorized by this title to drive vehicles of the class that the individual is driving or attempting to drive.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On portions of a highway in the State where driving an all–terrain vehicle or a snowmobile is authorized by this article, an individual may not drive or attempt to drive an all–terrain vehicle or a snowmobile on the highway unless:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>The individual holds a driver’s license issued under this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>The individual is expressly exempt from the licensing requirements of this title.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Each individual operating on any highway in this State a moped, as defined in § 11–134.1 of this article or a motor scooter, as defined in § 11–134.5 of this article, shall have with the individual:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>A driver’s license issued to the individual under this title, which license may be of any class issued by the Administration;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If the individual is a nonresident of this State, a license to drive issued to the individual by the state or country of the individual’s residence, which license may be for any class of vehicle; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A moped operator’s permit issued to the individual under this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>For a first offense, imprisonment not exceeding 60 days or a fine not exceeding $500 or both; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>For a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or a fine not exceeding $500 or both.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
