Under the Road Traffic Law a driver of a motor vehicle shall have the following documents, which must be presented upon the request of police officers, officials of the Road Transport Inspection (during the control of passengers and cargo transport by road), border guards (on the State border or border area) or customs staff (in the bonded zones):
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a driving licence;
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the registration documents for vehicle;
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documents, which in accordance with this Law and other regulatory enactments, are required for a driver, in order to control the respective vehicle (emergency vehicle or similar vehicle) or to transport the relevant cargo (dangerous, over-size, over-weight and similar cargo);
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any of the following documents (stickers):
a) a visual information (sticker) with the term of validity of the permit for participation in the road traffic, which is adhered to the windshield of automobile or tractor-type machinery or on a special base in the case of a motorcycle, trailer (half-trailer), sports automobiles, tractor-type machinery or special military vehicle;
b) a visual information (sticker) with the term of validity of the temporary permit for participation in the road traffic, which is adhered to the windshield of automobile or tractor-type machinery or on a special base in the case of a motorcycle, trailer (half-trailer), sports automobiles, tractor-type machinery or special military vehicle;
c) a document regarding the performed technical road side inspection of a vehicle;
d) one day permit for participation in the road traffic issued by the Road Traffic Safety Directorate or drawn up electronically in order to perform the technical inspection.
Under Article 55 of the Compulsory Civil Liability Insurance of Owners of Motor Vehicles Law obligations and rights of the State Border Guard in inspecting the compulsory civil liability insurance of motor vehicle owners when motor vehicle crosses the State border of the Republic of Latvia that is simultaneously the external border of the European Economic Area.