Opinion ID: 687918
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Heading: arrest and prosecution for unlawful use of a motor vehicle license.

Text: 13 The uncontroverted facts show that White had been informed that Hampton's Georgia license had been suspended and that he confirmed this fact with Georgia officials. Furthermore, the record shows that Hampton applied for a South Carolina license within ten days of the date the notice of the suspension was sent by Georgia authorities. 14 Hampton does not contend that her Georgia license was never suspended, but instead argues that she never received notification of the Georgia suspension and thus, made no misrepresentation to South Carolina officials. She also argues that White knew that her South Carolina license was valid. 15 Hampton's contentions focus on her state of mind and are irrelevant to the pertinent inquiry of whether a reasonable officer could believe that there was probable cause to arrest Hampton for unlawful use of a driver's license. See Gooden, 954 F.2d at 965. On these facts, we have no trouble concluding that any reasonable officer would believe there was probable cause to arrest Hampton for the driver's license charge. Therefore, White is entitled to qualified immunity on this claim. Accordingly, we reverse the district court's order and remand with instructions to grant summary judgment in favor of White on this claim. 16