Stop and identify
What you can demand when you stop someone, and what you can charge when they refuse or lie, state by state. See every state on one page.
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Connecticut Refusing to Identify: No Statute, but Aloi Makes It Interfering
Michigan Stop and Identify: Declining to Give a Name Isn’t Grounds to Detain
Virginia Stop and Identify: No Duty to Answer, but § 19.2-82.1 Covers the Lie
Does California Have a Stop and Identify Law? What Officers Can Actually Charge
Pennsylvania False Identification (§ 4914): The Sentence You Have to Say First
Illinois Stop and Identify: Refusing Isn’t Obstructing — Lying Is
New York Stop and Identify (CPL 140.50): You Can Demand It. Refusal Isn’t a Crime.
Florida Stop and Identify: No Refusal Crime, a Loitering Trap, and § 901.36
Ohio Stop and Identify (R.C. 2921.29): Ask for the Name, Not the Card
New Mexico Concealing Identity (§ 30-22-3): It Is Not a Refusal Statute
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