> Do not provide ID ever (unless driving, since it also happens to be your DL) and do not answer questions as to whether you have ID.
Isn't it technically illegal for an adult not to have ID on them?
Isn't it technically illegal for an adult not to have ID on them?
If a police officer asks you to stop and what your name is, you ARE required to ID yourself in most states but not to prove it via ID.
> "Stop and identify" statutes are statute laws in the United States that authorize police[1] to legally obtain the identification of someone whom they reasonably suspect has committed a crime. If the person is not reasonably suspected of committing a crime, they are not required to provide identification, even in states with stop and identify statutes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_and_identify_statutes
Some US states require ID.
> The person approached is not required to identify himself or answer any other questions, and may leave at any time
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_and_identify_statutes#Stat...
http://www.quora.com/In-the-US-under-what-situations-are-you... --old:
Depends. A quick google found this: http://www.flexyourrights.org/faqs/when-can-police-ask-for-i...
> As of 2013, 24 states had stop-and-identify laws. Regardless of your state’s law, keep in mind that police can never compel you to identify yourself without reasonable suspicion to believe you’re involved in illegal activity