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Police can do whatever they want. Here's an article about several people who were arrested (and booked into custody) for "failure to identify" themselves[0] [

• gnaritas 10y ago
  More accurately, police "will" do whatever they want; they aren't lawyers and frankly barely understand the laws they're supposed to enforce. They think they're allowed to do things they're not allowed to do all the time, because the reality is they're mostly thugs and simply aren't that bright.
• beezle 10y ago
  As noted in the article, its only a violation if you fail to identify yourself after being arrested. What is not clear to me is whether it is sufficient to just give your name? I often go out without my wallet and I'm not sure why there would be any legal presumption that a citzen would produce some type of government document to serve as "ID".
  • DINKDINK 10y ago
    "Prove that you're a citizen!, I suspect you of entering the country without state approval!"