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It's the same in Germany, but I still wouldn't expect the police to ask for my ID when asking for directions. The fact that you need to be able to identify your
by morsch 3y ago
It's the same in Germany, but I still wouldn't expect the police to ask for my ID when asking for directions. The fact that you need to be able to identify yourself when asked doesn't mean that they are supposed to ask for it for every interaction.
- atomflunder 3y agoIANAL, but 99% sure that the situation in Germany is that you have to identify yourself (give name, birthday, (address?)), but you /don‘t/ have to carry (or show) your government issued ID at all times.
- hashier 3y agoI actually recently asked a German police person the exact same question if I have to have my ID/passport with me at all times. The answer was “no, you just need to own one or the other”. I always thought as well that there is “Ausweispflicht” (ID carrying obligatory) in Germany.
- c4mpute 3y agoAusweispflicht means that you have to own a Reisepass or Personalausweis, not carry any of them.
- morsch 3y agoYou don't have to carry it, no. But if you don't carry your ID (or equivalent) and they have a reason to ask for it (e.g. you are a suspect of a crime), they can require you to take them wherever you keep your ID or to the station. I figured it worked the same in the Netherlands, but from what I can tell it's true that you always need to carry it and you can get fined if you don't. So quite a bit more strict. That sucks. https://de.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Rechte_und_Pflichten_im_Umgang_mit_der_Polizei/_Ausweispflicht_der_B%C3%BCrger https://de.m.wikibooks.org/wiki/Rechte_und_Pflichten_im_Umga... (German)
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