Boredom can be useful at times...
Tonight I was searching about when you have to identify yourself.
Indiana code 34-28-5-3.5 states that you must provide identification ONLY IF you are guilty of an infraction or ordnance violation.
So, how are you supposed to know that you have committed an infraction or ordnance violation? Well...
Indiana code 34-28-5-3 states: whenever a law enforcement officer believes in good faith that a person has committed an infraction or ordnance violation, the law enforcement officer may detain that person for a time sufficient to:
1. Inform the person of the allegation;
2. Obtain the person's
A. Name, address, and date of birth; or,
B. Driver's license, if in the person's possession; and
3. Allow the person to execute a notice to appear.
What I find really interesting is that the law was written in that order...
Anyway, while searching, I found this blog in another forum. The person refused to identify himself, the officer never gave a reason beyond "he was suspicious", but still chose to arrest him. All charges were dropped...
Aimless: Land of the Free, Part I
Some words are nsfw. Aimless: Land of the Free, Part I
Tonight I was searching about when you have to identify yourself.
Indiana code 34-28-5-3.5 states that you must provide identification ONLY IF you are guilty of an infraction or ordnance violation.
So, how are you supposed to know that you have committed an infraction or ordnance violation? Well...
Indiana code 34-28-5-3 states: whenever a law enforcement officer believes in good faith that a person has committed an infraction or ordnance violation, the law enforcement officer may detain that person for a time sufficient to:
1. Inform the person of the allegation;
2. Obtain the person's
A. Name, address, and date of birth; or,
B. Driver's license, if in the person's possession; and
3. Allow the person to execute a notice to appear.
What I find really interesting is that the law was written in that order...
Anyway, while searching, I found this blog in another forum. The person refused to identify himself, the officer never gave a reason beyond "he was suspicious", but still chose to arrest him. All charges were dropped...
Aimless: Land of the Free, Part I
Some words are nsfw. Aimless: Land of the Free, Part I