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Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada

A court case where the U.S. Supreme Court decided that a state may enact a law requiring a detained person to disclose their name during a lawful Terry stop.

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Jan 23, 2026
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How did Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District change the rules about identifying oneself to police?

held that a state may criminally require a person detained under the limited standard of to disclose his name to an officer, so long as the stop itself is lawful and the statute is not vague or broad ...

Jan 17, 2026
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What did the Supreme Court say in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada (2004) and how have lower courts applied it?

The Supreme Court in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada held that a state “stop-and-identify” statute that requires a detainee to disclose his name during a lawful Terry stop does not v...

Feb 4, 2026

What are the 12 states with 'stop and identify' laws and how do courts interpret them today?

The sources provided do not support a definitive list of "12 states" with ; national surveys and legal charts instead report between about two dozen states with some form of statute, and the precise c...

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