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Kolender v. Lawson

A court case where the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a California statute as void for vagueness.

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Jan 13, 2026
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Which U.S. states currently have stop-and-identify statutes and what exactly do they require?

A plurality of U.S. states have some form of “stop-and-identify” statute that allows police who have reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity to require a stopped person to identify them...

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 ...

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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