Identity Checks
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Background
May police demand that a citizen produce identification upon demand, even though the police has no cause to believe a crime has been committed or is afoot? In some countries, police have this right. Courts will often state that the invasion of privacy is so small when an officer demands identification that no privacy rights are triggered at all. The law in this area continues to evolve as governments develop extensive identification requirements for their citizens.
County Specific Applications
France
Germany
Spain
United States
In Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, 542 U.S. 177 (2004) [1], the U.S. Supreme Court concluded that neither the fourth nor the fifth amendment prohibited a state from requiring an individual to identify themself by name during a Stops and Frisks.