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.



See Rights of the Accused

Notes