You name is your identification, but it doesn't matter. Its all the same.gregthehand wrote:Y'all know I'm talking about name only, and not ID right?
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- Fri May 04, 2007 2:46 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Arrested for no DL or ID?
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- Thu May 03, 2007 8:43 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Arrested for no DL or ID?
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ONLY IN STATES THAT HAVE A LAW THAT REQUIRES YOU TO ID TO A PEACE OFFICER REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES.gregthehand wrote:Probablt what your CHL instructor was refering to was a recent ruling involoving name disclosure. It was ruled that if a peace officer walks up and simply asks your name you have to tell it to them.
Texas has no such law. The Supreme Court does not make law. Since Texas has no such law, NO ONE is required to tell a police officer their name except as noted in the posts above.
- Wed May 02, 2007 3:23 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Arrested for no DL or ID?
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Agree with KB and CHL/LEO
There are but a few circumstances where a person must carry ID. The operator of a motor vehicle on a public roadway or public beach must have a Driver License.
A person who is carrying a handgun under his CHL must display his CHL AND either a Texas DL or Texas ID to a peace officer or magistrate if demanded to ID himself.
I imagine hunters and Fishermen are required to carry some type of license as ID. (I don't hunt or fish).
Other than that, as already pointed out, I have no legal requirement to carry any ID, or to tell a LEO who I am, unless I have been arrested.
If I have been detained, I just can't lie about who I am, I can legally refuse to answer. If the LEO has good cause to believe I was a witness to to a crime, I can refuse to answer, but not lie.
There are but a few circumstances where a person must carry ID. The operator of a motor vehicle on a public roadway or public beach must have a Driver License.
A person who is carrying a handgun under his CHL must display his CHL AND either a Texas DL or Texas ID to a peace officer or magistrate if demanded to ID himself.
I imagine hunters and Fishermen are required to carry some type of license as ID. (I don't hunt or fish).
Other than that, as already pointed out, I have no legal requirement to carry any ID, or to tell a LEO who I am, unless I have been arrested.
If I have been detained, I just can't lie about who I am, I can legally refuse to answer. If the LEO has good cause to believe I was a witness to to a crime, I can refuse to answer, but not lie.