However, a peace officer is a peace officer anywhere in Texas regardless of duty.jbarn wrote:rotor wrote:Perhaps one of our LEOs can tell us how an off duty officer can be identified as being a LEO and not just a security guard. I am assuming that there is no obligation in this case to show ID to a security guard and it appears doubtful from the explanation that even if the security guard was an LEO that the showing of ID was required since the person was not under arrest.
A security guard has no more authority than any private citizen. No requirment to ID to one. And you are right, under the situation as described, there was no legal requirment to ID to the peace officer.
I'd have kindly told him he's not getting my ID and I'd leave. If you guys are really in the habit of just throwing your ID at anyone with a patch on their arm, then you go ahead and enjoy doing that.