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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 4107081" data-attributes="member: 1132">This is the correct answer. The way it should work is the officer approaches, identifies themselves and states the reason for the contact. If they state a valid reason for the stop, whether it be a traffic code violation or a crime, you’re required to ID yourself. If you do not have a government issued ID on you, then you’re required to give your full name and d.o.b.If they’re just making contact because you’re “acting suspicious” or “they got a call”, then no, you’re not legally required to ID yourself. Absent RAS, PC or an official, valid criminal trespass complaint, there’s no requirement for you to ID, simply because they want to put a name on their report.With all that said, that’s not always how it works and so-called “1st Amendment auditors” learn this every day. It’s easy to turn a casual contact into a pissing match that wasn’t necessary.Now if they’re actually on a fishing expedition or attempting to do the old Kansas Two-Step, you need to know when to politely decline to answer any more questions, refuse any searches and then stfu till they go away.</blockquote>