I know that in some states, residents are obligated if asked to present identification if asked by the police or so I've heard, but recently on my campus cops have been asking people to present their ID's while all they are doing is walking on the street doing nothing wrong. I wanted to know because I thought that in Virginia I don't have to present my ID or even disclose my name, is this true?
Presenting ID in Virginia
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You must identify yourself if asked to do so by a L.E.O. That does not necessarily mean that you have to produce ID if you can convince the officer of your true identity without it.
On campus is a different story. As a student on a University campus there are different standards and you actually have less rights.
Depends on the state law. Some states put limits on LEO's demanding ID. In Nevada for example... Only the driver of a vehicle lawfully stopped or an individual suspected of committing, committed or about to commit a crime. Beyond the driver, no physical ID card is required.
You said that already. lol
This will create more questions than it answered.
However, if asked the passengers must still identify themselves in a verifiable manner.
On campus a student is subject to the policies of the University. When the student signed papers to matriculate there, they agreed to certain policies and procedures. Most often one of those is that the campus police have authority to conduct searches while on campus property. Such as lockers, storage areas, etc.
Nevada law is a little different than some. Except for a driver who has been lawfully stopped, a law enforcement officer cannot require id (verbal or otherwise) unless that officer can articulate RS criminal activity is/has/was being conducted.
This specific topic was covered at our latest AUSA's legal update briefing.
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before my post was removed... i asked what school you went to because of the fact in virginia there is a school called longwood where apparently the police dont have to follow any rules... and that is why they were under investigation and a lot of the police were fired in farmville.... so i was just curious if thats where this took place because that would be the norm
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