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  • If it is legal in ANY state in the Union, it would be legal in Texas. Yes, the cop can require each individual in the vehicle to prove their identity.
  • In PA, they always check id's of all the passengers.
  • I know that in Nevada they are required to i.d. everyone.
  • I think in most states they do. I don't know if they are suppose to or not because I have been in cars were they did not check everyones I.D.
  • Sure... Why not? Got something to hide? I don't know... Let me just say that a friend and I were driving around Purdue University campus one night talking. We both were involved in theater, so we drove back by it to see if anyone was there. (It was late... We didn't really expect anyone to be there.) And, as we left the lot behind the building, we picked up a cop tail (campus cop). He stopped us about 2 blocks from my friend's dorm, and IDed BOTH of us... He asked me my friend's name and address, which I told him. He handed our stuff back and said, Ok... I asked why he'd stopped us and he said it was because we were "driving around aimlessly". (I didn't know that was a crime!) My guess is he was checking to be sure my friend or I hadn't been kidnapped (it had happened around campus before). Still... Driving around aimlessly? Come on. LOL The cop may have been making sure everyone was legal (especially in Texas), and making sure everyone was fine. Consider it looking out for your and your riders' safety and let it go.
  • If the Peace Officer has reasonable suspicion that the passengers in the vehicle has committed, is committing or will commit a crime, he can identify you. Reasonable suspicion can go a long way. The explaination of what would qualify as reasonable suspicion would be a lengthy answer, but as long as he can articulate the reasonable suspicion, he can legally identify you.
  • If the Peace Officer has reasonable suspicion that the passengers in the vehicle has committed, is committing or will commit a crime, he can identify you. Reasonable suspicion can go a long way. The explaination of what would qualify as reasonable suspicion would be a lengthy answer, but as long as he can articulate the reasonable suspicion, he can legally identify you.
  • Yes we can, during a traffic stop the occupants of the vehicle are lawfully detained and may be identified. If you provide false id you are committing an crime (Class A misdemeanor in Texas). However if you are approached in the open ( ie walking down the street)and the officer has no reasonable suspicion that you are involved in a crime then you are not compelled to give your identification. But if you do, you cant lie or it is a violation.
  • Correct me if I'm wrong. In the early days, an officer could id only the driver unless further investigation warrants the id'ing of the passengers,or had good probable cause. But I also believe that I read somewhere, that it had already been challenged in a court of law and went all the way to the supreme court, which they agreed the officer had the legal authority to id passengers even without probable cause if he requested it.
  • Here's a good general rule for you to follow: Don't give Texas police officers any BS. I don't care how much time you spend watching "Miami CSI" and "Law an Order." Be respectful and cooperate. If you know or think you have committed a serious crime just say "I want an attorney." See rule number 1.

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