New Texas law requiring ID at traffic stops to go into effect Friday
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A new Texas law goes into effect Sept. 1 which makes failure to identify oneself to a police officer after being pulled over a misdemeanor.
  • EndOfLine@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    1 year ago

    I thought that it was already a legal requirement to provide identification to law enforcement, upon request.

    Have I have been wrong for most of my life, or is this a regional thing?

    • Vent@lemm.ee
      9·
      1 year ago

      It’s a criminal offense now, so if the officer is having a bad day you get to spend the night in jail. Max fine of $500

    • BigFig@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Varies from state to state. Possibly municipality to municipality. In my area I always assumed this was already the case

    • manapropos@lemmy.basedcount.com
      2·
      1 year ago

      I thought I was crazy. I can’t think of a scenario anywhere in the US where you get pulled over without your license and it turns out OK