A.R.S. § 13-2412: Duty to Give Your Name
Refusing to provide truthful name when lawfully detained; classification
Do you have to give your name to police in Arizona?
In Arizona, if a police officer lawfully detains you based on reasonable suspicion of a crime and warns you that refusing is unlawful, you must give your true full name, but you cannot be forced to answer any other questions, and violating this rule is a class 2 misdemeanor.
Full statute text
Official text last checked against azleg.gov:
13-2412. Refusing to provide truthful name when lawfully detained; classification
A. It is unlawful for a person, after being advised that the person’s refusal to answer is unlawful, to fail or refuse to state the person's true full name on request of a peace officer who has lawfully detained the person based on reasonable suspicion that the person has committed, is committing or is about to commit a crime. A person detained under this section shall state the person's true full name, but shall not be compelled to answer any other inquiry of a peace officer.
B. A person who violates this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
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