At 08:45 AM 10/25/95 -0700, Ian Goldberg wrote:
"The officer, in accordance with police policy, arrested Burton for refusing to properly identify himself." <snip>
That last sentence seemed ominous to me...
This has been chatted about for years. Under California law, failure to identify yourself is a minor violation. They always dismiss the next day at your hearing. You don't have to carry ID, you just have to identify yourself (there's a difference). "my name Jose Jimenez." You still don't need ID unless you are operating a motor vehicle on public streets and roads (or maybe catching a plane). DCF "The average seasoned citizen pays a higher percentage of his income for medical expenses today than he did in 1964 before the passage of Medicaid."