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ID required when riding a bicycle?

Wow!!! The "love it or leave it" really hit a nerve.

All the people who say "change it" normally don't. They don't vote, they don't get involved, they don't bother to effect change.

If you do, I commend you. Get out there, vote, make a change.

If people just want to bitch about the laws, and don't want to get involved other then bitching about the laws, well.... you know.

I do, and more people are all the time.
 
And that is exactly the point. :thumbup


If it makes you feel better that you are going to jail for not HAVING ID to confirm your identity, and not the crime of not having ID, it works for me. You still go to jail.
 
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071003114409AAOBi8n

First, what the United States Supreme Court said. What the United States Supreme Court held in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court (2004) 542 U.S. 177, was that a state could make it a crime for a person to refuse to identify himself (i.e., tell the officer his name and address) when lawfully detained for criminal activity. Note that the Supreme Court did NOT say that any kind of identification papers could be required, nor did they say that police officers could ordinarily arrest someone for refusing to identify himself absent a state law permitting that arrest. There is no law in the United States requiring everybody to carry ID, at least not yet.

There is NO law in California requiring anybody to carry identification. There is no law making it illegal for anyone (even someone lawfully detained) to fail to have identification papers or to refuse to identify himself (there was such a law, which was declared unconstitutional). Thus, Hiibel is of no effect in California, since there is no comparable law there. (It is, however, a crime to give a FALSE identification.)

A person CANNOT be arrested just for failing to identify himself or failing to have ID, even with a lawful detention. It is NOT interfering with an officer. The only effect of not having ID occurs if a police officer has probable cause to believe an arrestee has committed a criminal offense. A police officer who could otherwise give an arrestee a citation to appear would instead take the person into custody to appear before a magistrate. But this is ONLY if the officer has probable cause to believe the person has committed a crime--NOT just because the person did not have ID.

Of course, one must have identification in his or her possession when driving, and a police officer obviously can demand to see a drivers license from any driver lawfully detained.
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Because i dont believe their is a law in Ca requiring you to carry ID while walking down the friggin street.:twofinger And if i ever got arrested for walking around minding my own bussiness and not having an ID you can rest assured id come out on top in a jury trial.

But that's not what was in your post. The statement that you referred to was there is no law that requires you to have ID. You did not specify walking, driving, or kart wheeling, or skipping. I showed you that their is, when driving a vehicle.
Now what? :wtf:laughing
 
If it makes you feel better that you are going to jail for not HAVING ID to confirm your identity, and not the crime of not having ID, it works for me. You still go to jail.

No, I don't go to jail.
 
But that's not what was in your post. The statement that you referred to was there is no law that requires you to have ID. You did not specify walking, driving, or kart wheeling, or skipping. I showed you that their is, when driving a vehicle.
Now what? :wtf:laughing

You didnt show me shit:twofingerNo shit you have to have ID while driving Sherlock.Get a clue.The post your having so much fun turning red says so right in it.DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
 
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12951. (a) The licensee shall have the valid driver's license issued to him or her in his or her immediate possession at all times when driving a motor vehicle upon a highway.

Okay, so I have to have my license with me when I'm driving. Duh.

I plan to walk to the park later with my kids. I will likely not have my license, wallet, or any other identifying information with me. If I am assaulted and knocked out by some random drunk then so be it. If I am asked to identify myself by a police officer, I will likely do so, but I do not believe I am violating any law by not having ID on my person while in public.
 
Is it just me or is this thread going in circles?
 
Reading comprehension is your friend:laughing:teethIm done here.Later:rofl:rofl


Reading comprehension does not seem to be your friend when you post info that there is no law that requires you to have ID with you and in the same post it shows there is such a law. :thumbdown
 
Reading comprehension does not seem to be your friend when you post info that there is no law that requires you to have ID with you and in the same post it shows there is such a law. :thumbdown

You have got to be kidding me:roflGet a life:twofingerThe point of the post was you dont have to have an ID WHILE WALKING AROUND.I sure as hell hope your not a detective.
 
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Okay you two....

Take it outside. (PM)

Thanksbye.

Reading comprehension does not seem to be your friend when you post info that there is no law that requires you to have ID with you and in the same post it shows there is such a law. :thumbdown

You have got to be kidding me:roflGet a life:twofingerThe point of the post was you dont have to have an ID WHILE WALKING AROUND.I sure as hell hope your not a detective.
 
And I sure as hell hope YOU'RE not an English teacher. :twofinger

I assure you i aint:twofinger

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