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Officers in New Hampshire may not arrest citizens for merely failing to provide identification. Similarly, in Illinois, officers "may demand" a person to identify themselves, but a refusal to do so amounts to mere argument with police, which is protected under the 1st Amendment.
45-7-304: Failure to aid peace officer [41] 45-7-304. Failure to aid peace officer. (1) A peace officer may order a person to cooperate when it is reasonable for the peace officer to enlist the cooperation of that person in: (a) effectuating or securing an arrest of another pursuant to 46-6-402; or (b) preventing the commission by another of an ...
The legislation from Rep. Justin Slaughter, D-Chicago, would prevent officers from stopping a driver for several reasons including driving up to 25 miles per hour over the speed limit, failing to ...
Chicago Police Department (Illinois) Van Dyke shot and killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald after officers stopped him while carrying a knife in the middle of the street. Dashcam video released later showed that McDonald was walking away when Van Dyke opened fire. [88] 12 October 2014: James Ashby 23 June 2016: Rocky Ford Police Department (Colorado)
In an opinion delivered by Chief Justice William Rehnquist, the Supreme Court held in a 5 to 4 decision that the police had reasonable suspicion to justify the stop.The police had reasonable suspicion to justify the stop because nervous, evasive behavior, like fleeing a high crime area upon noticing police officers, is a pertinent factor in determining reasonable suspicion to justify a stop.
One of two Colorado law enforcement officers accused of needlessly escalating a standoff that led to the death of a 22-year-old man suffering a mental health crisis pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor ...
The proposed change would bring the state in line with 35 other states that allow seat belt violations as the primary cause for making a stop or issuing a citation if the lack of a belt is ...
The Ninth Circuit, in Lawson v.Kolender, 658 F.2d 1362 (1981), had additionally held that Penal Code §647(e) violated the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures because it "subverts the probable cause requirement" by authorizing arrest for conduct that is no more than suspicious.