State rankings
Stop and Identify States
Stop and Identify States: compare 50 US states on 4 metrics.
State Has Stop and Identify Law
2 values across 50 entries
Specific Stop and Idenitfy Conditions
5 values across 7 entries
Data
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50 states
Alabama | Yes | Ala. Code § 15-5-30 | — | https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/2006/14214/15-5-30.html |
Alaska | No | — | — | — |
Arizona | Yes | Ariz. Code § 13-2412 1 | — | https://www.azleg.gov/viewdocument/?docName=https://www.azleg.gov/ars/13/02412.htm |
Arkansas | Yes | Ark. Code § 5-71-213 | In the context of loitering | https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/2010/title-5/subtitle-6/chapter-71/subchapter-2/5-71-213 |
California | No | — | — | — |
Colorado | Yes | Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16- 3-103 | — | http://www.lpdirect.net/casb/crs/16-3-103.html |
Connecticut | No | — | — | — |
Delaware | Yes | 19 Del. C. § 1902 | In the context of loitering | https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c019/sc01/index.html#1902 |
Florida | Yes | Fla. Stat. § 901.151 | In the context of loitering and prowling | http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0900-0999/0901/Sections/0901.151.html |
Georgia | Yes | Ga. Code Ann. §16-11-36 | In the context of loitering | https://advance.lexis.com/container?config=00JAAzZDgzNzU2ZC05MDA0LTRmMDItYjkzMS0xOGY3MjE3OWNlODIKAFBvZENhdGFsb2fcIFfJnJ2IC8XZi1AYM4Ne&crid=84e09ce6-83dd-4a80-9c84-22af84810d35&prid=dbcfb73a-95d9-42bc-bd4d-2f5ba8ec8041 |
Hawaii | No | — | — | — |
Idaho | No | — | — | — |
Illinois | Yes | 725 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5/107–14 | — | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=072500050K107-14 |
Indiana | Yes | Ind. Code § 34-28-5- 3.5 | — | https://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2021/ic/titles/034#34-28-5-3.5 |
Iowa | No | — | — | — |
Kansas | Yes | KAN. STAT. ANN. § 22-2402 | — | http://kslegislature.org/li/statute/022_000_0000_chapter/022_024_0000_article/022_024_0002_section/022_024_0002_k/ |
Kentucky | No | — | — | — |
Louisiana | Yes | La. Code Crim. Proc. Ann., Art. 215.1(A) | — | http://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=112364 |
Maine | No | — | — | — |
Maryland | Yes | MD Code, Criminal Law, § 4-206 | — | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr§ion=4-206 |
Massachusetts | No | — | — | — |
Michigan | No | — | — | — |
Minnesota | No | — | — | — |
Mississippi | No | — | — | — |
Missouri | Yes | Mo. Rev. Stat. §84.710(2) | Kansas City Only | https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=84.710 |
Montana | Yes | Mont. Code Ann. §46-5-401 | — | https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0460/chapter_0050/part_0040/section_0010/0460-0050-0040-0010.html |
Nebraska | Yes | Neb. Rev. Stat. §29- 829 | — | https://law.justia.com/codes/nebraska/2013/chapter-29/statute-29-829/ |
Nevada | Yes | Nev. Rev. Stat. §171.123 | — | https://law.justia.com/codes/nebraska/2013/chapter-29/statute-29-829/ |
New Hampshire | Yes | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §594:2 | — | https://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/LIX/594/594-2.htm |
New Jersey | No | — | — | — |
New Mexico | Yes | N.M. Stat. Ann. §30-22-3 | — | https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/2013/chapter-30/article-22/section-30-22-3/ |
New York | Yes | N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law §140.50 | Requires suspicion of crime | https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/CPL/140.50 |
North Carolina | Yes | State v Friend + N.C. Gen.Stat. § 14–223 | Applies only to traffic stops | https://casetext.com/case/state-v-friend-41 |
North Dakota | Yes | a N.D. Cent. Code §29- 29-21 | — | http://www.legis.nd.gov/cencode/t29c29.pdf |
Ohio | Yes | Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.29 | — | http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/2921.29 |
Oklahoma | No | — | — | — |
Oregon | No | — | — | — |
Pennsylvania | No | — | — | — |
Rhode Island | Yes | R.I. Gen. Laws §12-7- 1 | — | http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/Statutes/TITLE12/12-7/12-7-1.HTM |
South Carolina | No | — | — | — |
South Dakota | No | — | — | — |
Tennessee | No | — | — | — |
Texas | No | — | — | — |
Utah | Yes | Utah Code Ann. §77- 7-15 | — | http://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title77/Chapter7/77-7-S15.html?v=C77-7-S15_1800010118000101 |
Vermont | Yes | Vt. Stat. Ann., Tit. 24, §1983 | — | https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/24/059/01983 |
Virginia | No | — | — | — |
Washington | No | — | — | — |
West Virginia | No | — | — | — |
Wisconsin | Yes | Wis. Stat. §968.24 | — | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/968/24 |
Wyoming | No | — | — | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this stop and identify states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Stop and Identify statutes - Wikipedia; Do I Have to Show the Police My ID? - ThoughtCo; What To Do If You're Stopped by Police - ACLU of New York.

















































