Originally Posted by
DnvrFox
My understanding is that you are correct - however - with the proviso that the police can take you to the station until your identity is somehow verified (and they can confirm that you are who you say you are), which can take a considerable amount of time.
This all seems a bit silly. Why would one not want to be able to be identified?
Not necessarily. Unless the officer has a specific articulable reason to believe you provided false information with the intent to hide your identity, then his mere hunch or suspicion is not enough. I guess what I want to stress is that unless the police has some specific reason NOT to believe the information you gave them, then they must accept it at face value. Note, generally a name and valid address will come back on a check to be valid, if indeed it is. Failure of it, on the other hand, is not necessarily enough of a reason to arrest though. It may be enough to question for further details...but that alone is not enough.
HTH
zac