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(Do they even have the right to see my friends license, suppose it was my mom, would they ask for her license in that situation?).
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Read this:
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/200...s_court_r.html
While its voluntary if they're requesting ID it sounds like he was demanding it from you since you had committed a 'crime.' I don't know if the wording would apply to a passenger refusing to ID himself here.
Last little paragraph:
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And refusing to identify yourself when in the midst of a Terry stop can land you in jail, depending on your state's laws, according to a recent Supreme Court decision known as Hiibel. The story behind the cowboy who fought the law and lost in that case is here.
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