Legislation
SECTION 102
Identification required
Civil Rights (CVR) CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 10
* § 102. Identification required. 1. Any uniformed law enforcement
officer while interacting with the public in the performance of their
duties shall visibly display:
(a) the name of the agency or department employing such officer; and
(b) at least one form of identification of the officer, such as the
officer's name, badge number, or shield number.
2. Law enforcement officers who are not uniformed while interacting
with the public in the performance of their duties shall wear at least
one visibly identifying agency-issued or department-issued logo, patch,
emblem, insignia, or other external identifier clearly identifying such
officer as a law enforcement officer within such agency or department
acting under color of law.
3. The requirements of this section shall not apply to:
(a) officers engaged in active undercover operations, covert
surveillance, other investigative activities where identification would
compromise such investigation, or protective detail assignments for a
designated person or location where visible identification would
materially increase a security risk to the officer or the protected
individual; or
(b) officers using personal protective equipment required for medical
or emergency response purposes, where such equipment temporarily
prevents visible display of identification.
4. For the purposes of this section: (a) "visibly display" means to
wear externally on the uniform in a size and location that is reasonably
visible to members of the public with whom the officer interacts; and
(b) compliance with 10 U.S.C. § 723, in circumstances where that statute
applies, satisfies all obligations that this section imposes upon the
officer.
5. Any person who willfully violates this section shall for a first
offense be guilty of a violation and each subsequent offense shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
6. The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any
other provisions of state or local law, charter, code, ordinance,
resolution, rule, or regulation to the contrary. Provided, however, that
nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent or restrict the
state government from adopting, enacting, or enforcing state policies or
a local government from adopting, enacting, or enforcing local policies,
laws, resolutions, ordinances, or regulations which comply with at least
the applicable standards or requirements of this section, or which
exceed the provisions of this section beyond the requirements set forth
in the chapter of the laws of two thousand twenty-six that added this
section.
* NB Effective June 26, 2026
officer while interacting with the public in the performance of their
duties shall visibly display:
(a) the name of the agency or department employing such officer; and
(b) at least one form of identification of the officer, such as the
officer's name, badge number, or shield number.
2. Law enforcement officers who are not uniformed while interacting
with the public in the performance of their duties shall wear at least
one visibly identifying agency-issued or department-issued logo, patch,
emblem, insignia, or other external identifier clearly identifying such
officer as a law enforcement officer within such agency or department
acting under color of law.
3. The requirements of this section shall not apply to:
(a) officers engaged in active undercover operations, covert
surveillance, other investigative activities where identification would
compromise such investigation, or protective detail assignments for a
designated person or location where visible identification would
materially increase a security risk to the officer or the protected
individual; or
(b) officers using personal protective equipment required for medical
or emergency response purposes, where such equipment temporarily
prevents visible display of identification.
4. For the purposes of this section: (a) "visibly display" means to
wear externally on the uniform in a size and location that is reasonably
visible to members of the public with whom the officer interacts; and
(b) compliance with 10 U.S.C. § 723, in circumstances where that statute
applies, satisfies all obligations that this section imposes upon the
officer.
5. Any person who willfully violates this section shall for a first
offense be guilty of a violation and each subsequent offense shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor.
6. The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any
other provisions of state or local law, charter, code, ordinance,
resolution, rule, or regulation to the contrary. Provided, however, that
nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent or restrict the
state government from adopting, enacting, or enforcing state policies or
a local government from adopting, enacting, or enforcing local policies,
laws, resolutions, ordinances, or regulations which comply with at least
the applicable standards or requirements of this section, or which
exceed the provisions of this section beyond the requirements set forth
in the chapter of the laws of two thousand twenty-six that added this
section.
* NB Effective June 26, 2026