Legal Question in Criminal Law in Ohio

If a police officer hears the word bitch

Coming from a group of girls is that

Probable cause to approach the girls

And demand identification.

If a girl who believes she did not do

Anything refuses to provide identification

Can she be legally arrested in Ohio

Female asked for I'd may or may

Not have been drinking and may

Or may not have been intoxicated

No test was provided by policed


Asked on 10/07/12, 4:13 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Timothy Hess T. Hess & Associates, LLC

Unless there is a reasonable belief that there is some criminal wrongdoing, it is not necessary for a person to provide identification at the request of a police officer.

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Answered on 10/08/12, 4:36 pm


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