Is there a penalty for driving without a physical license?
I was driving a car with an expired registration, and expired inspection (you have to get the inspection to get the registration, to help force people to keep registered). It was a Saturday morning, and I was going to get inspected. No really.I manged to leave my wallet at home. No really. When I was pulled over, I provided the name, address and DOB of the owner (not me), and my name, address and DOB. Last name of the driver and owner matched, as did the addresses. After what felt like an hour (when you are stressing), he came back for a ticket or no insurance (it was in the wallet too), and no license. Presenting them both at the police station within two weeks got both dismissed. He could have towed and impounded the car, but didn't. I went home, got the wallet, went back out, and got inspected and registered.So long as you are not otherwise interesting to the police, you shouldn't have trouble. If you are interesting to them (I'll leave out the obvious reasons), then they can do lots to you. So carry it at all times.
What is the penalty for "providing false information to law enforcement in Michigan?
My son was charged with this - but there was no crime? All he was doing was walking around a apartment complex. They thought he was trying/attempting to break and enter. There was no evidence of that. So all he did was lie to police why he was there. Any suggestions?
Can you go to jail for lying to a police officer about ur name?
ok i got pulled over for speeding, I was really nervous I had my daughter with me she was in the back seat sleeping. my DL was suspended for not paying a ticket, and I just finished paying them so I haven't really had any time to do anything. so anyways the cop asked for my name and info and i gave him someone i knews name i did not wanna get in trouble so my sis told me to do that so i did, anyways the cop found out i was lying and now i have court... what can happen im so nervous its been so long since i been in trouble and all for my stupidity.
What happens if a police officer asks me for an ID, and I don't have it on me? Will I be arrested?
R… Zy… , the OP who works at Guitar Center appears to be asking this in context of the US.There are many court cases that relate to this question. The officer must have Reasonable Articulable Suspicion that a crime has been committed or is about to be committed to demand identification. If operating a vehicle, any traffic violation is enough. If not operating a vehicle, reasonable suspicion is still required. Loitering and just ‘looking suspicious’ due to place and time is not adequate.The cases that relate are Brown v Texas (stop and produce ID), Hiibel v 6th District ( identify by name), Kolender v Lawson (loitering, stop and identify), Terry v Ohio (stop and frisk for officer safety)But, cops often try to use obstructing justice or delaying an officer/investigation as a reason for arrest when ID is not produced.There is no law that requires carrying ID unless driving a vehicle.If the officer has reasonable suspicion, stating your name and birth date or other identifying data is adequate.There are plenty of Cop Block YouTube videos of the various interactions with cops. The 1st Amendment Audits are also interesting interactions. Often, the first contact cop is more aggressive than an LT or even Sargent.A calm response of, “I am not required to identify or produce ID unless you have reasonable suspicion of a crime. I will identify myself if you state the crime you suspect me of. Otherwise, I choose to remain silent.” Many cops will say, “You look suspicious.” Looking suspicious is not against the law. Walking away as a cop approaches is not against the law unless the cop has told you specifically to stop.It is amazing how many cops do not know these court cases and claim department policy. Local department procedure does not over-rule Supreme Court decisions.
If a police officer wrote down the wrong information on your traffic ticket, such as writing the wrong birthday, would you still have to pay the fine?
The best approach, in my opinion, would be to go to the court, or call them and ask if they have any record of your citation. The post office doesn't always deliver mail correctly, and the courts dont always send out notices correctly. You still have to appear at the court on or before the date on the citation and you need to be able to prove that you appeared.A problem may occur if the court didn't receive a copy of the citation--even though they are supose to, they might not want to schedule an arraignment date for you, if they refuse you can talk to the DA's office and they may be willing to dismiss the case due to the court not receiving the citation. It is easier for them to do that than to try and find out what happened.If an arraigment date is set, it is often on the same day as you go in, you can tell the judge at the arraignmen that you received a notice made out to someone with your name but with a diffrent birth date, and ask that the ticket be dismissed. Don't lie but try to avoid admitting that the ticket is actually yours.In California there is a procedure for a trial by declaration, where you fill out a form and tell your side of the story on the form. I have never used it, but it gives you the opportunity to note that the ticket was to the "wrong" person because of the birth date error, without the court being able to ask any follow up questions, such as "but did you actually have an encounter with the police person"If the “trial by declaration” goes against you, you can ask for a trial before a judicial officer (judge or commissioner depending on the jurisdiction). There is a relatively short time to request this new trial so do it as soon as you received the notice of an adverse decision at the trial by declaration and either deliver it to the court clerk with a copy for the clerk to receipt and return to you or send it certified mail. A trial date will be set for a hearing, and the police person will have to come in, There is a possibility that the ticket issuer may not appear either order to avoid embarrassment or for some other reason in which case the judicial officer will almost always dismiss the case for want of prosecution.If you go trial and admit that the ticket was in fact handed to you, the birth date wouldn't be enough to get it dismissed. However, an error in citing the offence -- wrong code section -- clearly would, and a wrong location likely would.
What if a police officer completely falsifies your police report?
Anyone who files a false police report is committing a crime. Whether the crime is a misdemeanor or a felony depends on the law in that jurisdiction. That said, I'd guess that 90% of the people I arrested, if they read my arrest report, claimed that I lied in the report. Sometimes this is a matter of different perspectives, sometimes it's faulty memory (the people I arrested were often intoxicated), and sometimes one party or the other is not being truthful. If a police officer routinely files false reports and/or lies during testimony, it eventually becomes apparent. If the officer is shown on the record having lied, his value as a law enforcement officer is close to zero. If your testimony can't be relied on, there is no point in taking a case involving that officer to trial. While, without doubt, some police officers lie in reports and under oath, I don't think there are nearly as many as detractors of the police claim there to be. When there is video or other similar evidence of officer conduct, it exonerates the officers more often than it condemns them, as it did in this story.You can file a complaint against the officer with the police department. If your sole contention is that the officer lied in the report, and you have no evidence other than your word to back this up, the complaint probably won't be taken seriously. At trial, you can cross-examine the officer and present your own evidence. However, as other suggested, this is a matter best handled by an attorney.
Providing False Information to law enforcement? MCL 750.411a?
My son has recently been given a ticket for "Providing false information" to cops. He was picked up and not given his Miranda rights; although I don't know if he was arrested anyway. He was accused of breaking and entering - but no evidence was found of that. The cops wanted to pin B&E on him because there was reports of B&E around this place. So all the cops did was give him a ticket for this. He was not there to break and Enter. Just before this incident, his girl friend broke up with him- and apparently said some nasty things to him. Now he is seriously depressed, and still is 2 weeks after the incident. I guess my question is - should he plead not guilty or what. This is silly - there wasn't even a crime commited other than him being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
What do you do when someone files a false police report on you?
First, just because someone contacts the police, doesn’t mean a report will be filed. If a report is made, it also doesn’t mean that an arrest will follow. If when talking to the reporting party it is determined that a crime has occurred, or it would be reasonable to believe that a crime as occurred, and that it’s not a civil matter, that report will get filed.If it’s a civil matter, the party is informed of that, and if it’s just un Either the officer or a detective, depending on the size and policies of the department involved, will follow up and perform additional investigation, which will likely involve talking to you. A determination will be made as to whether they believe the allegation to be true, at which point the accused may be arrested, or a warrant obtained for their arrest. If it goes that far, your attorney argues the point for you in court. If the allegation is determined to be baseless, the department may choose to refer a case of filing a false report against the reporting party. This is rather rare, and generally involves very serious allegations, rape, kidnapping, etc., things that have caused huge community disruption and/or cost to municipalities or states in terms of manpower for searches, etc. Beyond that, you could potentially have a civil case for harassment, but those are difficult and expensive to prevail.