<P> Some courts, e.g., State v. Flynn (Wis . 1979) and People v. Loudermilk (Calif. 1987) have held that police may perform a search for written identification if a suspect refuses to provide it; a later California decision, People v. Garcia (2006) strongly disagreed . </P> <P> In the case of Utah v. Strieff (2016), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that an officer's stop of Edward Strieff and his demand for identification from Strieff was unlawful under Utah state law, but that the evidence collected pursuant to the stop was admissible due to the determination that Strieff was subject to a pre-existing arrest warrant . Therefore, the pre-existing warrant "attenuated" the unlawful stop - and - identify . </P> <P> Some legal organizations, such as the National Lawyers Guild and the ACLU of Northern California, recommend to either remain silent or to identify oneself whether or not a jurisdiction has a "stop and identify" law: </P> <Dl> <Dd> And in any state, police do not always follow the law, and refusing to give your name may make them suspicious and lead to your arrest, so use your judgment . If you fear that your name may be incriminating, you can claim the right to remain silent, and if you are arrested, this may help you later . Giving a false name could be a crime . </Dd> </Dl>

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