Tennessee § 7-3-505 - Failure to produce identification — Arrest — Release — Bond.
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§ 7-3-505. Failure to produce identification — Arrest — Release — Bond.
When any police or peace officer of a metropolitan government or any employee of a metropolitan government authorized to enforce ordinances, laws or regulations of the metropolitan government or charged with the duty to serve civil or criminal process, asks the violator for identification for the purpose of issuing a citation or civil warrant to that person, the failure to produce or give such identification shall be grounds for the violator to be arrested by an officer authorized to make arrests pursuant to title 40, chapter 7. In such event, the violator shall be arrested, transported to the police station or jail, booked, photographed and fingerprinted for identification purposes and, thereafter, shall be served with the citation or civil warrant and released from custody without being required to post a bond. Acts 1993, ch. 335, § 5. Attorney General Opinions. A municipal officer may arrest a person for violation of a city code or ordinance when that person fails to provide the officer with proper identification, OAG 06-167 (11/9/06), 2006 Tenn. AG LEXIS 187.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7-3-505 ("Failure to produce identification — Arrest — Release — Bond.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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