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House Bill 492 would make refusal to identify at certain traffic stops a fourth‑degree misdemeanor
Summary
Sponsors told the Public Safety Committee HB492 would let officers require identification for observed Title 45 violations and raise penalties so jails can fingerprint and identify people taken into custody; sponsors said the change aims to improve officer and public safety.
Representatives Ray and Abrams presented sponsor testimony for House Bill 492 at a Public Safety Committee hearing, saying the measure would create a distinct offense when a driver refuses to identify themselves after an officer observes a violation of Title 45 of the Ohio Revised Code.
The bill would do two things, sponsors said: expand the statute on interfering with an arrest to explicitly cover Title 45 offenses and create a refusal‑to‑identify offense applicable when an officer has witnessed a Title 45 motor‑vehicle violation (or a municipal ordinance substantially equivalent to Title 45). Sponsors said that refusal would be a fourth‑degree misdemeanor, a classification that can carry up to 30 days in jail…
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