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Sponsors tell Judiciary committee HB492 would raise penalty for refusing to identify at traffic stops
Summary
Representatives Ray and Abrams told the committee House Bill 492 would make refusal to identify at traffic stops a fourth‑degree misdemeanor (potential jail time) for Title 45 offenses and add an expanded interfering‑with‑arrest provision; sponsors said changes aim to improve officer safety.
At a first hearing on House Bill 492, sponsors Representative Ray and Representative Abrams presented the proposal to strengthen penalties for failing to identify oneself at a traffic stop when an officer has observed a Title 45 traffic violation.
Representative Ray told the Senate Judiciary Committee that current refusal‑to‑identify offenses are unclassified, fine‑only misdemeanors that do not permit fingerprinting or identification before release. HB492 would make…
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