Legal Question in Criminal Law in Illinois
Obstruction of justice
Is it illegal to give an alias when being questioned by a police officer?
Asked on 10/25/02, 10:37 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael R. Nack
Michael R. Nack, Attorney at Law
Re: Obstruction of justice
Yes. Generally, the law requires you to give a police officer your name (and possibly identification) upon reasonable request. But, you have an absolute Constitutional right not to say anything else. My advice would be not to misrepresent your identity to the police.
Answered on 10/25/02, 6:45 pm
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