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Title 9 — PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE

Chapter 9.04 — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC PEACE OFFICERS AND GOVERNMENT

Grass Valley Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Grass Valley

9.04.010 - Criminal investigation—Penalty.

A.

Any person lawfully detained by a peace officer for investigatory questioning shall upon request of a peace officer, produce identification sufficient to indicate his name and date of birth or place of residence. A verbal or written statement of name and birth date or residence address shall constitute sufficient identification.

B.

Any person refusing to produce sufficient identification as defined in subsection A shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be a misdemeanor punishable under Chapter 1.12 of this Code; provided, nevertheless, such violation may be deemed an infraction punishable under Chapter 1.12 of this Code and charged as such in the discretion and at the election of the prosecuting attorney, in which event the punishment therefor shall not be imprisonment but a fine not to exceed the amounts specified by Chapter 1.12 of this Code as then in effect.

(Ord. 459 § 22, 1991: prior code § 14-9; Ord. No. 791, § 1, 9-26-2017)

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