(A) No person who is in a public place shall refuse to disclose the person's name, address, or date of birth, when requested by a law enforcement officer who reasonably suspects either of the following:
(1) The person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a criminal offense.
(2) The person witnessed any of the following:
(a) An offense of violence that would constitute a felony under the laws of this state;
(b) A felony offense that causes or results in, or creates a substantial risk of, serious physical harm to another person or to property;
(c) Any attempt or conspiracy to commit, or complicity in committing, any offense identified in division (A)(2)(a) or (b) of this section;
(d) Any conduct reasonably indicating that any offense identified in division (A)(2)(a) or (b) of this section or any attempt, conspiracy, or complicity described in division (A)(2)(c) of this section has been, is being, or is about to be committed.
(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of failure to disclose one's personal information, a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.
(C) Nothing in this section requires a person to answer any questions beyond that person's name, address, or date of birth. Nothing in this section authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest a person for not providing any information beyond that person's name, address, or date of birth or for refusing to describe the offense observed.
(D) It is not a violation of this section to refuse to answer a question that would reveal a person's age or date of birth if age is an element of the crime that the person is suspected of committing.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 64
cases (44 in the last 5 years), 2011–2026 · leading case: State v. Deacey, 2017 Ohio 8102 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017).
State v. Deacey, 2017 Ohio 8102 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 6דHe also argues that Officer Wright asked for more information than his name, address, and date of birth, which he was not required to disclose under R.C. 2921.29. Deacey, therefore, contends that his arrest was unreasonable.”
State v. Davis, 2017 Ohio 5613 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4ד13), and failure to disclose personal information (R.C. 2921.29). Davis addresses the issue of probable cause by reference to the obstructing official business and falsification statutes; neither of the parties discusses R.”
State v. Mitchem, 2014 Ohio 2366 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 5דChapter 2921 proscribes “Offenses Against Justice and Public Administration” other than obstruction of official business, including the failure to disclose one’s personal information in violation of R.C. 2921.29. R.C. 2921.29(A)(1) provides, in relevant part, that “[n]o person…”
McKee v. McCann, 2017 Ohio 4072 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 4דThat cause of action alleged that Shamblin wrongly placed McKee under arrest because he had no probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or any other type of cause to believe that McKee committed a violation of R.C. 2921.29(A) -failing to disclose to a law enforcement officer the…”
State v. Crump, 2021 Ohio 2574 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 4דThis subsection of R.C. 2921.29 applies to questioning in the context of an investigative detention, or “Terry stop,” and not to questions posed during a consensual encounter.”
Mocek v. City of Albuquerque, 813 F.3d 912 (10th Cir. 2015). “5 (a stopped suspect must provide either a "name, address, and date of birth” or a driver’s license, if available, when stopped for an infraction or ordinance violation); Nev.”
State v. McKenzie, 2025 Ohio 150 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 5דAPPELLANT’S CONVICTION FOR VIOLATING R.C. 2921.29 (FAILURE TO DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION) IS AGAINST THE MANIFEST WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE AND IS NOT SUPPORTED BY SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE BECAUSE THE STATE FAILED TO PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT CHIEF DAILEY “REASONABLY…”
Williams v. Crosby, 43 F. Supp. 3d 794 (N.D. Ohio 2014). · cites it 4ד.. away from the three subjects he was investigating for the initial traffic stop” in order to urge the defendant to move along).”
State v. Albright, 2016 Ohio 7037 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “R.C. 2921.29(A)(1) (and date of birth, if such is not an element of the offense).”
State v. Starcher, 2013 Ohio 5533 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2ד31, a second-degree misdemeanor, and failure to disclose personal information in violation of R.C. 2921.29(A), a fourth- degree misdemeanor.”
State v. Fulton, 2024 Ohio 2880 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 5דAfter a bench trial, the trial court found Fulton guilty of failing to disclose information in violation of R.C. 2921.29(A)(1). On appeal, she maintains that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction because it failed to prove that the officers were investigating a…”
State v. Johnson, 2020 Ohio 4077 (Ohio Ct. App. 2020). “19AP-296 9 in the future in circumstances where a defendant chooses not to identify himself to the police (see R.C. 2921.29), or when a defendant chooses not to testify in a criminal proceeding against him, under the Fifth Amendment to the U.”
McKee v. McCann, 2017 Ohio 4072 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “That cause of action alleged that Shamblin wrongly placed McKee under arrest because he had no probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or any other type of cause to believe that McKee committed a violation of R.C. 2921.29(A) -failing to disclose to a law enforcement officer the…”
State v. Deacey, 2017 Ohio 8102 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “He also argues that Officer Wright asked for more information than his name, address, and date of birth, which he was not required to disclose under R.C. 2921.29. Deacey, therefore, contends that his arrest was unreasonable.”
State v. Starcher, 2013 Ohio 5533 (Ohio Ct. App. 2013). “31, a second-degree misdemeanor, and failure to disclose personal information in violation of R.C. 2921.29(A), a fourth- degree misdemeanor.”
State v. Crump, 2021 Ohio 2574 (Ohio Ct. App. 2021). “This subsection of R.C. 2921.29 applies to questioning in the context of an investigative detention, or “Terry stop,” and not to questions posed during a consensual encounter.”
State v. Mitchem, 2014 Ohio 2366 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “Chapter 2921 proscribes “Offenses Against Justice and Public Administration” other than obstruction of official business, including the failure to disclose one’s personal information in violation of R.C. 2921.29. R.C. 2921.29(A)(1) provides, in relevant part, that “[n]o person…”
State v. McKenzie, 2025 Ohio 150 (Ohio Ct. App. 2025). “APPELLANT’S CONVICTION FOR VIOLATING R.C. 2921.29 (FAILURE TO DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION) IS AGAINST THE MANIFEST WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE AND IS NOT SUPPORTED BY SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE BECAUSE THE STATE FAILED TO PROVE BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT CHIEF DAILEY “REASONABLY…”
State v. Albright, 2016 Ohio 7037 (Ohio Ct. App. 2016). “R.C. 2921.29(A)(1) (and date of birth, if such is not an element of the offense).”
State v. Fulton, 2024 Ohio 2880 (Ohio Ct. App. 2024). “After a bench trial, the trial court found Fulton guilty of failing to disclose information in violation of R.C. 2921.29(A)(1). On appeal, she maintains that the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction because it failed to prove that the officers were investigating a…”
— Ohio Rev. Code § 2921.29(B) — 5 cases
State v. Deacey, 2017 Ohio 8102 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017). “He also argues that Officer Wright asked for more information than his name, address, and date of birth, which he was not required to disclose under R.C. 2921.29. Deacey, therefore, contends that his arrest was unreasonable.”
State v. Mitchem, 2014 Ohio 2366 (Ohio Ct. App. 2014). “Chapter 2921 proscribes “Offenses Against Justice and Public Administration” other than obstruction of official business, including the failure to disclose one’s personal information in violation of R.C. 2921.29. R.C. 2921.29(A)(1) provides, in relevant part, that “[n]o person…”
Williams v. Crosby, 43 F. Supp. 3d 794 (N.D. Ohio 2014). “.. away from the three subjects he was investigating for the initial traffic stop” in order to urge the defendant to move along).”
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