(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.
State v. Deacey, 2017-Ohio-8102. · 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, 94 N.E.3d 194. · 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. · 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, 102 N.E.3d 38. · 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. · 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, 260 N.E.3d 765. · 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. “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. · 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. · 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. “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, 102 N.E.3d 38. “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. “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. “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. “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. “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, 260 N.E.3d 765. “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. “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. “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. “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. “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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