HB2186 • 2026

identity evidence; civil traffic violations

HB2186 - identity evidence; civil traffic violations

Crime

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Julie Willoughby
Last action: 2026-01-20
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details about the consequences of refusal to give verbal identification, nor does it discuss potential impacts on traffic stops in practice.

Passenger Identity Evidence During Traffic Stops

This bill allows passengers in a car during a traffic stop to provide their identity information verbally.

What This Bill Does

Allows passengers to tell the officer their full name, date of birth, and residential address if they are asked for it during a traffic stop.
Specifies that verbal identification must include all necessary details like full name, date of birth, and residential address when applicable.

Who It Names or Affects

Passengers in vehicles during traffic stops
Peace officers conducting traffic stops

Terms To Know

Class 2 misdemeanor: A type of crime that is less serious than a felony but more serious than an infraction, often punishable by up to four months in jail.
Peace officer: An official who has the power to enforce laws and maintain public order, such as police officers.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a passenger refuses to give verbal identification.
It is unclear how this change will affect traffic stops in practice.

Bill History

2026-01-20 House
House second read
2026-01-15 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-15 House
House Judiciary: DP
2026-01-15 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2186 - 572R - House Bill Summary

ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

57th
Legislature, 2nd Regular Session

Majority Research Staff

House:
JUD DP 7-0-1-1

HB
2186
: identity evidence; civil traffic violations

Sponsor:
Representative Willoughby, LD 13

Caucus
& COW

Overview

Allows
a passenger in a motor vehicle during a traffic stop to provide identifying
information verbally.

History

Under
A.R.S. �
28-1595
it is a class 2 misdemeanor for a driver to
refuse to provide a driver's license or identifying information to a peace
officer during a traffic stop. Likewise, it is a class 2 misdemeanor for a passenger
to refuse to provide identification when an officer has reasonable cause to
believe that the passenger has committed a violation of the traffic code.

Provisions

1.

Permits a
passenger in a vehicle during a traffic stop to provide evidence of identity
verbally. (Sec. 1)

2.

Specifies
that the passenger's verbal identification must include:

a.

full name;

b.

date of
birth; and

c.

residential
address, if applicable. (Sec. 1)

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REFERENCE TITLE:
identity evidence; civil traffic violations

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2186

Introduced by

Representative
Willoughby

AN
ACT

Amending section 28-1595, Arizona Revised
Statutes; relating to civil traffic violations.

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 28-1595, Arizona Revised
Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE
28-1595.

Failure to stop or provide driver license or evidence of
identity; violation; classification

A. The operator of a motor vehicle who knowingly
fails or refuses to bring the operator's motor vehicle to a stop after being
given a visual or audible signal or instruction by a peace officer or duly
authorized agent of a traffic enforcement agency is guilty of a class 2
misdemeanor.

B. After stopping as required by subsection A of
this section, the operator of a motor vehicle who fails or refuses to exhibit
the operator's driver license as required by section 28-3169 or a driver
who is not licensed and who fails or refuses to provide evidence of the
driver's identity on request is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor. The
evidence of identity that is presented shall contain all of the following
information:

1. The driver's full name.

2. The driver's date of birth.

3. The driver's residence address.

4. A brief physical description of the driver,
including the driver's sex, weight, height and eye and hair color.

5. The driver's signature.

C. A person other than the driver of a motor vehicle
who fails or refuses to provide evidence of the person's identity to a peace
officer or a duly authorized agent of a traffic enforcement agency on request,
when such officer or agent has reasonable cause to believe the person has
committed a violation of this title, is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.�
The evidence of the person's identity may be provided verbally by the
person and shall include the person's:

1. Full name.

2. Date of birth.

3. Residence address, if applicable.

D. A peace officer or duly authorized agent of a
traffic enforcement agency may give the signal or instruction required by
subsection A of this section by hand, emergency light, voice, whistle or siren.

E. A person shall not be convicted of a violation of
subsection B of this section if the person provided evidence of identity
required by subsection B, paragraphs 1 through 5 of this section and produces
to the court a legible driver license or an authorized duplicate of the license
that is issued to the person and that was valid at the time the violation of
subsection B of this section occurred.
END_STATUTE