identity evidence; civil traffic violations

Plain English Breakdown

The official text confirms the bill passed both chambers but does not list an effective date.

HB2186: Allowing Passengers to Give ID Verbally During Traffic Stops

This bill changes Arizona law so that passengers in a car can give their name, birth date, and address out loud instead of showing an ID card when asked by police during certain traffic stops.

What This Bill Does

• Allows a passenger to provide proof of identity verbally when asked by a peace officer or authorized agent.
• Requires the verbal identification to include the person's full name.
• Requires the verbal identification to include the person's date of birth.
• Requires the verbal identification to include the person's residential address if they have one.

Who It Names or Affects

• Passengers in motor vehicles during traffic stops
• Peace officers and authorized agents of traffic enforcement agencies

Terms To Know

Class 2 misdemeanor

A type of crime that can result in fines or jail time, currently the penalty for refusing to give ID.

Reasonable cause

When an officer has a good reason to believe someone broke a traffic law before asking for their ID.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only applies when an officer believes the passenger committed a violation of the traffic code.
• This change does not affect drivers, who must still show a driver's license or provide written details about themselves including physical description and signature.

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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Current Bill Text

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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