Identification requirements — Penalty for providing false information to law enforcement officers

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-611, under Obstruction of Justice.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-611

(a) A law enforcement officer may ask a person to identify themselves if the officer has reasonable suspicion to believe that the person has violated or is violating a state law or local ordinance.

(b) Pursuant to the law enforcement officer's reasonable suspicion, the officer may ask the suspect to provide the suspect's name verbally or to otherwise provide the suspect's name by other means.

(c) A person commits an offense who intentionally gives a false or fictitious name to a law enforcement officer who has lawfully detained or arrested the person.

(d) A violation of subsection (c) is a Class C misdemeanor.

(e) A person's failure or inability to produce a physical form of identification or driver license to a police or peace officer requesting identification is not a violation of subsection (c).