15Identification of offenders

### 15 Identification of offenders > > (1)  [*\[Section 15 Subsection (1) amended by No. 38 of 2017, s. 30, Applied:03 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-03/act-2017-038#GS30@Hpa@EN) A police officer may require a person to whom a request has been made, or a direction has been given, under [Division 2](#HPII@HD2@EN) or whom that officer has reasonable grounds for believing has committed an offence under this Act to state his name, date of birth and the address of his place of abode. > > > (2)  A person who – > > > > > > (a) refuses or fails to comply with a requirement made by a police officer under this section; or > > > > > > > (b) in response to any such requirement, furnishes that officer with information that is false – > > > > is guilty of an offence. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 15 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 68 of 1997, s. 9, Applied:01 Mar 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-03-01/act-1997-068#GS9@EN) A police officer may arrest without warrant a person who, in response to the requirement of the police officer made under [subsection (1)](#GS15@Gs1@EN)  – > > > > > > (a) [*\[Section 15 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2017, s. 30, Applied:03 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-03/act-2017-038#GS30@Hpb@EN) refuses or fails to state his or her name, date of birth or the address of his or her place of abode; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Section 15 Subsection (3) amended by No. 38 of 2017, s. 30, Applied:03 Dec 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-12-03/act-2017-038#GS30@Hpc@EN) states a name, date of birth or an address of a place of abode that the police officer reasonably believes to be false.