* § 102. Identification required. 1. Any uniformed law enforcement\nofficer while interacting with the public in the performance of their\nduties shall visibly display:\n (a) the name of the agency or department employing such officer; and\n (b) at least one form of identification of the officer, such as the\nofficer's name, badge number, or shield number.\n 2. Law enforcement officers who are not uniformed while interacting\nwith the public in the performance of their duties shall wear at least\none visibly identifying agency-issued or department-issued logo, patch,\nemblem, insignia, or other external identifier clearly identifying such\nofficer as a law enforcement officer within such agency or department\nacting under color of law.\n 3. The requirements of this section shall not apply to:\n (a) officers engaged in active undercover operations, covert\nsurveillance, other investigative activities where identification would\ncompromise such investigation, or protective detail assignments for a\ndesignated person or location where visible identification would\nmaterially increase a security risk to the officer or the protected\nindividual; or\n (b) officers using personal protective equipment required for medical\nor emergency response purposes, where such equipment temporarily\nprevents visible display of identification.\n 4. For the purposes of this section: (a) "visibly display" means to\nwear externally on the uniform in a size and location that is reasonably\nvisible to members of the public with whom the officer interacts; and\n(b) compliance with 10 U.S.C. § 723, in circumstances where that statute\napplies, satisfies all obligations that this section imposes upon the\nofficer.\n 5. Any person who willfully violates this section shall for a first\noffense be guilty of a violation and each subsequent offense shall be\nguilty of a misdemeanor.\n 6. The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any\nother provisions of state or local law, charter, code, ordinance,\nresolution, rule, or regulation to the contrary. Provided, however, that\nnothing in this article shall be construed to prevent or restrict the\nstate government from adopting, enacting, or enforcing state policies or\na local government from adopting, enacting, or enforcing local policies,\nlaws, resolutions, ordinances, or regulations which comply with at least\nthe applicable standards or requirements of this section, or which\nexceed the provisions of this section beyond the requirements set forth\nin the chapter of the laws of two thousand twenty-six that added this\nsection.\n * NB Effective June 26, 2026\n
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