HB 2305 Summary

• Amends Arizona law regarding vehicle operators and passengers who fail to provide identification to law enforcement during traffic stops.

• Clarifies that unlicensed drivers must provide "evidence of identity" containing: full name, date of birth, residential address, physical description (sex, weight, height, eye and hair color), and signature.

• Establishes that passengers and other vehicle occupants who refuse to provide evidence of identity when a peace officer has reasonable cause to believe they violated traffic law are guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.

• Allows drivers to avoid conviction under the evidence of identity requirement if they later produce a valid driver license to the court that was valid at the time of the violation.

• Defines "evidence of identity" as any document presented on request containing the five required information elements listed above.