California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lopez, 255 Cal.Rptr.3d 526, 453 P.3d 150, 8 Cal.5th 353 (Cal. 2019):
When an officer has obtained satisfactory evidence of a detainees identity, he or she may cite and release the detainee. ( Pen. Code, 853.5, subd. (a) ; Veh. Code, 40303, 40500, 40504 ; People v. Superior Court (Simon ) (1972) 7 Cal.3d 186, 199, 101 Cal.Rptr. 837, 496 P.2d 1205.)11 The
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officer also has
[453 P.3d 164]
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