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Originally Posted by mr dave
you'd then prove your identity the exact same way anyone else does. some kind of picture ID. like any other person who gets stopped by the cops.
i'm sure there are ways the info from the DMV could be used to find out where a person was born.
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you, as an american citizen, are not required to provide identification to a police officer simply because he requests it. you are only required to provide identification if you are being lawfully arrested (or if you are doing something that requires you have a license, such as operating a motor vehicle). so no, it is not the same scenario as every other person who gets stopped by the cops, because any old person who gets stopped by the police is not required to identify themselves, much less prove that they are a legal citizen or risk detention and/or arrest.