(1)A police officer may arrest any person who is accused of committing, or who commits in the view or presence of the police officer, a non-arrestable offence if, on the demand of the police officer, he refuses to give his name and residential address.
Section history
Section 65 — Arrest on refusal to give name and residence to police officer
As in force on 1 June 2016.
Timeline 4 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
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- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 31 May 2024 Act 5 of 2024
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(2)A police officer may arrest such a person who gives a residential address outside Singapore, or a name or residential address which the police officer has reason to believe is false.
(3)Any person arrested under this section must be brought to a police station as soon as reasonably practicable and may, if required by a police officer of or above the rank of sergeant, be released upon signing a bond with or without surety to appear before a Magistrate.
(4)If the person refuses or is unable to sign the bond as required, he must, within 24 hours of the arrest (excluding the time necessary for the journey to a Magistrate’s Court), be brought before a Magistrate’s Court.
(5)The person who is brought before a Magistrate’s Court under subsection (4) may —
(a)be ordered to be detained in custody until he can be tried; or
(b)if so required by the Magistrate, be released upon signing a bond, with or without surety, to appear before a Magistrate’s Court.