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In the United States there’s no law requiring citizens to carry identification of any kind.
However, in Hiibel v. Sixth Judicial District Court of Nevada, the Supreme Court upheld state laws requiring citizens to reveal their identity when officers have reasonable suspicion to believe criminal activity may be taking place. It was decided that the name disclosure did not violate the Fourth Amendment prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures.
These are commonly known as “stop-and-identify” statutes, laws which permit police to arrest criminal suspects who refuse to identify themselves.
Currently 24 states had stop-and-identify laws. So you must keep in mind that police can never compel you to identify yourself without reasonable suspicion to believe you’re involved in illegal activity. However, if they do suspect such, you must identify yourself.
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