{"id":218884,"date":"2026-07-31T07:13:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/3-to-know-iding-yourself-to-police-florida-makes-us-news-top-10-marco-eagle\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T07:13:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:13:05","slug":"3-to-know-iding-yourself-to-police-florida-makes-us-news-top-10-marco-eagle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/3-to-know-iding-yourself-to-police-florida-makes-us-news-top-10-marco-eagle\/","title":{"rendered":"3 To Know: IDing yourself to police; Florida makes US News top 10 &#8211; Marco Eagle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can generally refuse to show ID or state your name when the law enforcement encounter is clearly voluntary. They can ask for your name, but you\u2019re allowed to ask if you are being detained or arrested and walk away if the answer is no. Stay polite and nonconfrontational.<br \/>There is no legal duty in a consensual encounter to identify yourself. However, you are required by law to identify yourself in a traffic stop, or if an officer has reason to believe you\u2019re engaged in criminal activities.Visit 3 To Know at marconews.com for a link to the full report. <em>\u2013 C.A. Bridges\/USA TODAY Network-Florida<\/em><br \/>The report assesses the performance of the 50 U.S. states using 71 metrics across eight categories, such as education, economy and healthcare.\u00a0<br \/>Despite falling two spots, Florida still placed within the top 10 best states, nabbing the eighth slot on the ranking. The Sunshine State saw high scores in education and economy but tanked when it came to opportunity.<br \/>For the fourth year in a row, Utah was declared the best state in the country by U.S. News &#038; World Report.Visit 3 To Know at marconews.com for a link to the full report. <em>\u2013 Samantha Neely\/USA TODAY Network-Florida<\/em><br \/>If you missed Tuesday\u2019s Marco Eagle, you can read those stories online now at marconews.com or click on the\u00a0eNewspaper\u00a0and read it and other past issues online, just as they appear in print.<br \/>Tuesday\u2019s articles include:<br \/>Also, when you click on 3 To Know or 3 To Do, we have helpful links that expand on the topics discussed. The SWFLA To Do List has events listed far in advance of those in print, so that you can plan ahead. There are also stories of interest from around the region and around the state. And no subscription is required.<br \/>Read more at\u00a0marconews.com.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiygFBVV95cUxPZXFLRmxYYkVhVlNmdWRzRkJyaE1HNE9hbE5yS2R3X1I0S0lUVC1qODVxbmZBZXpXcndwUUNuemk4a19oX2tzdXJOYVIxS25fUC1hUDJVZ2FpOVU0M3FwbktXNmRsQmVtQmViWEl2WW1pRTVGd0RjcmVpS01FcEpBNlJNNFBYM21YeEZuQzMxYmFoTXRYSlgyQ3RKTExHMndTNmtRY21ZTU05NFJ5OUxRc213cXRxcUtPZGNkZlhhelRBOUt4OEd2cVl3?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can generally refuse to show ID or state your name when the law enforcement encounter is clearly voluntary. They can ask for your name, but you\u2019re allowed to ask if you are being detained or arrested and walk away if the answer is no. Stay polite and nonconfrontational.There is no legal duty in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":218885,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-218884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-us","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}