(1)(a) If practical, safe and tactically feasible, upon request by a member of the public, a law enforcement officer shall provide the officer’s name and identification number, or, if applicable, a unique identifier assigned by the law enforcement agency, to the member of the public.

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(b) A law enforcement officer may satisfy the requirement described in paragraph (a) of this subsection by providing to the member of the public a business card issued by the officer’s law enforcement agency.

(2)(a) A law enforcement agency shall perform an investigation to identify a law enforcement officer upon request from a member of the public and receipt of:

(A) A partial name of the officer;

(B) The full or partial badge number or other identifying number of the officer;

(C) A photograph of the officer;

(D) A full or partial license plate or other identifying number of a police vehicle;

(E) A physical description of the officer; or

(F) The location, date and time at which the officer was present.

(b) Within seven days after receiving a request described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the law enforcement agency shall confirm to the requester receipt of the request.

(c) Within 14 days after receiving a request described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the law enforcement agency shall provide the requester with:

(A) The name of the law enforcement officer and the number assigned to the officer by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training; or

(B) An explanation of why the identification could not be performed.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this subsection, when the requester provides a full badge number to the law enforcement agency, the agency shall provide the requester with the name of the law enforcement officer within 14 days after receiving the request.

(3) The requirements of this section do not apply if the law enforcement officer is participating in an undercover law enforcement operation. [2021 c.306 § 3]

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