If a person fails or refuses to state his name and address in compliance with the requirement by an authorized officer or refuses to furnish corroborative information or where the authorized officer has reasonable grounds for believing the information to be false and misleading, \u00a0then the authorized officer may detain such person and bring him to the nearest Garda station. He may be detained for a maximum period of 24 hours until satisfied that it is the correct name and address.<\/p>\n
It is an offence to fail or refuse to give the addressee\u2019s name or address, give a false or misleading address, or resist detention.<\/p>\n\n
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