Not beyond providing identifying information. Remember that not answering questions may lead to longer contact and further investigation.
Also remember that as long as you are free to leave, anything you say is probably admissible.
You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney present during questioning. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.
No, you have the right to remain silent and anything you say or do can be used against you in a court of law. So be careful when you are being questioned and if you feel uncomfortable answering a question don't answer without a lawyer.
Another View: If you ARE under arrest then the above advice could be appropriate. HOWEVER, the question does indicate whether the questioner is under arrest, or simply being conversed with on the street, in school, or during a traffic stop. During a 'casual' non-custodial encounter with the police, where you are NOT under arrest, refusing to answer or maintaining a strict and non-responsive silence will only have the effect of raising the officers REASONABLE SUSPICION that perhaps you possibly MAY be involved in something they are investigating.
It is your choice to talk or not talk but, remember, you may have to live with whatever consequences you choose to bring upon yoyurself.
You are not obligated to answer questions that you consider to be overly nosy.
If I understood your question right, you need to speak with a guidance counselor at school or a policeman at once.
When a person asks too many irrelevant questions it is annoying or, if in a court of law the judge will often intervene because the questions have no bearing or connection with the subject at hand.
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I don't know what or if there is a term regarding this but I do know that the minor doesn't have to answer any of the questions the police officer asks. You have the right to remain silent even if the police officer has authority. It's not a law that you must answer all questions the police officer asks you.
A brush with the law.
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Pre-law class, huh? No one asks these questions. You have to figure it out on your own, bub.
In traditional Judaism, only men are obligated by law to pray. They have interpreted this to mean that only people who are obligated to pray can be in a minyan. In Reform, and most Conservative beliefs, women can make up a minyan. They reject the idea that a minyan must be composed of participants who are obligated by law to pray.
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