Generally, cities adopt state laws as “city ordinances” and also make their own laws which are also called “city ordinances”. Some are classified as criminal and some as civil with varying penalties. It’s quite possible that the city in question has an ordinance making it a criminal matter to refuse to ID yourself to LE when you are in violation of any other city ordinance.
I don't doubt you, but is there any question that this was a civil infraction of a local ordinance?
It's quite possible that the city in question has an ordinance making it a criminal matter to refuse to ID yourself to LE when you are in violation of any other city ordinance.
The existence of such an ordinance would be very helpful both for Orem and Orem PD about now. I would think they would have brought it up.