THE NO-NAME LAW PROTECTS A PERSON WHO BECOMES A SUSPECT OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FROM PREMATURE DISCLOSURE OF THE SUSPECT'S IDENTITY TO THE MEDIA. IN THE COURSE OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, THE POLICE MAY INVESTIGATE DOZENS OF "CRIMINAL SUSPECTS/PERSONS OF INTEREST" WHO ARE ACTUALLY INNOCENT OF THE CRIME. THIS LAW PROTECTS THOSE PERSONS FROM THE POTENTIALLY HARMFUL RELEASE OF THEIR IDENTITIES BEFORE THEY ARE ACTUALLY ARRESTED OR CHARGED WITH A CRIME, IF EVER. MERE ACCUSATIONS, NO MATTER HOW SENSATIONAL, SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO RUIN INNOCENT PEOPLE'S REPUTATIONS AND LIVES.