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Municipal ID Card

  • For Residents
  • For Businesses

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Where can you use your Municipal Identification Card?

The Municipal Identification Card is accepted by all City of Milwaukee services as a valid ID, including the Police Department, License Division, and Milwaukee Public Library. Many businesses and organizations also accept the Municipal Identification Card as a valid ID for those seeking their goods and services. 

Click here to see a full list of organizations in Milwaukee that accept the Municipal Identification Card.

Important things to remember:

  1. Your ID CANNOT be used to vote in Wisconsin.

  2. You must be 14 years or older to apply. (Those under 18 must be accompanied by a legal guardian.)

  3. Your ID will expire in 5 years.

  4. You must notify the License Division within 10 days if your address changes or if your ID is lost or stolen.

  5. Information provided on your application may be released in response to a public records request.

How to Apply

Submit an application - including your proof of identity, proof of residency, and $10 fee - to the License Division. You must apply in-person.

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Proof of identity

Submit one of the following

The document must display your photograph and date of birth

  • U.S. or Foreign Passport
  • U.S. State Driver's License
  • U.S. State or Federal ID card
  • Consular Identification (CID)
  • U.S. Permanant Resident (Green) Card

Or any two of the following

The document must display your photograph and date of birth

  • U.S. or Foreign Birth Certificate
  • Social Security Card
  • National ID Card
  • Foreign Driver's License
  • Foreign Military ID
  • Visa
  • Student ID Card
  • U.S. Individual Taxpayer ID Number

Print proof of identity document list

Proof of residency

Submit one of the following...
The document must contain your name and residential address in Milwaukee, and must be dated within the last 60 days. You may use a digital document as proof, as long as the document is presented to a License Specialist in the document's native environment. 

  • Utility bill (including gas, electric, garbage, water, internet, cable, cellphone, or landline telephone)
  • Local property tax statement or mortgage statement
  • Insurance premium bill or invoice (including homeowner's, renter's, health, life or automobile)
  • Proof of minor currently enrolled in a Milwaukee school
  • Bank statement (including checking, savings, certificate of deposit or investment accounts)
  • Jury summons or court order issued by a local, state or federal court
  • Employment pay stub or paycheck (including proof of unemployment or disability assistance)
  • Written verification by a hospital, health clinic, shelter or social service agency
  • Identification card, license, or other official State or Federal document

Print proof of residency documents list

 

Additional Forms

Municipal ID Affidavit - Required only if your application provides a name or gender identity different than your proof of identity document(s).

 Muni ID

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Does your business accept the Municipal Identification Card as a valid form of ID for customers and/or employees? Do you want to be listed as a business that accepts Municipal IDs on the City of MIlwaukee website? Add your name to the growing list of businesses in Milwaukee that accept the Municipal ID card! Click the image to above and enter your business' information. Once you have submitted your business' information, the License Division will review your submission and add it to our public facing list. Click here to see the list.