Trans 102.15(3)(a)1.
1. For a person born in Wisconsin, a copy of the person's Wisconsin birth certificate issued and certified in accordance with s.
69.21, Stats.;
Trans 102.15(3)(a)2.
2. For a person born in another jurisdiction, other than a province of the Dominion of Canada, a certified copy of the person's birth certificate or the equivalent document from that other jurisdiction or a certificate of birth abroad issued by the U.S. department of state (federal form FS-545 or DS-1350);
Trans 102.15(3)(a)4.
4. A valid, unexpired passport issued by a foreign country with federal I-551 resident alien registration receipt card or federal I-94 arrival and departure record that bears a photograph of the person and identifies the person's first and last names, and the person's day, month and year of birth;
Trans 102.15(3)(a)6.
6. A Wisconsin identification card issued under s.
343.50, Stats., bearing a photograph of the person, other than an identification card issued under sub.
(5m) (b);
Trans 102.15(3)(a)8.
8. A federal I-94 “parole edition" or “refugees version" arrival-departure record, together with a certification, on the department's form, by the person, of the person's name and date of birth, a copy of a U.S. department of state refugee data center reception and placement program assurance form and a letter from the person's sponsoring agency on its letterhead, supporting the person's application for a Wisconsin ID card or driver license and confirming the person's identification. Applicants who are unable to provide a reception and placement program assurance form may be issued a Wisconsin ID card or driver license, but only after their identification has been confirmed by the U.S. citizenship and immigration services;
Trans 102.15(3)(a)11.
11. A federal temporary resident card or employment authorization card, I-688, I-688A, I-688B, and I-766;
Trans 102.15(3)(a)15.
15. An American Indian identification card meeting all of the following requirements:
Trans 102.15 Note
Note: The following have been approved as of November 1, 2004: Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewas issued on or after October 1, 2003; St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians; the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin; Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians; Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians; Ho-Chunk Nation; Forest County Potawatomi; Sokaogan Chippewa Community Mole Lake Band issued on or after October 1, 2003; Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin issued on or after October 18, 2004.
Trans 102.15(3)(a)17.
17. A court order under seal related to the adoption or divorce of the individual or to a name or gender change that includes the person's current full legal name, date of birth and in the case of a name change or divorce order, the person's prior name;
Trans 102.15 Note
Note: Examples include, but are not limited to, adoption document, name change document, or gender document. This does not include abstract of criminal or civil conviction.
Trans 102.15(3)(a)18.
18. An armed forces of the United States common access card or DD Form 2 identification card issued to military personnel;
Trans 102.15(3)(a)21.
21. Department of homeland security/transportation security administration transportation worker identification credential.
Trans 102.15(3)(am)
(am) Except as provided in s.
Trans 102.15 (5m) (b) 3., neither a hospital birth certificate, a notification of birth registration nor baptismal certificate is satisfactory proof of a person's name and date of birth.
Trans 102.15(3)(c)
(c) For an identification card, to establish a name other than the name that appears on a supporting document, the person may provide evidence acceptable to the administrator that the person has used the name in a manner that qualifies the name as being legally changed under the common law of Wisconsin, including evidence of the person's prior name, changed name, the length of time the person has consistently and continuously used the changed name, an affirmation that the person no longer uses the prior name, and an affirmation that the person did not change his or her name for a dishonest or fraudulent purpose or to the injury of any other person. The department shall mark an identification card issued under this subdivision in the manner described in s.
343.03 (3r), Stats.
Trans 102.15 Note
Note: See,
State v. Hansford,
219 Wis. 2d 226,
580 N.W.2d 171 (1998); 35 Wis. Op. Atty. Gen. 178, 179 (1946). This process may be used to overcome an error on a supporting document, such as a spelling error or incorrect name, to enable an applicant to receive an identification card in the applicant's legally correct name.
Trans 102.15(3)(d)
(d) The administrator shall approve a name change requested by a person who cannot provide documentation under par.
(a) 17. of a lawful change of name but who does one of the following:
Trans 102.15(3)(d)1.
1. Provides proof of identity specified in sub.
(4) in the new name, and the administrator receives from the federal social security administration evidence or confirmation of the name change.
Trans 102.15(3)(d)2.
2. Applies for an identification card and provides an affidavit declaring all facts required under par.
(c) to prove a name change under the common law of Wisconsin.
Trans 102.15(3m)
(3m) Proof of citizenship, legal permanent resident status, conditional resident status or legal presence. Trans 102.15(3m)(a)(a) One of the following is satisfactory proof of a person's citizenship, legal permanent resident status, conditional resident status or legal presence in the United States:
Trans 102.15(3m)(a)3.
3. Valid foreign passport with appropriate immigration documents, which shall include or be accompanied by federal form I-94, arrival and departure record.
Trans 102.15 Note
Note: The appropriate immigration documents determine legal presence, not the passport itself.
Trans 102.15(3m)(a)6.
6. Valid department of homeland security/U.S. citizenship and immigration services federal form I-551, resident alien registration receipt card, issued since 1997.
Trans 102.15(3m)(a)7.
7. Valid department of homeland security/U.S. citizenship and immigration services federal form I-688, temporary resident identification card.
Trans 102.15(3m)(a)8.
8. Valid department of homeland security/U.S. citizenship and immigration services federal form I-688B or I-766, employment authorization document.
Trans 102.15(3m)(a)9.
9. Valid department of homeland security/U.S. citizenship and immigration services federal form I-571, refugee travel document.
Trans 102.15(3m)(a)10.
10. Department of homeland security/U.S. citizenship and immigration services federal form I-797, notice of action.
Trans 102.15(3m)(a)11.
11. Department of homeland security/transportation security administration transportation worker identification credential.
Trans 102.15(3m)(a)12.
12. U.S. department of state reception and placement program assurance form (refugee version), which shall include or be accompanied by federal form I-94, arrival and departure record.
Trans 102.15(4)
(4) Proof of identity. One of the following is satisfactory proof of identity:
Trans 102.15(4)(a)
(a) A supporting document identifying the person by name and bearing the person's signature, a reproduction of the person's signature, or a photograph of the person. Acceptable supporting documents include:
Trans 102.15(4)(a)2.
2. A valid operator's license, including a license from another jurisdiction, except a province of the Dominion of Canada, bearing a photograph of the person;
Trans 102.15 Note
Note: Temporary driving receipts from other jurisdictions are not acceptable. “Another jurisdiction" is defined at s.
340.01 (41m), Stats.
Trans 102.15(4)(a)3.
3. Military discharge papers (including certified copy of federal form DD-214);
Trans 102.15(4)(a)5.
5. A valid photo identification card issued by Wisconsin or another jurisdiction, except a province of the Dominion of Canada, bearing a photograph of the person;
Trans 102.15 Note
Note: A testament to the marriage document does not satisfy this requirement.
Trans 102.15 Note
Note: Metal or other duplicate Social Security Cards are not acceptable.
Trans 102.15(4)(a)23.
23. Any document permitted under sub.
(3) (a), if it bears a photograph of the person and was not used as proof of name and date of birth.
Trans 102.15 Note
Note: This permits a person to use two separate documents under sub. (3) (a) to satisfy the requirements of subs. (3) and (4).
Trans 102.15(4)(a)24.
24. Department of homeland security/transportation security administration transportation worker identification credential.
Trans 102.15(4)(c)
(c) A person applying without a personal appearance to reinstate a suspended or revoked license or identification card or to renew a license subject to s.
Trans 102.03 (2) and
(5) or obtain a duplicate license or identification card, if all of the following apply:
Trans 102.15(4)(c)1.
1. The department is able to produce an acceptable photograph and facsimile signature for the individual from its digital image computer records.
Trans 102.15(4m)
(4m) Proof of residency. The department may request additional documents to establish proof of residency for persons 18 years of age or over if proofs of name and date of birth or identity are those described in sub.
(3) (a) 5.,
6. or
(4) (c), or do not include a current acceptable Wisconsin residence street address. A document listing a post office box or commercial receiving agency as the mailing address is not acceptable proof of residency. Any of the following are satisfactory proof of residency:
Trans 102.15(4m)(b)
(b) A utility bill for water, gas, electric or land line phone service at least 30 days old.
Trans 102.15(4m)(c)
(c) A paycheck or stub with the customer's name and address, and the employer's name and address. The employer's telephone number may be requested for verification.
Trans 102.15(4m)(d)
(d) An account statement at least 30 days old from a Wisconsin financial institution.
Trans 102.15(4m)(f)
(f) Mortgage documents for a residential real property located in Wisconsin.
Trans 102.15(5)(a)(a) Each person who applies for an operator's license or identification card is required to provide his or her social security number, except that Class D and M license applicants may be issued licenses without social security numbers as provided in pars.
(b) and
(c) and a person requesting an identification card without charge for purposes of voting may be issued an identification card receipt under s.
343.50 (1) (c), Stats., without a social security number as provided in pars.
(b) or
(bm). The department may verify the number with the federal social security administration prior to acceptance for issuance of an operator's license or identification card, may delay issuance of a license if verification cannot be completed at the time of application, or may cancel a license if verification is requested after license issuance and the person does not provide verification. The original social security card or other documentation satisfactory to the department to prove the person's social security number shall be presented to the examiner for verification of the number, when any of the following apply:
Trans 102.15(5)(a)1.
1. A duplicate social security number is found on the department's driver files and assigned to another person;
Trans 102.15(5)(a)2.
2. The social security number provided on the person's current application does not match the number provided by the person on a previous application that is recorded on the person's driver file;
Trans 102.15(5)(a)3.
3. The social security number being submitted does not match the format of social security numbers issued by the federal social security administration.
Trans 102.15(5)(a)4.
4. The department is advised by the federal social security administration, internal revenue service, department of revenue, department of workforce development, or other state, federal or local government agency that the social security number provided by the person is suspected to not belong to the applicant, to have been used by multiple persons, or to have been assigned to a person other than the applicant.
Trans 102.15(5)(b)
(b) The department may issue a special number, in lieu of the social security number, to identify an applicant if the person's seriously held religious convictions do not allow them to provide a social security number to the department. A person who objects to providing a social security number due to a religious conviction, shall complete, sign, and date a statement detailing and explaining the religious objection on forms provided by the department. The department may conduct a review in Madison to determine whether the conviction detailed in the application is a seriously held religious belief of the applicant. The applicant may be required to appear at the review or to interview with a department investigator.
Trans 102.15 Note
Note: See s.
343.14 (2) (b),
(bm) and
(br), Stats. Form MV3415 Religious conviction exemption request.
Trans 102.15(5)(bm)
(bm) The department shall issue a special number, in lieu of the social security number, to identify the person if the applicant does not have a social security number and submits a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not have a social security number in the form prescribed by the department of workforce development.
Trans 102.15(5)(c)
(c) The department may issue a special number, in lieu of the social security number, to identify the person when the person has not been issued a social security number or the person's social security number is not available, and the person is being issued an original instruction permit and does not have an existing driver file in Wisconsin. The person is required to provide his or her social security number on any subsequent application following the original issuance of the instruction permit.
Trans 102.15(5)(d)
(d) Any person issued an identification card without charge for purposes of voting without a social security number as provided in par.
(a) is required to provide the person's social security number on any subsequent application for an instruction permit or operator's license, unless another exception applies to that application.
Trans 102.15(5m)
(5m) Extraordinary proof of name, date of birth, or U.S. citizenship. Trans 102.15(5m)(a)(a) Except as provided in par.
(b), if a person is unable to provide documentation under sub.
(3) (a), and the documents are unavailable to the person, the person may make a written petition to the administrator for an exception to the requirements of sub.
(3) (a). The application shall include proof of identity required by sub.
(4) and:
Trans 102.15(5m)(a)1.
1. A certification of the person's name, date of birth and current residence street address on the department's form;
Trans 102.15(5m)(a)2.
2. An explanation of the circumstances by which the person is unable to provide any of the documents described in sub.
(3) (a); and
Trans 102.15(5m)(a)3.
3. Whatever documentation is available which states the person's name and date of birth.
Trans 102.15(5m)(b)1.1. If a person applies for and requests an identification card without charge for the purposes of voting and the person's proof of name and date of birth under sub.
(3) or of proof of U.S. citizenship under sub.
(3m) is unavailable, the person may make a written petition to the administrator for an exception to the requirement for which proof is unavailable. The department shall provide appropriate translation for any person who is unable to read or understand the petition process instructions and related communications under this subsection or sub.
(6m). The petition shall include the person's statement under oath or affirmation of all of the following: that the person is unable to provide documentation under sub.
(3) or proof of U.S. citizenship under sub.
(3m); that the documents are unavailable to the person; and of the person's name, date of birth, place of birth, and such other birth record information requested by the department, or the person's alien or U.S. citizenship and immigration service number or U.S. citizenship certificate number.
Trans 102.15(5m)(b)2.
2. Upon receiving a petition that meets the requirements under subd.
1., the department of transportation shall forward the petition to the central office of its division of motor vehicles for processing. The administrator shall provide the person's birth record information to the department of health services, for the sole purpose of verification by the department of health services of the person's birth certificate information or the equivalent document from another jurisdiction, other than a province of the Dominion of Canada, or to a federal agency for the sole purpose of verifying the person's certificate of birth abroad issued by the U.S. department of state, or of verifying the person's alien or U.S. citizenship and immigration service number or U.S. citizenship certificate number. The administrator shall open a file containing the petition and shall create therein a report with a dated record of events, including all communication to or with the applicant. The department of transportation may not complete processing of the application prior to receiving verification under this subdivision, except as provided in subd.
3. Trans 102.15(5m)(b)3.
3. If the department of transportation does not receive verification under subd.
2. within 30 days or receives notice under subd.
2., that the birth information provided in the application does not match that of the birth record custodian, the department of transportation shall promptly notify the person in writing of that failure to verify and request the person contact the department of transportation within 10 days. If the person does not respond within 10 days, the department of transportation shall send the person a second letter with substantially similar contents. If the person does not respond to the second letter within 10 days and the department of transportation knows the person's telephone number, the department of transportation shall call the person on the telephone and notify the person that the birth information was not verified and request the person provide additional information within 10 days. If 30 days have elapsed since the date of the first letter sent under this subdivision without contact from the person, the department of transportation shall suspend the investigation and send written notice that the person has not responded, that the department of transportation has no further leads for it to locate or obtain secondary documentation or verification of birth information, that the department of transportation has suspended its investigation or research until such time as the person contacts the department of transportation, and that if within 180 days after the date of the written notice the person fails to contact the department of transportation the petition will be denied and no further identification card receipts will be issued under sub.
(6m). If the person fails to contact the department of transportation within 180 days after the department of transportation suspends the investigation, the administrator shall deny the petition in writing and shall inform the person that the department of transportation will resume the investigation if the person contacts the department of transportation to discuss the petition. Whenever the applicant contacts the department of transportation to discuss the petition, the investigation under this subdivision shall begin anew, notwithstanding any prior denial due to the person's failure to timely respond. The applicant shall act in good faith and use reasonable efforts to provide additional information that could reasonably lead the department of transportation to discover correct birth information or secondary documentation as described in subd.
3g., to assist the department of transportation in processing the application. The administrator shall investigate the petition and any additional information provided under this subdivision with prompt and due diligence and shall use reasonable efforts to locate and obtain the secondary documentation by pursuing leads provided by the person. Investigations may only be completed within the division of motor vehicles' central office by employees whose regular job duties include investigation and fraud detection and prevention. If the investigation discovers new or corrected birth information, the department of transportation shall resubmit the new or corrected birth information to the department of health services for verification under subd.
2. The department of transportation shall pay any actual, necessary fees required by the record custodian to obtain the secondary documentation.
Trans 102.15(5m)(b)3g.
3g. If the department of health services does not verify the birth record information within 30 days, the department of transportation may issue an identification card to the person only if the department of transportation receives verification under subd.
2., if the person provides proof required under sub.
(3) or
(3m), or if the department of transportation receives other secondary documentation acceptable to the administrator and deemed sufficient under subd.
3., which may include the following:
