ltc — you are on the right point here. The law here seems to specifically grant the WI police permission to ask for/ demand ID.
Might be bad law, but it sure seems to be the law, supported in case law/ court decision.
This is from a poster at madison.com:
Ben Masel said on: September 22, 2010, 6:47 am
@bones1954:
while police may REQUEST ID at any time, they may DEMAND that one identify oneself only when they have “reasonable articulable suspicion” of a particular crime. See Hiibel v Nevada, Brown v Texas, and Kolender v Lawson, Supreme Court cases.
Even then, it’s not required to carry a physical ID except when driving, boarding a plane, etc
This is from a poster at madison.com:
Ben Masel said on: September 22, 2010, 6:47 am
@bones1954:
while police may REQUEST ID at any time, they may DEMAND that one identify oneself only when they have “reasonable articulable suspicion” of a particular crime. See Hiibel v Nevada, Brown v Texas, and Kolender v Lawson, Supreme Court cases.
Even then, it’s not required to carry a physical ID except when driving, boarding a plane, etc