§ 38-11. Access to services.

(a) City agencies required to accept City ID Cards.

All municipal agencies and offices and all municipal employees, including law enforcement officers, must accept a valid Baltimore City ID Card as proof of identity and residency.

(b) City to encourage City ID Card acceptance and use.

(1) The City shall seek to expand the benefits associated with the municipal identity card by promoting the acceptance of the municipal identity card by banks and other public and private institutions.

(2) The City shall seek to encouraging all eligible persons to apply for the card and may offer new benefits or privileges exclusively to those who possess a municipal identity card as an incentive to apply for a municipal identity card.

(c) No new ID requirements.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, Baltimore City agencies and officers may not require the possession of a municipal identity card where, as of July 1, 2017, identification was not already required to obtain city services.

(2) Agencies may require the possession of a municipal identity card to obtain benefits or privileges established after July 1, 2017 and offered exclusively to those who possess a municipal identity card as an incentive to apply for a municipal identity card.