Identification Badge; Power to Make Arrest.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 59-9
in effect59-9. Identification Badge; Power to Make Arrest.
1. BADGE. Persons acting as representatives of the commissioner, when on duty outside of their respective offices, shall wear or make available when requested by a citizen, in accordance with s. 350-221, an official identification badge, which shall be supplied by and be the property of the city.
2. POWER TO MAKE ARREST. Such persons shall each have the power, on demand therefor, to require the aid, assistance or presence of any police officer in the performance of any duty pursuant to ss. 59-3 to 59-7, to arrest all persons found violating any provisions of ss. 59-3 to 59-7, and shall have full power and perform all duties and have all the powers of policemen as are now provided by the laws and ordinances of the city of Milwaukee. It shall further be lawful and it shall be the duty of any inspector of any of the bureaus of the health department to arrest, with or without warrant, any person found violating any of the provisions of any city health ordinance which the commissioner is charged with the duty of enforcing, and for that purpose they are declared to be officers of the city of Milwaukee.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH59.pdf#page=2Fetched: 10/26/2026