What IDs Will Be Accepted for Visits at Tulare County Facilities (Avoid Getting Turned Away)

For an on-site visit at Bob Wiley Detention Facility, you'll need to show a current, valid photo ID when requesting approval. Staff check it right then - no valid ID, no visit.

Acceptable Forms

• ✓ U.S. Driver’s License (current and valid)
• ✓ U.S. Identification card (current and valid)
• ✓ U.S. Active Military ID (current and valid)
• ✓ U.S. Resident card (current and valid)
• ✓ U.S. Passport (current and valid)
• ✓ U.S. government issued ID card (must include a photograph or fingerprints, and have issue and expiration dates)

Rejected IDs

• ✓ Mexico Voter card
• ✓ Any expired ID
• ✓ Photocopies of ID or a birth certificate
• ✓ School ID
• ✓ Non-U.S. ID
• ✓ Indian Reservation ID card
• ✓ Matricula Consular ID

1. Check your expiration date - if your ID is expired, it won’t be accepted, even if it’s the “right type” of ID.
2. Don’t rely on copies or paperwork - photocopies of IDs and birth certificates aren’t accepted for visitation approval.
3. Bring an accepted, current U.S. ID instead - if what you have is a school ID, a non‑U.S. ID, an Indian Reservation ID card, or a Matricula Consular ID, plan to get one of the accepted U.S. IDs before you go.