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Chapter II

Application and Issuance

Article 7 Any citizen shall, within three months from the date he reaches the age of 16, apply to the public security organ at the place of his permanent residence for the resident identity card.

In the case of a citizen under the age of 16, his guardian shall apply for the resident identity card on his behalf.

Article 8 A resident identity card shall be signed and issued by the public security organ under the people's government at the county level at the place where a person's permanent residence is registered.

Article 9 When going through the formalities of permanent residence registration, compatriots from Hong Kong, Macao or Taiwan who move to resettle down on the mainland, or overseas Chinese who return to reside in China, or foreign nationals or stateless persons who reside within the territory of the People's Republic of China and who are naturalized or whose nationality of the People's Republic of China is restored upon approval shall, in accordance with the provisions in this Law, apply for resident identity cards.

Article 10 Anyone who applies for the resident identity card shall fill out the Registration Form of Application for Resident Identity Card and present his resident household registration book for examination.

Article 11 Where the term of validity of a resident identity card expires, or a citizen changes his name, or the card is so seriously damaged that what is registered becomes illegible, the bearer shall apply for a new card; where mistake is found in the items registered in a resident identity card, the public security organ shall put it right without delay and issue a new card; and when getting the new card, the bearer shall return the original one. Anyone who loses his resident identity card shall apply for reissue of a card.

Where any of the circumstances mentioned in the preceding paragraph occurs to a citizen under the age of 16 in respect of his resident identity card, he may apply for a new card, for changing the card ,or for reissue of a card.

When a citizen goes through the formalities of changing his permanent residence registration, the public security organ shall record the change of the address of the citizen's permanent residence under the relevant computer-read item in the resident identity card and inform the citizen himself of the fact.

Article 12 When a citizen applies for a resident identity card or for changing the card, or for reissue of a card, the public security organ shall, in accordance with relevant regulations, handle the matter without delay. The public security organ shall issue the resident identity card within 60 days from the date the citizen submits the Registration Form of Application for Resident Identity Card; for areas where transport facilities are inconvenient, the time limit for handling such matter may be appropriately extended, but the extension may not exceed 30 days.

Where a citizen is in urgent need of his resident identity card during the period when he applies for the card, or for changing the card, or for reissue of a card, he may apply for a temporary resident identity card, and the public security organ shall, in accordance with relevant regulations, handle the matter without delay. The specific measures in this regard shall be formulated by the department for public security under the State Council.