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classicman · 04-26-2010, 04:00 PM

Belgium
Everyone above the age of 12 is issued an identity card and from the age of 15 carrying this card at all times is mandatory. For foreigners residing in Belgium similar cards are issued, although they may also carry a passport, a work permit or a (temporary) residence permit.
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France
France has had a national ID card since 1940.
Today, the law mentions only that during a ID check performed by police one can prove his identity "by any means", the validity of which is left to the judgment of the law enforcement official. The decision to accept other documents, with or without the bearer's photograph, is left to the discretion of the law enforcement officer.
Random checks of passers-by ID by the French police are quite common
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Germany
It is compulsory for all German citizens age 16 or older to possess either an identity card or a passport but not to carry one. While police officers and some other officials have a right to demand to see one of those documents, the law does not state that one is obliged to submit the document at that very moment. But as driver's licences are not legally accepted forms of identification in Germany, most persons actually carry their Personalausweis with them.
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Greece
A compulsory, universal ID system based on personal ID cards has been in place in Greece since World War II.
Since 2005, the procedure to issue an ID card has been automated and now all citizens over 12 years of age must have an ID card, which is issued within one work day. Prior to that date, the age of compulsory issue was at 14 and the whole procedure could last several months.
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Italy
Citizens are not required by law to carry the ID card with them at all times, but since it is instead mandatory for a citizen to have his ID card when outside his comune of residence and since a citizen is required to promptly show the ID card to the authorities upon request or face possible retention for identification, Italian citizens are de facto required to have the Identity Card or another ID with them at all times.
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China
The People's Republic of China requires every citizen above the age of 16 to carry an identity card.
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Costa Rica
Every Costa Rican citizen must carry an identity card after turning 18.
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Chile
Every Costa Rican citizen must carry an identity card after turning 18.

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04-26-2010, 04:00 PM	#15
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Belgium Everyone above the age of 12 is issued an identity card and from the age of 15 carrying this card at all times is mandatory. For foreigners residing in Belgium similar cards are issued, although they may also carry a passport, a work permit or a (temporary) residence permit. ~~~ France France has had a national ID card since 1940. Today, the law mentions only that during a ID check performed by police one can prove his identity "by any means", the validity of which is left to the judgment of the law enforcement official. The decision to accept other documents, with or without the bearer's photograph, is left to the discretion of the law enforcement officer. Random checks of passers-by ID by the French police are quite common ~~~ Germany It is compulsory for all German citizens age 16 or older to possess either an identity card or a passport but not to carry one. While police officers and some other officials have a right to demand to see one of those documents, the law does not state that one is obliged to submit the document at that very moment. But as driver's licences are not legally accepted forms of identification in Germany, most persons actually carry their Personalausweis with them. ~~~ Greece A compulsory, universal ID system based on personal ID cards has been in place in Greece since World War II. Since 2005, the procedure to issue an ID card has been automated and now all citizens over 12 years of age must have an ID card, which is issued within one work day. Prior to that date, the age of compulsory issue was at 14 and the whole procedure could last several months. ~~~ Italy Citizens are not required by law to carry the ID card with them at all times, but since it is instead mandatory for a citizen to have his ID card when outside his comune of residence and since a citizen is required to promptly show the ID card to the authorities upon request or face possible retention for identification, Italian citizens are de facto required to have the Identity Card or another ID with them at all times. ~~~ China The People's Republic of China requires every citizen above the age of 16 to carry an identity card. ~~~ Costa Rica Every Costa Rican citizen must carry an identity card after turning 18. ~~~ Chile Every Costa Rican citizen must carry an identity card after turning 18. and on and on... Link __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt