Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards (2003)
“ 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. ”
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards (2003)
“ Article 20 Where a citizen applies for a residence identity card, or for changing the card, or for reissue of one, he shall pay for the cost of the card. The rate for the cost of a resident identity card shall be determined upon examination by the competent department for pricing under the State Council in conjunction with the department for finance under the State Council. ”
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards (2003)
“ Article 13 Where any citizen is required to prove his identity when engaged in relevant activities, he shall have the right to use his resident identity card for the purpose, and no unit or its staff member concerned may reject it. ”
