LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS

LIETUVOS RESPUBLIKOS REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA law on the identity card 6 November 2001 – No IX-577 (As last amended on 12 October 2010 – No XI-1056) Vilnius Article

1. Purpose of the Law This Law shall establish the purpose of the identity card, the conditions of issuance, replacement, use and validity thereof as well as the data recorded therein. Article
2. Definitions
3. Certificate of personal identification in electronic space shall mean an electronic document with the technical data specified in paragraph 1 of Article 4 of this Law and set by the Minister of the Interior entered therein, confirming or enabling to establish a person’s identity in electronic space.
4. Qualified certificate shall be interpreted as defined in subparagraph 15 of paragraph 2 of the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Electronic Signature, and which may contain therein the technical data specified in paragraph 1 of Article 4 of this Law and set by the Minister of the Interior. Article
5. Identity Card and the Purpose Thereof
6. An identity card shall be the main personal document of a citizen of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as a “citizen”) confirming his identity and citizenship and intended for use in the Republic of Lithuania.
7. An identity card may be used to travel to foreign countries wherewith the appropriate treaties or international agreements have been concluded.
8. An identity card may be used to confirm or establish a person’s identity in electronic space and to sign electronic data. Note. The provisions of paragraph 3 shall not apply to identity cards issued prior to the coming into effect of the specified provisions, i.e. before 1 January
10. A citizen who has attained 16 years of age must, within one month, apply to an authorized institution regarding the issuance of an identity card. Where necessary, an identity card may be issued to a citizen who has not attained 16 years of age. Article
11. Term of Validity of an Identity Card
12. An identity card issued to a citizen who is under 16 years of age shall be valid for not longer than five years.
13. An identity card issued to a citizen who is over 16 years of age shall be valid for 10 years. Article
14. Identity Card Entries
15. The following data concerning a citizen shall be entered in an identity card according to the data of the central database of the Residents’ Register of the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as the “Residents’ Register”): 1) name (names); 2) surname; 3) gender; 4) date of birth; 5) personal number; 6) citizenship.
16. An identity card must include the facial image of a citizen and his signature. An identity card may be issued without the signature to a citizen who is unable to sign due to his physical disability or legal incapacity.
17. The following shall be electronically recorded in an identity card: the data specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, the facial image and fingerprints of a citizen, a certificate of personal identification in electronic space and a qualified certificate. Note. The provisions of paragraph 3 shall not apply to identity cards issued prior to the coming into effect of the specified provisions, i.e. before 1 January
19. In addition to the data specified in paragraph 1 of this Article, the following shall also be entered in an identity card: 1) the date of issuance of the identity card; 2) the name of the agency which has issued the identity card; 3) the expiry date of the identity card; 4) the number of the identity card.
20. Data in an identity card shall be inscribed in Lithuanian characters and the name (names) and surname of a citizen – in accordance with the procedure established by legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania regulating the writing of names and surnames in personal documents. Article
21. Issuance and Replacement of an Identity Card
22. An identity card shall be issued and replaced by institutions authorised by the Minister of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as an “authorised institution”).
23. In order to have an identity card issued or replaced, a citizen must appear in person at an authorised institution which is the most convenient to him. A legally incapable citizen shall apply for the issuance or replacement of an identity card through his guardian or other legal representative and a citizen who is unable to appear in person because of his physical disability – through an authorised person.
24. An identity card to a child who is under 16 years of age shall be issued or replaced on the application of one of the parents (foster parents) or a guardian (curator) of the child. Where the parents of the child are divorced, an identity card shall be issued or replaced on the application of one of the parents (foster parents) with whom the child’s residence is established. Taking into consideration the interests of the child, an identity card may be issued or replaced without such an application, through the mediation of the state children’s rights protection service.
25. A citizen must submit the documents for the issuance of an identity card to an authorised institution in accordance with the procedure established in paragraph 2 of this Article not later than within one month from the date he has attained 16 years of age. Should there be any important reasons, an institution authorised by the Government may extend this time limit.
26. An identity card shall be replaced where: 1) a citizen changes the data specified in subparagraphs 1-5 of paragraph 1 of Article 4 of this Law; 2) it is no longer fit for use; 3) it contains inaccurate records; 4) its period of validity has expired; 5) the citizen so requests, where no more than one year remains until its expiry date.
27. When submitting documents for the replacement of an identity card, a citizen must submit the identity card which is being replaced to the authorised institution according to his place of residence. Upon verification of the data, this card shall be returned to him.
28. A new identity card shall be collected by the citizen or a person authorised by him. Where the identity card is collected by the person authorised by the citizen, he must present an authorisation and a document confirming his identity, and where the identity card is collected by the guardian or other legal representative of a legally incapable citizen, he must present the documents confirming the aforementioned circumstances and his identity.
29. When collecting a new identity card, the identity card which is being replaced must be presented. It shall be marked as invalid and returned to the citizen or a person authorised by him and if the citizen is legally incapable – to his guardian or other legal representative. In the event of refusal to accept the invalid identity card which is being returned, it shall be destroyed in accordance with the procedure for the issuance, replacement, declaration of invalidity and destruction of the identity card established by the Minister of the Interior.
30. In the event of loss or theft of an identity card, a citizen must report the loss or theft to an authorised institution or the police or a diplomatic mission or consular post of the Republic of Lithuania in a foreign state (hereinafter referred to as a “consular post of the Republic of Lithuania”). The lost or stolen identity card shall be declared invalid. A new identity card shall be issued to a citizen.
31. A temporary certificate may be issued to a citizen who has lost his identity card or whose identity card has been stolen. The form and procedure for the issuance thereof shall be established by the Government.
32. Where an identity card is lost or stolen, is no longer fit for use or its period of validity expires while a citizen is temporarily abroad, a consular post of the Republic of Lithuania may issue a document permitting return to the Republic of Lithuania or a document permitting to continue the journey, where the citizen is not in possession of any other valid travel document. The form of such documents and the procedure for their issuance shall be established by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.
33. Upon finding an identity card of another citizen, a person must hand it in to the police or an authorised institution or consular post of the Republic of Lithuania.
34. An authorised institution shall issue or replace an identity card not later than within one month from the date of receipt of the documents.
35. State fees in the amount prescribed by the Government shall be charged for the issuance and replacement of an identity card. Article
36. Invalidity of an Identity Card
37. An identity card shall become invalid upon expiry of the period of its validity, declaration of its invalidity or death of a citizen.
38. An identity card shall be declared invalid if: 1) it has belonged to a person who has lost the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania; 2) it has been lost or stolen; 3) it has been replaced on the grounds specified in paragraph 5 of Article 5 of this Law; 4) it has not been collected by the citizen within one year from the day of its issuance; 5) certain circumstances have transpired as a result of which it could not have been issued; 6) it has been forged.
39. A person who has lost the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania as well as a person, upon the issuance of an identity card to whom certain circumstances have transpired as a result of which he could not have been issued the identity card, must return the identity card to an authorised institution or a consular post of the Republic of Lithuania. The consular post of the Republic of Lithuania shall forward the returned identity card to the authorised institution which had issued it.
40. The identity card of a deceased citizen shall be returned to the civil registration agency according to the place of residence or death or to a consular post of the Republic of Lithuania, and those institutions shall forward the identity card to the authorised institution which has issued it.
41. An identity card shall be declared invalid in accordance with the procedure for the issuance, replacement, declaration of invalidity and destruction of the identity card established by the Minister of the Interior. Article
42. Seizure of an Identity Card
43. Upon establishing that a citizen uses the identity card which has been declared invalid on the grounds specified in subparagraphs 1, 2, 5 and 6 of paragraph 2 of Article 6 of this Law or the identity card of another citizen, the police or another law enforcement institution and, where the citizen is abroad – a consular post of the Republic of Lithuania, must seize the identity card and forward it to the authorised institution which has issued it.
44. The police or other law enforcement institution or the court shall seize the identity card of a citizen under arrest, also a citizen sentenced to imprisonment or a citizen who is subject to an administrative arrest. The identity card shall be returned to a citizen who has been released from arrest, who has been paroled from the place of confinement, who has served his sentence or whose administrative arrest has terminated.
45. It shall be prohibited to seize a citizen’s identity card, except in cases specified by this or other laws. Article
46. Liability Persons in violation of this Law shall be held liable under law. Article
47. Entry into Force and Implementation of the Law
48. This Law shall enter into force on 1 January
50. The Law on the Implementation of the Law on the Identity Card shall set the procedure for the implementation of this Law.