Regulations for the National-wide Replacement of National ID Cards Article 9

When accepting the application of the national-wide replacement of national ID cards, the household registration office shall properly check to verify the household registration information of the applicant, previous photo image data and facial appearance; When doubts arise after conducting the check of the facial appearance, it shall cross-check other documents with attached photos or relevant testimony of witness or other methods to verify the identity.When conducting the verification in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the household registration office considers that the digital photo and identity documents submitted by the applicant do not match the file record of the national ID card application, it shall notify the applicant to make corrections or state explanatory opinions.Applicants, who fail to make corrections or state explanatory opinions in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, shall not be issued a new ID Card.If the result of the examination pursuant to Paragraph 2 is sufficient for the household registration office to consider that the applicant is a criminal suspect, the household registration office shall report this to the prosecution authority or judicial police authority.