LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of December 21, 2011 No. ZR-286

About ID cards

Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on November 30, 2011

Article 1. Subject of regulation of this Law

1. This Law establishes the bases for provision, replacement, recognition invalid, receipts of the ID card of the citizen of the Republic of Armenia (further – the ID card) and bases of regulation of other related legal relationship.

Article 2. The basic concepts used in this Law

1. In this Law the following basic concepts are used:

1) the ID card – the identity document of the citizen of the Republic of Armenia (further – the citizen) and citizenship of the Republic of Armenia which is provided for use in the territory of the Republic of Armenia.

2) the electronic database – the technical part containing electronic identification data of the citizen which characteristic is established by the order of the Government of the Republic of Armenia;

3) authorized body – authorized body of public administration in the sphere of migration and nationality.

Article 3. Receipt of the ID card and effective period of the ID card

1. The citizen receives the ID card voluntarily, from the date of achievement of 16 years.

2. The citizen submits the application on receipt of the ID card in authorized body.

3. The citizen who reached 16 years submits the application on receipt of the ID card personally.

4. The ID card is provided to the citizen recognized incapacitated based on the statement of the guardian. The ID card is provided to the citizen recognized restrictedly capable based on its statement. The passport is provided to the citizen recognized restrictedly capable in provided by part 9 of article 4 of this Law for the shortest terms for collectible amount, from written consent of the custodian. In the cases provided by this part the document confirming the phenomenon fact with the guardian or the custodian is enclosed to applications.

4.1. To persons which for health reasons are temporarily in unconsciousness or temporarily or forever lost motive and (or) cognitive capabilities, the ID card is issued based on the statement of close relatives (the father, mother, the spouse (a), the child, the sister, the brother, the grandmother, the grandfather) or, in case of its stay on hospitalization, letters of the head of medical institution. In the case provided by this part the documents certifying family relation, and the document on the state of health of person issued by medical institution with the corresponding specifying about the restrictions which arose owing to unconsciousness or impossibility of committing by person of independent actions or disease are attached to the application submitted by the close relative.

5. Persons with disability of the first group or person with deep extent of restriction of functionality have the right to the identity certificate based on the statement of representatives. In this case the solution of medico-social examination on disability of the citizen or the decision on assessment of functionality of person (administrative act), and in case of recognition of person by the disabled person in the foreign state document, certifying disability, or its notarized copy is enclosed to the application. In case of creation in foreign language the applicant also represents its translation into the Armenian certified in the procedure established by the law.

5.1. Person sentenced to imprisonment or arrested has the right to receive the ID card respectively by means of administration of criminal and executive organization or the place of content of arrested, and the citizen sentenced to imprisonment or arrested who received short-term departure - in accordance with general practice.

6. The ID card is issued with effective period of 10 years.

Article 4. Content, form, procedure and terms of provision (replacement) and the basis for refusal in provision (replacement) of the ID card

1. The ID card is property of the Republic of Armenia. The found ID cards in the Republic of Armenia are subject to delivery in authorized body, in foreign states – diplomatic representation or consular establishment of the Republic of Armenia.

2. The following personal data of the citizen are entered in the ID card in the Armenian and English languages:

1) surname, name, and also middle name, only in the version in Armenian,

2) the place (the state or, at the request of person, the area or the area or the city or the settlement or the village - in the presence of the corresponding instructions in the certificate of birth), day, month, year of birth,

3) floor,

4) nationality,

5) nationality, at the request of the citizen or in the cases provided by this Law, at the request of the representative,

6) the residence (only the country is specified).

2.1. The procedure for entering into the ID card of name and surname in English, and also name, surnames and middle names in Armenian is established according to the order of the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

3. In the electronic database only on Armenian the address of the permanent residence (accommodation) which is available in the state register of the population can be specified. The photo of the citizen, the signature of the citizen, and also blood type and Rhesus factor are introduced in the ID card also number of public services (except for the cases provided by part 3.1 of this Article) (at the request of the citizen or in the cases provided by this Law, at the request of the representative). The ID card contains code of the authorized body which issued it and also terms of provision and operation of the card, number of the ID card.

3.1. If the citizen refused to acquire number of public services (social security card) or refused the social security card or number of public services provided in the form of the reference, the ID card is provided without entering into the ID card of number of public services.

3.2. The procedure for forming of number of the ID card approves the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

4. The ID card includes technical part – the electronic database.

4.1. E-mail issued together with the ID card is available from the moment of activation. The procedure for provision of e-mail together with the ID card, and also cases and procedure for provision of information on the e-mail address establishes the Government of the Republic of Armenia.

5. If lack of the signature of the citizen on the ID card is caused by physiological features of the citizen, then about it the corresponding entry in the ID card is made.

6. For receipt of the passport the citizen represents:

1) statement,

2) passport or certificate of birth,

2. If the citizen did not reach 1) 18 years established by the Law of the Republic of Armenia "About citizenship of the Republic of Armenia"" the consent of parents and the child in writing if the applicant has no passport of the citizen of the Republic of Armenia. If the parent cannot personally provide consent, then reliability of its signature on the provided consent shall be assured of notarial procedure,

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