Romanian identity card

Carte de identitate
The model issued starting with 2009, that specifies the Romanian nationality and not the parent's first name
Issued by	Romania
Valid in	Europe (except Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine)  Faroe Islands French overseas territories  Georgia  Greenland (de facto)  Jordan (on organized tours through Aqaba airport)
Type of document	Identity card, optional replacement for passport in the listed countries
Purpose	proof of identity
Eligibility requirements	Romanian citizen over 14 years of age (mandatory)
Expiration	4 years 5 years 10 years 50 years

The Identity card (Romanian: Carte de identitate) is the document issued to every Romanian citizen at 14 years of age (it is compulsory at 14). The only exemption are Romanian citizens domiciled abroad. If they establish a temporary residence in Romania, then they may apply for a "Carte de identitate provizorie", which is valid for one year (renewable).

The Identity Card is issued by the Directorate for Persons Record and Databases Management, subordinated to the Romanian Ministry of Administration and Interior.

The first identity cards were issued to Romanian citizens as a result of Decree № 947 of 24.03.1921 which approved the Implementing Regulations of the Law nr.812 of 03.19.1915.

These documents were called bulletins registration office population and their contents match the information on your civil status, nickname, home address, occupation and semnalmentele holder (stature, hair, forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, chin, face, complexion special marks).

Although the regulation has established a pattern of ballot enrollment in public office, because they were made for each county, they were different in size, color and sometimes even content.

Since 1949, which marked the establishment registrar in Romania, identity cards had been issued to Romanian citizens were printed in unique throughout the country and called identity (Romanian: identitate).

These included fewer than the previous data about the holder, the holder's photograph and they apply is issued valid for 10 years. In time, identity card content has undergone some changes in that, since 1980 it could be entered two shelf life, by applying a second photo on the first closing date. In this way, Romanian citizen may be the same ID card holder for 20 years. At first, the identity card was made 8 file their number is reduced to 4 in 1990.

Law №105 of 1996 on the population register and ID card, as amended and supplemented, created the legislative framework for a new ID i.e. identity card.

As a result, in June 1997 work began issuing the new format of identity card. The new identity document was designed and released into the computerized system is intended to facilitate a number of advantages for both the state and the citizen. The identity card is the document issued to Romanian citizen and proving identity, home address and, where appropriate, address of residence of the proprietor. This document is issued from the age of 14 years. The structures empowered to issue identity documents are public community services for People subordinated to local and county councils and the General Council of the municipality. And the local councils of Bucharest Municipality sectors.