Home / Dz.U. 2010 nr 167 poz. 1131
Law of 6 August 2010 on Identity Cards
Ustawa z dnia 6 sierpnia 2010 r. o dowodach osobistych
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2010-08-06
Entry into force
2015-03-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
identity cardsregistersPopulation Registercomputerizationdocumentsbiometric datafees
Related acts
Repealed Acts (5)
- Law of April 26, 1984 amending the law on population registration and identity cards. · 2015-03-01
- Law of April 10, 1974, on population registration and identity cards. · 2015-03-01
- Law of January 9, 2009, on amending the law on population registration and identity cards · 2015-03-01
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 25, 2006 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on population registration and personal identity documents · 2015-03-01
- Law of 16 April 2004 on amending the Law on population records and identity cards · 2015-03-01
Acts Declared Repealed (11)
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of November 19, 2008, on determining the forms of applications for access to data from population registers, the PESEL register, and the register of issued and invalidated identity cards · 2015-03-01
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of November 19, 2008, on the amount of fees for making data from registration records, records of issued and invalidated identity cards, the PESEL register, the national register of issued and invalidated identity cards, and the method of paying these fees · 2015-03-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of June 30, 2003, on the obligation of military personnel on active military service to register their residence · 2015-03-01
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 9 August 2012 amending the regulation on the form of identity cards and the procedure for issuing, invalidating, replacing, returning or losing identity cards · 2015-03-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior of December 19, 2012, on the procedure for transferring data between bodies maintaining population records and notifying about the assignment of a PESEL number · 2015-03-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of May 21, 2010 amending the regulation on the determination of the forms of applications for access to data from population registers, the PESEL register and the register of issued and invalidated identity cards · 2015-03-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior of December 19, 2012, on the reporting and acceptance of data necessary for registration and deregistration, and for maintaining population records and records of issued and invalidated identity cards · 2015-03-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 27, 2010 on the procedure for transferring data between authorities maintaining population registers and notifying about the assignment of a PESEL number. · 2015-03-01
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 6 February 2009 on the form of the identity card and the procedure for issuing identity cards, their invalidation, exchange, return or loss · 2015-03-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 23, 2008, on the deadlines and procedure for municipalities to transfer data from the register of issued and invalidated identity cards · 2015-03-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of December 11, 2008 on the control of access to data from the PESEL register and the national register of issued and invalidated identity cards by verifying data · 2015-03-01
Implementing Regulations (23)
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior of 20 November 2014 on the maintenance of the Register of Identity Cards
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of November 21, 2011, on fees for making data from the National Identity Card Register and documentation related to identity cards available
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of October 7, 2011, on the control of access to data from the Personal Identity Document Register in the limited data teletransmission mode
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior of 12 December 2012 amending the Regulation on specifying the forms of applications for making data from the Personal Identity Card Register and documentation related to personal identity cards available
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 12 December 2012 amending the Regulation on fees for making data from the Personal Identity Card Register and documentation related to personal identity cards available
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior of December 12, 2012, amending the regulation on the control of access to data from the Register of Identity Cards in the limited data teletransmission mode
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of October 7, 2011, on the determination of the forms of applications for access to data from the Register of Identity Cards and documentation related to identity cards
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior of December 24, 2014, amending the regulation on the control of access to data from the Identity Card Register in the limited data transmission mode
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 21 February 2025 on the electronic layer of an identity card
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of July 23, 2025, on the form of identity cards, their issuance and collection, as well as loss, damage, invalidation, and return
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of December 27, 2023, on the pattern of the identity card, its issuance and collection, as well as loss, damage, invalidation and return
- Regulation of the Minister of Digital Affairs of October 15, 2021, on the prowadzenie Rejestru Dowodów Osobistych (Register of Identity Cards)
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of October 5, 2021, on the pattern of the identity card, its issuance and collection, as well as loss, damage, invalidation and return
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 29 September 2021 amending the regulation on the electronic layer of the identity card
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of January 7, 2020, on the form of the identity card, its issuance and collection, as well as loss, damage, invalidation and return
- Regulation of the Minister of Digital Affairs of November 3, 2020, on the control of the use of access to data from the Register of Identity Cards in the limited data teletransmission mode
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 26 February 2019 on the electronic layer of the identity card
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 29 January 2019 amending the Regulation on the form of identity cards and the manner and procedure for proceedings in cases of issuing, loss, damage, invalidation and return of identity cards
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of August 25, 2017, amending the regulation on the pattern of the identity card and the manner and procedure for issuing identity cards, their loss, damage, invalidation and return
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior of January 29, 2015 on the form of the identity card and the method and procedure for issuing identity cards, their loss, damage, invalidation and return
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 24, 2014, amending the regulation on fees for access to data from the Register of Identity Cards and documentation related to identity cards
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior of December 24, 2014, amending the regulation on maintaining the Identity Card Register
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior of December 24, 2014, amending the regulation on the determination of the forms of applications for access to data from the Register of Identity Cards and documentation related to identity cards
Amending Acts (23)
- Law of 9 June 2011 amending the Law on Identity Cards and the Law on Population Records · 2011-06-30
- Law of 7 December 2012 amending the Act on the population register and personal identity documents and certain other acts · 2012-12-31
- Law of December 19, 2014 on amendment of the law on identity cards, the law on population register and the law - Civil Status Records · 2014-12-31
- Law of November 28, 2014, on Civil Status Acts · 2015-03-01
- Law of December 22, 2015 amending the Law on Government Administration Departments and certain other laws · 2016-01-01
- Law of 5 September 2016 on trust services and electronic identification · 2016-10-07
- Law of 13 May 2016 on Counteracting Threats of Sexually Motivated Crime and Protecting Minors · 2017-01-01
- Law of November 16, 2016, - Provisions introducing the Law on the National Revenue Administration · 2017-03-01
- Law of 26 January 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on the Marshal's Guard · 2018-05-20
- Law of December 6, 2018, amending the Law on identity cards and certain other laws · 2019-03-04
- Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) · 2019-05-04
- Law of 16 October 2019 on amending the law on the informatisation of entities performing public tasks and certain other laws · 2019-12-22
- Law of November 22, 2018, on public documents · 2020-01-12
- Law of April 16, 2020, on specific support instruments in connection with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus · 2020-04-18
- Act of May 14, 2020, on amending certain acts regarding protective measures in connection with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus · 2020-05-16
- Law of 14 August 2020 amending the Law on Road Traffic and certain other laws · 2020-09-04
- Law of November 18, 2020, on electronic delivery · 2021-10-05
- Law of 14 April 2021 amending the Law on Identity Cards and certain other laws · 2021-11-07
- Law of October 14, 2021 on amending the law on identity documents and certain other laws · 2022-01-14
- Law of May 26, 2023, on the mObywatel application. · 2023-07-14
- Law of July 7, 2023, on the Central Pension Information · 2023-10-05
- Law of June 25, 2025, amending the law on the informatization of public authorities and certain other laws · 2025-08-09
- Law of July 25, 2025, amending the Law on social housing development forms and certain other laws · 2025-08-22
Amended Acts (7)
- Law of April 10, 1974, on population registration and identity cards. · 2011-07-01
- Law of February 17, 2005, on the informatization of activities of entities performing public tasks · 2011-07-01
- Law of August 29, 1997 - Tax Ordinance. · 2011-07-01
- Law of June 14, 1960, Code of Administrative Procedure. · 2011-07-01
- Law of November 16, 2006, on stamp duty · 2015-03-01
- Law of February 13, 1984, on the functions of consuls of the Polish People's Republic. · 2015-03-01
- Law of 6 July 2001 on the processing of criminal information · 2015-03-01
Information on Consolidated Text (7)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 31, 2021 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on identity cards
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of January 28, 2020, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on identity cards
- Announcement by the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 15, 2019, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on identity cards
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 17, 2016, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on identity cards
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 7, 2017, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on identity cards
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 27, 2025, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Identity Cards
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 10, 2022, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Identity Cards
References (7)
- Law of 27 August 2004 on healthcare benefits financed from public funds
- Law of September 18, 2001, on electronic signature.
- Law of 24 August 2001 - Code of Procedure in Cases of Misdemeanours
- Law of 17 December 1998 on pensions and annuities from the Social Insurance Fund.
- Law of 27 August 1997 on vocational and social rehabilitation and employment of disabled persons.
- Law of November 21, 1967, on the universal obligation to defend the Republic of Poland.
- Law of July 14, 1983, on the national archival resource and archives.
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of April 10, 1974, on population registration and identity cards.
- Repealing Acts: Law of 16 April 2004 on amending the Law on population records and identity cards
- Repealing Acts: Law of April 26, 1984 amending the law on population registration and identity cards.
- Repealing Acts: Law of January 9, 2009, on amending the law on population registration and identity cards
- Repealing Acts: Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 25, 2006 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on population registration and personal identity documents
- Amending Acts: Law of February 13, 1984, on the functions of consuls of the Polish People's Republic.
- Amending Acts: Law of 6 July 2001 on the processing of criminal information
- Amending Acts: Law of November 16, 2006, on stamp duty
- Amending Acts: Law of April 10, 1974, on population registration and identity cards.
- Amending Acts: Law of August 29, 1997 - Tax Ordinance.
- Amending Acts: Law of February 17, 2005, on the informatization of activities of entities performing public tasks
- Amending Acts: Law of June 14, 1960, Code of Administrative Procedure.
- Amended Acts: Law of July 25, 2025, amending the Law on social housing development forms and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 25, 2025, amending the law on the informatization of public authorities and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 7, 2023, on the Central Pension Information
- Amended Acts: Law of May 26, 2023, on the mObywatel application.
- Amended Acts: Law of October 14, 2021 on amending the law on identity documents and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 April 2021 amending the Law on Identity Cards and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 18, 2020, on electronic delivery
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 August 2020 amending the Law on Road Traffic and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Act of May 14, 2020, on amending certain acts regarding protective measures in connection with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- Amended Acts: Law of April 16, 2020, on specific support instruments in connection with the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- Amended Acts: Law of November 22, 2018, on public documents
- Amended Acts: Law of 16 October 2019 on amending the law on the informatisation of entities performing public tasks and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
- Amended Acts: Law of December 6, 2018, amending the Law on identity cards and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 26 January 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on the Marshal's Guard
- Amended Acts: Law of November 16, 2016, - Provisions introducing the Law on the National Revenue Administration
- Amended Acts: Law of 13 May 2016 on Counteracting Threats of Sexually Motivated Crime and Protecting Minors
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 September 2016 on trust services and electronic identification
- Amended Acts: Law of December 22, 2015 amending the Law on Government Administration Departments and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 28, 2014, on Civil Status Acts
- Amended Acts: Law of December 19, 2014 on amendment of the law on identity cards, the law on population register and the law - Civil Status Records
- Amended Acts: Law of 7 December 2012 amending the Act on the population register and personal identity documents and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of 9 June 2011 amending the Law on Identity Cards and the Law on Population Records
- References: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior of February 9, 2015 amending the regulation on offenses for which municipal guards are authorized to impose fines by way of a penalty ticket
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Justice of April 7, 2016 – Rules of Procedure of the Common Organizational Units of the Prosecutor's Office
- References: Regulation of the Minister of Interior of December 12, 2012, amending the regulation on the procedure and deadlines for transferring data between the PESEL register and central registers
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of October 7, 2011, on the control of access to data from the Personal Identity Document Register in the limited data teletransmission mode
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of July 23, 2025, on the form of identity cards, their issuance and collection, as well as loss, damage, invalidation, and return
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 21 February 2025 on the electronic layer of an identity card
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of December 27, 2023, on the pattern of the identity card, its issuance and collection, as well as loss, damage, invalidation and return
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Digital Affairs of October 15, 2021, on the prowadzenie Rejestru Dowodów Osobistych (Register of Identity Cards)
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of October 5, 2021, on the pattern of the identity card, its issuance and collection, as well as loss, damage, invalidation and return
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 29 September 2021 amending the regulation on the electronic layer of the identity card
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Digital Affairs of November 3, 2020, on the control of the use of access to data from the Register of Identity Cards in the limited data teletransmission mode
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of January 7, 2020, on the form of the identity card, its issuance and collection, as well as loss, damage, invalidation and return
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 26 February 2019 on the electronic layer of the identity card
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of 29 January 2019 amending the Regulation on the form of identity cards and the manner and procedure for proceedings in cases of issuing, loss, damage, invalidation and return of identity cards
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of August 25, 2017, amending the regulation on the pattern of the identity card and the manner and procedure for issuing identity cards, their loss, damage, invalidation and return