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Law of November 22, 2018, on public documents
Ustawa z dnia 22 listopada 2018 r. o dokumentach publicznych
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2018-11-22
Entry into force
2019-07-12
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
transport lawidentity cardsdangerous goodsdocumentsdriverspublic documentsroad traffic lawpublic procurementinformation and communication technology systems
Related acts
Acts Declared Repealed (6)
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 20 July 2016 on the list of public documents and prints of strategic importance for state security · 2019-07-12
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of October 18, 2018, amending the regulation on the list of public documents and prints of strategic importance for state security · 2019-07-12
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of October 16, 2017, amending the regulation on the list of public documents and prints of strategic importance for state security · 2019-07-12
- 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 · 2020-01-12
- 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 · 2020-01-12
- 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 · 2020-01-12
Implementing Regulations (10)
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 1 June 2022 amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 11, 2019, on the list of public documents
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of July 2, 2019, on the list of minimum security measures for public documents against forgery
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of July 2, 2019 on requirements for the security of production of public document blanks
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 27, 2021 amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of March 13, 2025, amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Communication of the Minister of Digital Affairs of 24 September 2025 on determining the deadline for implementing technical solutions enabling the issuance of vehicle registration certificates referred to in Article 73(3) of the Law of 20 June 1997 - Road Traffic Law, in accordance with Article 7 of the Law of 22 November 2018 on Public Documents
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 16 January 2023 amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 5, 2022, amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of July 1, 2022, on the list of minimum security features of public documents against forgery
Amending Acts (15)
- Law of May 16, 2019, on amending the Law on the Police and certain other laws · 2019-06-27
- Law of 19 July 2019 amending the Law on Ports and Maritime Harbours and certain other laws · 2019-09-17
- Law of April 15, 2021, on amending the law on specific solutions related to the prevention, counteraction, and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases, and crises caused by them, and certain other laws · 2021-05-29
- Law of October 14, 2021 on amending the law on road transport and certain other laws · 2021-12-05
- Law of April 8, 2022, on amending the law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict in the territory of that state and certain other laws · 2022-04-15
- Law of March 11, 2022, on Homeland Defence · 2022-04-23
- Law of 28 April 2022 on amending certain laws in connection with the development of public teleinformatic systems · 2022-05-27
- Law of June 23, 2022, amending the Law on Public Documents · 2022-07-06
- Law of 14 August 2020 amending the Law on Road Traffic and certain other laws · 2022-09-04
- Law of January 27, 2022, on passport documents · 2022-11-13
- Law of August 17, 2023 on the amendment of the law on the Military Property Agency and certain other laws · 2023-09-29
- Law of June 28, 2024, amending the Act on ensuring accessibility for persons with special needs, the Act on public documents and the Act on state aid for housing savings · 2024-07-19
- Law of 24 July 2024 on the amendment of the Act on public documents · 2024-08-02
- Law of 6 December 2024 amending the Accounting Law, the Law on Statutory Auditors, Auditing Firms and Public Supervision, and certain other laws · 2025-07-01
- Law of December 4, 2025, on amending the Law on Public Documents and the Law on Excise Duty · 2025-12-31
Amended Acts (14)
- Law of January 5, 2011, on drivers · 2019-07-12
- Law of August 19, 2011, on the transport of dangerous goods. · 2019-07-12
- Law of June 9, 2006, on the Counterintelligence Service of the Armed Forces and the Military Intelligence Service · 2019-07-12
- Law of June 9, 2006, on the Central Anticorruption Bureau · 2019-07-12
- Law of January 29, 2004 on Public Procurement · 2019-07-12
- Law of May 24, 2002, on the Internal Security Agency and the Intelligence Agency. · 2019-07-12
- Law of 24 November 2017 on amending the law on road traffic and certain other laws · 2019-07-12
- Law of November 16, 2016, on the National Revenue Administration · 2019-07-12
- Law of August 24, 2001, on the Military Gendarmerie and military disciplinary bodies. · 2019-07-12
- Law of 20 June 1997 - Road Traffic Law · 2019-07-12
- Law of 12 October 1990 on the Border Guard. · 2019-07-12
- Law of 6 April 1990 on the Police. · 2019-07-12
- Law of 20 May 1971 Code of Petty Offences. · 2019-07-12
- Law of 6 August 2010 on Identity Cards · 2020-01-12
Information on Consolidated Text (6)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 10, 2024, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Public Documents
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 6, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on public documents
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 7, 2023, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on public documents
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 23, 2022, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on public documents
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of August 11, 2021, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on public documents
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of 7 November 2024 on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on public documents
Acts referring to this act
- Amending Acts: Law of 6 August 2010 on Identity Cards
- Amending Acts: Law of January 5, 2011, on drivers
- Amending Acts: Law of August 19, 2011, on the transport of dangerous goods.
- Amending Acts: Law of November 16, 2016, on the National Revenue Administration
- Amending Acts: Law of 20 May 1971 Code of Petty Offences.
- Amending Acts: Law of 24 November 2017 on amending the law on road traffic and certain other laws
- Amending Acts: Law of August 24, 2001, on the Military Gendarmerie and military disciplinary bodies.
- Amending Acts: Law of 6 April 1990 on the Police.
- Amending Acts: Law of 12 October 1990 on the Border Guard.
- Amending Acts: Law of May 24, 2002, on the Internal Security Agency and the Intelligence Agency.
- Amending Acts: Law of 20 June 1997 - Road Traffic Law
- Amending Acts: Law of January 29, 2004 on Public Procurement
- Amending Acts: Law of June 9, 2006, on the Central Anticorruption Bureau
- Amending Acts: Law of June 9, 2006, on the Counterintelligence Service of the Armed Forces and the Military Intelligence Service
- Amended Acts: Law of December 4, 2025, on amending the Law on Public Documents and the Law on Excise Duty
- Amended Acts: Law of 6 December 2024 amending the Accounting Law, the Law on Statutory Auditors, Auditing Firms and Public Supervision, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 24 July 2024 on the amendment of the Act on public documents
- Amended Acts: Law of June 28, 2024, amending the Act on ensuring accessibility for persons with special needs, the Act on public documents and the Act on state aid for housing savings
- Amended Acts: Law of August 17, 2023 on the amendment of the law on the Military Property Agency and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of January 27, 2022, on passport documents
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 August 2020 amending the Law on Road Traffic and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of June 23, 2022, amending the Law on Public Documents
- Amended Acts: Law of 28 April 2022 on amending certain laws in connection with the development of public teleinformatic systems
- Amended Acts: Law of March 11, 2022, on Homeland Defence
- Amended Acts: Law of April 8, 2022, on amending the law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict in the territory of that state and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 14, 2021 on amending the law on road transport and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of April 15, 2021, on amending the law on specific solutions related to the prevention, counteraction, and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases, and crises caused by them, and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 amending the Law on Ports and Maritime Harbours and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 16, 2019, on amending the Law on the Police and certain other laws
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 27, 2021 amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of March 13, 2025, amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 16 January 2023 amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 1 June 2022 amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of July 1, 2022, on the list of minimum security features of public documents against forgery
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 5, 2022, amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 11, 2019, on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of July 2, 2019, on the list of minimum security measures for public documents against forgery
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of July 2, 2019 on requirements for the security of production of public document blanks
- Legal Basis: Communication of the Minister of Digital Affairs of 24 September 2025 on determining the deadline for implementing technical solutions enabling the issuance of vehicle registration certificates referred to in Article 73(3) of the Law of 20 June 1997 - Road Traffic Law, in accordance with Article 7 of the Law of 22 November 2018 on Public Documents
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 5, 2022, amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of July 2, 2019 on requirements for the security of production of public document blanks
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 1 June 2022 amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of March 13, 2025, amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis from Art.: Communication of the Minister of Digital Affairs of 24 September 2025 on determining the deadline for implementing technical solutions enabling the issuance of vehicle registration certificates referred to in Article 73(3) of the Law of 20 June 1997 - Road Traffic Law, in accordance with Article 7 of the Law of 22 November 2018 on Public Documents
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of December 27, 2021 amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of July 11, 2019, on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Council of Ministers of 16 January 2023 amending the regulation on the list of public documents
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of July 2, 2019, on the list of minimum security measures for public documents against forgery
- Legal Basis from Art.: Regulation of the Minister of the Interior and Administration of July 1, 2022, on the list of minimum security features of public documents against forgery
- Consolidated Text for an Act: Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 6, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law on public documents