Is it illegal for a small hotel to take my ID card with a mobile phone?

Is it illegal for a small hotel to take my ID card with a mobile phone?

According to the National Identity Card Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), no organization or individual may illegally collect, use, process or transmit other people's personal information, or illegally buy, sell, provide or disclose other people's personal information. Therefore, it is illegal for a small hotel to take photos of your ID card with your mobile phone without your consent or authorization.

To sum up: it is illegal for small hotels to take photos of your ID card with their mobile phones, which violates the provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards. If you find a similar situation, you should report it to the public security organ in time to safeguard your legitimate rights and interests.

Legal basis:

Article 14 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards: A citizen's permanent residence is the registration content issued by the household registration authority. Citizens shall, within three months from the date of reaching the age of sixteen, apply to the public security organ where their permanent residence is located for a resident identity card. Citizens under the age of 16 shall apply for resident identity cards by guardians.

Article 15 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards: Any of the following acts is illegal:

(a) using another person's identity card or using a forged identity card;

(2) buying, selling or using forged or altered identity cards.

Forged or altered identity cards and fraudulent identity cards shall be confiscated by public security organs.

Article 16 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards: In case of any of the following acts, the public security organ shall give a warning, impose a fine of less than 200 yuan and confiscate the illegal income:

(a) using false certification materials to defraud the resident identity card;

(2) Renting, lending or transferring a resident identity card;

(3) illegally detaining another person's identity card.