What to Do When Both Driver's License and ID Card Are Lost?
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If both your ID card and driver's license are lost, you should first apply for a replacement of your resident ID card. The motor vehicle driver should apply for a replacement at the vehicle management office where the driver's license was originally issued. According to Article 12 of the "Resident Identity Card Law of the People's Republic of China": 1. When citizens apply for, renew, or replace their resident identity cards, public security authorities should process the applications promptly in accordance with regulations. Public security authorities should issue the resident identity card within 60 days from the date the citizen submits the "Resident Identity Card Application Form"; in areas with inconvenient transportation, the processing time may be appropriately extended, but the extension should not exceed 30 days. 2. During the period when citizens are applying for, renewing, or replacing their resident identity cards, if they urgently need to use the resident identity card, they can apply for a temporary resident identity card, and public security authorities should process the application promptly in accordance with regulations. Specific measures shall be stipulated by the public security department of the State Council. Relevant units and their staff must keep confidential the personal information of citizens obtained from resident identity cards during the performance of their duties or the provision of services.
