Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Identity Card Law.
Article 7 A citizen shall, within three months from the date of reaching the age of 16, apply to the public security organ where his permanent residence is located for a resident identity card. Citizens under the age of 16 shall apply for resident identity cards by guardians.
Article 8 A resident identity card shall be issued by the public security organ of the people's government at the county level where the resident's permanent residence is located.
Article 10 To apply for a resident identity card, a registration form for applying for a resident identity card shall be filled in and a residence booklet submitted for examination.
Twelfth citizens to apply for identity cards, public security organs should be handled in a timely manner in accordance with the provisions. The public security organ shall issue resident identity cards within 60 days from the date when citizens submit the registration form of resident identity cards; In areas with inconvenient transportation, the processing time may be appropriately extended, but the extension time shall not exceed thirty days. Citizens who urgently need to use their resident identity cards during the application, renewal and replacement of their resident identity cards may apply for temporary resident identity cards, and the public security organs shall handle them in a timely manner in accordance with regulations. The specific measures shall be formulated by the public security department of the State Council.