ing ▁feder ated ▁unit ▁ ▁Name ▁of ▁issu ing ▁feder ation ▁secret ariat ▁ ▁A ▁ 3 x 4 ▁cm ▁photograph ▁of ▁the ▁bear er ▁ ▁Th umb print ▁ ▁Sign ature ▁or ▁an ▁observation ▁wa iving ▁it ▁( for ▁an ▁ill iter ate ▁bear er ) ▁ ▁Leg al ▁status ▁An ▁identity ▁card ▁is ▁commonly ▁required ▁for ▁activities ▁including ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁driver ' s ▁license , ▁opening ▁a ▁bank ▁account , ▁bu ying ▁or ▁s elling ▁real ▁estate , ▁finan cing ▁deb ts , ▁applying ▁for ▁a ▁job , ▁giving ▁testim ony ▁in ▁court , ▁and ▁entering ▁some ▁public ▁buildings . ▁The ▁police ▁may ▁ask ▁to ▁see ▁the ▁identity ▁card ▁of ▁anyone ▁who ▁is ▁det ained , ▁arrested , ▁or ▁searched . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁penalty ▁for ▁not ▁carrying ▁an ▁identity ▁card ▁or ▁another ▁valid ▁identification ▁document , ▁but ▁the ▁police ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁esc ort ▁a ▁person ▁found ▁without ▁one ▁to ▁a ▁police ▁station ▁for ▁a ▁search ▁of ▁electronic ▁police ▁records ▁and ▁a ▁criminal ▁background ▁check . ▁ ▁Sub st itute ▁identity ▁documents ▁Several ▁other ▁documents ▁are ▁acceptable ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁identity ▁card , ▁including ▁a ▁feder ative ▁unit - iss ued ▁driver ' s ▁license , ▁pass port , ▁professional ▁identity ▁card ▁issued ▁by ▁a ▁trade ▁union , ▁military ▁identity ▁card , ▁civil ▁servant ▁identity ▁card ▁or ▁worker ' s ▁registry . ▁The ▁actual ▁driver ' s ▁license ▁contains ▁R G ▁and ▁C PF ▁numbers ▁and ▁can ▁substitute ▁both . ▁ ▁All ▁documents ▁accepted ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁a