The identity card is an electronic public document by which a Croatian citizen proves his/her identity, Croatian citizenship, sex, date of birth and place of residence in the Republic of Croatia. The right to an identity card is exercised by all Croatian citizens regardless of age and their residence in the Republic of Croatia.

An identity card is mandatory document for Croatian citizens over 18 years of age with registered residence in the Republic of Croatia. Persons under 18 years of age do not need to have an identity card, but may be obtained for them by their parents as legal representatives.

Croatian citizens who do not have a permanent residence registered in the Republic of Croatia, regardless of their age, do not need to have a Croatian identity card, but they can obtain it if they wish.

Laws and Bylaws

1. Law on Identity Card (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia NN 62/2015)
2. Regulation on forms and records of identity cards as well as organizational, technical and security measures in the process of issuing identity cards (NN 63/2015, 30/2016)
3. Law on the Protection of Personal Data (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia NN 103/03, 118/06, 41/08, 130/11, 106/12)
4. Law on Data Secrecy (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia NN 79/07, 86/12)
5. Law on Electronic Signature (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia NN 10/02, 80/08, 30/14)
6. Regulations on electronic signature, the use of instruments for electronic signatures, general and special conditions of business for providers of time stamp and certificates (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia NN 107/10, 89/13)
7. List of normative documents in the field of application of the Law on Electronic Signature and the Regulation on Elaboration of electronic signature, the use of funds for electronic signature, general and special conditions of business for providers of time stamp and certificates in business and certification authorities in the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia NN 89/13)
8. Rules on Records of Certification Authorities in the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia NN 107/2010)
9. Directive 1999/93/EC of the European parliament and of the council of 13 December 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures
10. Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC
11. Regulation (EC) No. 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on establishing the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance in relation to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No. 339/93