When inquiring about citizens' household registration information, practicing lawyers need to bring the original and photocopy of lawyer's practice certificate and letter of introduction from law firm. The letter of introduction of a law firm shall specify the lawyer's name, legal affairs undertaken, the name of the person being inquired or the citizen's identity number, etc. And the relevant materials after verification shall be kept by the public security organ.
When inquiring, the public security organ shall inform the inquirer of his responsibilities and obligations. The public security organ may provide the inquiry result to the inquiry applicant in writing. The contents provided include eight static household registration items such as name, gender, nationality, date of birth, address of permanent residence, citizenship number, photo and police station, and other information and electronic documents of the inquired person are not allowed.
A practicing lawyer inquires about the citizen's household registration information, in principle, through the public security police station where the inquired person's permanent residence is located.
Lawyers shall reasonably use the household registration information of the inquired citizens according to law, and shall not disclose the privacy of relevant personnel. Violation of relevant laws and regulations and practice discipline will be investigated and dealt with according to law.
Legal basis: Notice on Issues Concerning Lawyers' Inquiries about Citizens' Household Registration Information 1. A practicing lawyer who has obtained a lawyer's practice certificate according to law may inquire about the citizen's household registration information because of the legal affairs he undertakes. Lawyers' practicing interns and paralegals who have not obtained the lawyer's practicing certificate may not inquire about citizens' household registration information separately.
2. When inquiring about the citizen's household registration information, a practicing lawyer shall bring the original and photocopy of the lawyer's practice certificate and a letter of introduction from the law firm. The letter of introduction of a law firm shall specify the lawyer's name, legal affairs undertaken, the name of the inquired person or the citizen's identity number, etc. And the relevant materials after verification shall be kept by the public security organ.
3. When inquiring, the public security organ shall inform the inquirer of his responsibilities and obligations. The public security organ may provide the inquiry result to the inquiry applicant in writing. The contents provided include eight static household registration items such as name, gender, nationality, date of birth, address of permanent residence, citizenship number, photo and police station, and other information and electronic documents of the inquired person are not allowed.
4, practicing lawyers to inquire about citizens' household registration information, in principle, through the local police station where the inquired person's permanent residence is located.
5. Lawyers shall reasonably use the household registration information of the inquired citizens according to law, and shall not disclose the privacy of relevant personnel. Violation of relevant laws and regulations and practice discipline will be investigated and dealt with according to law.