Can a lawyer check his ID card?

Legal analysis: lawyers can go to the police station and public security bureau to inquire personal identity information on their behalf when entrusted. Lawyers can't check their ID cards without authorization. Only when the public security bureau handles a case or the court needs to collect evidence can the identity information of the relevant personnel be obtained according to law. The relevant units and their staff members shall keep confidential the personal information of citizens recorded in the resident identity cards obtained in the course of performing their duties or providing services.

Legal basis: Article 15 of the National Identity Card Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the people's police perform their duties according to law. Under any of the following circumstances, you can show your law enforcement certificate and check your identity card: (1) It is necessary to find out the identity of the criminal suspect; (two) when implementing on-site control according to law, it is necessary to find out the identity of the relevant personnel; (3) It is necessary to find out the identity of the relevant personnel at the scene in case of an emergency that seriously endangers social order; (four) during major events in railway stations, long-distance bus stations, ports, docks, airports or places designated by the Municipal People's government, it is necessary to find out the identity of the relevant personnel; (five) other circumstances required by law. In any of the circumstances listed in the preceding paragraph, if the people's police refuse to examine the resident identity card, they shall take measures to deal with it in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. No organization or individual may detain a resident identity card. However, unless the public security organ executes the compulsory measures of residential surveillance in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).