Can a copy of ID card break the law?

Legal analysis: A copy of ID card can handle many legal businesses. If it is used by criminals, it can do a lot of illegal things, which poses great risks to ID card holders. Therefore, the copy of the ID card should be properly kept. In case some staff members are negligent, it may bring trouble to the owner.

Legal basis: Article 17 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Resident Identity Cards commits one of the following acts, and the public security organ shall impose a fine of more than 200 yuan but less than 1,000 yuan, or detain it for less than 10 days. If there are illegal gains, the illegal gains shall be confiscated: (1) using another person's identity card or using a fraudulent identity card; (2) buying, selling or using forged or altered identity cards. Forged or altered identity cards and fraudulent identity cards shall be confiscated by public security organs.