Can I use my ID card while it is being held?

Office of Legal Consulting of Lao Dong Newspaper replied:

Clauses 2 and 3, Article 29 of the 2023 Law on Identification (effective from July 1, 2024) stipulate as follows:

2. The identity card is withheld in the following cases:

a) Persons who are serving judicial educational measures at reform schools; persons who are serving decisions on applying administrative measures to be sent to reform schools, compulsory education facilities, or compulsory drug rehabilitation facilities;

b) People who are being detained, imprisoned, or serving a prison sentence.

3. During the period of holding the identity card, the identity card holding agency shall consider allowing the person whose identity card is held as prescribed in Clause 2 of this Article to use his/her identity card to conduct transactions and exercise his/her legitimate rights and interests.

Thus, during the period of holding the ID card, the agency holding the ID card shall consider allowing the person whose ID card is held to use his/her card to conduct transactions and exercise his/her legitimate rights and interests according to the above provisions.