Section 22Part 5 — PROTECTION AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
Seizure of Cayman Islands Identification Card for verification
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22. (1) The Registrar or law enforcement may demand that a person having possession or control of a Cayman Islands Identification Card (including a document purporting to be a Cayman Islands Identification Card) to surrender it to the Registrar or law enforcement, if there are reasonable grounds to suspect that —
the Cayman Islands Identification Card has been obtained by means of any false or misleading information, document or statement;
the Cayman Islands Identification Card has been used in the commission of an offence under this Act; or
the Cayman Islands Identification Card is a falsified or forged identity document.
A person who receives a demand from the Registrar or law enforcement under subsection (1) shall comply with the demand.
The Registrar or law enforcement seizing a Cayman Islands Identification Card under subsection (1) shall verify its validity as soon as practicable.
Where the Registrar or law enforcement verifies that the Cayman Islands Identification Card surrendered under subsection (1) is valid, the Cayman Islands Identification Card shall be returned to its holder.
Where, upon verification, the Registrar or law enforcement determines that the suspension or cancellation of the Cayman Islands Identification Card is necessary, the Registrar shall not return the Cayman Islands Identification Card to the holder and shall cause the Cayman Islands Identification Card to be suspended or cancelled without undue delay.
Where the Registrar suspends or cancels a holder’s Cayman Islands Identification Card under subsection (5), the Registrar, without undue delay, shall —
record the verification;
inform the holder of —
the invalidity of the Cayman Islands Identification Card; and
the seizure or cancellation of the Cayman Islands Identification Card;
the right of the holder to appeal the seizure or cancellation; and
in the event of a suspected crime, make a police report. Section 23 Cayman Islands Identification Card Act, 2022 Page 22 Act 15 of 2022 c