Laws, courts and authorities
PAuswG
Abbreviation for Personalausweisgesetz
In short and in plain language
The PAuswG is the German act on identity cards.
It also covers proving who you are in an electronic way.
Among other things, it says when an identity card may be copied. It also says how such copies must be handled.
This can matter for businesses that get copies of identity cards through a form.
Definition
The PAuswG is the German act on identity cards and electronic identification. Among other things, it governs under which conditions an identity card may be copied and how such copies are to be handled. It can matter for businesses that receive copies of identity cards through a form.