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documents.
On the other hand, Law No. 26.061 establishes the right to have identity papers in its article 13. It
expressly recognizes the right to obtain public documents to prove the identity of all children,
adolescents and mothers lacking identity documents, in line with provisions of Law No. 24.540.
ARTICLE 13. — RIGTH TO OBTAIN AN IDENTITY DOCUMENT. Children, adolescents and
mothers lacking identity documents, have the right to obtain public documents to prove their
identity, in line with current regulation in the terms set forth in the procedures foreseen in Law
No. 24.540.
Decree No. 415/06 regulating the above mentioned Law, establishes that the national identity
documents shall be free for every child and adolescent born in the national territory, i.e., until
they are 18 years old.
ARTICLE 13: It is declared that the issuance of the first National Identity Document shall be free
for every child and adolescent born in the national territory.
Newborns identification procedure
The procedures for newborns identification are established by Law No. 24.540, applied to all
babies born in the national territory, alive or dead, and their mother. In the cases when the
delivery is in a medical centre, the article 2 establishes that during labour the mother shall
be identified, and after delivery and before cutting the umbilical cord the newborn has to be
identified, in line with the procedures foreseen in article 6.
The Law provides for anomalous situations such as a premature or malformed baby which
make the capture of foot and finger prints not possible. It establishes that the Citizen National
Register, responsible agency in the issue of individuals’ identification in our country, shall be the
application authority. (CASAL; 2010)
In its article 6, Law No. 26.061 establishes the procedure to follow for the identification of the
newborn and the relationship with his or her mother.
ARTICLE 6 — Identification shall be performed on a unique file, numbered by the Citizen
National Register, in three copies, containing the following data:
— About the Mother: first and last name, national identity document type and number and
10-fingerprint.
— About the Child: name under which the newborn shall be registered, sex, right palm and foot
prints and classification of both.
— If the baby was born alive.
— First and last name and signature of the intervening identifier.
— First and last name and signature of the intervening doctor or professional who assisted in
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