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[[Image:Identification card, Christine Chapel.jpg|thumb|The I.D. card of [[Lieutenant]] [[Christine Chapel]]]]
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In [[23rd century]] [[Starfleet]] practice, an '''identification card''' was a card carried by Starfleet personnel for identification purposes. The ID card showed a person's [[serial number|service number]] and name, as well as his or hers assignment and division.
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An '''identification card''' was a document carried by a person for identification purposes.
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In the [[2020s]] on [[Earth]], civilians used identification cards such as [[UHC card]]s and [[transit pass]]es to avoid ending up in [[San Francisco]]'s [[Sanctuary District]]s. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}})
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In [[23rd century]] [[Starfleet]] practice, identification cards were carried by Starfleet personnel. The ID card showed a person's [[serial number|service number]] and name, as well as his or her assignment and division.
   
 
Identification cards could be created aboard Starfleet [[starship]]s, and they were sometimes necessary to gain access to certain areas, like a ship's [[shuttlebay]]. ({{TAS|Mudd's Passion}})
 
Identification cards could be created aboard Starfleet [[starship]]s, and they were sometimes necessary to gain access to certain areas, like a ship's [[shuttlebay]]. ({{TAS|Mudd's Passion}})
   
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[[Federation security]] [[San Francisco bar visitors#Civilian agent|agents]] used ID cards to identify themselves in [[2285]]. ({{film|3}})
After having traveled back in time to [[1986]] from [[2286]], [[Pavel Chekov]]'s ID card was seized by the [[US Navy]] and read aloud by an FBI Agent. The agent did not believe the information on the card, including the fact that Chekov represented [[Starfleet]] and the [[United Federation of Planets]]. ({{film|4}})
 
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After having traveled back in time to [[1986]] from [[2286]], [[Pavel Chekov]]'s ID card was seized by the [[United States Navy]] and read aloud by an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent. The agent did not believe the information on the card, including the fact that Chekov represented [[Starfleet]] and the [[United Federation of Planets]]. ({{film|4}})
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[[Gary Seven]] possessed several [[counterfeit]] ID cards as part of his undercover mission in [[1968]]. They included cards from the [[Central Intelligence Agency]], [[National Security Agency]], [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]], and the [[New York City Police Department]]. ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}})
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File:NSA_ID.jpg|Seven's NSA card
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File:CIA_ID.jpg|Seven's CIA card
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Identity tape]]
 
*[[Identity tape]]
 
 
[[Category:Legal documents]]
 
[[Category:Legal documents]]
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[[Category:Identification technology]]
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[[fr:Carte d'identification]]

Revision as of 22:28, 15 October 2014

Identification card, Christine Chapel

The ID card of Lieutenant Christine Chapel

An identification card was a document carried by a person for identification purposes.

In the 2020s on Earth, civilians used identification cards such as UHC cards and transit passes to avoid ending up in San Francisco's Sanctuary Districts. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")

In 23rd century Starfleet practice, identification cards were carried by Starfleet personnel. The ID card showed a person's service number and name, as well as his or her assignment and division.

Identification cards could be created aboard Starfleet starships, and they were sometimes necessary to gain access to certain areas, like a ship's shuttlebay. (TAS: "Mudd's Passion")

Federation security agents used ID cards to identify themselves in 2285. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)

After having traveled back in time to 1986 from 2286, Pavel Chekov's ID card was seized by the United States Navy and read aloud by an FBI agent. The agent did not believe the information on the card, including the fact that Chekov represented Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)

Gary Seven possessed several counterfeit ID cards as part of his undercover mission in 1968. They included cards from the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the New York City Police Department. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")

See also