Originally Posted by
azande
In Italy you can get an ID that allows you to travel abroad (only to other EU countries) but it is not the default.
In Italy you get your ID when you are 16, and you must have it with you at all times. If yoiu get stopped by the Police for whatever reason and you can't produce it, they have the power to take you to the police station and keep you there until they ascertain your identity.
Police and Carabinieri have the power to stop and search anyone, whether you are just walking down the street or you are driving a car, something that I don't think exist here in the UK to the same extent.
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