Prepaid SIM cards sold only with ID cards as of September 1, 2020
On Tuesday, the government issued the emergency order which modifies the law allowing a very quick response to emergencies, by improving possibilities of taking over and managing pinpointing information associated to emergency calls. As of January 1, 2020, suppliers of burner mobile phone services must collect identification data of prepaid SIM card users and as of September 1, 2020 no SIM card will be sold without the users' ID cards.
“This creates the legal frame for the implementation of services which will supply precise localization information about the people who call the emergency number 112 and will reduce time in managing emergencies,” Barbu said.
People who already own prepaid cards have 8 months at their disposal to communicate identification data.
At the same time, the order establishes sanctions for the false authority alert: the minimum fine grew from 500 to 1,500 lei and the highest from 1,000 to 5,000 lei.