Any record of household registration shall not be carried out of the places where they are kept, except for avoiding natural disasters and accidents, census, or as approved by the director of the Household Registration Office.
The central competent authority shall stipulate the form and the record's retention period mentioned in the preceding Paragraph.

A person himself/herself or interested persons shall apply to review the household registration record or ask for the household certificate transcript. If the applicant cannot make the application personally, he/she shall entrust another person to make it with a letter of proxy.
When an interested person applies as regulated above, the Household Registration Office shall only provide the partial household registration record or household certificate transcript that concerns the applicant.
The central competent authority shall stipulate the format of the household certificate transcript and the scope of the interested person.

The applicants shall apply for their kinsfolk relation record at any Household Registration Office if they meet one of the following conditions:
1. Verification of family relationships is required according to Article 15 or Article 29 of the Artificial Reproduction Act.
2. Are required to verify family relationships for organ donation as stipulated according to Article 8, the Human Organ Transplant Regulation.
3. Verification of the descendant’s spouse and the genetic relationship for Inheritance Registration is required.
4. They must verify that their fathers or mothers are ROC nationals according to Article 2, Nationality Act.
5. Are required by court or trial to verify their kinsfolk relation record.
6. They must verify their kinsfolk relation record according to other laws.
The kinsfolk relation record mentioned in the preceding Paragraph is the family relationship certificate linked from the household registration record issued by the household registration authority according to related provisions.
If the applicant in the preceding first Paragraph cannot apply for the kinsfolk relation record, he/she shall entrust another person to apply with a letter of proxy.
When the applicant or legal proxy indicated in the preceding first Paragraph applies as regulated above, the Household Registration Office shall only provide the partial kinsfolk relation record that concerns the applicant.
The scope of the applicant, identification of interested persons, the format of data provided, required documents in the application, verification methods, verification procedures, and other matters to be complied with in the preceding Paragraph will be stipulated by the central competent authority.

Application for household certificate transcript can be made at any Household Registration Office. When applying for a review of the original household registration record or the Japanese Colonial Household Registration record before the record is online, the applicant shall apply at the original Household Registration Office where the place of domicile is registered.

A person, himself/herself, shall apply for a marriage certificate, divorce certificate, marriage record certificate, movement record certificate, or name alteration record certificate. If the applicant cannot make the application personally, he/she shall entrust another person to make a letter of proxy.
The central governing authority shall stipulate the format of the certificates in the preceding Paragraph.

Any household registration record and kinsfolk relation record required by any authority shall be based on the household registration.
The competent authority or Household Registration Office should provide the record mentioned. The central competent authority shall stipulate the application method, content, procedure, fees, and other items that should be followed.

To meet the need of the competent authority and Household Registration Office to verify the items of the household registration, relevant authorities, schools, organizations, or persons shall provide the required information accordingly.

Nationals who apply for their National ID Card, household certificate, household certificate transcript, marriage certificate, divorce certificate, marriage record certificate, movement record certificate or name alteration record certificate, copy of original household registration record, kinsfolk relation record, household statistics, reviewing of household registration record pursuant to the present Law shall pay fees, of which the criteria shall be stipulated by the central competent authority.