Identity card report due to find

As a German citizen, you are obliged to have an identity card from the age of 16. If you subsequently find an identity card that you have reported as lost, you must report this.

In the event that you should find your ID card again and wish to continue using it, please report the recovery in person to your Citizens' Registration Office. Only when you have officially reported your ID card as "found" will a corresponding entry be deleted by the police. You can then continue to use your recovered ID card in Germany without restriction until the end of its validity.
If you find your ID card again, you can also have the blocked online ID card function unblocked again. This can only be done in person at your local citizens' office. The Citizens' Registration Office will then unblock it and, if necessary, inform the police that the ID card has been found.
Please note: Germany cannot influence whether and how other countries set up their national police information systems or whether and how often they are updated. It is therefore possible in individual cases that foreign authorities do not delete the search or do not delete it in time and therefore do not recognise the recovery of your ID card for use abroad or even confiscate it.
If you want to avoid such possible inconveniences when travelling internationally, it is advisable to apply for a new ID card when you report the loss or theft of your ID card.