G*psy identity card

So-called G*psy identity card – an identity card issued by the district authorities to persons on the basis of Act No.117/1927 Coll. on wandering g*psies of 14 July 1927, which was supposed to include ​“g*psies wandering from place to place and other vagabonds avoiding work who live in the g*psy manner, in either case even if they have a permanent residence for part of the year — especially in winter”, but in practice it was also issued to Roma with permanent residency. Holders of the card were restricted in their civil and human rights, e.g. they were forbidden to enter a number of towns and villages in Czechoslovakia (including Prague or spa towns), their children could be taken away from them and placed in foster families or educational institutions, they were not allowed to carry weapons and they were listed by the criminal police.