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Panama Identity Card Validator (CIP)

Validate the registry structure of Panama Cédula de Identidad Personal (CIP) numbers.

How does Panama CIP validation work?

Validation checks if the document adheres to the official [Prefix]-[Volume]-[Entry] structure with valid provinces (1-13) or special designations.

It verifies that volume and entry contain positive numerical values.

Registry Structure of the CIP

Normative parts of the Panama CIP:

PositionFieldLengthMeaningExample
1Prefix1-2 charsProvince or special status8
2Volume1-4 digitsRegistry volume765
3Entry1-5 digitsRegistry entry4321

Structural Verification Algorithm

Integrity checks:

Regex and Registry Validation
  1. 1. Split into 3 hyphen-delimited segments.
  2. 2. Validate prefix against authorized provinces (1-13) and special codes (PE, N, E, AV).
  3. 3. Reject zeroed or invalid volume and entry numbers.

Frequently Asked Questions