diff --git a/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm b/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
index 5ce605afcc..b9bd4a6855 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/newscaster.dm
@@ -935,20 +935,11 @@ obj/item/weapon/newspaper/attackby(obj/item/weapon/W as obj, mob/user as mob)
 /obj/machinery/newscaster/proc/scan_user(mob/living/user as mob)
 	if(istype(user,/mob/living/carbon/human))                       //User is a human
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/human_user = user
-		if(human_user.wear_id)                                      //Newscaster scans you
-			if(istype(human_user.wear_id, /obj/item/device/pda))	//autorecognition, woo!
-				var/obj/item/device/pda/P = human_user.wear_id
-				if(P.id)
-					scanned_user = GetNameAndAssignmentFromId(P.id)
-				else
-					scanned_user = "Unknown"
-			else if(istype(human_user.wear_id, /obj/item/weapon/card/id))
-				var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/ID = human_user.wear_id
-				scanned_user = GetNameAndAssignmentFromId(ID)
-			else
-				scanned_user ="Unknown"
+		var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = human_user.GetIdCard()
+		if(I)
+			scanned_user = GetNameAndAssignmentFromId(I)
 		else
-			scanned_user ="Unknown"
+			scanned_user = "Unknown"
 	else
 		var/mob/living/silicon/ai_user = user
 		scanned_user = "[ai_user.name] ([ai_user.job])"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 19bd85494b..e13facfc9e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -393,12 +393,9 @@
 
 			var/modified = 0
 			var/perpname = "wot"
-			if(wear_id)
-				var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = wear_id.GetID()
-				if(I)
-					perpname = I.registered_name
-				else
-					perpname = name
+			var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = GetIdCard()
+			if(I)
+				perpname = I.registered_name
 			else
 				perpname = name
 
@@ -432,14 +429,11 @@
 			var/perpname = "wot"
 			var/read = 0
 
-			if(wear_id)
-				if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/weapon/card/id))
-					perpname = wear_id:registered_name
-				else if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/device/pda))
-					var/obj/item/device/pda/tempPda = wear_id
-					perpname = tempPda.owner
+			var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = GetIdCard()
+			if(I)
+				perpname = I.registered_name
 			else
-				perpname = src.name
+				perpname = name
 			for (var/datum/data/record/E in data_core.general)
 				if (E.fields["name"] == perpname)
 					for (var/datum/data/record/R in data_core.security)
@@ -462,14 +456,11 @@
 			var/perpname = "wot"
 			var/read = 0
 
-			if(wear_id)
-				if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/weapon/card/id))
-					perpname = wear_id:registered_name
-				else if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/device/pda))
-					var/obj/item/device/pda/tempPda = wear_id
-					perpname = tempPda.owner
+			var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = GetIdCard()
+			if(I)
+				perpname = I.registered_name
 			else
-				perpname = src.name
+				perpname = name
 			for (var/datum/data/record/E in data_core.general)
 				if (E.fields["name"] == perpname)
 					for (var/datum/data/record/R in data_core.security)
@@ -490,14 +481,11 @@
 	if (href_list["secrecordadd"])
 		if(hasHUD(usr,"security"))
 			var/perpname = "wot"
-			if(wear_id)
-				if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/weapon/card/id))
-					perpname = wear_id:registered_name
-				else if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/device/pda))
-					var/obj/item/device/pda/tempPda = wear_id
-					perpname = tempPda.owner
+			var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = GetIdCard()
+			if(I)
+				perpname = I.registered_name
 			else
-				perpname = src.name
+				perpname = name
 			for (var/datum/data/record/E in data_core.general)
 				if (E.fields["name"] == perpname)
 					for (var/datum/data/record/R in data_core.security)
@@ -521,14 +509,11 @@
 			var/perpname = "wot"
 			var/modified = 0
 
-			if(wear_id)
-				if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/weapon/card/id))
-					perpname = wear_id:registered_name
-				else if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/device/pda))
-					var/obj/item/device/pda/tempPda = wear_id
-					perpname = tempPda.owner
+			var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = GetIdCard()
+			if(I)
+				perpname = I.registered_name
 			else
-				perpname = src.name
+				perpname = name
 
 			for (var/datum/data/record/E in data_core.general)
 				if (E.fields["name"] == perpname)
@@ -560,14 +545,11 @@
 			var/perpname = "wot"
 			var/read = 0
 
-			if(wear_id)
-				if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/weapon/card/id))
-					perpname = wear_id:registered_name
-				else if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/device/pda))
-					var/obj/item/device/pda/tempPda = wear_id
-					perpname = tempPda.owner
+			var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = GetIdCard()
+			if(I)
+				perpname = I.registered_name
 			else
-				perpname = src.name
+				perpname = name
 			for (var/datum/data/record/E in data_core.general)
 				if (E.fields["name"] == perpname)
 					for (var/datum/data/record/R in data_core.medical)
@@ -591,14 +573,11 @@
 			var/perpname = "wot"
 			var/read = 0
 
-			if(wear_id)
-				if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/weapon/card/id))
-					perpname = wear_id:registered_name
-				else if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/device/pda))
-					var/obj/item/device/pda/tempPda = wear_id
-					perpname = tempPda.owner
+			var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = GetIdCard()
+			if(I)
+				perpname = I.registered_name
 			else
-				perpname = src.name
+				perpname = name
 			for (var/datum/data/record/E in data_core.general)
 				if (E.fields["name"] == perpname)
 					for (var/datum/data/record/R in data_core.medical)
@@ -619,14 +598,11 @@
 	if (href_list["medrecordadd"])
 		if(hasHUD(usr,"medical"))
 			var/perpname = "wot"
-			if(wear_id)
-				if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/weapon/card/id))
-					perpname = wear_id:registered_name
-				else if(istype(wear_id,/obj/item/device/pda))
-					var/obj/item/device/pda/tempPda = wear_id
-					perpname = tempPda.owner
+			var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = GetIdCard()
+			if(I)
+				perpname = I.registered_name
 			else
-				perpname = src.name
+				perpname = name
 			for (var/datum/data/record/E in data_core.general)
 				if (E.fields["name"] == perpname)
 					for (var/datum/data/record/R in data_core.medical)
@@ -1593,12 +1569,9 @@
 	if(hasHUD(user,"security"))
 		//Try to find their name
 		var/perpname
-		if(wear_id)
-			var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = wear_id.GetID()
-			if(I)
-				perpname = I.registered_name
-			else
-				perpname = name
+		var/obj/item/weapon/card/id/I = GetIdCard()
+		if(I)
+			perpname = I.registered_name
 		else
 			perpname = name
 		//Try to find their record