Legal basis: Rules of People's Republic of China (PRC) People's Court.
Article 17 In court trial activities, all personnel shall obey the command of the presiding judge or the sole judge, respect judicial etiquette and observe court discipline, and shall not commit any of the following acts:
(1) Clap and make noise;
(2) smoking and eating;
(3) make or answer the phone;
(4) Recording, video recording, taking photos or using mobile communication tools to spread the trial activities;
(five) other acts that endanger the security of the court or disturb the order of the court.
Prosecutors and participants in litigation may speak or ask questions with the permission of the presiding judge or the sole judge.
Observers are not allowed to enter the trial activity area, stand or walk around at will, or speak or ask questions.
Media reporters who are allowed to carry out the acts in Item 4 of Paragraph 1 shall do so at the designated time and area, and shall not affect or interfere with the trial activities.
Article 18 When presiding over a trial, the presiding judge or the sole judge shall use the gavel in accordance with regulations.
Article 19 Whoever violates court discipline shall be given a warning by the presiding judge or the sole judge; Admonish those who don't listen to warnings; If the advice is invalid, it shall be ordered to withdraw from the court; For those who refuse to leave the court, instruct the judicial police to forcibly take them away from the court.
If the actor violates the provisions of Item 4 of Paragraph 1 of Article 17 of these Rules, the people's court may temporarily detain the equipment and storage media used by him and delete the relevant contents.
Article 20 If an actor commits one of the following acts, endangering the security of the court or disturbing the order of the court, he shall be fined and detained in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations; If the case constitutes a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law:
(a) illegally carrying guns, ammunition, controlled knives or explosive, flammable, radioactive, toxic, corrosive and infectious disease pathogens into the court;
(two) create trouble and impact the court;
(3) Insulting, slandering, threatening or beating judicial personnel or participants in litigation;
(4) destroying court facilities, robbing or destroying litigation documents and evidence;
(five) other acts that endanger the security of the court or disturb the order of the court.