Article 46 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The victims of public prosecution cases and their legal representatives or close relatives, and the parties involved in incidental civil litigation and their legal representatives have the right to entrust agents ad litem from the date when the case is transferred for examination and prosecution. The private prosecutor and his legal representative in a case of private prosecution, and the parties to an incidental civil action and their legal representatives have the right to entrust an agent ad litem at any time.
The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the victim and his legal representative or his near relatives, the parties involved in incidental civil litigation and his legal representative that he has the right to entrust an agent ad litem.
The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting a case of private prosecution, inform the private prosecutor and his legal representative, the parties to an incidental civil action and his legal representative that they have the right to entrust an agent ad litem.
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Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 101 If the victim suffers material losses due to the criminal act of the defendant, he has the right to bring an incidental civil action in criminal proceedings. If the victim dies or loses his capacity for civil conduct, his legal representative and close relatives have the right to file an incidental civil action.
If state property or collective property suffers losses, the people's procuratorate may bring an incidental civil action when it brings a public prosecution.
Article 102 When necessary, the people's court may take such preservation measures as sealing up, distraining and freezing the defendant's property. The plaintiff or the people's procuratorate in an incidental civil action may apply to the people's court for preservation measures. The people's court shall adopt preservation measures and apply the relevant provisions of the Civil Procedure Law.
Article 103 The people's court may mediate in the trial of incidental civil litigation cases, or make a judgment or ruling according to the material losses.
Article 104 An incidental civil action shall be tried together with a criminal case. Only in order to prevent excessive delay in the trial of criminal cases can the same trial organization continue to hear incidental civil actions after the trial of criminal cases is completed.
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