Legal basis: Article 35 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). According to the needs of the case, the entrusted lawyer may apply to the people's procuratorate or the people's court for collecting and obtaining evidence or to the people's court for notifying witnesses to testify in court. If a lawyer investigates and collects evidence by himself, he may, with the lawyer's practice certificate and the certificate of the law firm, investigate the situation related to undertaking legal affairs with the relevant units or individuals. Accordingly, lawyers can obtain evidence at the police station with lawyer's certificate and letter of introduction in civil cases. This includes the transcripts of inquiries made by the police station to relevant parties.