Article 2 The court is a special place where people's courts try various cases on behalf of the state according to law.
The national emblem should be hung above the front of the stadium.
Article 3 The court is divided into trial activity area and audit area, which are separated by railings.
The court hearing juvenile cases shall set up areas and seats according to the characteristics of minors' physical and mental development.
When the news media attend or report the trial activities, they can set up special media reporters' seats in the audit area.
Article 4 A criminal court may provide a synchronous video testimony room for witnesses, expert witnesses and victims who should or really need to be protected according to law to testify in court.
Article 5 The court shall set up barrier-free facilities for the disabled; According to the needs, it is equipped with a collegiate bench room, a lounge for litigation participants such as prosecutors and lawyers, and a detention room for defendants.
Article 6 Persons entering the court shall present valid identity documents and accept the safety inspection of themselves and their belongings.
Prosecutors and lawyers who perform their duties can enter the court through special channels with valid work certificates and notices of appearance. Where safety inspection is necessary, the people's court shall treat prosecutors and lawyers equally.
Article 7 Except for the evidence that needs to be presented in court with the permission of the people's court, the following items shall not be brought into court:
(1) Guns, ammunition, controlled knives and other lethal weapons;
(2) Inflammable and explosive substances and suspected explosives;
(three) radioactive, toxic, corrosive, strong odor substances and infectious disease pathogens;
(4) Liquid, colloid and powdery articles;
(5) Slogans, banners and leaflets;
(6) Other articles that may endanger court security or interfere with court order.
Article 8 The people's courts shall disclose information such as the number of people, the specific location and the number of people attending each court to the public through official websites, electronic display screens and bulletin boards.
Article 9 Citizens may participate in public hearings.
When the attendance seats cannot meet the needs, the people's court may issue the attendance seats in the order of application or by drawing lots or shaking numbers, but priority shall be given to the close relatives of the parties or other interested parties to attend the case.
The following persons are not allowed to participate:
(1) Witnesses, expert witnesses and people with specialized knowledge who are prepared to appear in court to express their opinions;
(two) minors without the approval of the people's court;
(three) refused to accept the safety inspection;
(4) Drunken people, mental patients or other people with abnormal mental state;
(5) Other persons who may endanger court security or disturb court order.
No unit or individual may organize personnel to participate in public trials that can seal criminal records according to law.
Unless otherwise provided by law, no one may participate in a court hearing that is not open according to law.
Article 10 The people's court shall make video or audio recordings of the whole trial.
Eleventh in any of the following circumstances, the people's court may broadcast live images, characters, audio and video through television, internet or other public media:
(1) High public attention;
(2) Great social impact;
(three) the rule of law publicity and education is of great significance.
Article 12 The persons appearing in court shall dress according to the professional dress code. However, in any of the following circumstances, formal attire shall be worn:
There is no professional dress code;
(2) Investigators testify in court;
(3) This unit is a party to this case.
Court staff and observers who do not perform their duties should wear civilized clothes.
Thirteenth defendants and appellants in criminal detention wear formal clothes or casual clothes when they appear in court for trial, and do not need the identification clothes of the supervision department.
The people's court shall not use restraints on the defendant or the appellant in court trial activities, except those that are considered to be of great personal danger and may endanger the safety of the court.
Article 14 Before the court session, the clerk shall announce the court discipline stipulated in Article 17 of these Rules.
Article 15 When a judge enters a court and the presiding judge or the sole judge announces a judgment, ruling or decision, all judges shall stand up.
Article 16 The people's court shall hear cases in strict accordance with legal procedures.
A judge should treat all parties equally in court proceedings.
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.
Article 21 The judicial police shall maintain court order according to the instructions of the presiding judge or the sole judge.
When there is an emergency that endangers the personal safety of court staff or seriously disturbs the court order, the judicial police can directly take necessary measures.
Compulsory measures taken by the people's court against those who violate court discipline according to law, such as seizing articles, forcibly taking them out of court, fines, detention, etc., shall be implemented by the judicial police.
Article 22 If a people's procuratorate considers that a judge has violated these Rules, it may make suggestions to the people's court after the trial.
Participants in the proceedings and observers who believe that judges, clerks and judicial police have violated these rules may report to the people's court after the trial.
Article 23 If a public prosecutor violates these Rules, the people's court may inform the people's procuratorate and make suggestions.
Article 24 If a lawyer violates these rules, the people's court may inform the judicial administrative organ and the lawyers' association and make suggestions.
Twenty-fifth people's court hearing, state compensation case cross-examination, network video remote hearing and out-of-court circuit hearing. , these rules shall apply by reference.
Twenty-sixth foreigners and stateless persons shall abide by these rules when they attend trial activities and foreign media reporters report trial activities.
Article 27 These Rules shall come into force on May 1 day, 2065. If the judicial interpretations and normative documents previously issued by the Supreme People's Court are inconsistent with these Rules, these Rules shall prevail.