How long does it take to serve the indictment in criminal proceedings?

If a public prosecution is initiated by the procuratorate, the procuratorate will submit the indictment to the people's court after the prosecution is completed, and the people's court will serve the indictment on the defendant after filing the case. Generally, the time is not later than 10 days before the trial.

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Article 2 1 Provisions on Legal Aid in Criminal Procedure

After the public security organ cancels the case or transfers it for examination and prosecution, after the people's procuratorate decides to initiate public prosecution, not to prosecute or cancel the case, after the people's court ends the trial or ruling, after the public security organ, the people's procuratorate and the people's court transfer the case to other organs for handling, they shall serve a copy or photocopy of the relevant legal documents to the lawyer within 5 days, or inform the lawyer in writing. Legal documents such as the public security organ's prosecution opinion, the people's procuratorate's indictment, the decision not to prosecute, the people's court's judgment, ruling, etc. shall specify the name of the legal aid institution that made the assignment, the name of the lawyer and its subordinate unit.