The Criminal Procedure Law
Article 37 Defense lawyers may meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders may, with the permission of the People's Court or the People's Procuratorate, meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody.
Defense lawyers holding a lawyer's practice certificate, law firm certificate and power of attorney or legal aid letter requesting a meeting with the suspect or defendant in custody, the detention center shall promptly arrange for a meeting, and shall not exceed forty-eight hours at the latest.
Crimes against national security, terrorist activities, especially important bribery cases, during the investigation of defense lawyers to meet with the detained criminal suspects, shall be permitted by the investigating authorities. In the above cases, the investigating authority shall notify the detention center in advance.
The defense lawyer meets with the suspect or defendant in custody, and can learn about the case, provide legal advice, etc.; from the date of the transfer of the case for examination and prosecution, the suspect or defendant can be verified with the relevant evidence. Defense lawyers are not subject to wiretapping when they meet with criminal suspects and defendants.
Defense lawyers meeting and communicating with the suspect or defendant under residential surveillance shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs 1, 3 and 4.