The legal provisions for issuing investigation orders are mainly based on the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and other relevant laws and regulations.
According to Article 35 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), a lawyer may apply to the people's court for an investigation order because of the need of investigation and evidence collection in the process of handling a case. After examination, the people's court considers that the application complies with the law, and may issue an investigation order, with a lawyer as the investigator.
At the same time, Article 64 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) also stipulates that the people's court shall investigate and collect evidence that the parties and their agents ad litem cannot collect on their own due to objective reasons, or that the people's court considers necessary for hearing a case. The people's court shall comprehensively and objectively examine and verify the evidence in accordance with legal procedures.
To sum up, issuing an investigation order is a legal document for lawyers to apply to the people's court for investigation and evidence collection in the process of handling cases. Its legal basis is mainly the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Legal basis:
Article 35 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Article 64 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)