Do I need to be present in person to file a case?

You don't have to be present in person to file a lawsuit. When bringing a lawsuit to the court, submit the complaint, the identity information of both parties (if it is a company, it should have the company's industrial and commercial registration information and organization code certificate) and relevant evidence to the court. If the case is filed as an agent, the power of attorney of the agent and relevant materials shall also be provided (if the lawyer is acting as an agent, a copy of the lawyer's practice license shall be provided).

First, the reporting requirements are as follows:

1. If the public security organ believes that there are criminal facts that need to be investigated for criminal responsibility, it shall file a case.

2. If the public security organ considers that there are no criminal facts, or the criminal facts are obviously minor, and it is not necessary to pursue criminal responsibility, it shall not file a case.

3 and inform the complainant of the reasons for not filing the case.

Two, the public security received the report to the time of filing:

1, the time limit for public security organs to accept criminal cases of reporting, accusing, reporting and surrendering themselves. In general, it decides whether to file a case within seven days. With the approval of the person in charge of the public security organ at the county level, the time limit for filing and examination may be extended to 30 days;

2. The public security organ accepts the time limit for filing a criminal case transferred by the administrative law enforcement organ and starts the review within three days. The general review period is ten days, and the longest period is thirty days;

3, the public security organ at a higher level designated jurisdiction or written notice of filing a criminal case review period, should be filed within the specified time limit;

4, the people's Procuratorate to supervise the criminal case filing review period, after receiving the notice from the people's Procuratorate, it shall decide to file a case within fifteen days.

Legal basis: Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 83 When a public security organ or a people's procuratorate discovers a criminal fact or a criminal suspect, it shall file a case for investigation within its jurisdiction.

Article 84 Any unit or individual who discovers criminal facts or suspects has the right and obligation to report the case to the public security organ, the people's procuratorate or the people's court. Victims have the right to report and accuse criminal facts or criminal suspects who infringe their personal and property rights to public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts. Public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts shall accept reports, complaints and reports. If it does not belong to its own jurisdiction, it shall be transferred to the competent authority for handling, and the informant, complainant and informant shall be notified; For those who are not under their jurisdiction and must take emergency measures, they should take emergency measures first and then transfer them to the competent department. Where a criminal surrenders himself to a public security organ, a people's procuratorate or a people's court, the provisions of the third paragraph shall apply.

Article 85 Reports, complaints and reports may be made in writing or orally. The staff who accept the oral report, complaint or report shall make a written record, which shall be signed or sealed by the informant, complainant and informant after being correctly read out. The staff who accept the complaint and report shall explain the legal responsibility of false accusation and frame-up to the complainant and informant. However, as long as it is not fabricating facts and evidence, even if the facts of the accusation and report are different, or even false accusation, it should be strictly distinguished from false accusation. Public security organs, people's procuratorates or people's courts shall ensure the safety of informants, complainants, informants and their close relatives. Informants, complainants and informants who are unwilling to disclose their names and report, accuse and report their acts shall keep them confidential.

Article 86 A people's court, a people's procuratorate or a public security organ shall, within the scope of their jurisdiction, promptly examine the materials of reporting, accusing, reporting and surrendering themselves, and if they think that there are criminal facts that need to be investigated for criminal responsibility, they shall file a case; If it is considered that there are no criminal facts, or the criminal facts are obviously minor, and it is not necessary to pursue criminal responsibility, the case shall not be filed, and the complainant shall be informed of the reasons for not filing the case. If the complainant refuses to accept it, he may apply for reconsideration.

Article 87 If the people's procuratorate thinks that the public security organ does not file a case for investigation, or the victim thinks that the public security organ does not file a case for investigation, it shall ask the public security organ to explain the reasons for not filing a case. If the people's procuratorate believes that the reason why the public security organ does not file a case cannot be established, it shall notify the public security organ to file a case, and the public security organ shall file a case after receiving the notice.