Lawyers can meet at the detention center during working hours. There is no time and frequency limit, but you need to meet during the working hours of the detention center, otherwise you will not be received.
When a lawyer meets a prisoner in custody, he must hold a work permit of a law firm (or legal advisory office) and a special letter of introduction in a fixed format.
When a lawyer meets a prisoner, he must meet in a detention center. Detention centers should provide convenience, guard and ensure safety. After the meeting, the prisoner shall be handed over to the police on duty for imprisonment.
Legal objectivity:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 39
Defense lawyers can meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders, with the permission of the people's courts and people's procuratorates, may also meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody.
If a defense lawyer holds a lawyer's practice certificate, a law firm's certificate, a power of attorney or a letter of legal aid to ask for a meeting with the criminal suspect or defendant in custody, the detention center shall arrange the meeting in time, which shall not exceed 48 hours at the latest.
In criminal cases endangering national security and terrorist activities, defense lawyers should obtain permission from the investigation organ when meeting with the criminal suspect in custody during the investigation. The investigation organ shall notify the detention center of the above situation in advance.
When a defense lawyer meets a criminal suspect or defendant in custody, he can understand the case and provide legal advice.
From the date when the case is transferred for examination and prosecution, the relevant evidence may be verified with the criminal suspect or defendant. Defense lawyers are not monitored when meeting with criminal suspects and defendants.
The provisions of the first, third and fourth paragraphs shall apply to the meetings and correspondence between defense lawyers and criminal suspects and defendants who are under surveillance.