Article 15 of the Measures for Carrying out the Pilot Work of Full Coverage of Lawyers' Defense in Criminal Cases stipulates that the people's court shall arrange for the defense lawyers to read the papers at that time if the defense lawyers request to do so. If it can't be done at that time, it shall explain the reasons to the defense lawyer, and arrange the marking within three working days after the reasons for the inability to mark the paper are eliminated, and shall not limit the reasonable number and time of marking by the defense lawyer. Conditional places can set up a marking reservation platform, implement electronic marking, and allow burning and downloading materials. The people's court only charges defense lawyers for copying files. The fees for copying files by lawyers designated by legal aid institutions shall be waived or reduced.
A defense lawyer may bring one or two paralegals to assist in marking papers, and the people's court shall verify the identities of paralegals. If a lawyer finds that the case file is incomplete or unclear, the people's court shall make timely arrangements for checking and supplementing it.
According to the provisions of Article 40 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), defense lawyers can consult, extract and copy the case files from the date when the people's procuratorate examines and prosecutes the case. Other defenders may also consult, extract and copy the above materials with the permission of the people's court or the people's procuratorate.