When the public security organ detains a person, it must produce a detention certificate.
After being detained, the offender must be sent to a detention center immediately, no later than 24 hours. Except for circumstances where it is impossible to notify or where notification of suspected crimes endangering national security or terrorist activities may hinder the investigation, the detainee's family members shall be notified within 24 hours after detention. After the circumstances that hindered the investigation disappear, the detained person's family members should be notified immediately.
Family members who are detained shall be dealt with in accordance with the following methods:
1. If the public security organ or procuratorate restricts personal freedom in accordance with the law, the time for summons or custodial summons shall not exceed twelve hours, and consecutive summons shall not be allowed. Or detained in disguise. If a person is under criminal detention, except for the above three types of circumstances that hinder the investigation or cannot be notified, the detained person's family or unit should be notified within 24 hours;
2. Close relatives have the right to know. Whether it is a telephone notification or a mailed criminal detention notice, family members can learn from the case handlers about the alleged crime facts and the location of the detention center;
3. If you are criminally detained or arrested, you can only seek legal advice from a lawyer. meet. According to current legal provisions, family members or friends cannot meet with criminal suspects and can only do so during court sessions. During this period, only lawyers can be entrusted to enter the detention center to meet with criminal suspects or defendants. Lawyers can enter the detention center to understand the situation, provide legal advice and help, learn about the charges and case-related information, give feedback about missing the family members and what they want to know, as well as their own situation inside, release bail pending trial, appeal or prosecute on their behalf, etc.
Legal basis: Article 80 of the "Procedural Regulations of Public Security Organs in Handling Criminal Cases"
The time for detention or summons shall not exceed twelve hours; the case is particularly serious and complex and requires detention , arrest measures, subject to the approval of the person in charge of the public security organ at or above the county level, the detention or summons period shall not exceed 24 hours. The criminal suspect shall not be detained continuously.
The period of detention or summons shall expire. , if no other compulsory measures are decided, the detention and summons shall be terminated immediately.