What is the tuition fee for notary training in 2024 in Vietnam? What is the maximum time for suspension from notarial practice in Vietnam? - Ms. Ngoc (HCMC)
According to Clause 1.b, Article 1 of Decision 1706/QD-HVTP in 2021, there are regulations regarding the tuition fees for notary training programs as follows:
The tuition fee rates for training programs based on social demand at the Judicial Academy's headquarters in Hanoi and its branch in Ho Chi Minh City are as follows:
1. Tuition fee rates for each training program:
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b) Tuition fee rates for the Notary Public Training Program:
- For courses held in the evening on weekdays and Saturdays, Sundays: 25,190,000 VND per student per course (Twenty-five million one hundred ninety thousand Vietnamese dong).
- For courses held during office hours: 20,150,000 VND per student per course (Twenty million one hundred fifty thousand Vietnamese dong).
- Details for each credit are provided in Appendix 02-CCV attached to the decision.
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Therefore, the tuition fees for studying as a notary public at the Judicial Academy's headquarters in Hanoi and its branch in Ho Chi Minh City are as follows:
- 25,190,000 VND per student per course for courses held in the evening on weekdays and Saturdays, Sundays.
- 20,150,000 VND per student per course for courses held during office hours.
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Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law on Notarization in 2014 stipulating suspension from notarial practice as follows:
Suspension from notarial practice
1. The provincial-level Justice Department with which a notary has registered his/her professional practice shall decide to suspend the notary from professional practice in the following cases:
a/ The notary is being examined for penal liability;
b/ The notary is being subjected to an administrative handling measure.
2. The maximum duration of suspension from notarial practice is 12 months.
3. The provincial-level Justice Department shall decide to cancel the decision on suspension from notarial practice ahead of time in the following cases:
a/ A decision on termination of investigation or the case is issued, or a legally effective verdict of not guilty is issued by a court;
b/ The notary is no longer subjected to the administrative handling measure in accordance with the law on handling of administrative violations.
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As regulations above, the maximum duration of suspension from notarial practice is 12 months in following cases:
- The notary is being examined for penal liability;
- The notary is being subjected to an administrative handling measure.
Pursuant to Article 15 of the Law on Notarization in 2014 stipulating relief from duty of notaries as follows:
Relief from duty of notaries
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2. A notary shall be relieved from duty in the following cases:
a/ He/she no longer satisfies the criteria for notaries prescribed in Article 8 of this Law;
b/ He/she has his/her civil act capacity lost or restricted;
c/ He/she concurrently performs another regular job;
d/ He/she fails to conduct notarial practice within 2 years after being appointed as a notary or fails to conduct notarial practice for 12 consecutive months or more;
dd/ The duration of suspension from notarial practice prescribed in Clause 2, Article 14 of this Law has expired but the reason for the suspension still exists;
e/ He/she has been sanctioned twice for administrative violations in notarial practice but still continue committing violations; he/she has been disciplined in the form of reprimand or in a heavier form twice but still continue committing violations, or has been disciplined in the form of dismissal;
g/ He/she is convicted under a court’s legally effective sentence;
h/ He/she is ineligible for appointment as a notary in the cases prescribed in Article 13 of this Law at the time of being appointed.
As regulations above, a notary shall be relieved from duty if he/she fails to conduct notarial practice for 12 consecutive months or more.
In addition, a notary shall also be relieved from duty if he/she fails to conduct notarial practice within 2 years after being appointed as a notary.
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