System of storage for evidence, documents and objects effective from January 01, 2025

System of storage for evidence, documents and objects effective from January 01, 2025  (Image from the Internet)

On October 30, 2024, the Government of Vietnam issued Decree 142/2024/ND-CP regulating the management of evidence and document, items storage. The system of evidence and document, items storage from January 1, 2025, is specifically regulated as follows:

System of evidence and document, items storage of the People's Public Security in Vietnam

The system of evidence and document, items storage of the People's Public Security includes:

- Evidence and document, items storage of the Ministry of Public Security;

- Evidence and document, items storage of the provincial and central-affiliated city police (hereinafter collectively referred to as provincial-level evidence and document, items storage);

- Evidence and document, items storage of district, district-level town, provincial city police, city belonging to centrally-affiliated city (hereinafter collectively referred to as district-level evidence and document, items storage).

In which, the Minister of Public Security stipulates the system of evidence and document, items storage of the People's Public Security to receive and preserve evidence, documents, and items of the agency and individuals conducting proceedings within the People's Public Security, the Procuracy, and agencies, individuals assigned to conduct certain investigative activities of Customs, Forestry, and Fisheries.

(Article 6 Decree 142/2024/ND-CP)

System of evidence and document, items storage of the People's Army in Vietnam

According to Article 7 of Decree 142/2024/ND-CP, the system of evidence and document, items storage of the People's Army includes:

- Evidence and document, items storage of the Ministry of Defense (Criminal Investigation Department, Judgment Execution Department, and Military Security Protection Department);

- Evidence and document, items storage of district-level investigation agencies, military zones and equivalent, Border Guard, Coast Guard and regional criminal investigation agencies;

- Evidence and document, items storage of Military Command of provincial and central-affiliated city, Hanoi Capital Command, Ho Chi Minh City Command (hereinafter collectively referred to as provincial-level Military Command) organized in the area of weapons and technical equipment storage belonging to the provincial-level Military Command.

In which, the Minister of Defense stipulates the system of evidence and document, items storage of the People's Army to receive and preserve evidence, documents, and items under the jurisdiction of the People's Army and e-point, clause 2, Article 15 of Decree 142/2024/ND-CP.

System of evidence and document, items storage of civil judgment enforcement agencies in Vietnam

To be specific, the system of evidence and document, items storage of civil judgment enforcement agencies includes:

- Evidence and document, items storage of the Department of Civil Judgment Enforcement of provinces and central-affiliated cities (hereinafter referred to as provincial-level civil judgment enforcement agency storage);

- Evidence and document, items storage of district, district-level town, provincial city civil judgment enforcement divisions, city belonging to centrally-affiliated city (hereinafter collectively referred to as district-level civil judgment enforcement agency storage).

In which, the Minister of Justice stipulates the system of evidence and document, items storage of civil judgment enforcement agencies to receive and preserve evidence, documents, and items under the jurisdiction of civil judgment enforcement agencies.

(Article 8 Decree 142/2024/ND-CP)

More details can be found in Decree 142/2024/ND-CP effective from January 1, 2025.

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