At the first session, the 16th National Assembly passed the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Legal Aid. This Law will take effect from January 1, 2027.
This Law amends and supplements Article 21 on the appointment, issuance of cards, and re-issuance of legal aid cardholders.
In which, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee considers appointing and issuing legal aid assistant cards to people who meet the criteria for legal aid assistants but do not fall into one of the following cases:
Being in the period of disciplinary action; being subject to administrative sanctions for being sent to a compulsory detoxification facility or a compulsory education facility;
Being prosecuted for criminal liability; having been convicted of serious crimes intentionally, very serious crimes intentionally, especially serious crimes intentionally, even in cases where criminal records have been erased;
Has been convicted but has not been cleared of criminal record for very serious crimes due to unintentional, especially serious crimes due to unintentional or less serious crimes due to intentional.
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee reissues a legal aid card in case the card is lost or damaged.
The Government stipulates the order and procedures for appointment, card issuance, and re-issuance of legal aid officer cards.
This law also amends and supplements Article 22 on dismissal and revocation of legal aid officer cards.
In which, legal aid providers are dismissed and their cards are revoked when they fall into one of the following cases:
No longer meeting the standards of legal aid providers; not carrying out cases of participating in proceedings for 12 consecutive months, except for objective reasons; being disciplined in the form of forced dismissal.
Being disciplined in the form of a warning or higher; or being in the period of being prohibited from practicing legal aid according to the decision of a competent authority.
Being convicted and the judgment has taken legal effect; being subject to administrative sanctions of being sent to a compulsory drug rehabilitation center or a compulsory education center.
Legal assistants are naturally dismissed and legal assistant cards are naturally invalid in cases such as transfer to another job; resignation or forced resignation; retirement.
In particular, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee decided to dismiss and revoke the legal aid assistant card.
