From May 2026, the 2025 Law on Judicial Examination passed by the National Assembly will take effect.
The Law consists of 6 chapters, 45 articles regulating judicial appraisers, judicial appraisal organizations; procedures and processes for judicial appraisal; costs of judicial appraisal; regimes and policies in judicial appraisal activities; state management of judicial appraisal; responsibilities of procedural agencies, organizations, and individuals related to judicial appraisal activities.
This law also clearly stipulates the rights and obligations of the person requesting judicial examination.
In which, the person requesting for a forensic examination has the rights such as requesting the forensic examination officer, the forensic examination organization to perform the examination after requesting the forensic examination requester to request the examination without being accepted.
Request the forensic expert, the forensic expert organization to return the forensic conclusion within the time limit specified in this Law; request the forensic expert, the forensic expert organization to explain the forensic conclusion.
At the same time, request the Court to summon the forensic expert, the forensic expert organization that performed the examination to participate in the court session to explain and present the forensic examination conclusion.
It is required that the person requesting the judicial examination request additional examination or re-examination as prescribed; along with some other rights as prescribed by law.
Also according to the Law on Forensic Examination, the person requesting forensic examination has the following obligations.
Provide complete dossiers requesting appraisal and be responsible before the law for dossiers requesting appraisal provided by themselves.
Advance payment of judicial appraisal costs when requesting appraisal; timely and full payment of appraisal costs to judicial appraisers and judicial appraisal organizations upon receiving appraisal conclusions.
This law also clearly states that people requesting forensic examination have the rights such as requesting forensic experts, organizing forensic examination to perform examination.
Request the appraiser, the judicial appraisal organization to return the appraisal conclusion in accordance with the content and deadline requested; request the appraiser, the judicial appraisal organization that has conducted the appraisal to explain the appraisal conclusion.
It is proposed that the Court summon the appraiser, the judicial appraisal organization that performed the appraisal to participate in the court session to explain and present the appraisal conclusion; decide on supplementary appraisal, re-appraisal, change or request change of the judicial appraiser.
