In which cases is the statute of limitations not applied to civil servants disciplined?

Legal Consulting Office of Lao Dong Newspaper answers:

Clauses 1, 2, Article 36 of the 2025 Law on Civil Servants (effective from July 1, 2026) stipulate the statute of limitations and time limit for disciplinary action as follows:

1. The statute of limitations for disciplinary action is the period when that period expires and the civil servant who commits the violation is not disciplined. The statute of limitations for disciplinary action is calculated from the time of the violation.

Except for the cases specified in Clause 2 of this Article, the statute of limitations for disciplinary action is specified as follows:

a) 5 years for violations that are serious enough to be disciplined in the form of reprimand;

b) 10 years for violations not falling under the cases specified in point a of this clause.

2. Violations that do not apply the time limit for disciplinary action include:

a) Civil servants who are party members who have committed violations to the extent that they must be disciplined by expulsion;

b) Having acts of violating regulations on internal political protection work;

c) Having acts of infringing upon national interests in the fields of national defense, security, and foreign affairs;

d) Using fake or illegal diplomas, certificates, certificates, confirmations.

Thus, from July 1, 2026, in the above cases, civil servants will be disciplined without applying the statute of limitations.