Article 67 the people's court has the right to investigate and collect evidence from relevant units and individuals, and the relevant units and individuals may not refuse.
The people's court shall distinguish the authenticity of the documents submitted by the relevant units and individuals, and examine and determine their validity.
When the public security organ takes evidence from the relevant units and individuals, it shall, with the approval of the person in charge of the case-handling department, issue a notice of taking evidence, stating the evidence taken and the time limit for providing it.
The transferred unit and its agent. Individuals who hold evidence shall sign or seal the notice, and if they refuse to sign or seal, the public security organ shall indicate it.
When necessary, the content of evidence and the process of obtaining evidence shall be fixed by audio and video recording.
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People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law
Article 67 The parties have the responsibility to provide evidence of their own claims.
The people's court shall investigate and collect evidence that the parties and their agents ad litem cannot collect on their own due to objective reasons, or evidence that the people's court considers necessary for hearing a case.
The people's court shall comprehensively and objectively examine and verify the evidence in accordance with legal procedures.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law
Article 68 The parties concerned shall provide evidence of their claims in a timely manner.
The people's court shall, according to the litigant's claim and the trial of the case, determine the evidence that the litigant should provide and its time limit. If it is really difficult for the parties to provide evidence within the time limit, they may apply to the people's court for an extension of the time limit, and the people's court shall extend the time limit appropriately according to the application of the parties. If a party fails to provide evidence within the time limit, the people's court shall order it to explain the reasons; If the people's court refuses to explain the reasons or the reasons cannot be established, it may reject the evidence according to different circumstances, or accept the evidence but admonish it and impose a fine.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law
Article 70 The people's court has the right to investigate and collect evidence from relevant units and individuals, and the relevant units and individuals may not refuse.
The people's court shall distinguish the authenticity of the documents submitted by the relevant units and individuals, and examine and determine their validity.