The signatures and fingerprints of minors under the age of 16 on the transcript are not valid and require the presence of a guardian to assist.

Legal Analysis

First of all, minors do not need to sign or fingerprint the transcript. Secondly, when a minor is questioned, his or her guardian should be present and the guardian should sign the document. Third, not signing will not affect the validity of the transcript, as long as an "explanation of non-signing" is made on the transcript. It is recorded in the transcript that the parents or other guardians of minors need to be notified to arrive at the scene. According to relevant laws and regulations, when questioning a minor, his parents or other guardians must be notified to be present. If his parents or other guardians are unable to be present, they may also be notified. Other adult relatives of the minor, representatives of the school, unit, grassroots organization where they live, or minors' protection organizations shall be present and record the relevant information. If it is truly impossible to notify or fails to appear after being notified, it should be noted in the inquiry record. For minor criminal cases, during interrogation and trial, the legal representatives of minor criminal suspects and defendants must be notified to be present. If it is impossible to notify, the legal representative cannot be present, or the legal representative is a criminal, other adult relatives of the minor criminal suspect or defendant, the school, unit, grassroots organization where he or she lives, or the minors protection organization may also be notified. Representatives attended the scene and recorded the relevant situation. The legal representatives present at the scene can exercise the litigation rights of minor criminal suspects and defendants on their behalf.

Legal Basis

Article 56 of the "Law on the Protection of Minors": Public security organs and people's procuratorates interrogate minor criminal suspects, question minor witnesses, and victims, and shall notify Guardians arrive.

Article 19 of the "People's Liberation Army and Civil Code of the People's Republic of China" A minor over the age of eight is a person with limited capacity for civil conduct. When performing civil legal acts, he or she shall be represented by his or her legal agent or through his legal agent. Agree and ratify; however, the person may independently perform civil legal acts purely for profit or civil legal acts commensurate with his or her age and intelligence.