Legal analysis: Draw lots and shake numbers to conduct side hearings. Most citizens can enter the court to attend the trial as long as they request to participate in the public hearing and show their valid identity documents to the court. The court decides the number of side hearings according to the location of the court and the persons required to attend. If a foreign citizen requests to attend a public hearing, it shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions on foreign affairs management. Citizens should abide by the rules of the court when attending public trials. During the experiment, they should turn off their pagers and hand-held phones. They are not allowed to record, video or take photos. They are not allowed to walk around and enter the test area at will. You are not allowed to speak, ask questions, applaud, make noise or engage in other activities that hinder the trial. They should take good care of court facilities and keep the court clean. As long as the court is open to the public, citizens are allowed to attend. Some courts will require identification cards to participate in side hearings.
Legal basis: Article 9 of the Rules of Court of People's Republic of China (PRC) People's Court is public hearing, and citizens can attend. When the attendance seats cannot meet the needs, the people's court may issue the attendance seats in the order of application or by drawing lots or shaking numbers, but priority shall be given to the close relatives of the parties or other interested parties to attend the case. The following persons are not allowed to attend: (1) witnesses, experts and people with special knowledge who are ready to appear in court to express their opinions; (two) minors without the approval of the people's court; (three) refused to accept the safety inspection; (4) Drunken people, mental patients or other people with abnormal mental state; (5) Other persons who may endanger court security or disturb court order. No unit or individual may organize personnel to participate in public trials that can seal criminal records according to law. Unless otherwise provided by law, no one may participate in a court hearing that is not open according to law.