Do I need to apply to appear in court?

You need an application to appear in court. Generally speaking, citizens can take part in court hearings with their ID cards. Be careful not to take notes, take photos, record and do anything that will affect the trial. If you want to be a qualified auditor, you must apply in accordance with the relevant regulations and conditions. Pay attention to the bulletin board around the stadium. According to relevant laws and regulations, journalists should abide by these rules. Without the permission of the presiding judge or the sole judge, no audio recording, video recording or photography is allowed during the trial.

Generally speaking, citizens can take part in court hearings with their ID cards. The people's courts shall hear civil cases in public, except those involving state secrets, personal privacy or otherwise provided by law. Divorce cases and cases involving commercial secrets may be heard in private upon the application of the parties. Interested observers can make an appointment application through online application, randomly select observers from the applicants who meet the application conditions, and notify them by SMS.

Legal basis: Article 9 of the Rules of People's Republic of China (PRC) People's Court.

Public trial activities, 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 participate:

(1) Witnesses, expert witnesses and people with specialized knowledge who are prepared 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.