Order on Strengthening Court Registration Work

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Lao People's Democratic Republic
Peace, Independence, Democracy, Unity, Prosperity
Oudomxay Province No. ຂົນ7ວິ./ອຊ
Oudomxay, Date. . May 2025
Order
On Strengthening Attention to Court Registration Work

- Pursuant to the Law on Local Administration No. 68/NA, dated December 14, 2015;
- Pursuant to the Amended Law on Court Registration No. 24/NA, dated December 29, 2022;
- Pursuant to the Order on Strengthening Attention to Court Registration Work No. 10/PM, dated April 1, 2017;
- Pursuant to the Proposal Letter of the Provincial Justice Department No. 172/PJD, dated May 5, 2025.

Court registration work is one of the important tasks of the justice sector in certifying...
Correct, truthful, and lawful in accordance with contracts and other documents, aiming to strengthen the rule of law, protect the legitimate rights and interests of individuals, legal entities, and organizations, contribute to socio-economic development, and maintain peace and social order. Through the implementation of the Law on Court Registration, it is found that the awareness and understanding of society regarding the meaning, importance, and benefits of court registration among various sectors, social organizations, all relevant parties including the public sector, private sector, Lao citizens, and foreigners, many contracts and documents have not yet been certified as legally valid, which leads to
Many contracts and documents are not yet correct, thus causing disputes and confusion for the party-state organization, making society unstable because those contracts and documents are not in accordance with the law and reality, such as: fingerprints, signatures, thumbprints, copies and other documents, in order to raise awareness and understanding of society about registration work, to ensure that the law on registration is implemented uniformly throughout Oudomxay province, and to improve the quality of certifying contracts or other documents to have legal value as evidence for court adjudication, ensuring the protection of rights and legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities, the organization
An important part in building justice in society to be strong.

The Governor issues an order:

1. Let all departments, equivalent state agencies, social organizations, districts and relevant parties increase attention in strictly implementing the law on civil registration and various activities related to civil registration work, by taking respect and compliance with the law on civil registration as a key important process in society to become a just society according to the party-state line, contributing importantly to the construction and socio-economic development mission of Oudomxay province:

2. Let all departments, equivalent state agencies, social organizations, districts and all relevant parties
All relevant parties, including the state, private sector, Lao citizens, and foreigners, must uniformly implement the submission of contracts and documents as stipulated in the Law on Court Registration (Amended), No. 24/NA, dated 29 December 2022, for court registration, which includes the following:
2.1 Various types of contracts.
- Contracts for sale, exchange, lease, and transfer of all types of registered vehicles;
- Contracts for sale, exchange, lease, and transfer of immovable property (land, houses);
- Loan contracts secured by immovable property or registered vehicles;
- Partnership contracts;
- Contracts for sale, transfer, or assignment of shares or all types of businesses;
- Concession contracts;
- Contracts for construction-repair of infrastructure, supply of materials, and other contracts related to state investment projects;
- Other contracts that the relevant laws require to be certified by court registration, and as stipulated in the Civil Procedure Code and other relevant laws;
- In addition to the above-mentioned contracts, other contracts may also be submitted for court registration.
2.2 Types of documents.
Translation;
- Ownership rights regarding community property or separate property of spouses;
- A copy is a document reproduced from the original, such as: announcements, transcripts, identity cards, household registration books, and other documents;
- Signature or thumbprint;
- Photograph compared to the individual;
- Time and place of document submission;
Regulation;
Documents concerning inheritance;
- Other documents related to civil relations.
2.3 Loan agreements from banks and financial institutions:
Loan agreements and guarantee agreements for bank loans and microfinance institutions secured by
immovable property, deposit accounts, and other property must be certified by the registry every time;
- For loan agreements from banks and microfinance institutions secured by immovable
property with a value of 5 ti or more, the relevant department and the registry must participate in an on-site inspection
before certification.
3. All contracts or documents that are correct, consistent, and legally valid
assess the collateral
Must obtain certification from the registration authority only, in the case of contracts or documents that have not yet been certified by that registration authority, the relevant state organization shall guide individuals, legal entities or organizations to go for certification at the registration authority where there is a permanent office, before the expiry of the contract;

4. Individuals, legal entities and organizations that bring contracts or documents to certify legal correctness with that registration authority must pay fees and service charges in accordance with the law on registration and the decrees of the President promulgated periodically;

5. The Department of Justice and the District Justice Office must increase attention, coordinate and promote
All ministries, equivalent organizations, the Lao Front for National Construction, mass organizations, and district-level surrounding offices
in broadly and deeply disseminating the law on registries and legal instruments related to registry work,
so that all sectors, organizations, Lao citizens, and foreigners are aware of and
understand the meaning, importance, and benefits to be gained from the certification of contracts or
documents by the registry office;

6. Let provincial administrative organizations and district administrative organizations pay attention to monitoring, inspecting, and assigning
registry work at their level, improving it to be modern, strong in politics, ideology, organization,
and working methods, aiming to ensure the implementation of roles, rights, and duties correctly according to
Stipulated in the law on court registration;

7. Relevant parties, including provincial and district levels, shall increase attention, closely coordinate, and create favorable conditions for the full exercise of their roles, rights, and duties, aiming to ensure social services are fast, accurate, clear, and under the law, contributing to socio-economic development. At the same time, pay attention to managing revenue from fees and service charges for certifying contracts or various documents, ensuring compliance with the law and financial regulations;

8. The Justice Department shall formulate a plan for training, maintaining, and upgrading the specialized skills of court registration personnel at various levels through multiple forms, such as short-term and long-term training, to obtain skilled personnel or
The experts in such work aim to ensure and improve the quality of court registry work, ensure the provision of clear information for case proceedings, making the judicial process swift and straightforward, while also ensuring that court judgments are more rigorous and authoritative;

9. Assign the Department of Justice to serve as advisor to the provincial administrative organization and to proactively coordinate, monitor, inspect, and promote the implementation to achieve good results, as well as to summarize and report to higher levels regularly for information and guidance;

10. Departments, equivalent state agencies, district chiefs, and relevant parties shall acknowledge and pay attention to the strict implementation of this order;

11. This order replaces Order No. 240/ຈຂ.ອຊ, dated March 20, 2017, and takes effect.
Effective from the date of signature.

Governor

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Bounkhong Thajiamphoun