Circular No. 11/2025/TT-BTP Amending, supplementing, and abolishing certain articles of circulars under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice

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Amending, supplementing, and abolishing certain articles of circulars under the domain of state administration of the Ministry of Justicestate management of the Ministry of Justice

Pursuant to the Law on Government Organization 2025;

Pursuant to the Law on Local Administration Organizations 2025; in 2025;

Pursuant to Resolution No. 190/2025/QH15 dated February 19, 2025 of the National Assembly on handling certain issues related to the restructuring of the state apparatus;

Pursuant to Decree No. 112/2025/NĐ-CP dated May 29, 2025, of the Government amending and supplementing certain provisions of decrees within the scope of judicial support;

Pursuant to Decree No. 120/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025 of the Government on the delineation of authority of two-level local governments in the field of state administration under the Ministry of Justice;

Pursuant to Decree No. 121/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025 of the Government on decentralization and delegation in the field of state administration under the Ministry of Justice;

Pursuant to Decree No. of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Justice;Decision No. 26/2025/NQ-CP dated February 26, 2025 of the Government stipulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Justice;

At the proposal of the Director of the Department of Legislative Drafting;

The Minister of Justice issues this Circular amending, supplementing, and abolishing certain articles of circulars under the domain of state administration of the Ministry of Justice.

Article 1. Amending and supplementing certain articles of Circular No. 05/2022/TT-BTP dated September 5, 2022 of the Minister of Justice stipulating code numbers, standards, and salary grading for the profession of legal aid assistant

1. Amending Point d Clause 2 Article 5 as follows:

"d) Being confirmed by the Department of Justice that they have successfully participated in at least two cases in court proceedings at provincial-level People's Courts or Central Military Courts;"

2. Amending Point d Clause 2 Article 6 as follows:

"d) Being confirmed by the Department of Justice that they have successfully participated in at least one case in court proceedings;"

Article 2. Amending Article 5 of Circular No. 09/2024/TT-BTP dated September 6, 2024 of the Minister of Justice stipulating standards and conditions for promotion of the profession of legal aid assistant

"Article 5. Confirmation of successful participation in court proceedings

The State Legal Aid Center sends a letter requesting the Department of Justice to confirm successful participation in court proceedings and copies of the case file including documents as prescribed in Clause 2 Article 11 of Circular No. 12/2018/TT-BTP dated August 28, 2018 of the Minister of Justice guiding certain operational activities of legal aid and quality management of legal aid cases.

Within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the request for confirmation of successful participation in court proceedings from the State Legal Aid Center, the Department of Justice confirms successful participation in court proceedings according to Model No. 02-TP-TGPL issued as an annex to this Circular.

In case of non-compliance with the requirements, the Department of Justice replies in writing and specifies the reasons."

Article 3. Replacing Model No. 01-TP-TGPL issued together with Circular No. 12/2018/TT-BTP dated August 28, 2018 of the Minister of Justice guiding certain operational activities of legal aid and quality management of legal aid cases

Replacing Model No. 01-TP-TGPL issued together with Circular No. 12/2018/TT-BTP with Model No. 01-TP-TGPL issued as an annex to this Circular.

Article 4. Replacing Model No. 12-TP-TGPL issued together with Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BTP dated May 25, 2021 of the Minister of Justice amending and supplementing certain articles of Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BTP dated November 15, 2017 of the Minister of Justice detailing certain provisions of the Legal Aid Law and guiding documents in legal aid activities; Circular No. 12/2018/TT-BTP dated August 28, 2018 of the Minister of Justice guiding certain operational activities of legal aid and quality management of legal aid cases

Replacing Model No. 12-TP-TGPL issued together with Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BTP with Model No. 12-TP-TGPL issued as an annex to this Circular.

Article 5. Amend and supplement some clauses of Article 33 of Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BTP dated November 15, 2017 issued by the Minister of Justice detailing certain provisions of the Legal Aid Law and guiding documents in legal aid activities.

1. Amend Point a Clause 3 of Article 33 as follows:

"a) Birth registration certificate, passport;"

2. Amend and supplement Clause 5 of Article 33 as follows:

"5. Documents proving that a person from 16 to under 18 years old is a suspect, accused, person held in urgent circumstances, defendant, victim, witness, person subject to diversion measures, prisoner is a document issued by the competent authority determining that such person falls within one of these categories."

3. Amend and supplement Clause 13 of Article 33 as follows:

"13. Documents and materials proving that a person is a victim, currently being identified as a victim of human trafficking, and a person under 18 years old accompanying them according to the Anti-Human Trafficking Law is a document issued by the competent authority under anti-human trafficking laws determining that such person falls within one of these categories."

Article 6. Amend some points and clauses of Article 7 of Circular No. 10/2016/TT-BTP dated July 22, 2016 issued by the Minister of Justice on legal advisors and legal propagandists.

1. Amend Point d Clause 1 of Article 7 as follows:

"d) Periodically every six months, annually, or at any time, report to the Ministry of Justice (for central ministries, sectors, and mass organizations), Department of Justice (for provincial-level agencies and organizations, People's Committees of communes) on the results of building, managing, training, and implementing measures to improve the quality and effectiveness of the legal advisor and legal propagandist team within their jurisdiction."

3. Amend Article 9 as follows:

"3. The Department of Justice, People's Committee of communes shall be responsible for guiding agencies and organizations at the same level to implement the responsibilities stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article and have the following tasks:

a) Take the lead in organizing training, updating legal knowledge, skills, and professional duties for legal advisors and legal propagandists within their jurisdiction;

b) Direct and guide the organization of training, updating legal knowledge, skills, and professional duties for legal advisors and legal propagandists within their jurisdiction;

c) Periodically every six months, annually, or at any time, the Department of Justice reports to the Provincial People's Committee and the Ministry of Justice on the results of building, managing, training, and implementing measures to improve the quality and effectiveness of the legal advisor and legal propagandist team in the locality; the People's Committee of communes reports to the Department of Justice on the results of building, training, managing, and effectively utilizing the legal propagandist team in the locality."

Article 7. Amend some clauses of Article 24 and replace some forms issued together with Circular No. 05/2025/TT-BTP dated May 15, 2025 issued by the Minister of Justice detailing certain provisions and implementation measures of the Notarization Law.

1. Amend Clause 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Article 24 as follows:

"1. Document requesting recognition of equivalent vocational training for notaries (Form TP-CC-01).

2. Document requesting appointment of notary publics (Form TP-CC-02).

3. Document requesting removal of notary publics (Form TP-CC-03).

4. Document requesting reappointment of notary publics (Form TP-CC-04)."

2. Replace Forms TP-CC-01, TP-CC-02, TP-CC-03, TP-CC-04 issued together with Circular No. 05/2025/TT-BTP with Forms TP-CC-01, TP-CC-02, TP-CC-03, TP-CC-04 attached as an appendix to this Circular.

Article 8. Replacing and supplementing some forms issued together with Circular No. 03/2024/TT-BTP dated May 15, 2024, of the Minister of Justice to amend and supplement eight circulars related to administrative procedures in the field of judicial assistance.

1. Replace the following forms: Forms TP-HGTM-01-sđ, TP-HGTM-02-sđ, TP-HGTM-03-sđ, TP-HGTM-04-sđ, TP-HGTM-05-sđ, TP-HGTM-06-sđ, TP-HGTM-07-sđ, TP-HGTM-08-sđ, TP-HGTM-09-sđ, TP-HGTM-10-sđ, TP-HGTM-11-sđ, TP-HGTM-12-sđ, TP-HGTM-13-sđ, TP-HGTM-14-sđ, TP-HGTM-15-sđ, TP-HGTM-16-sđ, TP-HGTM-19-sđ, TP-HGTM-20-sđ issued together with Circular No. 03/2024/TT-BTP with the following forms: Forms TP-HGTM-01, TP-HGTM-02, TP-HGTM-03, TP-HGTM-04, TP-HGTM-05, TP-HGTM-06, TP-HGTM-07, TP-HGTM-08, TP-HGTM-09, TP-HGTM-10, TP-HGTM-11, TP-HGTM-12, TP-HGTM-13, TP-HGTM-14, TP-HGTM-15, TP-HGTM-16, TP-HGTM-19, TP-HGTM-20 attached as an appendix to this Circular.

2. Supplement the following forms: Forms TP-HGTM-25, TP-HGTM-26 attached as an appendix to this Circular into Circular No. 03/2024/TT-BTP.

Article 9. Replacing some forms issued together with Circular No. 08/2025/TT-BTP dated June 12, 2025, of the Minister of Justice stipulating the division of authority of local governments at two levels and decentralization in the field of state management by the Ministry of Justice.

Replace the following forms: Forms number 01-PLII-CT, 03-PLII-CT, 05-PLII-CT, 08-PLII-CT, 09-PLII-CT, 10-PLII-CT, 11-PLII-CT, 12-PLII-CT, 13-PLII-CT, 14-PLII-CT, 15-PLII-CT, 16-PLII-CT, 17-PLII-CT, 18-PLII-CT, 19-PLII-CT, 20-PLII-CT, 21-PLII-CT, 22-PLII-CT, 26-PLII-CT issued together with Circular No. 08/2025/TT-BTP with the following forms: Forms number 01-PLII-CT, 03-PLII-CT, 05-PLII-CT, 08-PLII-CT, 09-PLII-CT, 10-PLII-CT, 11-PLII-CT, 12-PLII-CT, 13-PLII-CT, 14-PLII-CT, 15-PLII-CT, 16-PLII-CT, 17-PLII-CT, 18-PLII-CT, 19-PLII-CT, 20-PLII-CT, 21-PLII-CT, 22-PLII-CT, 26-PLII-CT attached as an appendix to this Circular.

Article 10. Abolishing some articles in circulars under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice.

1. Abolish Clause 3, Article 2, Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Article 3, Clauses 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Article 4, Article 5, Clauses 2, 3, and 4, Article 6 of Circular No. 10/2016/TT-BTP dated July 22, 2016, of the Minister of Justice stipulating about legal advisors and legal propagandists.

2. Abolish the phrase "Legal Office (for county-level agencies and organizations)" at Point c, Clause 1, Article 7; the phrase "Legal Office" at Clause 2, Article 8 and Clause 3, Article 9; the phrase "request" at Point b, Clause 1, Article 4, Clause 1, Article 7 and Clause 1, Article 8 of Circular No. 10/2016/TT-BTP dated July 22, 2016, of the Minister of Justice stipulating about legal advisors and legal propagandists.

3. Abolish Clause 11, Article 33 of Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BTP dated November 15, 2017, of the Minister of Justice detailing certain provisions of the Legal Aid Law and guiding documents in legal aid activities.

4. Abolish Clause 5, Article 2 of Circular No. 03/2021/TT-BTP dated May 25, 2021, of the Minister of Justice amending and supplementing certain provisions of Circular No. 08/2017/TT-BTP dated November 15, 2017, of the Minister of Justice detailing certain provisions of the Legal Aid Law and guiding documents in legal aid activities; Circular No. 12/2018/TT-BTP dated August 28, 2018, of the Minister of Justice guiding certain business activities and quality management in legal aid.

5. Abolish Articles 28, 29, and 30 of Circular No. 08/2019/TT-BTP dated December 10, 2019, of the Minister of Justice stipulating measures for implementing state management functions regarding state compensation work.

6. Abolish Articles 5, 7, and 8, Clause 3, Clause 5, Article 14 of Circular No. 09/2019/TT-BTP dated December 10, 2019, of the Minister of Justice stipulating measures to support and guide victims to implement procedures for requesting state compensation.

1. This Circular takes effect from July 1, 2025.

2. This Circular ceases to be effective from March 1, 2027 except for the following cases:

a) Decree No. 120/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025, of the Government stipulating the division of authority of local governments at two levels in the field of state management by the Ministry of Justice, Decree No. 121/2025/NĐ-CP dated June 11, 2025, of the Government stipulating decentralization and delegation in the field of state management by the Ministry of Justice, if extended in whole or in part, then the relevant provisions in this Circular may be extended accordingly.

b) Laws, resolutions of the National Assembly, ordinances, resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, decrees, resolutions of the Government, decisions of the Government, decisions of the Prime Minister, other Circulars of the Minister of Justice stipulating state management authority, responsibility, procedures, and processes detailed in this Circular, if adopted or issued from July 1, 2025, and become effective before March 1, 2027, then the corresponding provisions in this Circular shall cease to be effective upon the entry into force of such laws and regulations.

3. During the period when the provisions of this Circular are in effect, if the provisions on state management authority, responsibility, procedures, and processes in this Circular differ from those in related laws and regulations, they shall be implemented according to the provisions of this Circular.

Applications for recognition of equivalent vocational training for notaries, appointment of notary publics, reappointment of notary publics, and removal of notary publics received by the Ministry of Justice before July 1, 2025, shall be processed according to the provisions of the Notarization Law 2014, Circular No. 01/2021/TT-BTP dated February 3, 2021, of the Minister of Justice detailing certain provisions and implementation measures of the Notarization Law, and Circular No. 03/2024/TT-BTP dated May 15, 2024, of the Minister of Justice amending and supplementing eight circulars related to administrative procedures in the field of judicial assistance./.