Citizen Judges Act (Act on Criminal Trials with the participation of Citizen Judge (Guomin Faguan)) Article 13

A person who falls within one of the following categories shall not be appointed as a citizen judge or an alternate citizen judge:1. A person who has been deprived of citizen's rights the period of which has not expired;2. A person who was subject to a dismissal disposition or a disposition of removal from office during the period serving as a civil servant, the period of deprivation of eligibility for appointment has not expired;3. A person who is currently serving as a civil servant and is subject to a disposition of suspension with pay, suspension, the period of the disposition concerned has not expired;4. A person whose personal freedom has been restricted in accordance with the laws;5. A person against whom a prosecutor has initiated a public prosecution or requested a summary judgment of conviction, or a private prosecutor has filed a private prosecution, a final judgment on the aforementioned cases has not been rendered;6. A person who had been sentenced to punishment of imprisonment by a final judgment;7. A person who has been sentenced to a minimum punishment of imprisonment by a final judgment and is currently under probation or the expiration of the probation period has yet reached two years;8. A person who is currently subject to a deferred prosecution or the expiration of the deferred prosecution period has yet reached two years;9. A person who is currently subject to a disposition of observation for drug abstention or a disposition of rehabilitation that has yet to be implemented, or the conclusion of the implementation has yet reached two years;10. A person who is subject to an order of guardianship or assistantship and such an order has yet been revoked; or11. A person who is declared bankrupt or against whom a liquidation proceeding has begun by a court ruling and has yet resumed his or her rights.