Citizen Judges Act (Act on Criminal Trials with the participation of Citizen Judge (Guomin Faguan)) Article 64

After the conclusion of the preliminary proceedings the parties and the defense attorney may not petition for investigation on a new piece of evidence unless where there is one of the following circumstances:1. Where all the parties and the defense attorney agree to the investigation on a new piece of evidence and the court deems it appropriate;2. Where the new piece of evidence in question was acquired or its existence was known only after the conclusion of the preliminary proceedings;3. Where the investigation on a new piece of evidence would not disrupt the continuation of the litigation proceedings to a great extent;4. Where the investigation on a new piece of evidence is necessary for challenging the testimony given by the witness during the trial proceedings;5. Where the failure to investigate the piece of evidence in question before the conclusion of the preliminary proceedings was not due to the negligence on part of the parties; or6. Where disallowing the investigation of the piece of evidence in question would be obviously unfair.The circumstances in the various subparagraphs of the preceding paragraph shall be explained by the party which petitioned for the investigation of the piece of evidence in question.A petition that is not made in consistency with the provisions of Paragraph 1 of this article shall be dismissed by the court.