Chương X Luật Thi hành án hình sự 2010: Thi hành biện pháp tư pháp

Chapter X

EXECUTION OF JUDICIAL MEASURES

Section I. GENERAL PROVISIONS ON EXECUTION OF JUDICIAL MEASURES

Article 110. Decisions to apply judicial measures

1. Decisions to apply judicial measures include:

a/ Decisions of courts or procuracies to apply the measure of compulsory medical treatment;

b/ Judgments or decisions of courts to apply the measure of sending minor offenders to a reformatory or educating them in communes, wards or townships.

2. A decision to apply a judicial measure must clearly indicate the name of the agency and full name and position of the issuer; full name, date of birth and place of residence of the person subject to the judicial measure; and name of the agency responsible for the execution.

3. Within 3 working days after issuing a decision, the issuing agency shall send such decision to the following individual and agencies:

a/ The person subject to the judicial measure or his/her lawful representative;

b/ The same-level procuracy, in case the decision is issued by a court;

c/ The criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office of the place in which the person subject to the judicial measure resides;

d/ The mental hospital, in case of compulsory medical treatment:

e/ The agency which has requested the court or procuracy to apply the measure of compulsory medical treatment.

Article 111. Principles of execution of judicial measures

1. Compliance with the Constitution and laws and assurance of the interests of (he State and the lawful rights and interests of organizations and individuals.

2. Strict observance of legally effective judgments and decisions by agencies, organizations and individuals.

3. Guarantee of socialist humanism: respect for the dignity and lawful rights and interests of persons subject to judicial measures.

4. Guarantee of education of and assistance for minor offenders in correcting their errors, developing healthily and becoming persons useful for the society.

5. Guarantee of medical treatment and care and functional rehabilitation for persons subject to the measure of compulsory medical treatment and prevention of their commission of acts dangerous to the society.

6. Guarantee of participation of agencies, organizations, individuals and families in education and reformation of persons subject to judicial measures.

Article 112. Prohibited acts in the execution of judicial measures

1. Organizing an escape or escaping from a reformatory; organizing an escape or escaping while being escorted for execution of judicial measures; rescuing persons being escorted for execution of judicial measures.

2. Failing to comply with decisions to apply judicial measures; obstructing or opposing the implementation of internal rules or regulations on the execution of judicial measures or decisions or requests of competent agencies or persons in executing judicial measures.

3. Inciting, instigating, dragging, enticing, helping or forcing others to violate the law on execution of judicial measures; infringing upon the life, health, honor, dignity and assets of persons responsible for executing judicial measures.

4. Giving, taking or acting as intermediaries for bribes or causing troubles in the execution of judicial measures; infringing upon the lawful rights and interests of persons subject to judicial measures.

5. Abusing ones' positions and powers to request or not to request exemption from the execution or reduction of the term of judicial measures, postponement or termination of the execution of judicial measures in contravention of law.

6. Granting or refusing to grant decisions, certificates, written certifications or other papers on the execution of judicial measures in contravention of law.

7. Falsifying dossiers or records of execution of judicial measures.

Article 113. Agencies and organizations tasked to execute judicial measures

1. Mental hospitals are tasked to execute the measure of compulsory medical treatment.

2. Reformatories are tasked to execute the measure of sending to a reformatory.

3. People's Committees of communes, wards or townships are tasked to execute the measure of education in communes, wards or townships.

Article 114. Tasks and powers of procuracies in executing judicial measures

1. Tasks and powers of procuracies in applying and executing judicial measures comply with the provisions of this Chapter.

2. Procuracies shall supervise the observance of law by agencies, organizations and individuals in executing judicial measures under this Law and relevant laws.

Article 115. Guarantee of conditions for execution of judicial measures

1. The State guarantees physical foundations and funds for execution of judicial measures.

2. The State encourages agencies, organizations, individuals and families to participate in educating persons subject to judicial measures in communes, wards, townships or reformatories.

Section 2. EXECUTION OF THE MEASURE OF COMPULSORY MEDICAL TREATMENT

Article 116. Competence to request application of the judicial measure of compulsory medical treatment, dossiers for sending persons to an establishment for compulsory medical treatment

1. The competence to request application of the judicial measure of compulsory medical treatment is as follows:

a/ An agency which has accepted and is handling a case at the stage of investigation is competent to request application of the measure by the same-level procuracy;

b/ A prison, detention camp or criminal judgment execution agency of a provincial-level police department at the stage of judgment execution is competent to request application of the measure by a provincial-level people's court of the place or the military court of the military zone in which it is based.

2. An agency requesting application of the judicial measure of compulsory medical treatment shall compile a dossier for sending a person to an establishment for compulsory medical treatment. Such a dossier comprises:

a/ A decision of a procuracy or court to apply the measure of compulsory medical treatment:

b/ Conclusions of a medical examination council;

c/ Resume of the person subject to compulsory medical treatment;

d/ Other related documents.

3. A court or procuracy which has decided at its own initiative to apply the judicial measure of compulsory medical treatment shall compile a dossier and request an agency currently handling the case at the stage of investigation or a prison, detention camp or criminal judgment execution agency of a district-level police office at the stage of judgment execution to send the person concerned to an establishment for compulsory medical treatment.

Article 117. Sending of persons to establishments for compulsory medical treatment

1. Upon receiving a decision to apply the measure of compulsory medical treatment, an agency currently handling a case at the stage of investigation or a prison, detention camp or criminal judgment execution agency of a district-level police office shall hand over the person subject to compulsory medical treatment and his/ her dossier to a mental hospital designated under a procuracy or court decision, and concurrently send copies of the decision to apply the measure of compulsory medical treatment to the criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security or the Ministry of National Defense.

2. The designated mental hospital shall receive the person subject to compulsory medical treatment and his/her dossier, and make a minutes on the handover and receipt. The agency responsible for sending the person to the mental hospital shall notify his/her family or relatives of the establishment in which he/she is medically treated.

Article 118. Medical treatment for persons subject to compulsory medical treatment

1. Mental hospitals shall manage and organize medical treatment for persons subject to compulsory medical treatment and may not discriminate against these persons.

2. During the period of compulsory medical treatment, relatives of a person subject to compulsory medical treatment may meet and jointly take care of such person and shall strictly comply with the mental hospital's regulations on patient visits and care.

3. In case a person subject to compulsory medical treatment escapes, the mental hospital shall make a minutes thereon and promptly notify such to the agency which has requested application of the measure of compulsory medical treatment and his/her family for coordination in pursuing and sending him/her back to the hospital.

4. Expenses for treatment of persons subject to compulsory medical treatment shall be paid by the State.

Article 119. Termination of execution of the measure of compulsory medical treatment

1. When a person subject to compulsory medical treatment has fully recovered, the director of the mental hospital shall notify such to the agency which has requested application of this measure so that the latter requests a medical examination council to examine such person's illness.

Based on the conclusion of the medical examination council that such person has fully recovered, the agency which has requested application of the measure of compulsory medical treatment shall request the court or procuracy which has issued the decision to apply the measure to issue a decision to terminate the execution of this measure.

2. The court or procuracy which has issued the decision to terminate the execution of the measure of compulsory medical treatment shall send this decision to the agency which has requested application of this measure for subsequent notification to the mental hospital and relatives of the person subject to the measure.

3. After receiving the termination decision from the court, the agency which has requested application of the measure of compulsory medical treatment shall come to receive the person subject to compulsory medical treatment. In case such decision is issued by a procuracy, upon receiving this decision, relatives of the person subject to compulsory medical treatment shall come to receive such person. The handover and receipt must be recorded in a minutes, clearly indicating the duration of medical treatment at the mental hospital.

Article 120. Handling of cases in which persons subject to compulsory medical treatment die

1. In case a person subject to compulsory medical treatment dies, the director of the mental hospital shall promptly notify such to an investigative agency or the provincial-level procuracy of the place in which the hospital is based for identifying the cause of the death and notify it to relatives of the deceased and agencies specified in Clauses 1 and 3, Article 116 of this Law.

2. After obtaining permission of competent investigative agency and procuracy, the hospital shall organize the burial. Burial expenses shall be paid by the state budget. In case relatives of the deceased wish to receive the corpse for burial and bear burial expenses, the hospital shall hand over the corpse to them for burial.

Section 3. EXECUTION OF THE MEASURE OF EDUCATION OF MINORS IN COMMUNES, WARDS OR TOWNSHIPS

Article 121. Procedures for execution of the measure of education in a commune, ward or township

1. A court which has issued a judgment or decision to apply the measure of education of a minor in a commune, ward or township shall send the judgment or decision to such minor and the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office of the place in which he/she is educated.

Within 3 working days after receiving the court judgment or decision, the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office shall send copies thereof to the commune-level People's Committee and the social organization or school designated by the court to supervise and educate the minor.

2. The chairperson of the commune-level People's Committee, the head of the social organization or the principal of the school designated by the court to supervise and educate the minor shall:

a/ Compile a dossier for monitoring and assign a person to directly supervise and educate the minor;

b/ Summon the minor subject to supervision and education and invite his/her lawful representative and the person assigned to directly supervise and educate him/her to its office to notify the assignment of a person to directly supervise and educate the minor; the rights and obligations of the minor and his/her lawful representative; the rights and obligations of the person directly supervising and educating the minor; and the term of the measure;

c/ In case the minor changes his/her place of residence or learning, within 3 working days after he/she moves to a new place, notify such in writing to the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office for transferring the supervision and education dossier to the commune-level People's Committee of the place in which he/she comes to reside, the agency, social organization or school in which he/she comes to learn. The commune-level People's Committee in the new locality or the new agency, social organization or school shall perform the tasks specified in this Law;

d/ Once every 3 months, report to the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office on the serving of the measure by the minor;

e/ When the minor has served half of the sentence term and show considerable improvements, compile a dossier to request the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office to consider and request a competent court to terminate the execution of the measure.

3. Within 5 days before the expiration of the term of the measure of education in a commune, ward or township against the minor, the chairperson of the commune-level People's Committee, the head of the social organization or the principal of the school designated by the court to supervise and educate the minor shall send a written notice enclosed with the dossier to the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office for granting a certificate of complete serving of this measure. Upon the expiration of the term of the measure, the head of the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office shall grant a certificate and send it to the minor, the chairperson of the commune-level People's Committee, the head of the social organization or (he principal of the school designated by the court to supervise and educate the minor, and the court which has issued the decision to apply the measure.

Article 122. Tasks of persons directly supervising and educating minors

1. To take the initiative in meeting these minors in order to identify the causes of, conditions and circumstances for their offenses and know their feelings and aspirations, and guide them in properly realizing his/her commitments and fulfilling other obligations under this Law.

2. To collaborate with families, schools, Youth Union organizations and related organizations in the places in which these minors reside or learn in supervising and educating them.

3. To report on a monthly basis to chairpersons of commune-level People's Committees, heads of social organizations and principals of schools who have assigned persons to directly supervise and educate these minors on the serving of the measure by these minors; and to promptly propose measures to prevent and handle these persons when they commit illegal acts.

Article 123. Rights and obligations of minors subject to education in communes, wards or townships

1. A minor subject to education in a commune, ward or township has the following rights:

a/ To be treated without discrimination: to be entitled to assistance and favorable conditions for their learning, work and entertainment in the community;

b/ To be considered by a court for ahead-of-time termination of the measure of education in a commune, ward or township under this Law;

c/ Other rights provided for by law.

2. A minor subject to education in a commune, ward or township has the following obligations:

a/ To make a written commitment with the commune-level People's Committee or the agency, social organization or school designated to supervise and educate him/her to strictly observe law; to actively learn, correct his/her errors, train him/herself and work. His/her commitment must have opinions of his/her lawful representative;

b/ To submit to supervision and education by the person assigned to directly supervise and educate him/her;

c/ To send once every three months a written self-criticism about the realization of his/her commitment to the chairperson of the commune-level People's Committee, the head of the social organization or the principal of the school designated to supervise and educate him/her. Such written self-criticism must contain assessments of the person directly supervising and educating him/her:

d/ To ask for permission of the person directly supervising and educating him/her before leaving his/her place of residence for more than 30 days.

Section 4. EXECUTION OF THE MEASURE OF SENDING MINOR OFFENDERS TO A REFORMATORY

Article 124. Procedures for execution of the measure of sending minor offenders to a reformatory

1. Within 3 working days after issuing a judgment or decision to apply the measure of sending a minor offender to a reformatory- the court shall send such judgment or decision to the minor and the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office of the place in which he/she resides.

2. Within 3 working days after receiving the court judgment or decision, the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office of the place in which the minor resides shall report such to the criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security for issuance of a decision to send him/her to a reformatory.

3. Within 3 working days after receiving the report of the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office, the criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security shall issue a decision to send the minor to a reformatory and send it to the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office.

4. Within 5 working days after receiving the decision of the criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security, the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office shall compile a dossier and hand over the minor to the reformatory. Such a dossier comprises:

a/ A copy of the court judgment or decision;

b/ The decision to send the minor to a reformatory:

c/ The minor's resume certified by the commune-level People's Committee;

d/ The personal identification statement;

e/ Other related documents.

5. Upon receiving the person subject to the measure of sending to a reformatory (below referred to as pupil), the principal of the reformatory shall examine the dossier and make a minutes on the handover and receipt. Within 5 working days after receiving the pupil, the principal of the reformatory shall notify the receipt of the pupil to his/her parents or lawful representative.

Article 125. Postponement of the serving of the measure of sending to a reformatory

1. A minor may be allowed to postpone the serving of the measure of sending to a reformatory in the following cases:

a/ He/she is seriously ill, receiving an intensive medical care or physically unable lo move as certified by a medical treatment establishment or a hospital of district or higher level;

b/ He/she has another plausible reason as certified by the head of the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office,

2. The criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office shall carry out procedures for requesting the court which has issued the decision to apply the measure of sending to a reformatory to consider and decide on the postponement. The court issuing the decision to postpone the serving of the judicial measure shall send this decision to the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office, the same-level procuracy and the person allowed to postpone the serving of the judicial measure.

3. When the reason for postponement specified in Clause 1 of this Article no longer exists, the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office shall notify such to the court for issuance of an execution decision.

Article 126. Handling of cases in which persons subject to the judicial measure of sending to a reformatory escape

1. In case a person against whom a decision to apply the measure of sending to a reformatory has been issued escapes, the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office of the place in which he/she resides shall issue a decision lo pursue and take him/her back to the reformatory and report results to the criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security.

2. Upon detecting a run-away person subject to the judicial measure who is being pursued, an individual, family, agency or organization shall report such to the nearest police office or administration or arrest and take him/her lo such an agency. Upon receiving and detaining such person, the police office shall make a minutes thereon and promptly send him/her to a reformatory.

Article 127. Management of pupils

1. Pupils shall submit to supervision and management of cadres and teachers of reformatories and strictly observe these reformatories' internal rules.

2. Depending on the pupils' age, gender, education as well as the nature and severity of offenses, reformatories shall divide pupils into groups and classes and assign teachers to directly take charge of them.

3. In case a pupil escapes, the principal of the reformatory shall issue a pursuit decision and organize the pursuit. The period during which a pupil escapes shall not be included in the period of execution of the measure of sending to a reformatory. A run-away pupil who resists the arrest will be subject to a necessary coercive measure as specified by law. People's Committees and police offices at all levels shall coordinate with one another in pursuing and arresting run-away pupils. Anyone who detects a pursued pupil shall promptly notify such to the nearest police office or People's Committee or arrest and take him/her to such an agency.

Upon arresting or receiving a run-away pupil, the police office shall make a written minutes take testimonies of, detain and manage such person, and promptly notify such to the reformatory which has issued a pursuit decision. Upon receiving such notification, the reformatory shall promptly send a person to receive and take the run-away pupil back to the reformatory. The handover and receipt of run-away pupils must be recorded in minutes. The detention period shall be included in the period of execution of the measure of sending to a reformatory.

Article 128. Implementation of transfer orders

1. Upon receiving a written request of a competent procedure-conducting agency or person for transfer of a pupil, the head of the criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security shall issue a transfer order.

2. When necessary to transfer a pupil for educational or medical examination and treatment purposes, the principal of the reformatory shall issue a transfer order.

3. A transfer order must contain details specified in Clause 4, Article 35 of this Law.

4. The transfer-requesting agency shall receive the transferred pupil and return him/her to the reformatory within the time limit indicated in the transfer order, and make a minutes of the handover and receipt. Expenses for travel and accommodation of transferred pupils shall be paid from the state budget by agencies receiving them.

The transfer period shall be included in the period of serving the measure of sending to a reformatory.

Article 129. General education, vocational educational and job training

1. Pupils in reformatories shall be provided with general education, vocational education and job training under programs promulgated by the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

General education is compulsory for pupils who have not yet completed primary education or lower secondary education. Appropriate forms of education shall be organized for other pupils depending on practical capability and conditions.

2. After class, pupils shall participate in labor activities organized by their reformatories. Reformatories shall assign jobs suitable to the age and health of pupils so as to assure their normal physical development and may not assign heavy, dangerous or hazardous jobs to them.

The labor time of a pupil must not exceed 2 hours per day. The learning and labor lime of a pupil must not exceed 7 hours per day and 35 hours per week.

Pupils' labor fruits shall be used for improving their living and learning conditions.

3. Pupils are entitled to days off being Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays as specified by law.

4. Expenses for purchase of textbooks and notebooks and learning equipment for pupils shall be covered by the state budget.

Article 130. Examination, assessment and grading of pupils and organization of exams

1. Reformatories shall organize examination, assessment and ranking of their pupils and organize term, year-end and grade exams, exams for selection of excellent pupils or other exams.

2. Mark books, school reports, dossiers and forms relevant to the learning of pupils shall be made according to forms uniformly set by the Ministry of Education and Training.

3. General education and job training certificates granted by reformatories to their pupils are as valid as certificates granted by general education and job training schools.

Article 131. Cultural, artistic, entertainment and recreational activities

After learning or laboring hours, pupils may participate in cultural activities, art performances, sports and physical exercise, read books and newspapers, watch television and other recreational activities organized by reformatories.

Article 132. Meals and clothing of pupils of reformatories

1. Pupils arc entitled to standard rations of rice, vegetable, meat, fish, sugar, fish sauce, seasonings, salt and fuel.

On public holidays and the calendar new year day, pupils shall be provided with higher food rations not exceeding three times the normal daily one. On the lunar new year days, pupils shall be provided with higher food rations not exceeding five times the normal daily one.

Meals for ill, diseased or injured pupils shall be prescribed by medical doctors.

Drinking water and water for daily-life activities of pupils must be clean water meeting the criteria prescribed by the health sector.

2. Annually, pupils shall be provided with clothing, blankets, mats, mosquito nets and other items for daily-life use. Female pupils will be additionally provided with items necessary for their personal hygiene.

3. The Government shall specify this Article.

Article 133. Lodging conditions and daily-life items of pupils

1. Depending on the gender, age, personal characteristics, nature and severity of offense of each pupil, a reformatory shall arrange a suitable lodging place for him/her in a communal room. Such a room must be airy in summer, tight in winter and environmentally sanitary. The minimum sleeping space for each pupil is 2.5 square meters (m2).

2. Pupils shall be provided with beds and mats and may use their personal items in daily life activities, except those banned in reformatories-Items necessary for daily life activities of pupils shall be lent or provided by reformatories.

Article 134. Healthcare for pupils

1. Pupils shall be given periodical health checks. Ill, diseased or injured pupils shall be treated in medical facilities of reformatories. For pupils whose illness, diseases or injuries are beyond the treatment capacity of their reformatories, their principals shall decide to send them to a state medical treatment establishment. Expenses for medical examination and treatment shall be paid by reformatories.

2. Expenses for medical examination and treatment specified in Clause 1 of this Article shall be paid under the Government's regulations. Expenses for detoxification or treatment of drug-addicted or HTV/AIDS-affected pupils in these reformatories shall be paid as stale allocations for drug addict detoxification centers within prescribed limits upon request of the criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security. For pupils allowed to leave reformatories for medical treatment in their families, their families shall pay medical examination and treatment expenses.

Article 135. Handling of cases in which pupils die

In case a pupil dies, the principal of his/her reformatory shall promptly notify such to the provincial-level investigative agency and procuracy of the place in which the pupil dies for identifying the causes of the death and concurrently notify such to his/her relatives.

After obtaining permission of the investigative agency and procuracy for burial, the reformatory shall organize the burial and report such to the criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security for notification to the court which has issued the decision to apply the measure of sending to a reformatory. Burial expenses shall be paid by the state budget. In case relatives of the deceased wish to organize the burial themselves and pay burial expenses, the corpse of the deceased shall be handed over to their relatives. The burial shall be conducted in a secure, order and environmentally hygiene manner.

Article 136. Visits, correspondence and receipt of money, items and personal possessions of pupils

1. Pupils may meet their relatives at places of reception in their reformatories and strictly comply with regulations on visits.

2. Pupils may send and receive letters and presents, except liquor, beer, cigarettes, other stimulants and banned articles and cultural matters. Reformatories shall check letters and presents before they are sent or received by pupils. Pupils shall deposit their money or valuable papers at their reformatories for management and use under regulations of the reformatories.

Article 137. Termination of the serving of the measure of sending to a reformatory

A pupil who has served half of the term of the of sending to a reformatory and actively learned and trained him/herself and properly observed internal rules of the reformatory may be considered, at the proposal of the reformatory's principal, by the district-level court of the place in which the reformatory is based for ahead-of-time termination of the serving of the measure. The court issuing the termination decision shall send it to the pupil. the reformatory, the court which has issued the decision to apply the measure of sending to a reformatory, the same-level procuracy, and the criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security. Upon receiving the decision, the principal of the reformatory shall carry out procedures for discharging the pupil.

Article 138. Commendation, reward, and handling of violations

1. Pupils who have strictly observed the law and internal rules of reformatories, recorded good or better learning results or merits are entitled to the following forms of commendation or reward under decisions of reformatory principals:

a/ Receiving commendation, certificates of merit or presents;

b/ Going on sightseeing trips organized by the reformatory.

2. Pupils who have violated learning or labor discipline or committed other acts in violation of internal rules of reformatories shall, depending on the nature and severity of their violations, be subjected to the following measures under decisions of reformatory principals:

a/ Reprimand;

b/ Caution;

c/ Special education in a separate room.

Pupils subject to special education shall make written self-criticisms and criticize themselves before their group or class.

3. Decisions on commendation, reward or handling of violations shall be inserted in dossiers of pupils.

Article 139. Procedures for pupils to be discharged from reformatory

1. At least 1 month before the expiration of the term of the measure of sending to a reformatory for a pupil, the principal of the reformatory shall notify in writing the commune-level People's Committee of the locality in which such pupil will come to reside and his/her family of the date of discharge from the reformatory.

2. On the last day of the term of the measure of sending to a reformatory, the principal shall issue a certificate of complete serving of the measure for the discharged pupil and send it to the criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security, the court which has issued the decision to apply the measure and the commune-level People's Committee of the place in which such pupil will come to reside.

3. When discharged from a reformatory, a pupil shall return all items lent by the reformatory and may receive his/her money, articles and personal possessions previously deposited at the reformatory, certificates of general education and job training, travel fare and meal allowance for their return to their places of residence. For a pupil who has made no considerable improvement by the expiration of the term of the measure of sending to a reformatory, the reformatory principal shall make a separate assessment and propose subsequent educational measures to be applied by the commune-level People's Committee and the criminal judgment execution agency of the district-level police office of the place in which such person will come to reside.

4. For a pupil who has completely served the measure of sending to a reformatory but whose parents and place of residence arc unknown, the reformatory shall contact and request the commune-level People's Committee of the place in which it is based to provide housing and employment or learning supports.

5. For an under-16, ill or diseased pupil who has no relative coming to receive him/her on the date of discharge, the reformatory shall assign a person to bring him/her back to his/her family or hand him/her over to the commune-level People's Committee of the place in which he/ she will come to reside.

6. Within 10 days after the dale of discharge, a pupil who has completely served the measure of sending to a reformatory shall report him/herself to the commune-level People's Committee of the place in which he/she comes to reside.

Article 140. Expenses for execution of the measure of sending to a reformatory

1. Expenses for execution of the measure of sending to a reformatory shall be paid by the state budget. The criminal judgment execution management agency of the Ministry of Public Security shall make annual budget estimates for execution of the measure of sending to a reformatory and incorporate them in its annual budget estimates for submission to the Ministry of Finance for consideration and submission to a competent authority for decision.

2. Reformatories may receive material supports of local People's Committees, domestic agencies, organizations and individuals, foreign individuals and organizations for organizing general education, vocational education, job training, and purchase of learning equipment and daily-life items for their pupils.