Which authority can appoint enforcers in Vietnam?

Which authority can appoint enforcers in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 17 of Law on Enforcement of Civil Judgments in 2008 stipulating enforcers as follows:

1. Enforcers are persons tasked by the State to enforce judgments and rulings prescribed in Article 2 of this Law. Enforcers have three ranks: junior enforcer, intermediate-level enforcer and senior enforcer.

2. Enforcers shall be appointed by the Minister of Justice.

3. The Government shall specify the order of and procedures for selection examination and appointment of enforcers.

As regulations above, enforcers shall be appointed by the Minister of Justice.

Tasks and powers of enforcers in Vietnam:

Pursuant to Article 20 of the same Law stipulating tasks and powers of enforcers in Vietnam as follows:

1. To promptly organize the enforcement of judgments or rulings assigned to them; to issue judgment enforcement decisions according to their competence.

2. To strictly enforce contents of judgments or rulings; to correctly apply legal provisions on the order of and procedures for judgment enforcement, ensuring the interests of the State and the rights and legitimate interests of involved parties and persons with related interests and obligations; and to strictly observe regulations on standard professional ethics of enforcers.

3. To summon involved parties and persons with related interests and obligations for judgment enforcement.

4. To verify assets and judgment execution conditions of judgment debtors; to request concerned agencies, organizations and individuals to supply documents for the verification of addresses and assets of judgment debtors or coordinate with concerned agencies in handling material evidence, assets and other matters related to judgment enforcement.

5. To decide on the application of measures to secure judgment enforcement and coercive measures to enforce judgments; to work out plans on coercive judgment enforcement; and to confiscate assets for judgment enforcement.

6. To request under law police offices to detain persons resisting the judgment enforcement.

7. To make written records of violations of the law on judgment enforcement; to impose administrative sanctions according to their competence; to propose competent agencies to discipline or administratively sanction violators or examine violators for penal liability.

8. To decide on the application of coercive measures to recover money and assets already paid to involved parties in contravention of law, collect judgment enforcement charges and other amounts payable by involved parties.

9. To use support tools while on duty under the Governments regulations.

10. To perform other tasks assigned by heads of judgment enforcement agencies.

When performing their tasks or exercising their powers, enforcers shall comply with law and take responsibility before law for judgment enforcement and have their lives, health, honor, dignity and prestige protected by law.

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