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In Decree No. 151/2026/ND-CP, the Government regulates in detail the organization and operations of the civil judgment enforcement office. Download From July 1, 2026, the Bailiffs Office changed its name to the Civil Judgment Execution Office. The Government has just issued Decree No. 151/2026/ND-CP dated May 13, 2026 regulating the organization and operation of the civil judgment enforcement office and Executors. This Decree includes 6 chapters, 59 articles detailing Point a, Clause 4, Article 10, Clause 5, Article 10. 26, Clause 4, Article 27, Clause 5, Article 29, Clause 4, Article 30, Clause 9, Article 31, Clause 5, Article 116 and measures to organize and guide the implementation of the Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement regarding the organization and operation of civil judgment enforcement offices and executors. Scope of operation of civil judgment enforcement offices The Decree stipulates the scope of operation of civil judgment enforcement offices specifically as follows: 1. Organize judgment enforcement according to the provisions of law on civil judgment enforcement. 2. Verify the conditions for judgment execution at the request of the litigant and people with related rights and obligations. 3. Service of papers, records and documents. 4. Prepare documents at the request of agencies, organizations and individuals. Organizational structure of the civil judgment enforcement office The Decree regulates the organizational structure of the civil judgment enforcement office in accordance with the provisions of the Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement, the law on enterprises and this Decree. The civil judgment enforcement office may have a professional secretary to assist the Executor. The professional secretary helps the Executor perform legal operations according to regulations. Professional secretaries Executors must meet the standards specified in Point a, Clause 1, Article 4 of this Decree, must have an intermediate law degree or higher and not fall into one of the cases specified in Article 9 of this Decree. Duties and powers of the civil judgment enforcement office The Decree regulates the tasks and powers of the civil judgment enforcement office according to the provisions of the Law on Civil Judgment Enforcement and other relevant laws. In addition, the civil judgment enforcement office also has the following other duties and powers: a) Publicize the work schedules, procedures, costs of performing the work of Executors, and rules for receiving agencies, organizations and individuals at the office headquarters; b) Receive, create favorable conditions and manage trainees practicing as Executors during their probationary period at the office; c) Create conditions for Executors of your office to participate in annual training and professional development; d) Ensuring uniforms for the offices Executors. Termination of operations of the civil judgment enforcement office The civil judgment enforcement office shall terminate its operations in the following cases: a) The Business Registration Certificate is revoked, is dissolved or goes bankrupt according to the provisions of the law on enterprises and the law on recovery and bankruptcy; performing one of the activities specified in Article 15 of this Decree; c) Not performing the activities specified in Article 15 of this Decree continuously for 12 months or more, except in cases where due to an emergency, force majeure event, objective obstacle or the expiration of the temporary suspension period according to the decision of a competent authority but still falling under the case of temporary suspension of operations specified in Clause 2, Article 19 of this Decree. Order and procedures for terminating the offices operations Civil judgment enforcement is carried out in accordance with the provisions of law on enterprises, law on recovery and bankruptcy. In case of termination according to the provisions of Points b and c above, the Department of Justice shall request in writing the civil judgment enforcement office to carry out the order and procedures for dissolution according to the provisions of law on enterprises. At the same time, the Department of Justice notifies the provincial-level civil judgment enforcement agency, the provincial-level police agency, the provincial-level Peoples Court, the provincial-level Peoples Procuracy where the civil judgment enforcement office is located and the Ministry of Justice, notifies the provincial-level Business Registration Agency of the status of the enterprise that is carrying out business dissolution procedures to post on the National Business Registration Portal. Before the date of termination of operation, the civil judgment enforcement office is obliged to fully pay the tax debt, pay other property obligations, complete procedures for terminating the labor contract signed with the Executor and staff of the civil judgment enforcement office, and complete the received work requirements. In case the received work requests cannot be completed, an agreement must be reached with the person requesting the work on terminating the implementation of those requests; notify the Department of Justice of the completion of its obligations. Archived records of civil judgment enforcement offices whose operations have been terminated shall comply with the provisions of Clause 3, Article 50 of this Decree. Procedures for transferring records of civil judgment enforcement offices that have terminated their operations shall comply with regulations of the Minister of Justice. This Decree takes effect from July 1, 2026; Replacing Decree No. 08/2020/ND-CP dated January 8, 2020 of the Government on the organization and operation of Bailiffs. Abolish Article 10 of Decree No.18/2026/ND-CP dated January 14, 2026 of the Government amending and supplementing a number of decrees to reduce and simplify administrative procedures and business conditions under the management of the Ministry of Justice; Articles 27, 28, 29
