Article 71 of the Saudi Law of Sharia Procedure

المادة 71 من نظام المرافعات الشرعية · الباب الخامس: إجراءات الجلسات ونظامها

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

يدوّن كاتب الضبط - تحت إشراف القاضي - وقائع المرافعة في الضبط، ويذكر تاريخ افتتاح كل مرافعة ووقته، ووقت اختتامها، ومستند نظر الدعوى، واسم القاضي، وأسماء الخصوم ووكلائهم، ثم يوقع عليه القاضي وكاتب الضبط ومن ذكرت أسماؤهم فيه، فإن امتنع أحد منهم عن التوقيع أثبت القاضي ذلك في ضبط الجلسة.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

The plain-language explanation of this article is currently available in Arabic only. An English translation is on the way.

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