第十三章 简易程序

Chapter XIII Summary Procedure

第一百四十二条 基层人民法院和它派出的法庭审理事实清楚、权利义务关系明确、争议不大的简单的民事案件，适用本章规定。

"Article 142 When trying simple civil cases in which the facts are evident, the rights and obligations clear and the disputes trivial in character, the basic people's courts and the tribunals dispatched by them shall apply the provisions of this Chapter."

第一百四十三条 对简单的民事案件，原告可以口头起诉。

"Article 143 In simple civil cases, the plaintiff may lodge his complaint orally."

当事人双方可以同时到基层人民法院或者它派出的法庭，请求解决纠纷。基层人民法院或者它派出的法庭可以当即审理，也可以另定日期审理。

The two parties concerned may at the same time come before a basic people's court or a tribunal dispatched by it for a solution of their dispute. The basic people's court or the tribunal it dispatched may try the case immediately or set a date for the trial.

第一百四十四条 基层人民法院和它派出的法庭审理简单的民事案件，可以用简便方式随时传唤当事人、证人。

"Article 144 In trying a simple civil case, the basic people's court or the tribunal dispatched by it may use simplified methods to summon at any time the parties and witnesses."

第一百四十五条 简单的民事案件由审判员一人独任审理，并不受本法第一百二十二条、第一百二十四条、第一百二十七条规定的限制。

"Article 145 Simple civil cases shall be tried by a single judge alone and the trial of such cases shall not be bound by the provisions of Articles 122, 124, and 127 of this Law."

第一百四十六条 人民法院适用简易程序审理案件，应当在立案之日起三个月内审结。

Article 146 The people's court trying a case in which summary procedure is followed shall conclude the case within three months after placing the case on the docket.