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Lima Superior Court of Justice reaffirms mandatory use of electronic notifications

7 April, 2025

Introduction  

The Decentralized Office of the National Control Authority (ODANC) of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima has issued Communiqué No. 004-2025-ODANC-LIMA, urging judges and court officers to comply with the obligation to use the Electronic Notification System (SINOE) to send judicial resolutions. This measure seeks to optimize judicial processes, reduce delays and guarantee compliance with current law.  

Since the publication of Law No. 30229 in July 2014, it has been expressly established that lawyers, public prosecutors and attorneys must have an electronic mailbox for notification purposes. Likewise, article 157 of the Civil Procedure Code was amended to indicate that all judicial resolutions must be notified electronically, except for expressly provided exceptions.  

For its part, article 155-E of the Organic Law of the Judiciary determines that only some resolutions must continue to be notified by physical notification: the summons of the lawsuit, the declaration of default, the precautionary measure and the final sentence or order of the process.  

Current situation and warnings from the ODA  

Despite current regulations, the ODANC has found that physical notification certificates continue to be sent to procedural addresses located in law firms or private addresses, which contradicts the provisions of the law and causes delays and damages to the judicial system. This practice persists even after the exhortations issued by the presidency of the Superior Court of Justice of Lima in November 2024, through Circular Letter No. 000080-2024-P-CSJLI-PJ.  

Please note that sponsoring lawyers must fill in a judicial box of the Bar Association or the Court, and that from their participation in the process, all notifications must be sent to their electronic mailboxes, except in the cases exempted. 

Supervision and control measures  

In the event of non-compliance, the Prevention, Supervision and Inspection Unit (UDPSI) will carry out samples and verifications on the correct use of the electronic notification system, in coordination with the Judicial Services Unit. Any non-compliance will be communicated to the Qualification and Preliminary Investigation Unit for evaluation, under functional responsibility.  

Conclusion  

The communiqué reaffirms the Judiciary’s commitment to the modernization and digitization of judicial proceedings. The implementation and mandatory use of SINOE not only complies with the current legal framework, but is also essential to guarantee the speed, efficiency and legal certainty of the proceedings. Judicial authorities and lawyers have a responsibility to update and respect the established notification mechanisms, avoiding practices that generate delays and violate due process.  

 

Sources:  Communication No. 004-2025-ODANC-LIMA - Superior Court of Justice of Lima (April 3, 2025)