The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: the law of criminal procedure amendment of criminal procedure law in the Republic of Latvia (Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 2005, nr. 11, 20; 2006, nr. 4; 3, 13, 2007, no. 1, 15; 2008. no; 2009, 9, 14, 15 no; Latvian journal 2010, 19, 178. no; 117. in 2011, no; 2012, 92, no. 189; 2013, 7, 21, 61, 112, 183.187.252.,, no; 2014, 113, 214. no; 2015, 11, 29, 140, 235. no; 2016, nr. 48) the following amendments: 1. Express article 330 as follows: "article 330. Summons (1) in pre-trial criminal proceedings, the summons shall be issued no later than two days in advance of the time of arrival. Where the procedural action is not planned or not urgent, summons may be issued just before arrival. (2) the pre-trial criminal proceedings summons usually delivered by mail or Messenger (Messenger) to the invited person's address but the person who is invited for the first time, on the place of residence or registered office. You can also send a summons to the person of the specified e-mail address. (3) the summons the court sends a simple mail or, where possible, be issued by the Court against a personal signature. You can also send a summons to the person of the specified e-mail address. Defender, State and local authorities the court summons sent to the electronic mail. (4) If the person indicated by other invited modes of communication or the case is urgent, the person may be invited, through other forms of communication. (5) the Invited person residing abroad or whose registered office is abroad, the summons sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia or international agreement. " 2. Put the name of the following article 331: "331. article. Summons procedure in pre-trial criminal proceedings ". 3. Replace the transitional provisions in paragraph 59 of the number and the word "year" by 2017. the number and the word "of" in 2019. The law shall enter into force on January 1, 2017. The Parliament adopted the law in 2016, 23 November. The President r. vējonis Riga 2016 December 10