《旧唐书·本纪·卷十六》
五月初三，因为刑事案件的审理积压、阻滞，立下章程：凡属于大案，限定由大理寺三十五日以内详细审理完毕，申报刑部，刑部三十日之内奏闻皇帝；中案，则限定大理寺三十日内审完，刑部二十五日以内申奏；小案则限定大理寺二十五日审完，刑部二十日以内申奏。
戊戌，以刑狱淹滞，立程：凡大事，大理寺三十五日详断讫，申刑部，三十日闻奏；中事，大理寺三十日，刑部二十五日；小事，大理寺二十五日，刑部二十日。
On May 3rd, due to criminal cases being backlogged and delayed, a new regulation was established which stipulated that: any major cases were to be concluded within 35 days by the Dali Temple, and submitted to the Ministry of Justice. The Ministry of Justice was then to report these to the Emperor within 30 days. Medium-sized cases were to be concluded within 30 days by the Dali Temple and submitted to the Ministry of Justice within 25 days. Minor cases were to be concluded within 25 days by the Dali Temple and submitted to the Ministry of Justice within 20 days.