Adopted at the Second Session of the Fifth National People's
Congress on July 1, 1979; revised at the Fifth Session of the
Eighth National People's Congress on March 14, 1997 and promulgated
by Order No.83 of the President of the People's Republic of China
on March 14, 1997
Contents
Part One General Provisions
Chapter I The Aim, Basic Principles and Scope of
Application of the Criminal Law
Chapter II Crimes
Section 1 Crimes and Criminal Responsibility
Section 2 Preparation for a Crime, Criminal Attempt and
Discontinuation of a Crime
Section 3 Joint Crimes
Section 4 Crimes Committed by a Unit
Chapter III Punishments
Section 1 Types of Punishments
Section 2 Public Surveillance
Section 3 Criminal Detention
Section 5 The Death Penalty
Section 6 Fines
Section 7 Deprivation of Political Rights
Section 8 Confiscation of Property
Chapter IV The Concrete Application of
Punishments
Section 1 Sentencing
Section 2 Recidivists
Section 3 Voluntary Surrender and Meritorious
Performance
Section 4 Combined Punishment for Several Crimes
Section 5 Suspension of Sentence
Section 6 Commutation of Punishment
Section 7 Parole
Section 8 Limitation
Chapter V Other Provisions
Part Two Specific Provisions
Chapter I Crimes of Endangering National Security
Chapter II Crimes of Endangering Public Security
Chapter III Crimes of Disrupting the Order of the Socialist
Market Economy
Section 1 Crimes of Producing and Marketing Fake or
Substandard Commodities
Section 2 Crimes of Smuggling
Section 3 Crimes of Disrupting the Order of Administration
of Companies and Enterprises
Section 4 Crimes of Disrupting the Order of Financial
Administration
Section 5 Crimes of Financial Fraud
Section 6 Crimes of Jeopardizing Administration of Tax
Collection
Section 7 Crimes of Infringing on Intellectual Property
Rights
Section 8 Crimes of Disrupting Market Order
Chapter IV Crimes of Infringing upon Citizens' Right of the
Person and Democratic Rights
Chapter V Crimes of Property Violation
Chapter VI Crimes of Obstructing the Administration of
Public Order
Section 1 Crimes of Disturbing Pubic Order
Section 2 Crimes of Impairing Judicial Administration
Section 3 Crimes Against Control of National Border
(Frontier)
Section 4 Crimes Against Control of Cultural
Relics
Section 5 Crimes of Impairing Public Health
Section 6 Crimes of Impairing the Protection of Environment
and Resources
Section 7 Crimes of Smuggling, Trafficking in, Transporting
and Manufacturing Narcotic Drugs
Section 8 Crimes of Organizing, Forcing, Luring, Sheltering
or Procuring Other Persons to Engage in Prostitution
Section 9 Crimes of Producing, Selling, Disseminating
Pornographic Materials
Chapter VII Crimes of Impairing the Interests of National
Defence
Chapter VIII Crimes of Embezzlement and Bribery
Chapter IX Crimes of Dereliction of Duty
Chapter X Crimes of Servicemen's Transgression of
Duties
Chapter XI Supplementary Provisions
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