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Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (1)

1980.01.01
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS
CRIMINAL LAW OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
　 (Adopted　 at　 the　 Second　Session　of　the Fifth National People's
Congress　on　July　 1,　 1979,　 promulgated　 by　 Order　No.5　of the
Chairman　of　the Standing Committee　of　the National People's Congress
on July 6, 1979, and effective as of January 1,1980)
CONTENTS
PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS
　 CHAPTER　 I　 THE　GUIDING IDEOLOGY, TASKS AND SCOPE OF APPLICATION OF
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
CHAPTER III PUNISHMENTS
SECTION 1 TYPES OF PUNISHMENTS
SECTION 2 PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE
SECTION 3 CRIMINAL DETENTION
SECTION 4 FIXED-TERM IMPRISONMENT AND LIFE IMPRISONMENT
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
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 COUNTERREVOLUTION
CHAPTER II CRIMES OF ENDANGERING PUBLIC SECURITY
CHAPTER III CRIMES OF UNDERMINING THE SOCIALIST ECONOMIC ORDER
　 CHAPTER　 IV　 CRIMES　OF　INFRINGING　UPON　THE　RIGHTS OF THE PERSON
AND THE DEMOCRATIC RIGHTS OF CITIZENS
CHAPTER V CRIMES OF PROPERTY VIOLATION
CHAPTER VI CRIMES OF OBSTRUCTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ORDER
CHAPTER VII CRIMES OF DISRUPTING MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
CHAPTER VIII CRIMES OF DERELICTION OF DUTY
PART ONE GENERAL PROVISIONS
　 CHAPTER　 I　THE　GUIDING　IDEOLOGY,　TASKS　AND　SCOPE OF APPLICATION
OF THE CRIMINAL LAW
　　　 Article　1.　The　Criminal　Law of the People's Republic of China,
which　takes　 Marxism-Leninism-Mao　Zedong Thought as its guide and the
Constitution　as　 its　 basis,　is　formulated　in　accordance with the
policy　of combining punishment　with　leniency　and in the light of the
actual　circumstances　and　concrete　 experiences　of the people of all
China's　 nationalities　 in　carrying　out　 the　 people's　democratic
dictatorship,　　led　 by　 the　 proletariat　 and　 based　 on　　 the
worker-peasant　　alliance,　 that　 is,　 the　 dictatorship　 of　 the
proletariat,　 and　 in　 conducting　 the　 socialist　 revolution　and
socialist construction.
　　　 Article　 2.　 The　 tasks　 of　the Criminal Law of the People's
Republic　of　China　　are　　to　　use　　criminal　　punishments　　to
fight　　against　 all counterrevolutionary　and　other criminal acts in
order　to　defend the system of　the dictatorship of the proletariat; to
protect　socialist property owned by　the　whole　people　and　socialist
property　 collectively　 owned by the working　people;　to　protect the
citizens'　privately　owned lawful property; to　protect　the　citizens,
rights　 of　 the　person　and　their　democratic and other　rights;　to
maintain　public　order　and　order in production, education, scientific
research　 and　 other　 work　and　in　the　life　of the masses; and to
safeguard　　the　　smooth　progress　of　the　cause　of　the　socialist
revolution and socialist construction.
　　　 Article　3.　This Law is applicable to anyone who commits a crime
within　the　 territory　of　the　People's Republic of China, unless the
case is covered by special legal provisions.
　 This　 Law　is　also applicable to anyone who commits a crime on board
a ship or airplane of the People's Republic of China.
　 If　 the　 criminal　act　or　its　consequence　takes place within the
territory　of　the　 People's　Republic　of　China,　the　crime shall be
deemed　to　have　been　committed　within　the territory of the People's
Republic of China.
　　　 Article　 4.　 This　Law　is　applicable　to　the citizens of the
People's　Republic　 of　 China　 who　 commit　 any　of　the　following
crimes outside the territory of the People's Republic of China:
(1) counterrevolution;
　 (2)　　counterfeiting　　national　　currency　 (Article　 122)　 and
counterfeiting valuable securities (Article 123);
　 (3)　　embezzlement　　(Article　 155),　 accepting　 bribes　(Article
185)　and divulging state secrets (Article 186); and
　 (4)　 posing　 as　 a　state　functionary　to　practise fraud (Article
166)　and　forging　official　documents, certificates and seals (Article
167).
　　　 Article　 5.　 This　Law is also applicable to any citizen of the
People's　Republic　 of　China who commits a crime outside the territory
of　the　People's　Republic　 of　 China　 that　is not specified in the
preceding　Article,　if　for　that　　crime　　this　 Law　prescribes　a
minimum　 punishment　 of　 fixed-term　imprisonment　 of　not less than
three　years;　however,　this　does　not apply to a　crime　that　is not
punishable according to the law of the place where it was committed.
　　　 Article　 6.　 This　 Law　may be applicable to any foreigner who
commits　a　crime　 outside　 the　territory of the People's Republic of
China,　against　the　state　 of　 the　 People's　Republic　of China or
against　its　citizens,　if　for that　 crime　 this　Law　prescribes　a
minimum　 punishment　 of　 fixed-term　imprisonment　 of　not less than
three　years;　however,　this　does　not apply to a　crime　that　is not
punishable according to the law of the place where it was committed.
　　　