Adopted at the Second Session of the Fifth National People'sCongress on July 1, 1979; revised at the Fifth Session of theEighth National People's Congress on March 14, 1997 and promulgatedby Order No.83 of the President of the People's Republic of Chinaon March 14, 1997
Contents
Part One General Provisions
Chapter I The Aim, Basic Principles and Scope ofApplication of the Criminal Law
Chapter II Crimes
Section 1 Crimes and Criminal Responsibility
Section 2 Preparation for a Crime, Criminal Attempt andDiscontinuation 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 ofPunishments
Section 1 Sentencing
Section 2 Recidivists
Section 3 Voluntary Surrender and MeritoriousPerformance
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 SocialistMarket Economy
Section 1 Crimes of Producing and Marketing Fake orSubstandard Commodities
Section 2 Crimes of Smuggling
Section 3 Crimes of Disrupting the Order of Administrationof Companies and Enterprises
Section 4 Crimes of Disrupting the Order of FinancialAdministration
Section 5 Crimes of Financial Fraud
Section 6 Crimes of Jeopardizing Administration of TaxCollection
Section 7 Crimes of Infringing on Intellectual PropertyRights
Section 8 Crimes of Disrupting Market Order
Chapter IV Crimes of Infringing upon Citizens' Right of thePerson and Democratic Rights
Chapter V Crimes of Property Violation
Chapter VI Crimes of Obstructing the Administration of Public Order
Section 1 Crimes of Disturbing Public Order
Section 2 Crimes of Impairing Judicial Administration
Section 3 Crimes Against Control of National Border(Frontier)
Section 4 Crimes Against Control of CulturalRelics
Section 5 Crimes of Impairing Public Health
Section 6 Crimes of Impairing the Protection of Environmentand Resources
Section 7 Crimes of Smuggling, Trafficking in, Transportingand Manufacturing Narcotic Drugs
Section 8 Crimes of Organizing, Forcing, Luring, Shelteringor Procuring Other Persons to Engage in Prostitution
Section 9 Crimes of Producing, Selling, DisseminatingPornographic Materials
Chapter VII Crimes of Impairing the Interests of NationalDefence
Chapter VIII Crimes of Embezzlement and Bribery
Chapter IX Crimes of Dereliction of Duty
Chapter X Crimes of Servicemen's Transgression ofDuties
Chapter XI Supplementary Provisions
