Contents
- Part One: General Provisions
- Chapter I: Objectives and Basic Principles
- Article 1 To ensure correct enforcement of the...
- Article 2 The objectives of the Criminal Procedure...
- Article 3 Public security authorities are...
- Article 4 National security authorities shall, in...
- Article 5 People's courts shall exercise judicial...
- Article 6 In criminal procedures, people's courts,...
- Article 7 In criminal procedures, people's courts,...
- Article 8 People's procuratorates shall conduct...
- Article 9 Citizens of all nationalities shall have...
- Article 10 After trial by a people's court of...
- Article 11 People's courts shall hear cases in open...
- Article 12 No person shall be found guilty without...
- Article 13 In trying cases, people's courts shall...
- Article 14 People's courts, people's procuratorate
- Article 15 Under any of the following...
- Article 16 Where a foreigner commits a crime and...
- Article 17 In accordance with the international...
- Chapter II: Jurisdiction
- Article 18 Investigation of criminal cases shall be...
- Article 19 A basic people's court shall have...
- Article 20 An intermediate people's court shall...
- Article 21 A higher people's court shall have...
- Article 22 The Supreme People's Court shall have...
- Article 23 When necessary, a people's court at a...
- Article 24 A criminal case shall be under the...
- Article 25 Where two or more people's courts at the...
- Article 26 A people's court at a higher level may...
- Article 27 The jurisdiction of specialized people's...
- Chapter III: Disqualification
- Article 28 Under any of the following...
- Article 29 Judges, prosecutors, and investigators...
- Article 30 The disqualification of a judge,...
- Article 31 The disqualification provisions of this...
- Chapter IV: Defense and Representation
- Article 32 In addition to defending himself or...
- Article 33 A criminal suspect shall have the right...
- Article 34 Where a criminal suspect or defendant...
- Article 35 The duties of a defender are to present...
- Article 36 During the period of criminal...
- Article 37 A defense lawyer may meet and...
- Article 38 A defense lawyer may, from the day when...
- Article 39 Where a defender believes that any...
- Article 40 A defender shall inform the public...
- Article 41 A defense lawyer may gather information...
- Article 42 No defender or other person shall help a...
- Article 43 At trial, a defendant may refuse to...
- Article 44 A victim or his or her legal...
- Article 45 Litigation representatives shall be...
- Article 46 A defense lawyer shall have the right to...
- Article 47 A defender or litigation representative...
- Chapter V: Evidence
- Article 48 All materials that may be used to prove...
- Article 49 The burden of proof of guilty of the...
- Article 50 Judges, prosecutors, and criminal...
- Article 51 A written request of a public security...
- Article 52 A people's court, a people's procurator
- Article 53 In deciding each case, a people's court...
- Article 54 A confession of a criminal suspect or...
- Article 55 After receiving a report, accusation, or...
- Article 56 Where, in a court session, a judge...
- Article 57 During the investigation in court...
- Article 58 Where, at trial, any illegal obtainment...
- Article 59 A witness statement may be used as a...
- Article 60 Any person who has information regarding...
- Article 61 People's courts, people's procuratorate
- Article 62 Where a witness, identification or...
- Article 63 Subsidization shall be provided for the...
- Chapter VI: Compulsory Measures
- Article 64 A people's court, a people's procurator
- Article 65 A people's court, a people's procurator
- Article 66 Where a people's court, a people's proc
- Article 67 A surety must meet the following...
- Article 68 A surety shall perform the following...
- Article 69 A bailed criminal suspect or defendant...
- Article 70 The authority deciding on a bail shall...
- Article 71 Where a criminal suspect or defendant...
- Article 72 Under any of the following...
- Article 73 Residential confinement shall be...
- Article 74 The term of residential confinement at a...
- Article 75 A criminal suspect or defendant under...
- Article 76 Execution authorities may oversee...
- Article 77 The period of bail granted by a people's...
- Article 78 The arrest of a criminal suspect or...
- Article 79 Where there is evidence to prove the...
- Article 80 Under any of the following...
- Article 81 Where a public security authority...
- Article 82 Under any of the following...
- Article 83 When detaining a person, a public...
- Article 84 A public security authority shall...
- Article 85 A public security authority shall...
- Article 86 During the examination and approval of...
- Article 87 A people's procuratorate's approval of
- Article 88 After examining a case where a public...
- Article 89 Deeming that a detainee needs to be...
- Article 90 Deeming that a decision of a people's...
- Article 91 When arresting a person, a public...
- Article 92 A people's court or a people's procurat
- Article 93 After arresting a criminal suspect or...
- Article 94 Where a people's court, a people's proc
- Article 95 A criminal suspect or defendant or his...
- Article 96 Where a case involving a criminal...
- Article 97 When the statutory term of a compulsory...
- Article 98 Where, during the examination and...
- Chapter VII: Incidental Civil Actions
- Article 99 Where a victim has suffered any material...
- Article 100 A people's court may, when necessary,...
- Article 101 When trying an incidental civil case, a...
- Article 102 An incidental civil action shall be...
- Chapter VIII: Periods and Service of Process
- Article 103 Periods are counted by hour, day, or...
- Article 104 Where a party cannot meet a deadline...
- Article 105 Summons, notices, and other court...
- Chapter IX: Other Provisions
- Article 106 For the purposes of this law:
- Part Two: Opening a Case, Criminal Investigation,...
- Chapter I: Opening a Case
- Article 107 A public security authority or a...
- Article 108 Any entity or individual which...
- Article 109 Reports on crimes and criminal suspects...
- Article 110 A people's court, a people's procurato
- Article 111 Where a people's procuratorate deems...
- Article 112 In a case of private prosecution, the...
- Chapter II: Criminal Investigation
- Section 1: General Rules
- Article 113 After opening a criminal case, a public...
- Article 114 After investigation, a public security...
- Article 115 A party or a defender or litigation...
- Section 2: Interrogation of Criminal Suspects
- Article 116 The interrogation of a criminal suspect...
- Article 117 A criminal suspect for whom an arrest...
- Article 118 When interrogating a criminal suspect,...
- Article 119 When a criminal suspect who suffers...
- Article 120 The interrogation transcripts shall be...
- Article 121 When interrogating a criminal suspect,...
- Section 3: Interviewing Witnesses
- Article 122 The investigators may interview a...
- Article 123 When a witness is interviewed, the...
- Article 124 The provisions of Article 120 of this...
- Article 125 The provisions of this Section shall...
- Section 4: Crime Scene Investigation and Examination
- Article 126 The investigators shall conduct...
- Article 127 Any entity or individual shall have the...
- Article 128 To conduct a crime scene investigation...
- Article 129 Where the cause of death of a person is...
- Article 130 To determine certain characteristics,...
- Article 131 Transcripts of a crime scene...
- Article 132 Where a people's procuratorate...
- Article 133 To solve a case, when necessary, an...
- Section 5: Search
- Article 134 To gather criminal evidence and capture...
- Article 135 Any entity or individual shall have the...
- Article 136 When a search is conducted, a search...
- Article 137 During a search, the person under...
- Article 138 Transcripts of a research shall be...
- Section 6: Seizure and Impoundment of Physical...
- Article 139 All objects and documents discovered...
- Article 140 All seized or impounded objects and...
- Article 141 Deeming it necessary to impound the...
- Article 142 A people's procuratorate or a public...
- Article 143 Where the seized or impounded objects,...
- Section 7: Forensic Identification and Evaluation
- Article 144 Where certain special issues in a case...
- Article 145 After completion of identification or...
- Article 146 The criminal investigation authority...
- Article 147 The period of mental illness evaluation...
- Section 8: Technical Investigation Measures
- Article 148 After opening a case regarding a crime...
- Article 149 In an approval decision, the types and...
- Article 150 Where technical investigation measures...
- Article 151 To solve a case, when necessary,...
- Article 152 Materials collected by taking technical...
- Section 9: Wanted Notices
- Article 153 A public security authority may issue a...
- Section 10: Close of Criminal Investigation
- Article 154 The period of custody during criminal...
- Article 155 Where, during a relatively long period...
- Article 156 Where the investigation of the...
- Article 157 Where a criminal suspect may be...
- Article 158 Where, during the period of criminal...
- Article 159 Where, before the investigation of a...
- Article 160 To close the investigation of a case, a...
- Article 161 Where it is discovered during criminal...
- Section 11: Criminal Investigation of Cases...
- Article 162 The criminal investigation of cases...
- Article 163 Where, in a case directly accepted by a...
- Article 164 A detainee in a case directly accepted...
- Article 165 If a people's procuratorate deems it...
- Article 166 After closing the criminal...
- Chapter III: Initiation of Public Prosecution
- Article 167 Any case requiring initiation of a...
- Article 168 During the examination of a case, a...
- Article 169 A people's procuratorate shall, within...
- Article 170 When examining a case, a people's...
- Article 171 When examining a case, a people's...
- Article 172 Where a people's procuratorate deems...
- Article 173 Where a criminal suspect has no...
- Article 174 A decision not to initiate a public...
- Article 175 Where a people's procuratorate decides...
- Article 176 Where a people's procuratorate decides...
- Article 177 Where a people's procuratorate decides...
- Part Three: Trial
- Chapter I: Trial Organizations
- Article 178 Trials of cases by a basic people's...
- Article 179 Where, during deliberation of a...
- Article 180 After holding a court session and...
- Chapter II: Procedures at First Instance
- Section 1: Cases of Public Prosecution
- Article 181 After examining a public prosecution...
- Article 182 After deciding to hold a court session...
- Article 183 A people's court of first instance...
- Article 184 When a case of public prosecution is...
- Article 185 When a court session begins, the...
- Article 186 After the public prosecutor reads out...
- Article 187 Where the public prosecutor or a party...
- Article 188 Where, after being notified by a...
- Article 189 Before a witness takes the stand, a...
- Article 190 The public prosecutor and a defender...
- Article 191 Where, during a court session, a...
- Article 192 During a court session, a party or the...
- Article 193 In a court session, any fact or...
- Article 194 Where, during a court session, any...
- Article 195 After a defendant makes his or closing...
- Article 196 In any case, a sentence shall be...
- Article 197 A written sentence shall be signed by...
- Article 198 Where any of the following...
- Article 199 Where the trial of a case is postponed...
- Article 200 Where any of the following...
- Article 201 The court clerk shall prepare...
- Article 202 A people's court shall announce a...
- Article 203 A people's procuratorate which...
- Section 2: Cases of Private Prosecution
- Article 204 Cases of private prosecution include:
- Article 205 After examining a case of private...
- Article 206 A people's court may conduct mediation...
- Article 207 During litigation of a case of private...
- Section 3: Summary Procedures
- Article 208 A case under the jurisdiction of a...
- Article 209 Under any of the following...
- Article 210 In a case under summary procedures, if...
- Article 211 When trying a case under summary...
- Article 212 In a case under summary procedures, the...
- Article 213 The trial of a case under summary...
- Article 214 For a case under summary procedures, a...
- Article 215 Where, during the trial of a case, a...
- Chapter III: Procedures at Second Instance
- Article 216 Against a sentence or ruling of a local...
- Article 217 Deeming that there is any definite...
- Article 218 Against a sentence of a local people's...
- Article 219 The time limit for filing an appeal...
- Article 220 Where a defendant, a private...
- Article 221 Against a sentence or ruling of a...
- Article 222 The people's court of second instance...
- Article 223 A people's court of second instance...
- Article 224 For a case appealed by a people's...
- Article 225 After hearing an appellate case against...
- Article 226 A people's court of second instance...
- Article 227 Where a people's court of second...
- Article 228 The original trial court shall form a...
- Article 229 After reviewing an appeal against a...
- Article 230 The original trial court shall count...
- Article 231 A people's court of second instance...
- Article 232 After accepting an appellate case, a...
- Article 233 A sentence or ruling of a people's...
- Article 234 A public security authority, a people's...
- Chapter IV: Procedure for Review of Death Sentences
- Article 235 Death sentences shall be subject to the...
- Article 236 Where a defendant is sentenced to death...
- Article 237 Where a defendant is sentenced to death...
- Article 238 A collegial panel consisting of three...
- Article 239 The Supreme People's Court reviewing a...
- Article 240 The Supreme People's Court reviewing a...
- Chapter V: Trial Supervision Procedures
- Article 241 A party or his or her legal...
- Article 242 Where a petition of a party or his or...
- Article 243 Where the president of a people's court...
- Article 244 Where a people's court at a higher...
- Article 245 Where a people's court retries a case...
- Article 246 For a case which a people's court...
- Article 247 The trial of a case by a people's court...
- Part Four: Execution
- Article 248 Sentences and rulings shall be executed...
- Article 249 Where a defendant in custody is...
- Article 250 For a death sentence with immediate...
- Article 251 After receiving an order from the...
- Article 252 Before delivering a convict for...
- Article 253 Where a convict is delivered for...
- Article 254 Under any of the following...
- Article 255 A prison or jail which prepares a...
- Article 256 The authority which decides or approves...
- Article 257 Under any of the following...
- Article 258 A convict who is sentenced to...
- Article 259 For a convict sentenced to deprivation...
- Article 260 Where a convict sentenced to a fine...
- Article 261 A sentence of confiscation of property,...
- Article 262 Where a convict commits a crime again...
- Article 263 Deeming that a ruling of a people's...
- Article 264 Where, during execution of criminal...
- Article 265 People's procuratorates shall supervise...
- Part V: Special Procedures
- Chapter I: Procedures for Juvenile Criminal Cases
- Article 266 For juvenile criminals, the policy of...
- Article 267 For a juvenile criminal suspect or...
- Article 268 When handling juvenile criminal cases,...
- Article 269 An arrest of a juvenile criminal...
- Article 270 During the interrogation and trial of a...
- Article 271 When a juvenile is suspected of a crime...
- Article 272 During the probation period for...
- Article 273 For a juvenile criminal suspect who is...
- Article 274 A case may not be tried openly if the...
- Article 275 Where a juvenile has not attained the...
- Article 276 In the handling of juvenile criminal...
- Chapter II: Procedures for Public Prosecution Cases...
- Article 277 In the following cases of public...
- Article 278 When both parties have reached a...
- Article 279 For a case where a settlement agreement...
- Chapter III: Confiscation Procedures for Illegal...
- Article 280 Where, in a case regarding a serious...
- Article 281 An application for confiscation of...
- Article 282 A people's court shall render a ruling...
- Article 283 Where a fugitive criminal suspect or...
- Chapter IV: Procedures for Involuntary Medical...
- Article 284 A mental patient who has committed any...
- Article 285 Whether a mental patient is subject to...
- Article 286 After accepting an application for...
- Article 287 Deeming at trial that the respondent or...
- Article 288 Involuntary medical treatment...
- Article 289 A people's procuratorate shall oversee...
- Article 290 The security departments of the armed...

