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Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 82 The granting of parole to an offender shall be in accordance with the procedures provided
in Article 79 of this Law. No parole may be granted without statutory procedures.
Article 83 The period of parole for fixed-term imprisonment is the remaining term that has not been
served; and the period of parole for life imprisonment is 10 years.
The period of parole begins on the date when the offender is released on parole.
Article 84 An offender granted parole shall observe the following provisions:
(1) abiding by laws and administrative regulations and submitting himself to supervision;
(2) reporting his activities in accordance with the rules set by the supervising authority;
(3) observing rules on meeting visitors set by the supervising authority; and
(4) reporting to and obtaining approval from the supervising authority before leaving the city or
county where the parolee lives, or for a change of residence.
Article 85 A parolee shall be subjected to community correction in accordance with the law. If there
is no circumstance as prescribed in Article 86 of this Law, upon the expiration of the parole
period, the sentence originally imposed shall be regarded as having been served and a
pronouncement to this effect shall be made.
Article 86 Where a parolee commits a new crime, the parole shall be revoked and combined
punishment for multiple offenses shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions in Article 71 of
this Law.
Where it is found that a parolee has not been sentenced for another crime he had committed before
the judgment was rendered, the parole shall be revoked and a punishment for multiple offenses shall
be imposed in accordance with the provisions in Article 70 of this Law.
Where a parolee violates laws, administrative regulations or rules on the supervision and
administration of parole set by the relevant departments under the State Council, which does not
constitute a new crime, the parole shall be revoked in accordance with the statutory procedures and
the parolee shall be taken back to prison to serve the remaining term of the sentence.
Section 8 Limitation Period
Article 87 A crime shall no longer be prosecuted when the following periods have elapsed:
(1) 5 years, where the maximum punishment prescribed for the crime is fixed-term imprisonment of
less than 5 years;
(2) 10 years, where the maximum punishment prescribed for the crime is fixed-term imprisonment
of not less than 5 years but less than 10 years;
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