persons, a fine of no less than CNY10,000 but no more than CNY100,000 shall be imposed.
Electronic messaging service providers or application software download service providers who fail to fulfill
their security management obligations stipulated in Paragraph 2 of Article 48 hereof, shall be punished in
accordance with the preceding paragraph.
Article 69 Network operators who, in violation of the provisions hereof, conduct any of the following acts
shall be ordered to effect rectification by the competent departments; where they refuse to effect
rectification, or the circumstances are serious, a fine of no less than CNY50,000 but no more than
CNY500,000 shall be imposed; as for the persons directly in charge or other directly responsible persons, a
fine of no less than CNY10,000 but no more than CNY100,000 shall be imposed,
1. Fail to take disposal measures such as stopping transmission or removing information whose publication or
transmission is prohibited by the laws or administrative regulations as required by the relevant departments.
2. Refuse or impede the supervision and detection implemented by the relevant departments according to
the law; or
3. Refuse to provide technical support and assistance to public security organs and state security organs.
Article 70 Releasing or transmitting information whose publication or transmission is prohibited by Paragraph
2 of Article 12 hereof, or by other laws or administrative regulations, shall be punished in accordance with
the provisions of the relevant laws and administrative regulations.
Article 71 Any violation as stipulated in this Law shall be recorded in the credit files in accordance with the
provisions of the relevant laws and administrative regulations and be publicized.
Article 72 Where operators of government affairs networks for state organs fail to perform their obligation of
cybersecurity protection as stipulated in this Law, their administrations at the next higher level or relevant
administrations shall order them to effect rectification and impose sanctions on the persons directly in
charge and other directly responsible persons.
Article 73 Where cyberspace administration departments and the relevant departments violate Article 30
hereof by using information acquired when they fulfill their responsibilities for cybersecurity protection for
any other purpose, sanctions shall be imposed on the persons directly in charge and other directly
responsible persons.
Where a functionary in the cyberspace administration departments or relevant departments, neglects his
duty, abuses his power, and seeks personal gains in his work, but does not constitute a crime, he shall be
imposed sanctions according to the law.
Article 74 For a violation of the provisions hereof which causes damage to others, civil liabilities shall be
borne in accordance with the law.
For a violation of the provisions hereof which constitutes a violation of public security administration, a
public security administration punishment shall be imposed in accordance with the law; where a crime is
constituted, criminal liability shall be pursued in accordance with the law.
Article 75 Where any overseas organization, institution or individual engages in any activity that endangers
critical information infrastructure of the People's Republic of China through attacks, invasions, interference
or destruction, and results in serious consequences, it shall be investigated for its liabilities according to the
law; the public security organ of the State Council and relevant departments may decide to freeze the assets
of such organization, institution or individual or take other necessary punitive measures against it.
Chapter VII Supplementary Provisions
Article 76 For the purpose of the Law, the following terms shall have the following meanings ascribed
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