2024/9/2 凌晨12:26 e Constitution Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China State Structure About Congress Chairman Meetings Our Work Deputies Resourc Home > Resources > Laws（Translation for Reference Only） Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China Top legislature sched upcoming standing c session Xi's special envoy to a inauguration of South president Updated: 2020-12-26 Chapter Ⅸ Crimes of Dereliction of Duty Article 397 A functionary of a state organ who abuses his office or neglects his duty, thereby causing China's top legislator Pakistani PM heavy losses to public property or to the interests of the state and the people, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years or short-term custody. If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years. Where it is provided otherwise in other provisions of this Law, Top legislator stresse quality work of peopl congresses such provisions shall prevail. A functionary of a state organ who engages in malpractice for personal gains and commits a crime as prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more Senior Chinese legisla attends Russia Day re Beijing than 5 years or short-term custody. If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years. Where it is provided otherwise in other provisions of this Law, such provisions shall prevail. Article 398 A functionary of a state organ who, in violation of the provisions of the Law on Guarding State Secrets, intentionally or negligently leaks state secrets, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years or short-term custody. If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years. Any person other than a functionary of a state organ who commits a crime as prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be punished as appropriate in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph. Article 399 A judicial officer who, bending the law for personal gains or twisting the law for a favor, subjects a person known to be innocent to prosecution, or intentionally shields a person known to be guilty from prosecution, or intentionally delivers a judgment or an order against the facts or the law in criminal proceedings, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years or short-term custody. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years. If the circumstances are en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_14.htm 1/6