2024/9/2 凌晨12:21 Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China Article 48 Death penalty applies only to an offender who commits extremely serious crimes. Where the immediate execution of death sentence is not deemed necessary, a two-year reprieve may be announced at the same time the death sentence is imposed. Except for judgments rendered by the Supreme People’s Court in accordance with the law, all death sentences shall be submitted to the Supreme People’s Court for verification and approval. A death sentence with reprieve may be decided upon or be verified and approved by a high people's court. Article 49 Death penalty shall not be imposed upon a person under the age of 18 at the time of committing the crime or upon a woman who is pregnant at the time of trial. Death penalty shall not be imposed upon a person aged 75 or above at the time of trial, except where he has caused the death of another person by extremely cruel means. Article 50 Where an offender sentenced to death with reprieve commits no intentional crime during the reprieve period, his death sentence shall be commuted to life imprisonment upon the expiration of the two-year reprieve. If the offender has carried out major meritorious performance during the reprieve period, the death sentence shall be commuted to fixed-term imprisonment of 25 years upon the expiration of the two-year reprieve. If the offender commits an intentional crime with grave circumstances during the reprieve period, the death penalty shall be executed upon verification and approval by the Supreme People's Court. If, despite an intentional crime committed during the reprieve period, death penalty is not to be executed, the reprieve period shall be calculated anew and the case shall be reported to the Supreme People's Court for the record. When imposing death with reprieve on a recidivist or an offender of intentional homicide, rape, robbery, kidnapping, arson, explosion, releasing hazardous substances, or organized violent crime, the people’s court may, based on the circumstances of the crime and other factors, concurrently decide to impose restrictions on commutation. Article 51 The period of reprieve for the death penalty is calculated from the date when the judgment becomes final. The term of fixed-term imprisonment commuted from the death penalty with reprieve is counted from the date when the period of reprieve expires. Section 6 Fines Article 52 The amount of a fine shall be determined according to the circumstances of the crime. Article 53 A fine shall be paid in a lump sum or in installments within the period specified in a judgment. If an offender fails to pay upon the expiration of that period, the fine shall be enforced. If an offender is unable to pay the fine in full, the people’s court shall demand the payment whenever it finds that he holds executable property. If an offender truly has difficulties in paying the fine due to an irresistible calamity or for other reasons, the payment of the fine may be postponed, or the fine may be reduced as appropriate or be remitted upon a ruling of the people’s court. Section 7 Deprivation of Political Rights en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_2.htm 4/6