2024/9/2 凌晨12:25 Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China Article 358 Whoever organizes or forces other persons to engage in prostitution shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years, and concurrently, a fine. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and concurrently, a fine or confiscation of property. Whoever organizes or forces minors to engage in prostitution shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph. Whoever commits a crime as prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs, and in the course of it commits a criminal act such as killing, injuring, raping, or kidnapping another, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions on combining punishments for multiple crimes. Whoever recruits or transports people for another person who organizes people to engage in prostitution, or otherwise assists others in organizing people to engage in prostitution, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, and concurrently, a fine. 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, and concurrently, a fine. Article 359 Whoever induces, provides shelter for, or procures another person to engage in prostitution shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, short-term custody, or non-custodial correction, and concurrently, a fine. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years, and concurrently, a fine. Whoever induces a girl under the age of 14 to engage in prostitution shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years, and concurrently, a fine. Article 360 Whoever, knowing that he himself suffers from syphilis, gonorrhea, or any other serious venereal disease, engages in prostitution or solicits prostitution, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, short-term custody, or non-custodial correction, and concurrently, a fine. Article 361 Whoever working for an entity in the hotel business, or the catering service, or the culture and entertainment industry, or the taxi industry, etc., by taking advantage of the conditions of the entity, organizes, forces, induces, provides shelter for, or procures another person to engage in prostitution, shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions in Articles 358 and 359 of this Law. The leading person in charge of an entity mentioned in the preceding paragraph who commits a crime as prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be given a heavier punishment. Article 362 Whoever works for an entity in the hotel business, or the catering service, or the culture and entertainment industry, or the taxi industry, etc., informs and notices the lawbreakers when the public security organ investigates prostitution or solicitation of prostitution, if the circumstances are serious, shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions in Article 310 of this Law. en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_13.htm 31/40