2024/9/2 凌晨12:25 Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China Whoever forges, alters, or trades residents’ identity cards, passports, social security cards, driving licenses, or other certificates that can be used as proof of identity in accordance with the law, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, noncustodial correction, or deprivation of political rights, and concurrently, a fine. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years, and concurrently, a fine. Article 280a Whoever, in activities in which the proof of his identity is required in accordance with the state regulations, uses a forged or an altered resident’s identity card, passport, social security card, driving license or any other forged or altered certification of identity, or steals and uses another person’s certification as mentioned above, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to short-term custody, or non-custodial correction, and concurrently, a fine, or shall be sentenced to a fine only. Whoever commits an act as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, which constitutes two or more crimes, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions that specify a heavier punishment. Article 280b Whoever, by taking another person’s place, steals or uses the person’s identity, and obtains the admission qualification of higher academic education, the recruitment qualification to be a civil servant, or employment resettlement treatment, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, or non-custodial correction, and concurrently, a fine. Whoever organizes and abets another person to commit an act as prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph. A state functionary who commits a crime as prescribed in the preceding two paragraphs, which concurrently constitutes another crime, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions on combing punishments for multiple crimes. Article 281 Whoever unlawfully produces or trades police uniforms, police vehicle number plates, or other specialized police signs, equipment, or weapons, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, or noncustodial correction, and concurrently, a fine, or shall be sentenced to a fine only. An entity committing a crime as prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall be fined, and the directly responsible persons in charge and other directly responsible persons shall be punished in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph. Article 282 Whoever unlawfully obtains state secrets by stealing, spying, or illegally purchasing such secrets shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, non-custodial correction, or deprivation of political rights. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 7 years. Whoever unlawfully possesses any document, material or another article that is classified as a secret or top secret of the state, and refuses to explain its source and use, shall be sentenced to fixed-term en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_13.htm 6/40