Procurators Law

Procurators Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国检察官法

[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; China Law Translate]

(adopted Feb. 28, 1995, effective July 1, 1995; amended June 30, 2001, effective Jan. 1, 2002; revised Apr. 23, 2019, effective Oct. 1, 2019)

• Status: Revision passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (164–1–5)
• Principal Drafter & Submitter: Supreme People’s Procuratorate
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 12^th NPCSC Category I; 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2017 (backup), 2018, 2019
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #3 (final): Apr. 20–23, 2019 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Dec. 23–29, 2018 (Chinese, English) 💬
    • Public consultation: Jan. 4, 2019–Feb. 3, 2020
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Dec. 22–27, 2017 (Chinese, English) 💬
    • Public consultation: Dec. 29, 2017–Jan. 27, 2018
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Dec. 22, 2017)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 23, 2018)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Apr. 20, 2019)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Apr. 23, 2019)
  • Presidential Order (Apr. 23, 2019)
• Press Conference: NPCSC General Office (Apr. 23, 2019)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Revises Judicial Personnel Laws, Amends Trademark and Unfair Competition Laws (Apr. 23, 2019)
• NPC Standing Committee Releases 2018 Legislative Plan (Apr. 27, 2018)
• NPCSC to End 2017 with Blockbuster December Session (Dec. 16, 2017)

Relevant Law ›

PRC People’s Procuratorates Organic Law
中华人民共和国人民检察院组织法
(as revised Oct. 26, 2018, effective Jan. 1, 2019)

Last updated: August 5, 2025, 02:05 EDT