Criminal Law Amendment (XI)

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Criminal Law Amendment (XI) of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国刑法修正案（十一）

[Current Text: Chinese, $ English]

(adopted Dec. 26, 2020, effective Mar. 1, 2021)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission
• Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category I
  • Special: Public Health Category I
  • Annual: 2020
• Legislative History & Texts
  • NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (final) round: December 2020 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: October 2020 (Chinese, $ English)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: June 2020 (Chinese, $ English)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (June 28, 2020)
  • Report on Status of Revision (Oct. 13, 2020)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 22, 2020)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 25, 2020)
  • Presidential Order (Dec. 26, 2020)

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