Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国预防未成年人犯罪法
[CURRENT TEXT: Chinese, English]
(adopted June 28, 1999, effective Nov. 1, 1999; amended Oct. 26, 2012, effective Jan. 1, 2013; revised Dec. 26, 2020, effective June 1, 2021)
- Status: Revision passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Drafter & Submitter: NPC Social Development Affairs Committee
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2019, 2020
- Legislative History & Texts
- NPCSC deliberation – 3rd (final) round: December 2020 (Chinese, English)
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd round: August 2020 (Chinese only)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: October 2019 (Chinese, English)
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (Oct. 21, 2019)
- Report on Status of Revision (Aug. 8, 2020)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 22, 2020)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 25, 2020)
- Presidential Order (Dec. 26, 2020)
- Press Conference: N/A
NPC Observer Coverage
- NPCSC Passes New Criminal Law Amendment, Revises National Defense Law & Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Law & Establishes Hainan IP Court (Dec. 28, 2020)
- NPCSC Seeks Public Comments on Draft Copyright Law Amendment, National Flag & Emblem Laws Amendments, NPC Organizational & Procedural Rules Amendments & Two Other Bills (Aug. 16, 2020)
- NPCSC Solicits Public Comments on Civil Code Marriage Part, Draft Community Corrections Law, Draft Revisions to Child Protection Laws & Two Other Bills (Oct. 31, 2019)