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Title Criminal Code of the Republic of ChinaCH
Date 2025.08.01
Legislative Amendment of Articles 286; addition to Article 272-1 promulgated on August 1, 2025.
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Article 272-1

A person who commits the offense specified in article 271 under the age of seven, shall be subject to the punishment prescribed for such an offense by increasing it by half.

A person who maltreats a minor under the age of seven commits an offense specified in article 271-1 shall be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.

An attempt to commit an offense specified in the preceding paragraph is punishable.

A person who prepares to commit an offense specified in paragraph two shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years.

Article 286

A person who maltreats a minor under the age of eighteen or impairs the mental or physical health or development thereof by other means shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months but not more than five years.

A person who intends to make a profit by committing an offense specified in the preceding paragraph shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than five years; in addition thereto a fine of not more than three million dollars may be imposed.

A person who commits an offense specified in the preceding two paragraphs against a person under the age of seven, shall be subject to punishment prescribed for such offense by increasing it by half.

A person who commits the offense specified in paragraph one that results in the death of another from more than the age of seven but under the age of eighteen shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or with imprisonment for not less than ten years; in case of resulting in serious physical injury, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than five years but not more than twelve years.

A person who commits the offense specified in paragraph two that results in the death of another from more than the age of seven but under the age of eighteen shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or with imprisonment for not less than twelve years; in case of resulting in serious physical injury, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than ten years.

A person who commits the offense specified in paragraph one that results in the death of another under the age of seven, shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for not less than ten years; in case of resulting in serious physical injury, such person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than ten years.

A person who commits the offense specified in paragraph two that results in the death of another under the age of seven, shall be sentenced to death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for not less than twelve years; in case of resulting in serious physical injury, such person shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than twelve years.

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