Article 17 The age of criminal responsibility? A person who has reached the age of 16 commits a crime and shall bear criminal responsibility.
A person who has reached the age of 14 but under the age of 16 commits the crime of intentional homicide, intentional injury, serious injury or death, rape, robbery, drug trafficking, arson, explosion and poisoning, and shall bear criminal responsibility.
If a person who has reached the age of 14 and is under the age of 18 commits a crime, he shall be given a lighter or mitigated punishment.
If a person is not given criminal punishment because he is under the age of sixteen, his parents or guardians shall be ordered to discipline him; When necessary, it can also be taken in for reeducation by the government.
Extended data:
Criminal responsibility:
Refers to the legal responsibility that a criminal act should bear, and the two criminal responsibilities of principal punishment and supplementary punishment include investigating its legal responsibility in accordance with the provisions of the criminal law. Principal punishment is the main punishment applicable to criminals, which can only be used independently, not separately. The principal punishment is divided into public surveillance, criminal detention, fixed-term imprisonment, life imprisonment and death penalty. Deprivation of political rights and confiscation of property apply independently and cannot be applied additionally. Supplementary punishment is divided into fines and property. Expulsion can also be applied independently or additionally to foreigners who commit crimes.
References:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law-Peking University Law Information Network