According to the Criminal Law, Article 275 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that if a person was under the age of 18 at the time of committing a crime and was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, the relevant criminal records shall be sealed.
If the criminal record is sealed, it shall not be provided to any unit or individual, except for the need of judicial organs to handle cases or the relevant units to make inquiries in accordance with state regulations. Units that inquire according to law shall keep the sealed criminal records confidential.
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Clarify the responsibility for handling criminal information in violation of regulations;
The department responsible for providing criminal information and its staff shall provide relevant information to the criminal information registration authority in a timely and accurate manner. Failing to provide information as required, or deliberately providing false or forged information, if the circumstances are serious or cause serious consequences, the relevant personnel shall be investigated for responsibility according to law.
The department responsible for the registration and management of criminal information and its staff shall carefully register and properly manage criminal information. Those who fail to register criminal information, provide inquiry services, or disclose criminal information in violation of regulations, if the circumstances are serious or cause serious consequences, shall be investigated for the responsibility of relevant personnel according to law.
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