Provisions on the limitation of prosecution in criminal law: According to the provisions of China's criminal law, the limitation of prosecution is determined according to the severity of statutory penalties for various crimes:1; If the statutory maximum penalty is less than five years of fixed-term imprisonment, the limitation of prosecution shall be five years; 2. If the statutory maximum penalty is more than 5 years but less than 10 year, the limitation period for prosecution is 10 year; 3. If the statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of 10 years or more, the limitation period for prosecution is 15 years; 4. If the statutory maximum punishment is life imprisonment or death penalty, the limitation period for prosecution shall be twenty years. If it is deemed necessary to prosecute after 20 years, it can still be prosecuted after being submitted to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.
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Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 87 A crime that exceeds the following time limit shall not be prosecuted:
(1) Five years have passed if the statutory maximum penalty is less than five years of fixed-term imprisonment;
(2) Ten years if the statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years;
(3) Fifteen years if the statutory maximum penalty is fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years;
(4) Twenty years have passed if the maximum legal punishment is life imprisonment or death penalty. 20 years later, if it is deemed necessary to prosecute, it shall be submitted to the Supreme People's Procuratorate for approval.