Legal Risk: Crime of Obstruction of Official Duties Article 277 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) whoever obstructs a functionary of a state organ from performing his duties according to law by violence or threats shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or a fine. Whoever obstructs deputies to the National People's Congress and local people's congresses at various levels from performing their duties according to law by violence or threats shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. In natural disasters and emergencies, those who obstruct Red Cross staff from performing their duties according to law by violence or threats shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Whoever intentionally obstructs a state security organ or a public security organ from performing the tasks of state security according to law without resorting to violence or threats and causing serious consequences shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Whoever violently attacks the people's police who perform their duties according to law shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Suspected of a criminal offence and detained in criminal detention, family members should promptly entrust a lawyer to help them meet and understand the objective case, apply for bail pending trial, defend their innocence or misdemeanor according to the case, and strive for a lighter sentence or suspended sentence.
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Article 277 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) 68 Whoever obstructs state functionaries from performing their duties according to law by violence or threats shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or a fine. Whoever obstructs deputies to the National People's Congress and local people's congresses at various levels from performing their duties according to law by violence or threats shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. In natural disasters and emergencies, those who obstruct Red Cross staff from performing their duties according to law by violence or threats shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Whoever intentionally obstructs a state security organ or a public security organ from performing the tasks of state security according to law without resorting to violence or threats and causing serious consequences shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph. Whoever violently attacks the people's police who perform their duties according to law shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance; Whoever causes accidents by using guns, controlled knives or driving a motor vehicle, which seriously endangers personal safety, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.