Article 13 of the Judges Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall not serve as a judge:
(1) Having received criminal punishment for committing a crime;
(2) Being expelled from public office;
(3) Lawyers and notaries have their practice certificates revoked or their names removed by the Arbitration Commission;
(4) Other circumstances prescribed by law.
Article 26 of the Civil Service Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the following persons shall not be employed as civil servants:
(1) Having received criminal punishment for committing a crime;
(two) was expelled from China * * * party;
(3) Being expelled from public office;
(4) Being listed as the object of joint punishment for dishonesty according to law;
(five) there are other circumstances in which the law stipulates that it is not allowed to be employed as a civil servant.
Legal basis of criminal record
Article 482 of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Procuratorate: 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 people's procuratorate shall seal up the criminal record after receiving the effective judgment or ruling of the people's court. If the people's court of second instance makes an effective judgment or ruling, the people's procuratorate at the same level shall notify the people's procuratorate at a lower level to seal up the relevant criminal records in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. 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.