(Selected from the translated work titled The Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, authored by Robert Zhang and Steve Li, criminal defense lawyers registered in Shanghai, China.)
Article 135 [Causing a Major Accident in Work or Public Event] Where the facilities or conditions for safe production do not comply with national regulations, resulting in major casualties or other serious consequences, the directly responsible chief and other directly responsible individuals shall be sentenced to imprisonment of not more than three years or custody, or to imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years if the offense is committed under particularly serious circumstances.
Article 135A Where the holding of a large-scale public event violates safety management regulations, resulting in major casualties or other serious consequences, the directly responsible chief and other directly responsible individuals shall be sentenced to imprisonment of not more than three years or custody, or to imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years if the offense is committed under particularly serious circumstances.
