The crime of engraving official seals privately refers to the act of individuals or other organizations engraving official seals of other enterprises privately. For engraving units and individual employees who violate the state management regulations, depending on the nature and severity of the problem, they shall be given administrative penalties for public security according to law, or be investigated for criminal responsibility.
According to the Criminal Code of People's Republic of China (PRC):
Article 280 The crime of forging, altering, buying or selling official documents, certificates and seals of state organs.
Whoever forges, alters or buys or sells official documents, certificates and seals of state organs shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.
Whoever forges the seals of companies, enterprises, institutions or people's organizations shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined. ?
Whoever forges, alters or buys or sells identity cards, passports, social security cards, driver's licenses and other documents that can be used to prove identity according to law shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined.
According to the People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law:
Article 52
Whoever commits one of the following acts shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and may also be fined less than 1000 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan.
(1) Forging, altering or buying or selling official documents, certificates, certification documents and seals of state organs, people's organizations, enterprises, institutions or other organizations; ?
(2) buying, selling or using forged or altered official documents, certificates and supporting documents of state organs, people's organizations, enterprises, institutions or other organizations; ?
(3) Forging, altering or reselling tickets, boat tickets, air tickets, tickets for cultural performances, sports competitions or other valuable tickets; ?
(4) Forging or altering a ship's registration number, trading or using a forged or altered ship's registration number, or altering a ship's engine number.
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According to the Interim Administrative Rules for Printing, Foundry and Sculpture:
Article 2 Any casting and plate-making institution (manufacturing steel seal, copper plate, offset printing, lithography, offset printing, hot stamping, zinc seal, certified brand, etc.). ) and printing bureau (printing brochures, securities, trademarks, etc. With mechanical or chemical materials).
Seal shop, engraving shop, engraving booth (engraving, printing plate, seal, rubber seal, etc. ) and above operators, regardless of franchise, part-time, public or private, (except those specially used by state organs for business purposes) or nationality, are subject to these rules, except as otherwise provided by laws and regulations.
Article 6 Operators engaged in printing, casting and lettering must observe the following matters:
1. In any of the following printing situations, the printing organ shall report the bottom sample and supporting documents to the local people's public security organ for approval and filing before printing.
1. Engraving customs, seals, official seals, rubber seals, official seals and seals of responsible leaders of organs, organizations, schools and public enterprises.
2 printed notices, passports, power of attorney, armbands, symbols, badges, securities, documents and letters.
3. Casting various steel seals, seals, number plates, badges, etc. Institutions, organizations, schools and public enterprises use or imitate this style.
Two, all operators engaged in printing, casting and lettering must keep a business register for inspection. For all printed materials specified in the first paragraph of this article, the manufacturer shall not keep samples, copy or reprint them without permission.
Three, in case of the following circumstances, should promptly report to the local people's public security organs:
1. Forge or imitate notices, passports, power of attorney, armbands, signs, badges, securities, documents, etc. of various organs.
2. Customize the seals, seals, badges, certificates, number plates or imitations of various organs, organizations, schools and public enterprises without authorization.
3. Customize the seals, printed materials, badges or imitations of illegal organizations and institutions.
4. Printing all kinds of reactionary printed materials that oppose people's democracy, production and construction, and propagate feudalism.
4 printing, casting and engraving the items specified in the third paragraph of this article, in addition to the confiscation of its raw materials and finished products, can be punished according to the seriousness of the case.
Five, the people's public security organs to perform inspection duties, should be assisted.
According to the Regulations on the Administration of the Seal of Social Organizations:
Manage and cancel
(1) The seal of a social organization can only be used after it has been put on record by the registration authority of the organization and the relevant competent department.
(2) If a social organization illegally engraves a seal, the public security organ shall, depending on the seriousness of the case, impose a fine or warning on the person directly responsible in 500 yuan; If serious consequences are caused, the legal responsibility of the person in charge or the person directly responsible shall be investigated.
(three) social organizations should establish and improve the seal management system, the seal should be kept by a special person, and if the use of the seal in violation of the provisions causes serious consequences, the administrative or legal responsibility of the custodian and the responsible person should be investigated.
(4) When a social organization needs to change its seal, it shall return the original seal to the organization registration authority, and reapply and engrave a new seal after approval.
(5) When a social organization cancels its registration, it shall return all its seals to the organization registration administration organ for sealing.
(6) If a social organization is revoked, its seal shall be collected by the organization registration administration organ.
(seven) after the seal of a social organization is lost and declared invalid, it may apply for re-engraving according to the prescribed procedures.
(8) The seals confiscated and returned by social organizations shall be registered by the organization registration authority. Destroy it regularly, and send the list of destroyed seals to the public security organ for the record.
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