Chương XVI Bộ Luật hình sự 1999: Các tội phạm trật tự quản lý kinh tế

Chapter XVI

CRIMES OF INFRINGING UPON THE ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ORDER

Article 153.- Smuggling

1. Those who conduct illegal cross-border trading in one of the following objects shall be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and one hundred million dong or a prison term of between six months and three years:

a) Commodities, Vietnamese currency, foreign currency(ies), precious metals, and/or gemstones valued between one hundred million dong and under three hundred million dong and the offenders have been administratively sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or in any of Articles 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160 and 161 of this Code or have been sentenced for one of these offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but repeat the violations, if not falling under the cases stipulated in Articles 193, 194, 195, 196, 230, 232, 233, 236 and 238 of this Code;

b) Objects being historical and/or cultural relics;

c) Banned goods in great volumes or the offenders have already been administratively sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or any of Articles 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160 and 161 of this Code or have already been sentenced for one of these offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but repeat their violations, if not falling under the cases defined in Articles 193, 194, 195, 196, 230, 232, 233, 236 and 238 of this Code.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three and seven years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Being of professional nature;

c) Dangerous recidivism;

d) The goods involved are valued at between three hundred million dongs and under five hundred million dong;

e) Banned goods in great quantity;

f) Gaining big illicit profits;

g) Taking advantage of war conditions, natural calamities, epidemics or other particularly difficult situations;

h) Abusing positions and/or powers;

i) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

j) Committing the crime more than once;

k) Causing serious consequences.

3. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment:

a) Objects involved are valued at between five hundred million dong and under one billion dong;

b) The banned goods are in particularly great quantity;

c) Gaining very great illicit profits;

d) Causing very serious consequences.

4. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between twelve and twenty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment or capital punishment:

a) Objects involved are valued at one billion dong or more;

b) Gaining particularly great illicit profits;

c) Causing particularly serious consequences.

5. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between three million dong and thirty million dong, the confiscation of part or whole of property, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 154.- Illegal cross-border transportation of goods and/or currencies

1. Those who illegally transport across borders any of the following objects shall be subject to a fine of between five million dong and twenty million dong, non-custodial reform for up to two years or a prison term of between three months and two years:

a) Goods, Vietnamese currency, foreign currency(ies), precious metals, gemstone valued between one hundred million dong and under three hundred million dong, or under one hundred million dong but the offenders have already been administratively sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or any of Articles 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160 and 161 of this Code, or have been sentenced for one of these offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but repeat their violations, if not falling under the cases defined in Articles 193, 194, 195, 196, 230, 232, 233, 236 and 238 of this Code;

b) Objects being historical and/or cultural relics and the offenders have already been administratively sanctioned but repeat their violations;

c) The banned goods are in great quantity or the offenders have already been administratively sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or any of Articles 153, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160 and 161 of this Code or have already been sentenced for one of these offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but repeat their violations, if not falling under the cases defined in Articles 193, 194, 195, 196, 230, 232, 233, 236 and 238 of this Code;

2. Committing the crime in one of the following cases, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two and five years of imprisonment:

a) Object involved in the offense is valued between three hundred million dong and under five hundred million dong;

b) The banned goods are in very great quantity;

c) Abusing positions and/or powers;

d) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

e) Committing the crime more than once;

f) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Committing the crime with goods valued at five hundred million dong or more or banned goods in particularly great quantity, the offenders shall be sentenced to from five to ten years of imprisonment.

4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong and ten million dong, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 155.- Manufacturing, stockpiling, transporting and/or trading in banned goods

1. Those who manufacture, stockpile, transport and/or trade in goods banned from business by the State in great quantity, gain great illicit profits or who have been administratively sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or Articles 153, 154, 156, 157,158, 159 and 161 of this Code or have already been sentenced for one of these offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but repeat their violations, if not falling under the cases stipulated in Articles 193, 194, 195, 196, 230, 232, 233, 236 and 238 of this Code, shall be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong or a prison term of between six months and five years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three and ten years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Abusing positions and/or powers;

c) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

d) Being of professional character;

e) Goods involved in the offense are in very great quantity or gaining very great illicit profits

f) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Committing the crime with particularly great quantity of goods or particularly great illicit profits, the offenders shall be sentenced to between eight and fifteen years of imprisonment.

4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between three million dong and thirty million dong, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 156.- Manufacturing and/or trading in fake goods

1. Those who manufacture and/or trade in fake goods equivalent to the quantity of genuine goods valued between thirty million dong and under one hundred fifty million dong, or under thirty million dong but causing serious consequences or who have been already administratively sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or any of Articles 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 159 and 161 of this Code or have already been sentenced for one of these offenses but not yet entitled to criminal record remission and repeat the violation, shall be sentenced to from six months to five years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three and ten years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Being of professional character;

c) Dangerous recidivism;

d) Abusing positions and/or powers;

e) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

f) The fake goods are equivalent to a quantity of genuine goods valued between one hundred and fifty million dong and under five hundred million dong;

g) Gaining great illicit profits;

h) Causing very serious consequences.

3. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offender shall be sentenced to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment:

a) The fake goods are equivalent to a quantity of genuine goods valued at five hundred million dong or more;

b) Gaining very great or particularly great illicit profits;

c) Causing particularly serious consequences.

4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong, the confiscation of part or whole of property, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or from doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 157.- Manufacturing and/or trading in fake goods being food, foodstuffs, curative medicines, preventive medicines

1. Those who produce and/or trade in fake goods being food, foodstuff, curative medicines and/or preventive medicines shall be sentenced to between two and seven years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five years and twelve years:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Being of professional character;

c) Dangerous recidivism;

d) Abusing positions and/or powers;

e) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

f) Causing serious consequences.

3. Committing the crime, which results in very serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between twelve years and twenty years of imprisonment.

4. Committing the crime, which results in particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to twenty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment or capital punishment.

5. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong, the confiscation of part or whole of property, the ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 158.- Manufacturing and/or trading in fake goods being animal feeds, fertilizers, veterinary drugs, plant protection drugs, plant varieties, animal breeds.

1. Those who produce and/or trade in fake goods being animal feeds, fertilizers, veterinary drugs, plant protection drugs, plant varieties and/or animal breeds in great quantity or causing serious consequences or who have been already administratively sanctioned for acts defined in this Article or any of Articles 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 159 and 161 of this Code or have been sentenced for one of these offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission and repeat the violations, shall be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and one hundred million dong or a prison term of between one and five years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crimes in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three and ten years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Abusing positions and/or powers;

c) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

d) Fake goods are in very great quantity;

e) Dangerous recidivism;

f) Causing very serious consequences.

3. Committing the crimes with a particularly great quantity of fake goods or causing particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment.

4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong between fifty million dong, the confiscation of part or whole of property, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 159.- Conducting business illegally

1. Those who conduct business without business registration, in contravention of the registered contents or without separate license if so required by law, in one of the following cases, shall be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong or non-custodial reform for up to two years:

a) The offenders have already been administratively sanctioned for these acts or sentenced for these crimes or for any crime defined in Articles 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 164, 193, 194, 195, 196, 230, 232, 233, 236 and 238 of this Code, have not yet been entitled to criminal record remission but continue committing the violations;

b) The goods involved in the offense are valued between one hundred million dong and under three hundred million dong.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following cases, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three months and two years of imprisonment:

a) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

b) Falsely presenting as an organization which does not actually exist;

c) The goods involved in the offense are valued at three hundred million dong or more;

d) Gaining big illicit profits.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between three million dong and thirty million dong.

Article 160.- Speculation

1. Those who take advantage of scarcity or create the sham scarcity of goods during natural calamities, epidemics and/or war time and buy up goods in great quantity for re-sale in order to gain illicit profits, thus causing serious consequences, shall be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong or a prison term of between six months and five years.

2. Committing such crimes in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three and ten years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Abusing positions and/or powers;

c) Abusing the names of agencies or organizations;

d) The speculated goods are in very great quantity;

e) Very big illicit profits are gained;

f) Very serious consequences are caused;

g) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Committing the crimes in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between eight and fifteen years of imprisonment:

a) The speculated goods are in particularly great quantity;

b) Particularly big illegal profits are gained;

c) Particularly serious consequences are caused.

4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between three million dong and thirty million dong, the ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 161.- Tax evasion

1. Those who evade tax in the amount of between fifty million dong and one hundred and fifty million dong or who have already been administratively sanctioned for tax evasion or already sentenced for this crime or for any of the crimes defined in Articles 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 164, 193, 194, 195, 196, 230, 232, 233, 236 and 238 of this Code, have not yet been entitled to criminal record remission but repeat their violations, shall be subject to a fine of between one time and five times the evaded tax amount or to non-custodial reform for up to two years.

2. Evading tax in the amount of between one hundred million dong and under five hundred million dong or repeating such crime, the offenders shall be subject to a fine of between one time and five times the evaded tax amount or to a prison term of between six months and three years.

3. Evading tax in the amount of five hundred million dong or more or in other particularly serious circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two years and seven years of imprisonment.

4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between one time and three times the evaded tax amount.

Article 162.- Deceiving customers

1. Those who, in goods purchase or sale, trickily weigh, measure, calculate or fraudulently exchange goods or employ other deceitful ploys, causing serious loss to customers, or who have already been administratively sanctioned for such acts or been sentenced for such offenses and not yet entitled to criminal record remission but repeat their violations, shall be subject to warning, a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong, non-custodial reform for up to three years or a prison term of between three months and three years.

2. Committing the crimes more than once or gaining big illicit profits, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two and seven years of imprisonment.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between three million dong and thirty million dong.

Article 163.- Usury

1. Those who provide loans at an interest rates ten or more times higher than the maximum interest rate prescribed by law, which is of exploitative nature, shall be subject to a fine of one to ten times the interest amount or to non-custodial reform for up to one year.

2. If big illegal profits are gained, the offenders shall be sentenced to between six months and three years of imprisonment.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine one to five times the illicit profits, to a ban from holding certain post, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 164.- Counterfeiting stamps and/or tickets, trading in counterfeit stamps and/or tickets

1. Those who make and/or trade in counterfeit stamps and/or tickets of all kinds in great quantity or who have already been administratively sanctioned for such acts or have already been sentenced for such offenses, have not yet been entitled to criminal record remission but repeat their violations, shall be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong or sentenced to between six months and three years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crimes in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two and seven years:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Abusing positions and/or powers;

c) Big illicit profits are gained

d) Dangerous recidivism.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between three million dong and thirty million dong, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 165.- Deliberately acting against the State’s regulations on economic management, causing serious consequences

1. Those who abuse their positions and/or powers to deliberately act against the State’s regulations on economic management, causing a loss of between one hundred million dong and three hundred million dong, or under one hundred million dong but the offenders have already been disciplined for such acts but repeat their violations thus causing serious consequences, shall be subject to non-custodial reform for up to three years or a prison term of between one and five years.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three and twelve years of imprisonment:

a) For self-seeking or other personal purposes;

b) In an organized manner;

c) Employing perfidious tricks;

d) Causing a loss of from three hundred million dong to under one billion dong or causing other very serious consequences.

3. Committing the crime which entails a loss of one billion dong or more or other particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between ten years and twenty years of imprisonment.

4. The offenders may also be subject to the confiscation of part or whole of their property, the ban from holding certain posts or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 166.- Establishing illegal funds

1. Those who abuse their positions and/or powers to set up an illegal fund valued at between fifty million dong and under two hundred million dong and have used such fund, causing serious consequences, or who have already been disciplined or administratively sanctioned for such acts but continue to commit them, shall be subject to non-custodial reform for up to three years or a prison term of between one and five years.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three and seven years of imprisonment:

a) Employing perfidious tricks to escape the control;

b) To commit other crimes;

c) The illegal fund is valued at between two hundred million dong and under five hundred million dong;

d) Causing very serious consequences.

3. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between six and ten years of imprisonment:

a) The illegal fund is valued between five hundred million dong and under one billion dong;

b) Causing particularly serious consequences.

4. Committing the crime in case where the illegal fund has the value of one billion dong or more, the offenders shall be sentenced to between eight and fifteen years of imprisonment.

5. The offenders shall also be banned from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years, and may be subject to a fine of between five million dong and thirty million dong.

Article 167.- Making false reports on economic management

1. Those who, for self-seeking or other personal purposes, make false reports to the competent agencies on data and/or documents which are clearly untruthful, thus causing serious consequences to the elaboration and implementation of socio-economic plans of the State or who have already been disciplined or administratively sanctioned for such acts or have already been sentenced for such offenses, have not yet been entitled to criminal record remission but continue to commit them, shall be subject to non-custodial reform for up to one year or a prison term of between three months and three years.

2. The offenders may also be banned from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 168.- Making false advertisements

1. Those who falsely advertise goods and/or services, causing serious consequences, or who have been administratively sanctioned for such act or already sentenced for such offense and not yet entitled to the criminal record remission but continue to commit it, shall be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and one hundred million dong, non-custodial reform for up to three years or to a prison term of between six months and three years.

2. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong, to a ban from practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 169.- Deliberately acting against the regulations on distribution of relief money and goods

1. Those who abuse their positions and/or powers and deliberately act against the regulations on distribution of relief money and goods, causing serious consequences, shall be subject to warning, non-custodial reform for up to two years or to a prison term of between three months and two years.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between one and five years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) Causing very serious or particularly serious consequences.

3. The offenders may also be banned from holding certain posts for one to five years.

Article 170.- Breaching the regulations on the granting of industrial property protection deeds

1. Those who are competent to grant protection deeds and breach the law provisions on the granting of industrial property protection deeds, have already been disciplined or administrative sanctioned for such act but still commit it, causing serious consequences, shall be subject to non-custodial reform for up to three years or to a prison term of between six months and three years.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to from two to seven years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) Causing very serious or particularly serious consequences.

3. The offenders may also be banned from holding certain posts for one to five years.

Article 171.- Infringing upon industrial property rights

1. Those who, for business purposes, appropriate and/or illegally use inventions, utility solutions, industrial designs, trade marks, appellation, goods origins or other industrial property objects, which are protected in Vietnam, thus causing serious consequences or who have already been administratively sanctioned for such acts or already been sentenced for such offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but continue to commit them, shall be subject to a fine of between twenty million dong and two hundred million dong or to non-custodial reform for up to two years.

2. Committing the crimes in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between six months and three years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) Causing very serious or particularly serious consequences.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and one hundred million dong, to a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 172.- Breaching regulations on natural resource surveys, exploration and/or exploitation

1. Those who breach the State’s regulations on natural resource surveys, exploration and/or exploitation, conducting such activities ashore, on islands, in inland waters, territorial waters, exclusive economic zones, contentinental shelf and air space of Vietnam without permits or in contravention of the contents of the permits thus causing serious consequences, shall be subject to warning, a fine of between fifty million dong and one billion dong or a prison term of between six months and three years.

2. Committing the crime and causing very serious or particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two and ten years of imprisonment.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between fifty million dong and five hundred million dong.

Article 173.- Breaching regulations on land use

1. Those who grab and occupy land or transfer the land use right or use land in contravention of the State’s regulations on land management and use, causing serious consequences or who have already been administratively sanctioned for such acts or have already been sentenced for such offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but continue to commit them, shall be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong, non-custodial reform for up to three years or a prison term of between three months and three years.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be subject to a fine of between thirty million dong and one hundred million dong or a prison term of between two and seven years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crimes more than once;

c) Causing very serious or particularly serious consequences.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong and twenty million dong.

Article 174.- Breaching regulations on land management

1. Those who take advantage of or abuse their positions and/or powers, assigning, recovering, leasing, permitting the transfer of the right to use or permitting the change of use of land in contravention of law, have already been disciplined for such acts but still commit them, shall be subject to non-custodial reform for up to three years or a prison term of between six months and three years.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two and seven years of imprisonment:

a) Land is large in area or of great value;

b) Serious consequences are caused.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 175.- Breaching regulations on forest exploitation and protection

1. Those who commit one of the following acts causing serious consequences or who have already been administratively sanctioned for such act or have already been sentenced for this offense, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but still commit them, shall be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong, non-custodial reform for up to three years or subject to a prison term of between three months and three years:

a) Illegally exploiting forest trees or committing other acts of violating the State’s regulations on forest exploitation and protection, if not falling under the cases specified in Article 189 of this Code;

b) Illegally transporting and/or trading in timber, if not falling into the cases specified in Article 153 and Article 154 of this Code.

2. Committing the crime in very serious or particularly serious cases, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two years and ten years of imprisonment.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between five million dong and twenty million dong.

Article 176.- Breaching regulations on forest management

1. Those who take advantage of or abuse their positions and/or powers, committing one of the following acts and causing serious consequences or who have been disciplined for such acts but still commit them, shall be subject to non-custodial reform for up to three years or to a prison term of between six months and three years:

a) Illegally assigning forests and/or forest land or recovering forests and/or forest land;

b) Illegally permitting the transfer of the use purposes of forests and/or forest land;

c) Illegally permitting the exploitation and/or transportation of forest products.

2. Committing the crime in one of the following circumstances, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two to seven years of imprisonment:

a) In an organized manner;

b) Committing the crime more than once;

c) Causing very serious consequences;

3. Committing the crime which entails particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five and twelve years of imprisonment.

4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and one hundred million dong, a ban from holding certain posts for one to five years.

Article 177.- Breaching regulations on electricity supply

1. Any responsible persons who commit one of the following acts, causing serious consequences or who have already been disciplined or administratively sanctioned for such act or have already been sentenced for such offenses, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but still commit them, shall be subject to a fine of between five million dong and fifty million dong, non-custodial reform for up to two years or a prison term of between three months and two years:

a) Cutting the electricity supply without grounds or without notices as prescribed;

b) Groundlessly refusing to supply electricity;

c) Delaying the handling of electricity incident without plausible reason.

2. Committing the crime and causing very serious or particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two years and seven years of imprisonment.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between two million dong and twenty million dong, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 178.- Illegally using reserve funds for supplementation to the charter capital of credit institutions

1. Any responsible persons who use charter capital supplementation reserve funds to distribute dividends, causing serious consequences, or who have already been disciplined or administratively sanctioned for such act or have already been sentenced for such offense, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but still commit it, shall be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and five hundred million dong, non-custodial reform for up to two years or a prison term of between three months and two years.

2. Committing the crime and causing very serious or particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between two and seven years of imprisonment.

3. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and one hundred million dong, a ban from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.

Article 179.- Breaching regulations on loan provision in the operations of credit institutions

1. Those who are employed in the credit activities and commit one of the following acts, causing serious consequences, shall be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and fifty million dong or a prison term of between one and seven years:

a) Providing non-secured loans in contravention of law provisions;

b) Providing loans in excess of the prescribed limits;

c) Other acts of violating law provisions on lending in the credit activities.

2. Committing the crime and causing very serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five years and twelve years of imprisonment.

3. Committing the crime and causing particularly serious consequences, the offenders shall be sentenced to between ten years and twenty years of imprisonment.

4. The offenders may also be banned from holding certain posts, practicing certain occupations or doing jobs relating to credit activities for one to five years.

Article 180.- Making, storing, transporting and/or circulating counterfeit money, treasury bills and/or bonds

1. Those who make, store, transport and/or circulate counterfeit money, treasury bills and/or bonds shall be sentenced to between three years and seven years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crimes in serious cases, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five years and twelve years of imprisonment.

3. Committing the crimes in very serious or particularly serious cases, the offenders shall be sentenced to between ten years and twenty years of imprisonment, life imprisonment or capital punishment.

4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and one hundred million dong, the confiscation of part or whole of their property.

Article 181.- Making, storing, transporting and/or circulating counterfeit checks and/or other counterfeit valuable papers

1. Those who make, store, transport and/or circulate counterfeit checks and/or other counterfeit valuable papers shall be sentenced to between two and seven years of imprisonment.

2. Committing the crime in serious cases, the offenders shall be sentenced to between five years and twelve years of imprisonment.

3. Committing the crime in very serious or particularly serious cases, the offenders shall be sentenced to between ten and twenty years of imprisonment.

4. The offenders may also be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and one hundred million dong, the confiscation of part or whole of property.