1. Opinions on Handling Criminal Cases of Dangerous Driving while Intoxicated

Promulgated by The Supreme People’s Court, Supreme People’s Procuratorate, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Justice

Promulgated date:13 December, 2023

Implementation date: 28 December, 2023

Document number: SPP [2023] No. 187

The Opinions consists of 30 articles, divided into six parts, namely, general requirements, filing and investigation, criminal prosecution, expeditious handling, comprehensive management and supplemental provisions, which are comprehensive in content and tightly regulated by law. Among them, the filing and investigation part has prescribed the filing standards, definitions of roads and motor vehicles, enforcement measures, and evidence collection, etc.; the criminal prosecution part has prescribed the circumstances for heavier and lenient punishment, the identification and sentencing standards for significantly minor and minor circumstances, public services, and the connection between criminal and administrative penalties, etc.; the expeditious handling part has prescribed the principle, scope, period and process of applying the expeditious handling mechanism to driving while intoxicated cases. (Source: Supreme People’s Procuratorate)