How is the use of fake seals, documents or papers to commit illegal acts punished?

Reply:

According to the Ministry of Public Security, Article 341 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented in 2017) stipulates "Crime of counterfeiting seals and documents of agencies and organizations; Crime of using counterfeit seals and documents of agencies and organizations" as follows:
1. Anyone who forges seals, documents or other papers of an agency or organization or uses forged seals, documents or papers to commit illegal acts shall be subject to a fine of from VND 30,000,000 to VND 100,000,000, non-custodial reform for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 06 months to 02 years.

2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 02 years to 05 years:

a) Organized;

b) Committing the crime two or more times;

c) Make from 02 to 05 seals, documents or other papers;

d) Using seals, documents or other papers to commit less serious crimes or serious crimes;

d) Illegal profits from VND 10,000,000 to under VND 50,000,000;

e) Dangerous recidivism.

3. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 03 to 07 years:

a) Making 06 or more seals, documents or other papers;

b) Using seals, documents or other papers to commit very serious crimes or especially serious crimes;

c) Illegal profits of VND 50,000,000 or more.

4. The offender may also be fined from VND 5,000,000 to VND 50,000,000.”.