How is the crime of falsifying documents of agencies and organizations punished?
(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Nguyen Quoc T. in N province asked: I read in the newspaper that some people who forged IT and foreign language certificates were prosecuted by the authorities for the crime of "Forgery of documents of agencies and organizations". So how will those who commit the crime of "forging documents of agencies and organizations" be punished?
Reply:
Article 341 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended in 2017) stipulates the crime of forging seals and documents of agencies and organizations; the crime of using fake seals or 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.”
Thus, anyone who forges seals or documents of an organization or agency, depending on the nature and severity of the crime, can be prosecuted for criminal liability and can be prosecuted for a maximum of 7 years in prison, in addition to being fined up to 50,000,000 VND.
