How is the crime of violating construction regulations causing serious consequences handled?

Article 298,The Penal Code 2015, amended and supplemented in 2017, stipulates tViolation of construction regulations causing serious consequences, as follows:

1. Any person who violates construction regulations in the field of survey, design, construction, use of raw materials, materials, machinery, supervision, acceptance of works or other fields in one of the following cases, if not in the cases specified in Article 224 and Article 281 of this Code, shall be subject to a fine of from VND 50,000,000 to VND 500,000,000, non-custodial reform for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 01 year to 05 years:

a) Causing death;

b) Causing injury or damage to the health of another person with a bodily injury rate of 61% or more;

c) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people from 61% to 121%;

d) Causing property damage from VND 100,000,000 to under VND 500,000,000.

2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 03 years to 10 years:

a) Killing 02 people;

b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people from 122% to 200%;

c) Causing property damage from VND 500,000,000 to under VND 1,500,000,000.

3. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 07 years to 15 years:

a) Causing the death of 03 people or more;

b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 03 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people being 201% or more;

c) Causing property damage of VND 1,500,000,000 or more.

4. The offender may also be fined from VND 30,000,000 to VND 100,000,000, banned from holding positions, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs from 01 to 05 years.