Chapter 25 Offense of Abandonment

Chapter 25 Offenses of Abandonment

Article 293
A person who abandons a helpless person shall be punished with fixed-term imprisonment for not more than six months, short-term imprisonment, or a fine of not more than one hundred yuan.
If the commission of the offense results in death, the offender shall be punished with fixed-term imprisonment for not more than five years; if aggravated injury results, the offender shall be punished with fixed-term imprisonment for not more than three years.

Article 294
If a person who by law, order, or contract has duty to support or protect a helpless person abandons him or does not give him support or protection necessary to preserve his life, the person shall be punished by fixed-term imprisonment for not less than six months but not more than five years.
If the commission of the offense results in death, the offender shall be punished with life imprisonment or fixed-term imprisonment for not less than seven years; if aggravated injury results, the offender shall be punished with fixed-term imprisonment for not less than three years but not more than ten years.

Article 295
A person who commits an offense specified in the preceding article against his lineal blood ascendant shall be subject to the punishment prescribed for such an offense by increasing it up to one half.