Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law.
Article 51 Whoever pretends to be a functionary of a state organ or swindles and swindles with other false identities shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan. Whoever impersonates military and police personnel to swindle and swindle shall be given a heavier punishment.
Article 52 Whoever commits one of the following acts shall be detained for more than 10 days and less than 15 days, and may also be fined less than 1,000 yuan; If the circumstances are relatively minor, he shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan: (1) Forging, altering or buying or selling official documents, certificates, certification documents and seals of state organs, people's organizations, enterprises, institutions or other organizations; (2) buying, selling or using forged or altered official documents, certificates and supporting documents of state organs, people's organizations, enterprises, institutions or other organizations; (3) Forging, altering or reselling tickets, boat tickets, air tickets, tickets for cultural performances, sports competitions or other valuable tickets; (4) Forging or altering a ship's registration number, trading or using a forged or altered ship's registration number, or altering a ship's engine number.
Article 280 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, control or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined. Whoever forges the seals of companies, enterprises, institutions or people's organizations shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined. Whoever forges, alters or buys or sells identity cards, passports, social security cards, driver's licenses and other documents that can be used to prove identity according to law shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years and shall also be fined. Article 280-1 Whoever uses forged, altered or embezzled other people's identity cards, passports, social security cards, driver's licenses and other certificates that can prove his identity according to law in activities that should prove his identity according to state regulations, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also or only be fined. Whoever commits the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph and constitutes other crimes shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier punishment. Article 280 bis Whoever steals or fraudulently uses another person's identity to obtain the qualifications for admission to institutions of higher learning, employment of civil servants and employment placement on behalf of another person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined. Whoever organizes or instigates others to commit the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. State functionaries who commit the acts mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs, which constitute other crimes, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of combined punishment for several crimes.