Title: Circular of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Prosecutors' Office on the Issues regarding the Definition on Institutions of Criminal Compensation

Promulgating Organ: the Supreme People's Court/the Supreme People's Prosecutors' Office

Date of Promulgation: July 5, 2005

Date of Implementation: July 5, 2005

Applicable Scope: The issue regarding the institution of criminal compensation.

Major Contents: In this Circular, the situation concerning the people's prosecutors' office which approves the arrest as the institution bearing compensation obligation is prescribed. The situation regarding the people's prosecutor's office which proceeds public prosecution as the common institution bearing compensation obligation is also stipulated.