China mulls establishment of system to seal public security violation records

BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers are considering legislation to establish a system that would seal records of public security violations.

The system was proposed in a draft law revision that was on Tuesday submitted to the ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's national legislature, for its third reading.

Records of public security violations should be sealed and must not be disclosed or provided to any organization or individual, except when required by relevant state authorities in their handling of cases, or when required by authorized entities that are conducting inquiries in accordance with national regulations, per the draft.

Entities accessing sealed records in accordance with the law are required to keep the information confidential, according to the draft.

It also clarifies the circumstances under which hearings should be held for cases involving minors, and includes provisions that such hearings should be conducted privately.