If the act of provoking trouble constitutes the crime of provoking trouble, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance. Whoever gathers others to commit acts of provocation and trouble making for many times, thus seriously disrupting social order, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and may also be fined.
Legal basis
Article 293 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China [Crime of provoking trouble] Whoever commits one of the following acts of provoking trouble, thus disrupting social order, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance:
（1） Beating others at will, to a flagrant extent;
（2） Chasing, intercepting, abusing or intimidating others to a flagrant extent;
（3） Forcibly taking or demanding or arbitrarily damaging or occupying public or private property, the circumstances being serious;
（4） Making troubles in public places, causing serious disorder in public places.
Whoever gathers others to commit the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph for many times, thus seriously disrupting public order, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and may also be fined.
