第二十八条 Article 28

Article 28 Under any of the following circumstances, foreigners shall not be allowed to exit China:

　　(1) Are sentenced to criminal punishments, the execution of which are not completed, or suspects or defendants in criminal cases, except those who are sentenced and transferred under relevant agreements between China and foreign countries;

　　(2) Are involved in unsettled civil cases and are not allowed to exit China upon decision of the people’s courts;

　　(3) Are in arrears of paying off labor remuneration and therefore are not allowed to exit by decision of the relevant departments under the State Council or of the people’s governments of provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government; or

　　(4) Other circumstances in which exit shall not be allowed in accordance with laws or administrative regulations.

　　第二十八条外国人有下列情形之一的，不准出境：

　　（一）被判处刑罚尚未执行完毕或者属于刑事案件被告人、犯罪嫌疑人的，但是按照中国与外国签订的有关协议，移管被判刑人的除外；

　　（二）有未了结的民事案件，人民法院决定不准出境的；

　　（三）拖欠劳动者的劳动报酬，经国务院有关部门或者省、自治区、直辖市人民政府决定不准出境的；

　　（四）法律、行政法规规定不准出境的其他情形。