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An intermediate people's court (Chinese: 中级人民法院) is the second-lowest local people's court in China. According to the Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China, the intermediate people's courts handle relevant important local cases in the first instance and hear appeal cases from the basic people's courts.
According to article 21 of Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, intermediate people's courts have original jurisdiction over the following kinds of criminal cases:
According to article 19 of Civil Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, intermediate people's courts have original jurisdiction over the following kinds of civil cases:
According to article 15 of Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China, intermediate people's courts have original jurisdiction over the following kinds of administrative cases:
Intermediate people's court are found at the level of prefectures, autonomous prefectures, and municipalities across China, excluding Macau and Hong Kong:
Outside of regional level there are other intermediate courts for railways and forestry: