Crime of illegally taking deposits from the general public

       《中华人民共和国刑法》规定

         Article 176 Whoever illegally takes in deposits from the general public or 

does so in disguised form, thus disrupting the financial order, shall be sentenced to 

fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention and 

shall also, or shall only, be fined not less than 20, 000 yuan but not more than 

200, 000 yuan; if the amount involved is huge, or if there are other serious 

circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 

three years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined not less than 50, 000 

yuan but not more than500, 000 yuan.

       第一百七十六条 非法吸收公众存款或者变相吸收公众存款，扰乱金融

秩序的，处三年以下有期徒刑或者拘役，并处或者单处二万元以上二十

万元以下罚金；数额巨大或者有其他严重情节的,处三年以上十年以下有期

徒刑，并处五万元以上五十万元以下罚金。

        a unit commits the crime as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it 

shall be fined, and the persons who are directly responsible for the crime shall 

be punished according to the provisions in the preceding paragraph.

      单位犯前款罪的，对单位判处罚金，并对其直接负责的主管人员和其

他直接责任人员，依照前款的规定处罚。