An intermediate people's court () 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.

Jurisdiction Criminal cases 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: Cases concerning activities endangering national security and terrorism; Cases whose potential penalties include life imprisonment or death penalty. Civil 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: High-impact cases involving foreign nationals; Cases with significant impact in the area of jurisdiction of the court; Cases assigned to the court by the Supreme People's Court. Administrative 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: Cases brought against official actions of the State Council or local governments on the town level or above; Cases against official actions of the customs authority; Important or complex cases in the jurisdiction of the court; Other cases assigned to intermediate people's courts by law.

List of Intermediate Courts

Intermediate people's court are found at the level of prefectures, autonomous prefectures, and municipalities across China, excluding Macau and Hong Kong:

Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Ankang Intermediate People's Court Anshan Intermediate People's Court Anshun City Intermediate People's Court (Guizhou) Anyang City Intermediate People's Court Baoding City Intermediate People's Court (Hebei) Baoji City Intermediate People's Court Baotou City Intermediate People's Court (Inner Mongolia) Bazhong City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Beihai City Intermediate People's Court Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court (Beijing) Beijing No 2 Intermediate People's Court (Beijing) Bengbu Intermediate People's Court Benxi Intermediate People's Court Bijie Intermediate People's Court (Guizhou) Bose Intermediate People's Court Cangzhou Intermediate People's Court (Hebei) Changchun Intermediate People's Court Changde Intermediate People's Court Changsha Intermediate People's Court Chaoyang City Intermediate People's Court Chengde City Intermediate People's Court (Hebei) Chengdu Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Chengdu Jinjiang Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Chenzhou Intermediate People's Court Chifeng Intermediate People's Court (Inner Mongolia) Chongqing No.1 Intermediate People's court Chongzuo Intermediate People's Court Daqing City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Daxinganling area Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Deyang City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Dongying Intermediate People's Court Erdos Intermediate People's Court (Inner Mongolia) Fangchenggang City Intermediate People's Court Fushun Intermediate People's Court Fuxin City Intermediate People's Court Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court Fuzhou Intermediate People's Court Ganzhou City Intermediate People's Court Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Guangyuan Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Guigang City Intermediate People's Court Guilin Intermediate People's Court Guiyang Intermediate People's Court (Guizhou) Han River Intermediate People's Court Handan Intermediate People's Court (Hebei) Hanzhong Intermediate People's Court Harbin Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Hebi Intermediate People's Court Hechi City Intermediate People's Court Hegang City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Heihe City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Hengshui Intermediate People's Court (Hebei) Hengyang Intermediate People's Court Hezhou Intermediate People's Court Huaihua Intermediate People's Court Ji'an City Intermediate People's Court Jiamusi City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Jiangxi Yichun City Intermediate People's Court Jiaozuo Intermediate People's Court Jilin City Intermediate People's Court Jinan Intermediate People's Court Jingdezhen City Intermediate People's Court Jingmen Intermediate People's Court Jiujiang Intermediate People's Court Jixi City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Jiyuan Intermediate People's Court Kaifeng City Intermediate People's Court Kunming Intermediate People's Court Laibin Intermediate People's Court Langfang Intermediate People's Court Leshan City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Liaoyang City Intermediate People's Court Lijiang City Intermediate People's Court Liupanshui City Intermediate People's Court (Guizhou) Liuzhou Intermediate People's Court Longyan City Intermediate People's Court Loudi Intermediate People's Court Luohe City Intermediate People's Court Luoyang Intermediate People's Court Luzhou City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Matsubara City Intermediate People's Court Meishan City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Mianyang City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture Intermediate People's Court (Guizhou) Mudanjiang City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Nanchang Intermediate People's Court Nanchong City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Nanning Intermediate People's Court Nanyang Intermediate People's Court Neijiang City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Ningbo Intermediate People's Court Ningde Intermediate People's Court Panjin Intermediate People's Court Panzhihua City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Pingdingshan Intermediate People's Court Pingxiang Intermediate People's Court Putian City Intermediate People's Court Puyang City Intermediate People's Court Qiannan Intermediate People's Court (Guizhou) Qianxinan Intermediate People's Court (Guizhou) Qinhuangdao Intermediate People's Court (Hebei) Qinzhou Intermediate People's Court Qiqihar City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Qitaihe City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Quingdao Intermediate People's Court Qujing Intermediate People's Court Sanmenxia Intermediate People's Court Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court Shangluo Intermediate People's Court Shangqiu City Intermediate People's Court Shangrao Intermediate People's Court Shaoyang City Intermediate People's Court Shenyang Intermediate People's Court Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court of Guangdoug Province Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court (Hebei) Shiyan Intermediate People's Court Shuangyashan City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Suihua City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Suining Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Suqian Intermediate People's Court Taiyuan Intermediate People's Court Tangshan Municipal Intermediate People's Court (Hebei) Tianjin No 1 Intermediate People's Court (Tianjin) Tianjin No 2 Intermediate People's Court (Tianjin) Tongchuan Intermediate People's Court Tongren Prefecture Intermediate People's Court (Guizhou) Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Intermediate People's Court Weihai Intermediate People's Court Weinan City Intermediate People's Court Wuhan City Intermediate People's Court Wulanchabu City Intermediate People's Court (Inner Mongolia) Wuxi Intermediate People's Court Wuzhou Intermediate People's Court Xi'an Intermediate People's Court Xiangfan Intermediate People's Court Xiangtan Intermediate People's Court Xianyang Intermediate People's Court Xiaogan Intermediate People's Court Xingtai Intermediate People's Court (Hebei) Xingxiang Intermediate People's Court Xinju Intermediate People's Court Xinyang Intermediate People's Court Xuchang Intermediate People's Court Xuzhou City Intermediate People's Court Ya'an Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Yaan City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Yibin Municipal Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Yichang Intermediate People's Court Yichun City Intermediate People's Court (Heilongjiang) Yinchuan Intermediate People's Court Yingkou Intermediate People's Court Yingtan Intermediate People's Court Yiyang Intermediate People's Court Yongzhoui Intermediate People's Court Yueyang Intermediate People's Court Yulin City Intermediate People's Court Yulin Intermediate People's Court Zhangjiajie Intermediate People's Court Zhangjiakou City Intermediate People's Court (Hebei) Zhangye City Intermediate People's Court Zhengzhou Intermediate People's Court Zhoukou Intermediate People's Court Zhumadian City Intermediate People's Court Zhuzhou City Intermediate People's Court Zigong City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Ziyang City Intermediate People's Court (Sichuan) Zunyi City Intermediate People's Court (Guizhou)

Outside of regional level there are other intermediate courts for railways and forestry:

Beijing Railway Transportation Intermediate Court Chengdu Railway Transportation Intermediate Court (Sichuan) Forest Intermediate People's Court in Heilongjiang Province Harbin Railway Transportation Intermediate Court (Heilongjiang) Nanning Railway Transportation Intermediate Court Zhengzhou Railway Transportation Intermediate Court

References

See also

Judicial system of China Local people's court