Tang Code consists of twelve sections in which the offences committed by officials in the exercise of their functions is discussed in the third section and the general definitions and rules are discussed in the first section.
Created in AD 624 and modified in AD 627 and 637, it was promulgated in AD 652 with 502 articles in 12 sections and enhanced with a commentary (the Tanglu shuyi ) in 653. III Offences committed by officials in the exercise of their functions I General definitions and rules 
