Claim: Tang Code, a penal code that was established and used during the Tang Dynasty, 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.
Evidence: The Tang Code (Chinese: 唐律; pinyin: Táng lǜ) was a penal code that was established and used during the Tang Dynasty in China. Offences committed by officials in the exercise of their functions III General definitions and rules I The Tang Code contained more than 500 articles divided into twelve large sections (see right-side table).