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Law of the Peoples Republic of China on Penalties for Administration of Public Security (Adopted at the 17th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Tenth National Peoples Congress on August 28, 2005) Contents Chapter I General Provisions Chapter II Types of Penalties and Their Application Chapter III Acts Against the Administration of Public Security and Penalties Section 1 Acts Disturbing Public Order and Penalties Section 2 Acts Impairing Public Security and Penalties Section 3 Acts Infringing upon Rights of the Person and of Property and Penalties Section 4 Acts Impeding Social Administration and Penalties Chapter IV Procedure of Penalties Section 1 Investigation Section 2 Decision Section 3 Execution Chapter V Law Enforcement Supervision Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 This Law is formulated in order to maintain the order of public security, safeguard public safety, protect the lawful rights and interests of citizens, legal persons and other organizations, and regularize and guarantee performance of the duties for administration of public security by public security organs and peoples police according to law. Article 2 A person who disturbs public order, endangers public safety, infringes on the rights of person and property or hampers social administration, which is harmful to the society and which, according to the provisions of the Criminal Law of the Peoples Republic of China, constitutes a crime, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; and if such an act is not serious enough for criminal punishment, the public security organ shall impose on him a penalty for administration of public security according to this Law. Article 3 The provisions of this Law are applicable to the procedure of penalties for administration of public security; and to cases for which no such provisions are stipulated in this Law, the relevant provisions of the Law of the Peoples Republic of C