Interpretation and Practical Guide to the Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China

Author: Compiled by the Criminal Law Office of the Legal Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
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Publishing Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book mainly makes the following modifications and supplements:
1. While strengthening public security management, the General Provisions of this Law further stipulate the content of regulating the actions of public security organs and their people in enforcing the law. It emphasizes that public security management should implement a comprehensive approach, resolve social conflicts, promote social harmony, and pay attention to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons, and other organizations.
2. The Regulations summarize the practical experience of nearly two decades of implementation and stipulate some basic principles that should be followed in public security management enforcement activities.
3. To ensure that public security organs and their people conduct standardized law enforcement activities and strictly fulfill their duties in accordance with the law, a new chapter on "Law Enforcement Supervision" has been added.
4. In response to the relatively general and simple provisions on the procedures for handling public security cases in the Regulations, this Law further refines the procedural regulations for handling public security cases to further standardize the law enforcement activities of public security organs and their people and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties involved.
5. According to the needs of public security management, some new behaviors constituting violations of public security management have been added.
6. To adapt to economic development and changes in social conditions, the range of penalties for fines has been appropriately increased.
On August 28, 2005, the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People's Congress passed the "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration and Punishments." This law is of great significance for maintaining public security order, ensuring public safety, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of citizens, legal persons, and other organizations, and standardizing and safeguarding the law enforcement duties of public security organs and their people in public security management.
To facilitate the study, publicity, and implementation of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration and Punishments, and to help a broad readership understand and master the content of this law, the comrades of the Criminal Law Office of the Legal Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, who directly participated in the legislative work, jointly compiled the book "Interpretation and Practical Guide to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration and Punishments."
Based on the legislative intent, the book comprehensively and authoritatively interprets the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration and Punishments through the method of summarizing the essence of each article, and appends relevant legislative materials and documents.
This book is directly written by the legislative body, with authoritative, accurate, and practical content, making it the authoritative reading material for public security organs and their people at all levels, legal professionals, and the general public.