Legal basis: Administrative Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China.
Article 2 Administrative punishment refers to the punishment that the administrative organs impose on citizens, legal persons or other organizations that violate the administrative order according to law, reducing their rights and interests or increasing their obligations.
Article 3 This Law shall apply to the establishment and implementation of administrative penalties.
Article 4 Where a citizen, legal person or other organization violates the administrative order and should be given administrative punishment according to this Law, it shall be prescribed by laws, regulations and rules, and shall be implemented by administrative organs according to the procedures prescribed by this Law.
Article 5 Administrative punishment shall follow the principles of fairness and openness.
The establishment and implementation of administrative punishment must be based on facts, which are equivalent to the facts, nature, circumstances and social harm of illegal acts.
Provisions on administrative penalties for illegal acts must be published; Without publication, it shall not be used as the basis for administrative punishment.
Article 6 When imposing administrative punishment and correcting illegal acts, we should adhere to the combination of punishment and education, and educate citizens, legal persons or other organizations to consciously abide by the law.