Criminal penalties and administrative penalties can be combined. Article 147 of the Provisions on the Procedures for Handling Administrative Cases by Public Security Organs stipulates: The public security organs shall make the following handling decisions based on different circumstances of administrative cases: If the illegal act is suspected of constituting a crime, it shall be transferred to a criminal case or to the person in charge with the power to handle it. The administrative case is handled by the agency or department and does not need to be dismissed. If the public security organ has made an administrative decision, it shall attach a file; if the illegal actor is found to have committed other illegal acts, it shall notify the relevant administrative agency to handle the case while making an administrative penalty or other administrative decision in accordance with the law. Applicable object of the law:
Article 16 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China" If there are two or more violations of public security administration, decisions shall be made separately and executed together. If administrative detention penalties are combined, the maximum period shall not exceed 20 days. Article 18 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China: If a unit violates public security administration, the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of this law. If other laws and administrative regulations have provisions on punishment for the same behavior of an entity, the punishment shall be in accordance with those provisions.