The legal basis is People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law.
Ninth public security organs can mediate and deal with minor violations of public security management caused by civil disputes, such as fighting and damaging other people's property. If the parties reach an agreement through mediation by the public security organ, they will not be punished. If the mediation fails to reach an agreement or fails to perform after reaching an agreement, the public security organ shall punish the violator of public security administration in accordance with the provisions of this law, and inform the parties that they can bring a civil lawsuit to the people's court according to law.
Tort Liability Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Article 2 Whoever infringes upon civil rights and interests shall bear tort liability in accordance with this Law.
The civil rights and interests mentioned in this Law include personal rights and property rights such as the right to life, health, name, reputation, honor, portrait, privacy, marital autonomy, guardianship, ownership, usufructuary right, security right, copyright, patent right, trademark exclusive right, discovery right, stock right and inheritance right.
Article 3 The infringed party has the right to request the infringer to bear the tort liability.
Article 4 Where an infringer should bear administrative or criminal responsibility for the same act, it shall not affect the tort liability according to law.
Fifteenth ways to bear tort liability are:
(1) Stop the infringement;
(2) remove obstacles;
(3) eliminating danger;
(4) returning property;
(5) restitution;
(6) Compensation for losses;
(7) apologize;
(eight) to eliminate the influence and restore the reputation.
The above tort liability methods can be applied separately or in combination.