Public Security Administration Punishments Law

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Public Security Administration Punishments Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国治安管理处罚法

[Available Text: Chinese (current) | English (v. 2005)]

(adopted Aug. 28, 2005, effective Mar. 1, 2006; amended Oct. 26, 2012, effective Jan. 1, 2013)

• Status: Revision pending
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Public Security
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category I; 14^th NPCSC Category I
  • Special: Public Health Category I
  • Annual: 2018 (backup), 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: Aug. 28 – Sept. 1, 2023 (Chinese · Δ | English · Δ) 💬
    Public consultation: Sept. 1 – 30, 2023
  • State Council public consultation: Jan. 16 – Feb. 25, 2017 (Chinese, English)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Aug. 28, 2023)
  • Report on Status of Revision (pending)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (pending)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (pending)
  • Presidential Order (pending)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Session Watch: Administrative Reconsideration, Foreign-Related Litigation, Public Security Offenses & Education (Aug. 21, 2023)
• Translation: NPCSC’s New Public Health Legislative Plan in Response to COVID-19 (Apr. 29, 2020)