Article 1 This Law is enacted with a view to maintaining the social security order, guaranteeing public safety, protecting the lawful rights and interests of the citizens, legal persons and other organizations, regulating and ensuring the lawful fulfillment of the public security administration duties by the public security organs and the people's policemen.

Article 2 With regard to an act of disrupting public order, encroaching upon the right of the person, the right of property or impairing social administration, if it is of social harmfulness and constitutes any crime as provided for in the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, it shall be subject to criminal liabilities. If it is not serious enough to be subject to a criminal punishment, it shall, in accordance with this law, be subject to public security punishment by the public security organ.

Article 4 This Law shall apply to the acts violating the public security administration within the territory of the People's Republic of China unless it is otherwise provided for in any law.
This Law shall apply to the acts violating the public security administration that occur in the vessels and aircrafts of the People's Republic of China unless it is otherwise provided for in any law.

Article 10 The public security administration punishments are classified into the following categories:
(1)Warning;
(2)Pecuniary penalty;
(3)Administrative detention; and
(4)Revocation of the license issued by the public security organ;

Any foreigner who violates the public security administration may be given an additionally applicable time limit for exiting China or being expelled from China.

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