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Chinese enterprises that are caught polluting will be fined 10,000 yuan a day while they will fail to comply with the environmental rules in accordance with new legislation that is currently being considered by the government. The new law being drafted will be released to the public later this year and will be submitted for [...]
Jul 21 2011, 7:55 am | Posted in Fines and Penalties | Read More »

Motorists beware, driving at speeds below 60 kilometers per hour on Shenzhen expressways and trunk roads might result in a fine of 500 yuan for each offense. A driver that commits the offense five times in one year will have their license suspended. This is the first regulation implemented that will punish drivers that are [...]
Jun 23 2011, 9:47 am | Posted in Fines and Penalties | Read More »

From June 6 to December 5 the police will be imposing a ban on electric bikes all throughout the city except parts of Guangming and Pingshan plus four subdistricts in Longgang District. Around 500,000 electric bikes will be affected and violators of the ban will be fined 200 yuan. The ban is to control the [...]
May 27 2011, 12:26 pm | Posted in Fines and Penalties | Read More »

Housekeeping companies are prohibited from hiring employees who are under 16 years of age without official training certificates, identity cards and with contagious diseases. According to a draft regulation on the management of the housekeeping industry released by the Ministry of Commerce for public consultation, housekeeping companies will be subject to penalties if they employ [...]
Apr 29 2011, 5:30 pm | Posted in Civil,Fines and Penalties | Read More »

Drivers driving under the influence of alcohol will face from one to six months imprisonment and have their licensed revoked, having to wait five years to reapply for a new license, according to an amendment to China’s Road Safety Management. As stated by law, drivers with a blood-alcohol content of between 20-80 mg/100 ml is [...]
Apr 29 2011, 1:20 pm | Posted in Fines and Penalties | Read More »

A man who set fire to and destroyed an ATM that he taught was suspicious, was ordered to pay 138,000 yuan ( $ 21,185 ) for the machine. The man, identified as Cai, suspected that the surveillance camera installed in the ATM where he was about to withdraw money, located at Nanyue Square in Longgang, [...]
Apr 28 2011, 7:57 pm | Posted in Fines and Penalties | Read More »

On May 1st, smoking indoors in public places such as restaurants, bars, and on buses will be prohibited with fines reportedly in excess of 30,000 RMB to be levied to violators of the ban, though no specific instructions have been given as to how and for what those fines may be levied. China has the [...]
Apr 26 2011, 3:16 pm | Posted in Featured,Fines and Penalties | Read More »

As the city of Guangzhou is trying its best to reduce the amount of garbage its residents are throwing, the city government have drawn the line to residents that still does not throw their garbage in the right garbage bins. The city is now imposing fine to people throwing garbage in the wrong trash bin [...]
Apr 4 2011, 2:14 pm | Posted in Fines and Penalties | Read More »

A total of 1,800 photos were received by the traffic police during their campaign that invited local residents to report any offenses that they can see. Residents were able to take photographs of offenses such as illegally changing lanes and illegal parking. Most of the reports were either sent through MMS or email to traffic [...]
Apr 1 2011, 10:14 am | Posted in Fines and Penalties | Read More »

People giving information or helping report any traffic violations being committed will be paid a reward of 1,000 yuan each. Reports should include the license plate numbers, vehicle type and any information on the driver that is involved in the violations. People informing injuries that resulted from hit and runs will get a higher rewards [...]
Mar 21 2011, 10:36 am | Posted in Fines and Penalties | Read More »