Legal basis: Article 66 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment stipulates that those who engage in prostitution or whoring shall be detained for more than 10 days and less than 15 days, and may also be fined less than 5,000 yuan; If the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan. Whoever solicits prostitutes in public places shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than 500 yuan.
Article 358 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that whoever organizes or forces others to engage in prostitution shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Whoever organizes or forces minors to engage in prostitution shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Whoever commits the crimes mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs and commits crimes such as murder, wounding, rape and kidnapping shall be punished in accordance with the provisions on combined punishment for several crimes. Whoever recruits or transports people or assists others in organizing prostitution for the purpose of organizing prostitution shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years and fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.