Legal basis:
Article 2 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law disturbs public order, endangers public safety, infringes on personal rights and property rights, and hinders social management, which is socially harmful. If a crime is constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law; If it is not serious enough for criminal punishment, the public security organ shall impose administrative penalties for public security in accordance with this law.
Article 66 Whoever engages in prostitution or whoring shall be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days, and may also be fined not more 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.