Whoever commits any of the following shall be given a warning or fined up to ¥500; where the circumstances are relatively serious, detention of 5 to 10 days plus a possible fine of up to ¥1,000 applies:
(1) Disturbing the order of a government body, organisation, enterprise or institution so that work, production, business, medical care, teaching or research cannot proceed normally, without causing serious loss;
(2) Disturbing order at a station, port, wharf, airport, shopping centre, park, exhibition hall or other public place;
(3) Disturbing order on a bus, tram, urban rail vehicle, train, ship, aircraft or other public transport;
(4) Unlawfully blocking or forcibly boarding a vehicle, ship, aircraft or other transport so as to affect its normal operation;
(5) Disrupting the order of a lawful election.

Where the act is committed by a crowd, ringleaders face 10 to 15 days’ detention and a possible fine of up to ¥2,000.

(Update: this is Article 26 of the revised Law in force from 1 January 2026 — formerly Article 23. Fines rose from ¥200 to ¥500 and from ¥500 to ¥1,000; urban rail vehicles and the crowd-ringleader rule are new.)

有下列行为之一的，处警告或者五百元以下罚款；情节较重的，处五日以上十日以下拘留，可以并处一千元以下罚款：
（一）扰乱机关、团体、企业、事业单位秩序，致使工作、生产、营业、医疗、教学、科研不能正常进行，尚未造成严重损失的；
（二）扰乱车站、港口、码头、机场、商场、公园、展览馆或者其他公共场所秩序的；
（三）扰乱公共汽车、电车、城市轨道交通车辆、火车、船舶、航空器或者其他公共交通工具上的秩序的；
（四）非法拦截或者强登、扒乘机动车、船舶、航空器以及其他交通工具，影响交通工具正常行驶的；
（五）破坏依法进行的选举秩序的。

聚众实施前款行为的，对首要分子处十日以上十五日以下拘留，可以并处二千元以下罚款。

（更新提示：本条为2026年1月1日起施行的新版第二十六条，原第二十三条。罚款由二百元提高至五百元、五百元提高至一千元；新增“城市轨道交通车辆”，并新增聚众实施的加重规定。）