The debate about "ranks" in Yuanjia period under the regime of Emperor Wen in Southern Song Dynasty showed that there were no clear standards for legal penalty among the gentry and the multitude.
The key reform of legal penalty is to increase types and levels, and the wrong cases will be prevented by the new legal penalty of torture.
Any intentional false declaration or escaping from Customs inspection or supervision may lead to legal penalty by China Customs according to the relevant regulations.
Culpability for a crime or lesser breach of regulations that carries a legal penalty.
