Is it illegal to post advertising flyers? How to deal with it?

It is illegal to post advertising flyers at will and should generally be punished by the city management department.

In addition to ordering those who distributed flyers to correct their illegal behavior and take remedial measures, the urban management authorities may also impose warnings and fines.

The law stipulates that no one may distribute, hang, or post promotional materials and advertisements in public places without authorization, and may not carve, write, or spray slogans, promotional materials, or advertisements on buildings, structures, etc. Anyone who violates the regulations will be ordered to clear up, illegal property and illegal gains will be confiscated, and a fine of not less than 100 yuan but not more than 1,000 yuan will be imposed; if the circumstances are serious, a fine of not less than 1,000 yuan but not more than 10,000 yuan will be imposed. Anyone who uses or organizes to post, scribble, engrave, spray-paint or distribute slogans, promotional materials and advertisements for publicity without authorization shall have their illegal property and illegal gains confiscated and be fined not less than RMB 1 but not more than RMB 100,000. If the circumstances are serious, a fine of not less than 100,000 yuan but not more than 500,000 yuan will be imposed.

If the posted content is false terrorist information, it shall be punished in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law: placing false explosive, poisonous, radioactive, infectious pathogens and other substances, or fabricating explosion threats, Anyone who uses biological, chemical or radiological threats or other terrorist information that seriously disrupts social order shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance.

In summary, posting small advertisements requires penalties. If the content of the leaflets is only advertisements and product information, it is not illegal.

Legal basis:

Article 291-1 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China

Publishing false explosive or poisonous materials , radioactive, infectious disease pathogens and other substances, or who fabricates terrorist information such as explosion threats, biochemical threats, radiological threats, or knowingly spreads terrorist information that is fabricated and seriously disrupts social order, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention, or public surveillance ; Those who cause serious consequences shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years.

Article 34 of the "Regulations on the Management of Urban City Appearance and Environmental Sanitation"

Anyone who commits any of the following acts shall be dismissed from the administrative department of city appearance and environmental sanitation of the urban people's government or the unit entrusted by it. In addition to ordering them to correct their illegal behavior and take remedial measures, they may also be given warnings and fines:

(1) Spitting, defecating, and littering with waste such as peels, paper scraps, and cigarette butts;

(2) Graffiti or engraving on urban buildings, facilities and trees, or hanging or posting promotional materials without approval;

(3) On the street frontage of streets specified by the urban people's government Stacking and hanging items that hinder the appearance of the city on the balconies and windows of buildings;

(4) Dumping garbage and feces in a manner that does not comply with the prescribed time, place, and method;

(5) Failure to perform cleaning duties in the sanitation area or failure to transport and dispose of garbage and feces in accordance with regulations;

(6) Transporting liquids and bulk goods without sealing, bandaging, or covering them, causing leakage and scattering

(7) Failure to set up guardrails or blockades at the construction site facing the street, failure to tidy up the work stoppage timely and provide necessary coverage, or failure to promptly clean up and level the site after completion, affecting city appearance and environmental sanitation.