If you flee the scene, you are automatically considered fully responsible for the accident. Your driver’s license will be revoked, and you won’t be al…
Cost
No cost at all. Stopping, turning on hazard lights, helping the injured, and calling the p…
Benefit
The person who flees bears full responsibility for the accident. Only if you can prove the…
The brief period right after money is sent is the only window of opportunity. During this time police can issue an emergency stop‑payment order and qu…
Cost
No cost at all. Just make one call, clearly stating the time of the transfer, the amount, …
Benefit
Law enforcement has the authority to instantly query, urgently stop‑pay, and swiftly freez…
If someone asks you to transfer money, share your screen, download an unknown app, click a link, or share verification codes, hang up first and then c…
Cost
No cost at all. Just memorize the “three no’s and one extra check” rule, read through the …
Benefit
By law, government agencies and relevant departments must inform the public about common t…
Seeing someone’s face or hearing their voice is not reliable proof of identity. Whenever money transfer is mentioned, hang up immediately and call bac…
Cost
No cost involved. It only requires making one extra call and waiting a few extra minutes. …
Benefit
The Cybersecurity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security has outlined three key measure…
You can hire a lawyer right from the first time you’re called in for questioning. If the lawyer requests a meeting, the detention center must arrange …
Cost
Legal fees start at several thousand yuan. Those with financial difficulties can apply to …
Benefit
Starting from the first interrogation or from the moment you’re placed under compulsory me…
Voluntarily surrendering can reduce a prison term by up to 40%; for less serious offenses it may even lead to no punishment at all. If you confess onl…
Cost
There is no cost at all. You can walk into a police station, stay on the scene and call th…
Benefit
Article 67 of the Criminal Law states that anyone who voluntarily surrenders and truthfull…
Driving after drinking results in a 6‑month suspension of your license and a fine of 1000–2000 yuan. A second offense brings up to 10 days in jail and…
Cost
Using a designated driver or taking a taxi costs only a few dozen yuan. Agree in advance w…
Benefit
Temporary suspension of the license for 6 months and a fine ranging from 1000 to 2000 yuan…
Renting, lending, or selling your bank cards, SIM cards, or payment accounts is illegal on its own. Penalties include confiscation of all illegal earn…
Cost
Zero. Some people claim “just lend your card for a few transactions and you’ll get a few h…
Benefit
Engaging in any activity that involves renting, lending, or selling phone cards, bank acco…
Laws give you the right to check your own credit report twice a year at no charge, and you can finish the process online in ten minutes. Negative entr…
Cost
It costs nothing. You can complete the check online in just ten minutes.
Benefit
Regulatory rules state that “individuals have the right to obtain their own credit reports…
Anyone who assaults another person faces 5 to 10 days in jail and a fine of 500 to 1000 yuan. If they act in a group, target the elderly, pregnant wom…
Cost
No cost at all. Simply move to a crowded area and call the police so the other person’s ac…
Benefit
Under the law, anyone who assaults another person or intentionally harms them faces 5 to 1…
To protect yourself or others from an ongoing attack, it is legally acceptable to intervene and injure the attacker. If someone is committing murder, …
Cost
Legal fees start at several thousand yuan; those with financial difficulties may apply for…
Benefit
Criminal law defines what constitutes legitimate self-defense. When national interests, pu…
Pursuing legal channels may ultimately leave you without any compensation. On the other hand, resorting to revenge achieves the same result — no money…
Cost
There are no fees for filing complaints or arbitration. However, you’ll need to make one o…
Benefit
Official statistics back up legal remedies. In 2024, labor inspectors handled 137,000 case…
Intentionally driving into a crowd or attacking people in public constitutes endangering public safety by dangerous means. Even if no one is injured, …
Cost
There is no monetary cost involved. The real challenge is suppressing such impulses when y…
Benefit
Article 114 of the Criminal Law states: “Whoever commits arson, breaches a dike, causes an…
The window between the first appearance of such thoughts and any attempt to act on them is very short. Among 82 people who survived a suicide attempt,…
Cost
There is no monetary cost. The difficulty lies in admitting that something is wrong at the…
Benefit
This brief window between thought and action is well documented. In interviews conducted w…
When family members say things like “no one will be safe” or “I’ll take the kids and leave,” close relatives have the right to take that person to a h…
Cost
Registration and consultation fees range from a few dozen to several hundred yuan. Accompa…
Benefit
Article 28, paragraph 2 of the Mental Health Law states: “When a suspected mental disorder…
Publicly cursing, spreading rumors or defaming others can result in detention for up to 5 days or a fine of up to 1000 yuan; for more serious cases, d…
Cost
No cost at all. Just take ten extra seconds to think before posting. When attacked, take s…
Benefit
Those who openly insult others or fabricate facts to defame them face detention for up to …
Once signed, the document becomes legally binding. Claims such as “I didn’t read it properly” or “I thought it said something else” rarely hold up in …
Cost
There is no cost involved. It simply requires a few extra minutes to read contracts, IOUs,…
Benefit
Contracts that are legally executed are protected by law and are binding on all parties in…
The loan agreement must include all essential details: who the lender and borrower are, the amount, interest rate, term, and repayment method, plus si…
Cost
There is no cost involved. Simply use a piece of paper to list the lender, borrower, amoun…
Benefit
Loan contracts should be in writing and contain information such as the type of loan, curr…
The statute of limitations for civil lawsuits is three years, counted from the day you become aware your rights were violated. Once that period ends, …
Cost
Zero cost. Don’t just hope for payment in silence — use WeChat, text messages, email, or c…
Benefit
The Civil Code states that “the limitation period for filing a civil lawsuit is three year…
Putting your house in a company’s name or transferring money to relatives or friends isn’t some clever “workaround” — it falls squarely under the circ…
Cost
There is no cost involved. Simply report your assets as required by the court: list everyt…
First, determine whether you’re only subject to spending restrictions or also listed on the dishonesty registry — these are two separate situations. O…
Cost
No cost involved. You simply need to contact the enforcement court to determine which prov…
Benefit
There are exactly six circumstances under which a person can be added to the dishonesty re…
Start by contacting the platform. Platforms maintain security deposits and strict penalty rules, so they act fastest. Next, call the police: if the lo…
Cost
Filing a complaint with the platform and reporting the case to police cost nothing. For la…
Benefit
When the amount defrauded ranges from 3000 to 10000 yuan, it qualifies as “a relatively la…
Once the money is transferred, you generally cannot get it back. A gift can only be revoked before it is officially registered under the recipient’s n…
Cost
No cost involved. Before sending a large sum of money, ask yourself: is it a loan or a gif…
Benefit
Before property rights are transferred, a gift can be withdrawn. This legal threshold is k…
Demanding money under the guise of marriage is illegal, and courts support claims for repayment. Repayment can be demanded in three cases: no marriage…
Cost
No cost involved. Transfer betrothal gifts, wedding jewelry, and other related payments vi…
Benefit
Demanding money under the guise of marriage is strictly prohibited by law. If one party de…
Premarital assets remain your personal property and won’t automatically become joint marital property just because you’ve been married for many years.…
Cost
Drafting a written property agreement yourself costs nothing; notarization incurs addition…
Benefit
Premarital assets are legally classified as personal property and do not automatically bec…
Marriages involving bigamy are invalid. Anyone who already has a spouse yet marries again, or who knowingly marries someone who already has a spouse, …
Cost
No cost at all. Before registration, simply check the marital status listed on the other p…
Benefit
Bigamous marriages hold no legal weight. Persons who enter a second marriage while already…
Appliance repair services must clearly display their pricing, provide customers with a receipt and invoice, and must not falsely claim that a problem …
Cost
There is no upfront cost. Before any work begins, ask for a detailed price list and a list…
Benefit
Appliance repair businesses must clearly list their service offerings, pricing for parts, …
The law assumes the legal representative is the person actually managing the company; claiming “I’m just a figurehead and know nothing” does not serve…
Cost
There’s no cost involved. If someone asks you to “just be a figurehead with no responsibil…
Benefit
The legal representative is intended to be the director or manager who actually runs the c…
China's consular authorities advise travelers not to carry luggage or goods for others, especially prohibited items or items whose contents they do no…
Cost
No cost at all. Simply say no.
Benefit
The consular guidance tells outbound Chinese travelers to avoid carrying other people's lu…
If a dog injures someone, the owner is generally required to pay compensation, no matter how much fault they bear. Only when it can be proven that the…
Cost
A leash costs just a few dollars. The real challenge is remembering to use it every single…
Benefit
When a pet causes injury to another person, its owner or the person supervising it at the …
If the other person is intoxicated or asleep, they cannot give informed consent. Having sex with them in such a state is legally classified as rape, c…
Cost
No monetary cost. The price is having to stop the encounter right then and there — the har…
Benefit
Article 236 of the Criminal Law stipulates that anyone who rapes a woman using violence, c…
Using threats like “I’ll call the cops” or “I’ll send these photos to your boss” to force you to pay is extortion. Paying even once only invites more …
Cost
There’s no monetary cost. Take screenshots of their account info, chat logs, and payment c…
Benefit
Article 274 of the Criminal Law stipulates that extortion of property — whether a single s…
It is illegal to make up false accusations in an attempt to get someone punished under criminal or public order laws. For minor violations, offenders …
Cost
No cost at all. You simply file a report with local police, explaining that the accusation…
Benefit
Article 50 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law (revised June 27, 2025, ef…
The Criminal Procedure Law sets clear thresholds for conviction: evidence must be verified through legally prescribed procedures and must collectively…
Cost
Pursuing these procedures costs nothing in terms of fees, but appeals and retrials demand …
Benefit
Article 55 of the Criminal Procedure Law stipulates that evidence must be both authentic a…
If you were detained or arrested and later released when the case was dropped, charges were withdrawn, or you were acquitted, you may apply for state …
Cost
No expense is required. The compensation application must be submitted to the same agency …
Benefit
Article 17 of the State Compensation Law outlines specific circumstances under which victi…
As a victim, you have every legal right to demand compensation from the party responsible for the harm — this doesn’t automatically make you a blackma…
Cost
No expense at all. You can file a complaint via 12315, take legal action in court, or hire…
Benefit
Official precedent exists: after tests showed melamine contamination in certain batches of…
Do three things immediately: turn on all platform safety settings, use the platform’s quick evidence‑collection tools to preserve content, and file a …
Cost
There’s no monetary cost. It takes just a few minutes on the spot to enable protections an…
Benefit
Article 15 of Document No. 14 (2023) outlines how courts issue injunctions to protect pers…
All four possible pathways are shut down. Buying life insurance for a loved one without their knowledge renders the policy invalid. If the policyholde…
Cost
No cost at all.
Benefit
Article 34 of the Insurance Law states that any life insurance contract requiring death as…
Reporting a crime and having a case officially opened are two separate steps. When the police accept a case, they must provide you with a case receipt…
Cost
No cost involved. Simply ask for the case receipt right then and there. Afterwards, follow…
Benefit
Article 171 of the Procedural Provisions on Handling Criminal Cases by Public Security Org…
“Paying a little money to smooth things over” is a standalone offense under criminal law; those arrested are not only the recipients of the bribes. Of…
Cost
No cost at all — you just have to refrain from doing it.
Benefit
Article 389 of the Criminal Law defines bribery as “offering property to state functionari…
When it comes to loans, debts, compensation, refunds, or labor disputes, misunderstandings can arise months later even if everything was discussed cle…
Cost
There’s no cost involved. Simply turn on the call recording feature on your phone or use a…
Benefit
Article 66 of the Civil Procedure Law lists audio/video recordings and electronic data as …
If you only film close‑ups of a single scratch on a car or an isolated object on the ground, later on no one will know where they originally were. Beg…
Cost
No cost involved. Simply use your phone to film for several seconds to a few minutes. Firs…
Benefit
Article 66 of the Civil Procedure Law lists physical evidence, audio‑visual materials, and…
Worldwide, over one third of all female homicide victims are killed by their partners — often as a final outcome of long‑term abuse. Among women who h…
Cost
There is no cost at all. Applying for a protection order involves no filing fees or bonds.…
Benefit
First, the risks. A systematic review of data from 66 countries shows that in cases of fem…
Money owed from gambling isn’t protected by courts. Even if creditors know the borrower is using the funds for gambling, those loans still get no lega…
Cost
No money is required. The hard part is resisting the urge to pay when creditors show up at…
Benefit
A 2017 notice from the Supreme People’s Court outlines four key points: Debts arising from…
Requests to "help scan your face as a witness" are fraudulent schemes where loan brokers apply for bank credit directly under your legal name. You are…
Cost
Zero financial outlay. The willpower challenge is saying no to friends or relatives who as…
Benefit
Official consumer risk warnings issued by financial regulatory authorities (including NFRA…
Empirical crime data from the UK indicates that households combining quality door locks with window locks face only one-twelfth the risk of residentia…
Cost
Upgrading deadbolts, adding window security latches, and installing an exterior motion-act…
Benefit
Analysis of the Crime Survey for England and Wales (37,416 households surveyed between 200…
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