the amount of fines below 5 yuan. According to Article 91 of China's Public Security Administration Punishment Law, a warning and a fine of less than 5 yuan can be decided by the police station. It can be seen that the maximum fines imposed by local police stations on offenders are below 5 yuan and 5 yuan, and fines exceeding 5 yuan are no longer under the control of police stations and need to be submitted to the higher authorities for management.

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Article 91 The punishment for public security administration shall be decided by the public security organ of the people's government at or above the county level; Among them, a warning and a fine of less than 5 yuan can be decided by the police station.

article 97 the public security organ shall announce the written decision on public security administration punishment to the punished person and deliver it to the punished person on the spot; If it cannot be announced to the person to be punished on the spot, it shall be served on the person to be punished within two days. If it is decided to impose administrative detention, it shall promptly notify the family members of the punished person. If there is an infringed person, the public security organ shall send a copy of the decision to the infringed person.

References: Central People's Government: Law of the People's Republic of China on Public Security Administration Punishment.