《中华人民共和国行政处罚法》(以下简称《行政处罚法》)第二十三条规定:“行政机关实施行政处罚时,应当责令当事人改正或限期改正违法行为”。行政处罚,只是保证法律实施的一种手段,不是最终目的。对违法行为给予处罚,目的在于维护社会秩序。责令改正是行政主体责令违法行为人停止和纠正违法行为,以恢复原状,维持法定的秩序或状态。因此,在对违法行为人给予行政处罚的同时,还要责令行为人改正违法行为,不能以罚了事,让违法行为继续下去。 Article 23 of the Administrative Punishment Law of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the “Administrative Punishment Law”) stipulates: “When administrative organs implement administrative penalties, they shall order the parties to correct or to correct the illegal acts within a specified period of time.” Administrative punishment is only a means of guaranteeing the law’s implementation and not the ultimate goal. Penalties for illegal activities, the purpose is to maintain social order. The ordering of corrections is that the administrative body shall order the illegal act person to stop and correct the illegal act so as to restore the status quo and maintain the legal order or status. Therefore, while giving administrative punishments to those who violate the law, they must also order the perpetrator to correct the illegal act and can not punish the criminal matter for the illegal act to continue.