《中华人民共和国行政处罚法》已于1996年10月1日起正式施行，至今仍有个别农机监理员动辄对机手说“罚款”，其实罚款是行政处罚的一种，法律对罚款作出了严格的规定＿一是罚款要有法律根据。而且必须对外公布，否则无效。二是在实施罚款时，必须向当事人指出违法事实和处罚适 The “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Administrative Punishment” came into effect on October 1, 1996. So far, there are still some individual farm supervisors who often say “fine” to the driver. In fact, the fine is a kind of administrative punishment and the law makes a fine Strict rules _ First, there must be a legal basis for fines. And must be announced, otherwise invalid. Second, when implementing fines, we must point out to the parties illegal facts and penalties