Abstract: Administrative sanction regulations for civil officials in the Qing Dynasty constituted the “law of officials,” the legal foundation for the management of government officials. The content and publication of administrative sanctions underwent many changes in historical practice. In order to simplify the regulations, and to clarify their relationship to cases, the Qing Dynasty adjusted and edited regulations multiple times. Initially, various departments composed their regulations, later the Codification Bureau compiled the statutes, and finally Ministry of Personnel assumed the responsibility. The publication system was revised and the regulations were reissued on a regular basis, later, the revisions were communicated through notices from superiors to subordinates at all levels of government. For various reasons, the Qing government’s measures failed to rectify the drawbacks in the administrative sanction regulations for civil officials, but it promoted the publication and editing of the administrative sanction regulations by private bookstores.