Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law.
Article 189 Where a creditor requests the debtor to pay money or negotiable securities and meets the following conditions, it may apply to the grassroots people's court with jurisdiction for a payment order:
(1) There is no other debt dispute between the creditor and the debtor;
(2) Payment orders can be served on the debtor.
Article 191 The debtor shall pay off the debt within 15 days from the date of receiving the payment order, or file a written objection with the people's court. If the debtor fails to raise any objection and fulfill the payment order within the time limit specified in the preceding paragraph, the creditor may apply to the people's court for compulsory execution. In order to make the application for payment order play its due role, creditors should make the following preparations before applying to the court for payment order: first, straighten out the relationship between creditor's rights and debts and submit written creditor's rights and debts documents; Second, if there is no debt, a written certificate indicating the amount owed or securities should be issued to the debtor; The third is to verify the debtor's name, location and other basic information so that the payment order can be served on the debtor.