Regulations for Application, Identification, and Grant of Compensation for Convicts in Wrongful Trials on Charges of Sedition and Espionage during the Martial Law Period Article 9

Those who are entitled to the compensation shall collect the payment by themselves with their original ID cards and seals. However, a recipient under the following circumstances may authorize others to collect the compensation:1. Having difficulties to move. This fact shall be confirmed in written by a public hospital or by a private hospital qualified as, at least, a regional hospital by the Department of Health, Executive Yuan.2. Currently residing in the foreign country.If the eligible recipient authorizes an agent to collect the compensation in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the agent shall provide, in addition to the documents a recipient shall provide according to the provisions in the preceding paragraph, an authorization letter notarized by the court or a private notary, the recipient’s and the agent’s original ID cards, a copy of each ID card, and the recipient’s and the agent’s seals. If the eligible recipient resides in the foreign country, the authorization letter shall be verified by an embassy, a consulate, or a representative office of our country, or by an agency authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.If the eligible recipient resides in mainland China and authorizes people in Taiwan to collect the compensation according to the second paragraph of Article 14 of the Act, the authorization letter shall be notarized by notary offices in Mainland China, and verified by the Straits Exchange Foundation. If the agent is a citizen in Taiwan, s/he shall provide the documents and seal prescribed in the preceding paragraph in addition to the authorization letter.