Code of Civil Procedure Article 444

If an appeal is not in conformity with the law, the court of second instance shall dismiss the appeal by a ruling. Notwithstanding, where such defect is rectifiable, the presiding judge shall order rectification within a designated period of time.In cases where the original court of first instance has ordered rectification of an appeal not in conformity with the law within the designated period of time, and the appellant has failed to do so, the procedure provided in the proviso of the preceding paragraph may be disregarded.In the case of the preceding first paragraph or the first or second paragraph of Article 442 and where an appeal is made in bad faith or for improper purpose, the court of second instance or the original court of first instance may impose a fine not exceeding NTD 120,000 on the appellant, his/her legal representative or advocate, respectively.The third, fourth, sixth and seventh paragraphs of Article 249-1 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the situation prescribed in the previous paragraph.