Criminal Compensation Act Article 6

(Determination of the compensation amount)Compensation for a wrongful detention, detention for expert examination or accommodation, imprisonment, detention sentence, rehabilitation, execution of the correction which puts restrictions on personal freedom shall be at the rate of no less than NT$3,000 and no more than NT$5,000 per day based on number of days of the detention, detention for expert examinationor accommodation or the execution served. Compensation for executed monetary penalties and for commutation to executed monetary penalties shall be paid double the full amount plus statutory interest.Paragraph 1 of this provision applies mutatis mutandis to compensation for commutation to labor services.The compensation for the execution of converted community services is payable according to the number of days on which execution of the conversion is made, and is converted into no less than NT$750 and no more thanNT$1,500 per day.Confiscated, levied, surrendered or atoned objects shall be returned in full except those which should be destroyed. Confiscated, levied, surrendered or atoned objects already auctioned shall be compensated by double the auction value plus statutory interest.In addition to compensation for the detention pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this Article, compensation for the executed death sentence, shall be made by paying NT$5,000 per day of his or her remaining life calculated by the Nationals' average life expectancy, with the total amount of the compensation no less than NT$10,000,000.The number of days of detention, detention for expert examination or accommodation shall be calculated from the day of apprehension, companion or arrest.