9. Acceptance of Public Functionaries Assets Disclosures

　　According to Article 4 of the Law of Asset Disclosure by Public Functionaries, the following officials shall report their assets to the Control Yuan: the President and vice President of the Republic; the presidents and vice presidents of the five Yuans; politically assigned officials; paid senior advisors, national policy advisors and strategic advisors of the Office of the President; officials above the level of township chiefs (including urban townships and township-level cities) elected according to law; elected representatives on and above the county level (including the county-level cities). Article 11 of that law provides that the officials who are mandated to report their assets but have failed to do so without appropriate reasons shall be fined for an amount ranging from NT$60,000 to NT$300,000, officials who are intentionally untruthful reported their assets, shall be fined the same. If he or she persists not to report in time without appropriate reasons after being notified to make the disclosure, he or she shall be sentenced up to a year in prison, detained for labor, or fined for an amount ranging from NT$100,000 to NT$500,000. His or her name shall be published in government gazette if the publication is mandated by law.

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