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Title: Social Order Maintenance Act CH
Category: Ministry of the Interior(內政部)
Part 1 General Provisions
Chapter 4 Negative Prescription
Article 31
Police authorities shall not interrogate, punish, and refer to the court the person whose offense against this Act has occurred more than two months ago.
The calculation of the period specified in the preceding paragraph shall commence from the day the offense against this Act is committed. For a successive or continuous offense however, it shall commence from the day when the offense ends.
Article 32
Punishments for offenses against this Act, such as suspension of business, confiscation, or reprimand, shall not be executed over three months since the day when they have been determined. A fine shall not be referred for administrative execution over three months since the day when it has been determined. Other punishments, such as detention and termination of business, shall not be executed over six months since the day when they have been determined.
If a person allowed to pay a fine in installments is late for a payment, the calculation of the three months described in the preceding paragraph commences from the next day when a payment is due.