(TAIPEI, China Post) Four liters of water can cost a Taipei man NT$200,000 and possibly five years in prison.
Mr. Huang used water that had leaked out of a fire hydrant to wash his motor scooter.
Police fined him and he faces a charge of criminal theft.
Mr. Huang said he did not know he was breaking the law.
警察开盗水罚单
【中国邮报台北报导】四公升的水可能要一位台北人付出二十万元新台币的代价,另外可能要入狱服刑五年。
黄先生利用从消防栓外漏的水清洗他的摩托车。
警察开了他罚单,他同时面临窃盗罪的指控。
黄先生表示,他不知道这种行为是违法的。