According to the Meteorological Act as amended in 2003, any media organization that takes it upon itself to predict a typhoon or declare a typhoon warning can be fined from NT $ 200,000 to NT $ 1 million. If a media outlet misreports announcements of the Central Weather Bureau and refuses to correct the error, it can be fined NT $ 100-500,000.
根據我國在 2003 年重新修訂的《氣象法》，媒體若擅自發布颱風預測或警報，可處新台幣 20 萬至 100 萬元的罰鍰；若對氣象局發布的預報詮釋有誤卻拒不更正，可處 10 萬至 50 萬元的罰鍰。