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III. Categories of Persons Entitled to Privileges and Immunities

(the Agreement), dated February 4, 2013. The TECO Head and Deputy Head
following is a summary of the immunities
enjoyed by TECRO and TECO personnel The head and deputy head of each TECO,
and their eligible dependents under the located outside Washington, D.C., who are
Agreement. accredited by AIT, enjoy immunity from civil
and criminal jurisdiction only with respect
TECRO Designated Employees to their official acts. However, they may 15

not be arrested or detained pending trial,
Designated employees of TECRO, located in except pursuant to a felony warrant. Their
Washington, D.C., who are accredited by the residences and property are not inviolable,
American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), enjoy and they may decline to give evidence as
full immunity from criminal jurisdiction, but a witness only on matters related to their
only enjoy immunity from civil jurisdiction official duties.
with respect to their official acts. They are
not subject to any form of arrest or detention. The immediate family members of a TECO
Their residences may not be entered or head or deputy head enjoy no personal
searched. Their property (including vehicles) inviolability or jurisdictional immunities of
may not be entered or searched in matters any kind.
involving the exercise of criminal jurisdiction
or matters related to the exercise of civil TECO Designated Employees
jurisdiction with respect to acts performed
within their official duties. They may not Designated TECO employees, who are
be obliged to give evidence as a witness accredited by AIT, have no personal
in criminal, civil, administrative, or other inviolability, only official acts immunity,
proceedings. and enjoy immunity from the obligation to
provide evidence as a witness only in respect
The immediate family members of a TECRO to official acts.
designated employee, forming part of his or
her household, enjoy the same immunity The immediate family members of a TECO
from criminal jurisdiction, arrest, and designated employee enjoy no personal
detention, so long as such individuals are not inviolability or jurisdictional immunities of
U.S. nationals or permanent residents. any kind.