行政罰法

This Act applies when someone is punished with an administrative fine, forfeiture, or another kind of administrative penalty for violating an administrative law duty.

If a person creates a risk that an administrative-law violation will occur through their own act, that person has a duty to prevent it from happening.

Acts done under law or under a superior public official’s order are not punished; this exception does not apply if the person knew the order was unlawful and did not state an opinion through the prescribed procedure.

Acts done to defend oneself or another person’s rights against a current unlawful infringement are not punishable; if the defense is excessive, punishment may be reduced or waived.

Acting out of necessity to avoid emergency danger to life, body, liberty, reputation, or property is not punished. Excessive defensive action may have punishment reduced or waived.

故意共同實施違反行政法上義務的人，按情節輕重分別受罰；若違規與身分或特定關係有關，沒有該身分或關係的人仍要受罰，並適用通常處罰。

Certain directors or representatives of a private法人 may also be fined when their conduct causes the法人 to violate an administrative duty, and the fine is capped at NT$1,000,000 unless the law or local rules provide otherwise.

前條規定也適用於設有代表人或管理人的非法人團體，以及法人以外的其他私法組織；前提是它們違反行政法上義務。

中央或地方機關或其他公法組織如果違反行政法上的義務，應依各該法律或自治條例規定受到處罰。

When imposing an administrative fine, the authority must consider the seriousness of the violation, the impact caused, the benefit gained, and may also consider the punished person's financial capacity. Reduced fines are capped at one-half of the statutory maximum and, where there is also a provision for exemption from punishment, at one-third; lower limits also apply, unless another law or autonomous regulation says otherwise.

A person who violates an administrative law obligation may be fined up to NTD 3,000; if the violation is minor and non-punishment is appropriate, punishment may be waived.

This provision defines what counts as other types of administrative penalties, listing several kinds of punitive adverse measures.

在兩種情況下，主管機關得在財產上利益的價值範圍內，對相關利益進行追繳，並以行政處分為之。

沒入的物品，原則上限於屬於受處罰者所有的財物，但本法或其他法律另有規定者除外。

Certain property may still be confiscated if the owner intentionally or through gross negligence made it an instrument of an administrative-law violation, or if someone knowingly acquires ownership to evade confiscation.

如果受處罰者或前條物的所有人在沒入裁處前後處分、使用或以其他方式使沒入不能執行，主管機關可以改裁處沒入該物的價額，或追徵其價額及價值減損的差額。

If one act breaches multiple administrative duties, the fine is set under the provision with the highest fine, but not below each provision’s minimum; other sanctions like confiscation may also be imposed, unless the same-type sanction would be duplicated unnecessarily. If detention has already been imposed, no fine is imposed.

If multiple acts violate the same or different administrative-law duties, each violation is punished separately.

同一行為同時違反刑事法律和行政法上義務時，原則上依刑事法律處罰；在特定情況下，主管機關也可以依行政法上義務規定裁處，並在裁處撤銷時無息退還已收的罰鍰。

行政罰的裁處權在三年期間經過後消滅。

裁處權時效在天災、事變，或法律規定使裁處不能開始或進行時，會停止進行。停止原因消滅後，從翌日起把停止前已經過的期間一起計算。

This provision assigns jurisdiction over administrative-law violations to the competent authority based on location rules.

This provision defines “actor” as a natural person, legal person, unincorporated association with a representative or manager, central or local government agency, or other organization that carries out an act violating an administrative law duty.

If a case involves an intentional joint violation of an administrative duty and the act/location addresses are in different jurisdictions, the competent authorities at each relevant place have jurisdiction.

This provision allocates jurisdiction when multiple agencies could handle the same administrative-law violation, and it limits repeated penalties for the same conduct.

司法機關在特定刑事結果確定後，應通知原移送的行政機關；行政院會同司法院並可訂定移送案件及業務聯繫辦法。

行政機關執行職務的人員，應出示執行職務證明或可識別標誌，並告知對方所違反的法規。

行政機關對現行違反行政法上義務的人，可以即時制止、製作書面紀錄、保全證據、確認身分，並在特定急迫情況下使用強制力或要求隨同接受身分查證。

行為人可當場向執行職務人員說明理由並提出異議；若異議有理由，執行人員應停止或變更原處置，若無理由則可繼續執行。

Items that are subject to confiscation or can serve as evidence may be detained.

The person who owns, holds, or keeps property subject to detention may be required to produce or hand it over; if they refuse without a valid reason or resist detention, force may be used to detain it.

When property is detained, a record must be made and a receipt must be issued on request or when the owner, holder, or custodian is present.

扣留物應加封緘或作其他標識，並妥為處置；必要時可交由人看守、保管，或拍賣、變賣、毀棄。

A penalty for violating an administrative-law duty applies only if a law or local regulation expressly says so at the time of the act.

Seized property should be returned when it no longer needs to be kept before the case ends, unless it must be confiscated or kept for another investigation.

扣留不服的人可以向扣留機關聲明異議；有理由時機關應返還扣留物或變更扣留行為，無理由時應送上級機關決定。

行政機關在作成裁處前，原則上應給受處罰者陳述意見的機會。

行政機關在作成第二條第一款、第二款的裁處前，原則上應依受處罰者申請舉行聽證。

行政機關在裁處行政罰時，必須作成裁處書並送達。

This article sets transitional rules for when amended administrative penalty provisions apply and when the limitation period for imposing an administrative penalty starts.

This provision sets when the law starts to apply: one year after promulgation, while the amended provisions take effect on the promulgation date.

If the law or local regulation changes after the conduct, the law in force at the time of disposition applies; if the earlier law is more favorable to the punished person, the more favorable rule applies.

This article treats certain administrative-law violations as occurring within Taiwan’s territory for enforcement purposes.

If a violation of an administrative law duty was neither intentional nor negligent, it is not punished. For certain organizations, the intent or negligence of their representatives, managers, authorized persons, or actual staff is presumed to be the organization’s intent or negligence.

Being unaware of the regulation does not excuse administrative punishment; however, the penalty may be reduced or waived depending on the circumstances.

未滿14歲者的行為不予處罰；14歲以上未滿18歲者可減輕處罰。

Chapter 1 heading: “法例” (law).

Chapter heading: “Chapter 3 — Joint Illegality and Concurrent Punishment.”

Chapter 4 covers how sanctions may be reduced, increased, or expanded.

Chapter heading on penalties for single acts and multiple acts.

This chapter is titled “Limitation period” (時效).

This chapter is titled “Competent Authorities.”

This chapter concerns penalty/proceedings procedures.

This is Chapter 9, titled “Supplementary Provisions.”

Chapter heading: “Responsibility.”