公證法

公證事務由法院或民間公證人辦理；地方法院及其分院應設公證處，必要時可設公證分處；民間公證人則應在指定地點設事務所。

公證人在特定利益衝突或親屬、代理關係情形下，不得執行職務。

公證人辦理認證文書時，應作成認證書。

公證人辦理文書認證時，須依文書類型進行簽名、核對、比對、翻譯審查與記明事由等程序。

For certain notarizations, the notary may require the applicant to appear in person and take an oath; this also applies when the applicant asks to notarize a private document used as proof in court or another authority.

請求人具結時，須在結文內記載據實陳述、決無虛偽等語；公證人則須在請求人具結前告知具結意義及虛偽陳述的處罰。

申請文書認證時，必須提出該文書的繕本或影本。

認證書應記載指定事項，並由公證人及在場人簽名、加蓋公證人職章或鋼印；認證書還要連綴於認證文書並加蓋騎縫章或以其他方式表示連續。

公證人可以在認證文書上直接註記辦理認證；辦理時應簽名並蓋職章或鋼印。

除本章另有規定外，認證事項準用前章關於公證的規定。

Notary fees must be charged according to this chapter, and the amount must not be increased or reduced.

申請就法律行為或涉及私權事實製作公證書的人，原則上要依標的金額或價額，按分級標準繳納費用。

Notarial documents lose notarization effect if they do not meet the legal requirements or if they are made in violation of the rule that the notary may not perform duties.

If this Act does not specify how to calculate the value of a notarization matter, the rules for civil litigation costs apply by analogy.

The value of a dian right is determined by its dian price.

If the value of the subject matter cannot be calculated for a notarized legal act or a fact involving private rights, the fee is 1,000 yuan.

申請就婚姻、認領、收養，或其他非財產關係的法律行為或涉及私權的事實作成公證書時，收取費用一千元。

申請就特定事項製作公證書時，收費一千元；如補充或更正同一公證處或公證人事務所既有公證書且未增加標的金額或價額，仍適用此規則，增加部分則另依第109條收費。

依所需時間計費，每小時加收一千元；不足一小時者，仍按一小時計算。

If someone asks for a notarization certificate for a shareholders’ meeting or other meeting resolution, fees are charged under the previous article.

A fee of 1,000 yuan is charged for completing the statutory formalities for a sealed will.

Requested preparation of a power of attorney, demand notice, receipt certificate, or refusal certificate carries a fee of 1,000 yuan.

When a notarial deed is requested for a legal act and it states that it is directly enforceable, the fee is increased by one-half.

公證人辦理公證事務時，必要時可以向有關機關、團體或個人查詢並請求協助，也可以請外國機關、團體或個人協助。

A fee for document authentication is charged at half of the fee set for making the notarial certificate.

Matters not covered by this law on notary fees are charged according to the rule for the most similar matter.

公證人受請求人要求，在夜間、例假日或其他法定執行時間外執行公證或認證職務時，得按法定費用額加收二分之一，但加收部分最多不得超過五千元。

公證人在請求人病榻前或其他相類場所辦理公證、認證時，可以加收二千元費用。

If a notarized deed exceeds six pages, the notary charges an additional fee of 50 yuan for each extra page.

公證人受請求將公證書或認證文書作成外文翻譯本時，可以依本法費用額加收二分之一，但加收部分最高不得超過一萬元。

公證人已開始執行職務後，如因請求人要求停止，或因可歸責於請求人或到場人而無法完成職務，得收取法定費用的一半，但最高不得超過五千元。

請求閱覽公、認證卷內文書時，每次收取二百元。

This provision sets fees for copies of notarized/public documents, translation work, and related travel or delivery expenses.

司法院得因情勢需要，以命令將本章所定收費標準減至二分之一或提高至十倍。

If a notarial certificate states that a listed transaction is immediately enforceable, it may be enforced under that certificate.

This provision states the purpose of the notaries’ association: to promote research and development of notarial theory and practice, improve members’ character, advance common interests, and handle training, guidance, supervision, and other shared notary matters.

公證人公會是法人。

部分民間公證人必須加入公證人公會，公會不得拒絕；法院公證人和執行律師業務的民間公證人可以加入所在地地區公證人公會作為贊助會員。

This article sets how notaries’ associations are organized: local associations are formed when there are at least nine registered private notaries in the area, smaller groups must join or form with a nearby association, and local associations must join the national federation.

公證人公會的理事、監事由會員大會選舉，名額與任期受上限約束。

The national notaries federation may convene a representatives’ assembly and exercise the powers of the members’ assembly. The number of representatives is set in the bylaws in proportion to the membership of each regional notaries association.

地區公證人公會與全國公證人公會聯合會都必須先訂立章程，經核准後再向指定社會行政機關報備；章程變更時也要照辦。

地區公證人公會章程必須載明指定事項，並可另外載明公證人互助基金的設置與運用事項。

地區公證人公會會員大會原則上由理事長召集；理事長不召集時，監事可召集。

This provision names the competent authority for local and national notary associations and says their business affairs are subject to supervision and guidance by the listed courts or judicial authority.

公證人、佐理員及助理人，除法律另有規定外，對於經辦事件應保守秘密。

District notary associations and the national notary federation must report their meetings to the listed supervisory authorities.

地區公證人公會 must report specified membership and meeting matters to the local social administrative authority and its higher court or branch court; the court must then forward the report to the Judicial Yuan for record.

全國公證人公會聯合會應訂立民間公證人規範，經會員代表大會通過後，報請司法院備查；修正時也同樣辦理。

The local notaries association members’ meeting must pass ordinary resolutions by a majority of members present, with more than half of all members present. Certain important matters need approval by at least two-thirds of those present.

If a notary association’s acts or resolutions violate laws, regulations, or its charter, the Judicial Yuan or the competent social administration authority may issue a warning, revoke the resolution, or take other corrective action. The local high court or branch court may also issue the first two measures.

地區公證人公會應為該地區民間公證人辦理責任保險；司法院可命令訂定每一保險事故的最低保險金額，保險人並可將同一保險年度內的最高賠償金額限制在最低金額的四倍以下。

This provision says Articles 137, 138, 141(1), and 143 apply mutatis mutandis to the National Notaries Association Federation.

冒充公證人或候補公證人並執行其職務的人，可能面臨三年以下有期徒刑、拘役，或併科新臺幣三十萬元以下罰金。

民間公證人或候補公證人若未親自執行職務，卻把事務所、章證或標識交給沒有民間公證人資格的人使用，會受刑罰。

A person who makes a declaration under Article 102 must not make a false statement about an important matter related to the certified private document; doing so can lead to imprisonment, detention, or a fine up to NT$30,000.

公證人除非有正當理由，不得拒絕請求人的請求；若拒絕請求，拒絕可用口頭或書面方式表示。

駐外領務人員得在駐在地，依授權辦理公證事務，但不得作成第十三條的公證書。

司法院有權訂定本法施行細則。

本條規定本法及其修正條文的施行時間。

請求人或利害關係人認為公證人辦理公證事務有違法或不當時，得提出異議。公證人要在三日內處理有理由的異議；若認為無理由，則要在三日內附具意見書送交所屬地方法院或其分院，法院再於五日內裁定。

If the court finds an objection justified, it must order the notary to take appropriate action; if unjustified, it must dismiss the objection.

公證書及相關簿冊原則上要保存在公證處或事務所，不得攜出；如依法律調閱或因避免事變而攜出，公證人應留存影本。

This provision says all amounts or values under the law are denominated in New Taiwan dollars.

公證人得在當事人或其他關係人請求下，就法律行為及其他關於私權之事實作成公證書，或認證私文書。

A fine disposition made under this Act may be used as a basis for compulsory enforcement.

For notarization matters, apply the Non-Litigation Event Act unless this Act provides otherwise; if that Act does not address an issue, apply the Civil Procedure Act.

法院公證人可由符合資格的法官或司法事務官兼任；若有二人以上，需指定一人為主任公證人處理並監督行政事務。

Notary office assistant staff must be appointed from people qualified to be court clerks, and district court or branch court clerks may concurrently serve in that role.

Private notaries are appointed by the Judicial Yuan under this Act to perform notarial duties, and civil service personnel rules do not apply to them.

Private notaries must appoint from among adult ROC nationals who meet one of the listed qualification paths.

Certain people may not be appointed as private notaries.

在交通不便且沒有民間公證人的地區，符合學歷、任職年資、考績與審查條件者，得遴任為候補公證人；候補滿三年且成績優良者，得再遴任為民間公證人。

Private notaries may hire assistants only with permission from their local district court or branch court.

民間公證人在執行職務前，原則上應先接受一定期間的研習；符合第二十五條第二款或第四款資格者例外。

申請人可以口頭或書面提出前條請求；書面請求書須由申請人或代理人簽名，口頭請求則先由公證人等作成筆錄並簽名後，再由申請人或代理人簽名。

司法院在遴選民間公證人時，應審酌其品德、能力及敬業精神；相關遴選、研習及任免辦法由司法院訂定。

司法院遴任民間之公證人，並指定其所屬的地方法院或分院；但不得限制其人數。

民間公證人受任命後，未先完成登錄、加入公證人公會、投保責任保險並繳費，以及向所屬地方法院或其分院提出職章、鋼印印鑑與簽名式前，不得執行職務。

民間公證人任命後若有列舉事由之一，應予免職；若任命後發現任命前已存在第二十六條第一款至第八款事由，也應免職。

民間之公證人未依本法規定繳納強制責任保險費的，得予免職。

Private notaries who are 70 years old or older must retire.

Documents made by private notaries while carrying out notarization duties under this Act are treated as public documents.

Certain civil notaries with lawyer qualifications may not practice as lawyers, and civil notaries are generally barred from holding paid public jobs, doing business, or serving as company/nonprofit representatives or agents, unless a Judicial Yuan permit applies.

民間公證人及其助理人不得居間介紹貸款或不動產買賣。

民間公證人因疾病或其他事故暫時不能執行職務時，可以委請同一地方法院或分院管轄區域內的其他民間公證人或候補公證人代理。

公證或認證的請求可以由代理人提出，但法律另有規定或事件性質不允許時除外。

If a private notary has not appointed a proxy, the district court or branch court may order another private notary, an alternate notary, or a court notary to act. When the notary can resume duties, the court must end the proxy arrangement.

民間公證人的代理人在執行代理職務時，應以被代理人的事務所作為事務所；職務上簽名時，並應記載指定的被代理公證人資訊與代理旨趣。

民間公證人的代理人要自行承受其執行代理職務的效果；違反職務義務造成他人損害時，要自行負賠償責任。

民間公證人死亡、免職、撤職或其他離職時，所屬地方法院或分院必要時可派人封存其事務所內相關文書和物件。

民間公證人死亡時，其繼承人、助理人或其他使用人，應在知道後10日內向該公證人所屬地方法院或其分院報告。

When a private notary dies, is dismissed, removed, or otherwise leaves office, the local court or its branch may appoint another private notary to temporarily handle the job until a successor takes office.

民間公證人離職、死亡或無法辦理移交時，相關文書與物件要由繼任人或兼任人接收；封存物件還要會同地方法院或分院指定人員解除封印後接收。

When a part-time officer hands over related documents and items to another private notary, the previous article applies.

兼任人簽名時，要記載其為兼任；繼任人依前任人或兼任人作成的公證書製作正本、繕本、影本或節本時，要記明其為繼任人。

If a private notary dies, is removed, or leaves office for another reason and no successor is available because of quota adjustments, the Judicial Yuan may order the documents and items to be transferred to another private notary in the same district court or branch court area.

公證文書原則上應以中文作成；當事人請求時，可以外國文字作成。

Private notary suspension triggers application of specified provisions, and a deputy acting under the prior paragraph must use the suspended person’s office as the office for that work.

民間公證人的監督由司法院負責；所屬高等法院、地方法院或其分院也可以代為監督。

主管監督機關得定期檢查民間公證人保管的文書和物件。

監督機關可以命令民間公證人就職務事項注意，並可對不相稱行為予以警告；但警告前須先通知該公證人申辯。

民間公證人若有列舉違規、受懲處後仍未改善，或因犯罪經判刑確定，應付懲戒；另有兩類情形得付懲戒。

Private notaries may be disciplined by admonition, a fine, suspension, or removal from office.

民間公證人的懲戒由民間公證人懲戒委員會處理。

This article sets the membership of two notarial discipline committees and says each committee chooses its own chairperson.

高等法院或其分院應依職權將應受懲戒的民間公證人移送懲戒委員會審議；地方法院、分院及地區公證人公會在符合條件時，也可報請或送請審議。

民間之公證人懲戒委員會受理懲戒案件後，於議決前應先調查、給被付懲戒人充分申辯機會；必要時，並得通知移送機關或公會說明，且議決須作成書面議決書。

當事人或其他關係人原則上可以向任何地區的公證人請求作成公證書或認證文書，但法律另有規定者除外。

受懲戒處分人不服民間公證人懲戒委員會的議決時，可在送達翌日起20日內請求覆審；對停職或撤職處分，議決確定後也可請求再審議。

司法院有權訂定民間之公證人懲戒程序規則。

懲戒處分確定後，公證人懲戒委員會或懲戒覆審委員會要把全卷送交受懲戒處分人所屬高等法院或其分院，報請司法院命令執行；若處分是停職或撤職，還要把議決書刊登公報。

Private notaries are automatically suspended from office if they are detained in criminal proceedings or are serving a final criminal sentence of imprisonment or more. The Judicial Yuan may also suspend a private notary before disciplinary proceedings end if the disciplinary grounds are serious.

被前條第1、2項停止職務的民間公證人，在停止原因消失後，符合條件者應准予復職。

民間公證人可以請求辭職；完成依法移交後，司法院會解除其職務。

民間公證人被免職、停職、撤職、停止職務、退職或辭職後，或其職務依法當然停止時，不得再繼續執行職務。

民間公證人執行職務期間，必須持續投保責任保險；保險契約最低保額由司法院按情勢以命令定之，保險人也可將同一保險年度的最高賠償金額限制在最低保額二倍以下。

民間之公證人因故意或一定情形下的過失造成他人權利受損害時，負賠償責任；被害人無法由其他方法獲償時，得依國家賠償程序請求賠償。

民間公證人每月要在次月10日前，把已作成的公證書、認證書繕本或影本依受理先後彙整成冊，送所屬地方法院或其分院備查。

公證人原則上只能在所屬地方法院或分院的管轄區域內執行職務；遇有急迫情形或依事件性質有必要時，不受此限。

Notaries must not make a notarial deed for matters that violate laws or for invalid legal acts.

公證人在作成公證書時，必須查明請求人的真意與事實，並說明其法律效果；如內容不明、不完整或顯失公平，還要詢問或提醒請求人補正。

公證人對內容或請求人真意有疑義時，應先向請求人說明；若請求人仍堅持，公證人仍應依請求作成公證書，並在公證書上記載說明與請求人的表示。

公證人辦理公證書時，應要求請求人提出身分證明文件；若請求人是外國人，則可要求提出護照、其本國使領館證明書或其他身分證明文件。

請求人如果使用公證人不懂的語言，或因聽覺、聲音、語言障礙不能用文字表達意思，公證人作成公證書時應由通譯傳譯；但請求人同意時，公證人自己傳譯也可以。

在請求人是視覺障礙或不識文字者時，公證人作成公證書應有見證人在場；但如果請求人放棄並記明筆錄，則不適用。沒有前述情形但請求人提出要求時，也應有見證人在場。

代理人提出請求時，通常要提出授權書；若案件依法須由特別委任才能辦理，還要有特別授權。

If a legal act needs a third party’s permission or consent, a person asking for a notarial deed must submit proof of that permission or consent.

請求人或其代理人應先選定通譯及見證人；見證人也可以兼任通譯。

Certain listed persons may not act as witnesses, except in the situation covered by Article 75(2).

辦理公證事務原則上要在法院公證處或民間公證人事務所進行；必要時，可以在法定時間外辦理。

公證人在作成公證書時，應記載其所聽取的陳述、所見的狀況，以及其他親身體驗的方法與結果。

A notarized certificate must record the listed required items, including its number, purpose, applicant details, agent details if any, compulsory execution agreement details if any, third-party consent proof details if any, interpreter or witness details if any, and the date and place of preparation.

Notarial documents must be written clearly and concisely, with continuous text; any blank space must be filled with ink lines or otherwise shown as blank. Dates and other numbers that express the same content must first be written out in words, and the date in the notarial document must also be written out in words.

Notarized document text must not be altered improperly; corrections must follow the stated method, or they have no effect.

公證人必須朗讀或讓在場人閱讀公證書，並在請求人或代理人確認無誤後記明事由；如有通譯在場，還要由通譯譯述並記明事由。

When a notarized deed has an attachment, the notary, applicant/agent, and witnesses must stamp, seal, fingerprint, or otherwise mark the junction so the deed and attachment are continuous.

Under the prior article, attachments made in that way are treated as part of the notarial deed.

公證人必須把公證書及相關附屬文件編成卷宗保存；卷宗要逐頁連續編號。

公證書原本全部或一部滅失時，公證人應取得正本、相符繕本或影本，或向所屬地方法院或其分院請求調閱，經院長認可後作成經認證繕本保存替代原本，並在繕本上記明情形與認可年月日並簽名。

請求人、其繼受人，或對公證書有法律上利害關係的人，可以請求閱覽公證卷內文書。

公證人在職務上簽名時，應記載其職稱及所屬法院；民間公證人另應記載事務所所在地。

公證人應編製公證書登記簿及其他相關簿冊；這些簿冊及其記載內容由司法院訂定。

公證人可以依職權，或依請求人或其繼受人的請求，交付公證書正本。

公證書正本要記載指定事項，並由公證人簽名、蓋職章或鋼印。

當同一公證書記載多個事件或多人共有一份公證書時，相關人可以請求公證人只節錄與自己有關的部分，並作成公證書正本；該正本並應註明為「節錄正本」。

When a notary delivers an original notarial document, the notary must record the recipient’s name, the reason, and the year, month, and day after the original’s final line, and sign it.

符合條件的人可以請求交付公證書及其附屬文件的繕本、影本或節本。

公證書及其附屬文件的繕本、影本或節本，必須記載指定事項，並由公證人簽名且加蓋職章或鋼印。

When a notarial original or certain copies/extracts span multiple pages, the notary must stamp the page seam or otherwise show the pages are continuous.

公證遺囑原則上只有請求人可以請求閱覽或交付；公證人並應在作成後10日內製作、密封並送交繕本保存。

公證人依票據法作成拒絕證書時，不適用第十八條、第七十三條至第七十七條及第八十一條。

Chapter 1 is titled "General Principles."

This chapter is about certification.

This chapter is about notary fees.

This chapter is titled “Guilds.”

This chapter is about penalties.

Chapter 8: Supplementary Provisions.

Chapter heading: Notaries.

本節標題為「法院之公證人」。

本節標題為「民間之公證人」。

This provision is a chapter heading for Chapter 74 on notarization.