Annotated Republic of China Laws/Criminal Code of the Armed Forces/Article 54

Criminal Code of the Armed Forces Republic of China Law Article 54 ../Article 44/ to Article 53 Article 55 to ../Article 66/ Drunk driving law by country#East Asia The amendments in 2008, 2011 and 2019 were to increase the penalties. The amendment in 2013 would further define criminal drunk and drugged driving. Do not drink and drive. Promulgated full amendment on 2001-09-28 Effective on 2001-10-02 zh:陸海空軍刑法 (民國90年)#第五章 其他軍事犯罪 Article 54Reversed-derived from 2013 text. A person who takes drugs, anaesthetic, alcohol or other similar and drives motor vehicle but can’t drive safely shall be punished with imprisonment for not more than one year , detention or a fine of not more than 100,000 yuan. If the death of a soldier results from the commitment of the offence, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than seven years; if serious bodily harm results, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than six months and not more than five years. Promulgated amendment on 2008-01-02 zh:陸海空軍刑法 (民國96年立法97年公布)#第五章 其他軍事犯罪 Article 54Reversed-derived from 2013 text. A person who takes drugs, anaesthetic, alcohol or other similar and drives motor vehicle but can’t drive safely shall be punished with imprisonment for not more than one year , detention and/or a fine of not more than 200,000 yuan. If the death of a soldier results from the commitment of the offence, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than seven years; if serious bodily harm results, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than six months and not more than five years. Promulgated amendment on 2011-11-30 zh:陸海空軍刑法 (民國100年)#第五章 其他軍事犯罪 Article 54Reversed-derived from 2013 text. A person who takes drugs, anaesthetic, alcohol or other similar and drives motor vehicle but can’t drive safely shall be punished with imprisonment for not more than two years , detention and/or a fine of not more than 300,000 yuan. If the death of a soldier results from the commitment of the offence, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than one year and not more than seven years; if serious bodily harm results, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment for not less than six months and not more than five years. Promulgated amendment on 2013-05-22 zh:陸海空軍刑法 (民國102年)#第五章 其他軍事犯罪 Article 54https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/LawClass/LawSearchContent.aspx?pcode=F0120001&norge=54 Criminal Code of the Armed Forces: Article 54 2017-04-19 Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China Ministry of Justice (Taiwan) 2019-11-21 A person who drives a motor vehicle in either of the following circumstances shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years, in addition thereto; a fine of not more than three hundred thousand NTD may be imposed: a. The person’s breath alcohol content is of 0.25 milligrams per liter or more, or the person’s blood alcohol concentration is of 0.05. b. When circumstances other than those stipulated in the previous subparagraph appear to prove that the person has consumed alcohol or the similar substances that disable the person from driving safely. c. When the person uses drugs, narcotics or other similar substances that disable the person from driving safely. If the offense results in death, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three years but less than ten years; if the offense results in serious physical injury, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year but less than seven years. Promulgated amendment on 2019-11-20 zh:陸海空軍刑法 (民國108年)#第五章 其他軍事犯罪 Article 54 (awaiting governmental translation) zh:中華民國法律註解/陸海空軍刑法/第54條