Promulgated full amendment on 2001-09-28
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Effective on 2001-10-02
- Article 54[1]
- 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
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- Article 54[2]
- 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
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- Article 54[3]
- 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
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- Article 54[4]
- 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
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- Article 54
(awaiting governmental translation)
- ↑ Reversed-derived from 2013 text.
- ↑ Reversed-derived from 2013 text.
- ↑ Reversed-derived from 2013 text.
- ↑ "Criminal Code of the Armed Forces: Article 54". Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China. Ministry of Justice (Taiwan). 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2019-11-21.