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

Promulgated full amendment on 2001-09-28
Effective on 2001-10-02


 * Article 54
 * 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

 * Article 54
 * 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

 * Article 54
 * 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

 * Article 54
 * 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
(awaiting governmental translation)
 * Article 54

中華民國法律註解/陸海空軍刑法/第54條