Social Order Maintenance Act Article 91-1

Municipal or county (city) governments may enact self-government ordinances governing the establishment and management of sex districts.Self-government ordinances prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall include the following requirements:1. If the district is located in an urban planning area and it is limited to the commercial district.2. If the district is located in a non-urban area, it is limited to the land specifically for recreational purposes, with the exception of the recreation area for children or youth.3. The districts described in the preceding two subparagraphs shall be kept at an appropriate distance from buildings such as schools, nurseries, temples, and churches.4. A sex trade venue shall be registered and licensed. No sex trade is allowed without a license.5. A person who commits an offence against Articles 231, 231-1, 233, 240, 241, 296-1 of the Criminal Code, Articles 23 to 27 of the Child and Youth Sexual Transaction Prevention Act, Articles 32 to 37 of the Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act, or the Human Trafficking Prevention Act and has been convicted, may not serve as a person in charge of a sex trade venue.6. If a person in charge of a sex trade venue commits the crimes in the preceding subparagraph and has been convicted, the venue’s license shall be revoked or void.7. A sex service provider shall be registered, licensed and undergo health checkup periodically. The person in charge of a sex trade venue shall be responsible for urging sex service providers at the venue thereof to have periodical health checkup.8. If a sex service provider commits the crimes stipulated in Article 285 of the Criminal Code or Article 21 of the HIV Infection Control and Patient Rights Protection Act, their licenses shall be revoked or abolished.9. If a sex service provider is discovered to have been infected with diseases described in the preceding subparagraph through health checkup, their licenses shall be suspended and they will be notified to receive treatment. Their licenses will be returned as soon as they are fully cured.10. Advertising in public or publicly accessible places with the intention to soliciting sex trade or procuring sex trade is prohibited.A venue where sex trade had been conducted in accordance with respective self-governing ordinances enacted by municipal or county (city) governments before articles of this Act amended came into force on November 04, 2011 may continue to operate at the same venue.Article 231 of the Criminal Code shall not apply to a person who conducts sex trade in accordance with the regulations described in the preceding two paragraphs.Municipal or county (city) governments shall provide assistance for sex service providers described in Articles 80,and Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article to seek other jobs or refer them to join job training.
中文原文 社會秩序維護法第91-1條
直轄市、縣(市)政府得因地制宜,制定自治條例,規劃得從事性交易之區域及其管理。
前項自治條例,應包含下列各款規定:
一、該區域於都市計畫地區,限於商業區範圍內。
二、該區域於非都市土地,限於以供遊憩為主之遊憩用地範圍內。
但不包括兒童或青少年遊憩場。
三、前二款之區域,應與學校、幼兒園、寺廟、教會(堂)等建築物保持適當之距離。
四、性交易場所應辦理登記及申請執照,未領有執照,不得經營性交易。
五、曾犯刑法第二百三十一條、第二百三十一條之一、第二百三十三條、第二百四十條、第二百四十一條、第二百九十六條之一、兒童及少年性交易防制條例第二十三條至第二十七條、兒童及少年性剝削防制條例第三十二條至第三十七條或人口販運防制法之罪,經判決有罪者,不得擔任性交易場所之負責人。
六、性交易場所之負責人犯前款所定之罪,經判決有罪者,撤銷或廢止性交易場所執照。
七、性交易服務者,應辦理登記及申請證照,並定期接受健康檢查。
性交易場所負責人,亦應負責督促其場所內之性交易服務者定期接受健康檢查。
八、性交易服務者犯刑法第二百八十五條或人類免疫缺乏病毒傳染防治及感染者權益保障條例第二十一條之罪者,撤銷或廢止其證照。
九、性交易服務者經健康檢查發現有前款所定之疾病者,吊扣其證照,依法通知其接受治療,並於治療痊癒後發還證照。
十、不得有意圖性交易或媒合性交易,於公共場所或公眾得出入之場所廣告之行為。
本法中華民國一百年十一月四日修正之條文施行前,已依直轄市、縣(市)政府制定之自治條例管理之性交易場所,於修正施行後,得於原地址依原自治條例之規定繼續經營。
依前二項規定經營性交易場所者,不適用刑法第二百三十一條之規定。
直轄市、縣(市)政府應依第八十條、本條第一項及第二項性交易服務者之申請,提供輔導轉業或推介參加職業訓練。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.