Indemnities Act for Military Personnel Article 13
When any military personnel dies, the military personnel will be compensated with a 5 base amounts of annual compensation. The rules for the duration of such compensation are as follows:Subparagraph (1)The military personnel who died in a battle, the compensation shall be paid for 20 years.Subparagraph (2)The military personnel who died in the line of duty, the compensation shall be paid for 15 years.Subparagraph (3)The military personnel who died of sickness or in an accident and had served less than 3 years, the compensation shall be paid for 3 years; if the military personnel had served 3 years, the compensation shall be paid for 4 years.Thereafter, the duration of compensation shall be increased by 1 year for every additional 2 years of service. If the additional service years are less than 2 years, the duration of compensation shall be increased by 1 month for every additional 2 months of service; if the additional service months are less than 2 months, it shall be counted as 2 months; the maximum duration of compensation is 12 years.If the surviving family members under Subparagraph (1) or (2) of the preceding paragraph are parents or spouse of the deceased, and the surviving family members under Subparagraph (3) of the preceding paragraph are the parents of an only son (daughter) or the spouse with no children, the annual compensation shall be paid for life.If the duration of annual compensation stated in the Paragraph (1) has expired, and the children claiming the compensation are still minor, the compensation may be extended until the children reach adulthood; or if the children claiming the compensation are adults but still in school and their school education is not interrupted; or if they are physically or mentally disabled and unable to earn a living, the compensation may be extended until they obtain a bachelor degree or the reasons for extended compensation cease to exist.If the children claiming the compensation under the preceding paragraph are minor, each minor child shall receive additionally monthly compensation in accordance with the old age basic guaranteed pension payment standards set forth in the National Pension Act until the children reach adulthood. For military personnel who died in a battle, in exercise training or in a disaster relief, each minor child shall receive additional compensation every month; the payment standards shall be prescribed by the Ministry of National Defense and submitted to the Executive Yuan for approval.The annual compensation approved before the amendment and enforcement this Act on January 1, 1997 shall still be processed in accordance with the provisions in effect when the military personnel died. However, if the surviving family members have a situation stated in Paragraph (2) or Paragraph (3), they may receive the compensation based on the original payment standard for life, or until they reach adulthood, or they obtain a bachelor degree or the reasons for extended compensation cease to exist.If the annual compensation received by surviving family members after the enforcement of the Act amended on May 23, 2023 is below the payment standard for Second Grade Staff Sergeant in Volunteered Service, the annual compensation shall be increased to make up the difference.
中文原文 軍人撫卹條例第13條
軍人死亡後，每年給與五個基數之年撫金，給與年限規定如下：
一、作戰死亡給與二十年。
二、因公死亡給與十五年。
三、因病或意外死亡，其服役未滿三年者，給與三年，其服役滿三年者，給與四年，以後每增服役二年，增給一年，不滿二年之年資，按每增加二月增給一月計算，不滿二月者，以二月計；最高以十二年為限。
前項第一款、第二款之遺族，為父母或配偶；及第三款之遺族為獨子（女）之父母，或無子（女）之配偶；其年撫金得給與終身。
第一項所定年撫金給與年限屆滿，而領卹子女尚未成年者，得繼續給卹至成年；或領卹子女雖已成年但仍在學，且學校教育未中斷，或身心障礙而無謀生能力者，得繼續給卹至取得學士學位或原因消滅時止。
前項領卹子女為未成年子女者，每一未成年子女每月比照國民年金法規定之老年基本保證年金給與標準，加發撫卹金至成年為止。
軍人因作戰、演習訓練或搶救災害而死亡者，每一未成年子女每月再加發撫卹金；其給與標準由國防部擬訂，報請行政院核定。
中華民國八十六年一月一日本條例修正施行前審定之年撫金，仍依軍人死亡時之原規定辦理。
但遺族於領卹期間具有第二項或第三項規定之情形，得依原給卹標準給與終身或至遺族成年或取得學士學位或原因消滅時止。
本條例中華民國一百十二年五月二十三日修正之條文施行後，遺族所領年撫金未達志願役上士二級給與金額者，得就其差額增給年撫金。
一、作戰死亡給與二十年。
二、因公死亡給與十五年。
三、因病或意外死亡，其服役未滿三年者，給與三年，其服役滿三年者，給與四年，以後每增服役二年，增給一年，不滿二年之年資，按每增加二月增給一月計算，不滿二月者，以二月計；最高以十二年為限。
前項第一款、第二款之遺族，為父母或配偶；及第三款之遺族為獨子（女）之父母，或無子（女）之配偶；其年撫金得給與終身。
第一項所定年撫金給與年限屆滿，而領卹子女尚未成年者，得繼續給卹至成年；或領卹子女雖已成年但仍在學，且學校教育未中斷，或身心障礙而無謀生能力者，得繼續給卹至取得學士學位或原因消滅時止。
前項領卹子女為未成年子女者，每一未成年子女每月比照國民年金法規定之老年基本保證年金給與標準，加發撫卹金至成年為止。
軍人因作戰、演習訓練或搶救災害而死亡者，每一未成年子女每月再加發撫卹金；其給與標準由國防部擬訂，報請行政院核定。
中華民國八十六年一月一日本條例修正施行前審定之年撫金，仍依軍人死亡時之原規定辦理。
但遺族於領卹期間具有第二項或第三項規定之情形，得依原給卹標準給與終身或至遺族成年或取得學士學位或原因消滅時止。
本條例中華民國一百十二年五月二十三日修正之條文施行後，遺族所領年撫金未達志願役上士二級給與金額者，得就其差額增給年撫金。