Civil Code Article 1194
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
For making a "dictated" will, the testator must designate at least three witnesses, make an oral statement of his testamentary wishes, have it written down. read over and explained by one of the witnesses; after the testator has given his approval, the statement bearing the year, month and day, and the name of the draftsman, must be signed by all the witnesses and the testator together. Where the testator is not able to sign his name, he must affix his fingerprint in lieu of signature.
中文原文 民法第1194條
代筆遺囑，由遺囑人指定三人以上之見證人，由遺囑人口述遺囑意旨，使見證人中之一人筆記、宣讀、講解，經遺囑人認可後，記明年、月、日及代筆人之姓名，由見證人全體及遺囑人同行簽名，遺囑人不能簽名者，應按指印代之。