Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 139

This English translation was last updated on 2025-08-01, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-07-22. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.

A person who damages, removes, disfigures, or renders ineffective a seal or notice affixed by a public official pursuant to law shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than two years, short-term imprisonment, or a fine of not more than two hundred thousand dollars.The same shall apply to a person who acts in violation of an order with the effect of seizure issued by a public official pursuant to law.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第139條
損壞、除去或污穢公務員依法所施之封印或查封之標示,或為違背其效力之行為者,處二年以下有期徒刑、拘役或二十萬元以下罰金。
為違背公務員依法所發具扣押效力命令之行為者,亦同。

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