Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 140
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 insults a public official during the discharge of his legal duties or publicly make insults about his discharge of such legal duties shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year, short-term imprisonment, or a fine of not more than one hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第140條
於公務員依法執行職務時，當場侮辱或對於其依法執行之職務公然侮辱者，處一年以下有期徒刑、拘役或十萬元以下罰金。