Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 150

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.

Participants of a group of three or more people, gathering at a public place or place where the public may enter and exit and employing violence or threats, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for less than one year, short-term detention, or a fine of no more than a hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars may be imposed. A ringleader and a person who actually employs violence or threats shall be sentenced to imprisonment for more than six months and less than five years.A person committing an offense as described in the preceding paragraph, and where any one of the following scenarios applies, shall receive increased punishment for up to one half the prescribed amount:1. Carrying weapons with the intention of using them in a crime, or committing an offense with other dangerous goods.2. Resulting in danger to the public or traffic.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第150條
在公共場所或公眾得出入之場所聚集三人以上,施強暴脅迫者,在場助勢之人,處一年以下有期徒刑、拘役或十萬元以下罰金;首謀及下手實施者,處六月以上五年以下有期徒刑。
犯前項之罪,而有下列情形之一者,得加重其刑至二分之一:
一、意圖供行使之用而攜帶兇器或其他危險物品犯之。
二、因而致生公眾或交通往來之危險。

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