Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 161-1
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, upon being ordered by a prosecutor or a judge to post bail, to be released into custody of another, to have his residence or domicile restricted, or to be restricted on exit from border or sea, fails to appear in court without a legitimate reason after being lawfully summoned and issued a circular order, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第161-1條
經檢察官或法官命具保、責付、限制住居或限制出境、出海，經合法傳喚無正當理由不到庭，並經發布通緝者，處三年以下有期徒刑。