Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 172-3
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, with the intent to prevent or cause a judge or prosecutor to render a ruling, a disposition, a punishment, a termination of investigation, or to file an appeal, protest a judgment, or issue an order of execution in a particular manner, utilizes the influence of his or her official position, status, or rank to illegally lobby a judge, prosecutor or their supervisory officials during the investigation, trial or execution of a judicial case, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years and may also be fined of not more than five hundred thousand dollars.If the judge or prosecutor referred to in the preceding paragraph renders or fails to render a ruling, a disposition, a punishment, a termination of investigation, or to file an appeal, to protest a judgment, or to issue an order of execution in a particular manner as a result of such influence, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year but not more than seven years; in addition thereto, a fine of not more than one million dollars may be imposed.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第172-3條
意圖使法官、檢察官不為一定或為一定之裁判、處分、終結偵查、上訴、抗告或指揮執行之命令，在司法案件偵查、審判或執行中，利用職務、身分或地位之影響力對法官、檢察官或其指揮監督長官為不法關說者，處五年以下有期徒刑，得併科五十萬元以下罰金。
前項法官、檢察官因而不為一定或為一定之裁判、處分、終結偵查、上訴、抗告或指揮執行之命令者，處一年以上七年以下有期徒刑，得併科一百萬元以下罰金。
前項法官、檢察官因而不為一定或為一定之裁判、處分、終結偵查、上訴、抗告或指揮執行之命令者，處一年以上七年以下有期徒刑，得併科一百萬元以下罰金。