Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 178
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 by flooding causes damage to an occupied dwelling house or who by flooding causes damage to an occupied structure, a mine, a train, or an electric car shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for not more than five years.A person who negligently by flooding causes damage to a thing specified in the preceding paragraph shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year, short-term imprisonment, or a fine of not more than fifteen thousand dollars.An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph 1 is punishable.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第178條
決水浸害現供人使用之住宅或現有人所在之建築物、礦坑或火車、電車者，處無期徒刑或五年以上有期徒刑。
因過失決水浸害前項之物者，處一年以下有期徒刑、拘役或一萬五千元以下罰金。
第一項之未遂犯罰之。
因過失決水浸害前項之物者，處一年以下有期徒刑、拘役或一萬五千元以下罰金。
第一項之未遂犯罰之。