Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 190-1
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 throws, abandons, drains, releases or uses other manner allowing a poisonous substance or any other substance that may harm health to pollute the air, soil, or rivers or other bodies of water and thereby causes harm shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than five years, detention, or a fine or combined with a fine no more than ten million dollars.A factory or business proprietor, supervisor, agent, employee or other personnel who commits the offense set forth in the preceding paragraph in the performance of his occupation shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than seven years and may be combined with a fine no more than fifteen million dollars.An offender who commits the offense set forth in paragraph 1 and causes death shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no less than three years but no more than ten years; if the offense results in serious physical injury, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no less than one year but no more than seven years.An offender who commits the offense set forth in paragraph 2 and causes death shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for no less than seven years; if the offense results in serious physical injury, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no less than three years but no more than ten years.An offender who commits the offense set forth in paragraph 1 due to negligence shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than one year, detention, or a fine or combined with a fine no more than two million dollars.An offender who commits the offense set forth in paragraph 2 due to negligence shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than three years, detention, or a fine or combined with a fine no more than six million dollars.An attempt to commit the offenses set forth in paragraphs 1 and 2 is also punishable.An offender who commits the offenses set forth in paragraph 1, paragraph 5 or attempt to commit the offenses set forth in paragraph 1 shall not be punished if the offense is obviously slight.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第190-1條
投棄、放流、排出、放逸或以他法使毒物或其他有害健康之物污染空氣、土壤、河川或其他水體者，處五年以下有期徒刑、拘役或科或併科一千萬元以下罰金。
廠商或事業場所之負責人、監督策劃人員、代理人、受僱人或其他從業人員，因事業活動而犯前項之罪者，處七年以下有期徒刑，得併科一千五百萬元以下罰金。
犯第一項之罪，因而致人於死者，處三年以上十年以下有期徒刑；致重傷者，處一年以上七年以下有期徒刑。
犯第二項之罪，因而致人於死者，處無期徒刑或七年以上有期徒刑；致重傷者，處三年以上十年以下有期徒刑。
因過失犯第一項之罪者，處一年以下有期徒刑、拘役或科或併科二百萬元以下罰金。
因過失犯第二項之罪者，處三年以下有期徒刑、拘役或科或併科六百萬元以下罰金。
第一項或第二項之未遂犯罰之。
犯第一項、第五項或第一項未遂犯之罪，其情節顯著輕微者，不罰。
廠商或事業場所之負責人、監督策劃人員、代理人、受僱人或其他從業人員，因事業活動而犯前項之罪者，處七年以下有期徒刑，得併科一千五百萬元以下罰金。
犯第一項之罪，因而致人於死者，處三年以上十年以下有期徒刑；致重傷者，處一年以上七年以下有期徒刑。
犯第二項之罪，因而致人於死者，處無期徒刑或七年以上有期徒刑；致重傷者，處三年以上十年以下有期徒刑。
因過失犯第一項之罪者，處一年以下有期徒刑、拘役或科或併科二百萬元以下罰金。
因過失犯第二項之罪者，處三年以下有期徒刑、拘役或科或併科六百萬元以下罰金。
第一項或第二項之未遂犯罰之。
犯第一項、第五項或第一項未遂犯之罪，其情節顯著輕微者，不罰。