Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 201-1

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 counterfeits or alters a credit card, bank card, value-deposit card, or any other electromagnetic instrument used for closing a bill, withdrawing money, transferring money, or paying money, with the intention that it be put into use, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year but not more than seven years; in addition therefore, a fine of not more than ninety thousand dollars may be imposed.A person who uses the counterfeit or altered electromagnetic instruments specified in the preceding paragraph for closing a bill, withdrawing money, transferring money, or paying money or who takes such an instrument from or gives one to another with the intention to circulate shall be sentenced to imprisonment of not more than five years; in addition thereto, a fine of ninety thousand dollars may be imposed.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第201-1條
意圖供行使之用,而偽造、變造信用卡、金融卡、儲值卡或其他相類作為簽帳、提款、轉帳或支付工具之電磁紀錄物者,處一年以上七年以下有期徒刑,得併科九萬元以下罰金。
行使前項偽造、變造之信用卡、金融卡、儲值卡或其他相類作為簽帳、提款、轉帳或支付工具之電磁紀錄物,或意圖供行使之用,而收受或交付於人者,處五年以下有期徒刑,得併科九萬元以下罰金。

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