Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 248

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 digs out a grave shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months but not more than five years.An attempt to commit an offense specified in the preceding paragraph is punishable.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第248條
發掘墳墓者,處六月以上五年以下有期徒刑。
前項之未遂犯罰之。

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