Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 251
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 stocks up on any of the following items and then refrains from selling to the market, without justification and with the intention of raising the transaction price, shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no more than three years, short-term imprisonment; in lieu thereof, or in additional thereto, a fine of no more than three hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars may be imposed:1.Basic provisions, agricultural products, or other food-and-drink consumer essentials.2.Plant seeds, fertilizer, raw materials or other products required for agriculture or industry.3.Essential necessities, other than those described in the preceding two paragraphs, as announced by the Executive Yuan.A person using threats or violence to obstruct the transportation of products, as described in the preceding paragraph, shall be sentenced to five years of imprisonment, short-term imprisonment; in lieu thereof, or in addition thereto, a fine of no more than five hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars may be imposed.A person disseminating false information with the intention of affecting the transaction price of products, as described in the first paragraph, shall be sentenced to no more than two years of imprisonment, short-term imprisonment; in lieu thereof, or in addition thereto, a fine of no more than two hundred thousand New Taiwan Dollars may be imposed.A person guilty of the offense as described in the preceding paragraph, while using radio, television, electronic communications, the Internet or other means of communication media, shall receive increased punishment for up to one half the prescribed amount.A person guilty of attempting to commit the offenses as described in Paragraph 2 is subject to a punishment.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第251條
意圖抬高交易價格，囤積下列物品之一，無正當理由不應市銷售者，處三年以下有期徒刑、拘役或科或併科三十萬元以下罰金：
一、糧食、農產品或其他民生必需之飲食物品。
二、種苗、肥料、原料或其他農業、工業必需之物品。
三、前二款以外，經行政院公告之生活必需用品。
以強暴、脅迫妨害前項物品之販運者，處五年以下有期徒刑、拘役或科或併科五十萬元以下罰金。
意圖影響第一項物品之交易價格，而散布不實資訊者，處二年以下有期徒刑、拘役或科或併科二十萬元以下罰金。
以廣播電視、電子通訊、網際網路或其他傳播工具犯前項之罪者，得加重其刑至二分之一。
第二項之未遂犯罰之。
一、糧食、農產品或其他民生必需之飲食物品。
二、種苗、肥料、原料或其他農業、工業必需之物品。
三、前二款以外，經行政院公告之生活必需用品。
以強暴、脅迫妨害前項物品之販運者，處五年以下有期徒刑、拘役或科或併科五十萬元以下罰金。
意圖影響第一項物品之交易價格，而散布不實資訊者，處二年以下有期徒刑、拘役或科或併科二十萬元以下罰金。
以廣播電視、電子通訊、網際網路或其他傳播工具犯前項之罪者，得加重其刑至二分之一。
第二項之未遂犯罰之。