Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 278
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 causes serious physical injury to another shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than five years but not more than twelve years.If death results from the commission of an offense specified in the preceding paragraph, the offender shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than ten years.An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph 1 is punishable.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第278條
使人受重傷者，處五年以上十二年以下有期徒刑。
犯前項之罪因而致人於死者，處無期徒刑或十年以上有期徒刑。
第一項之未遂犯罰之。
犯前項之罪因而致人於死者，處無期徒刑或十年以上有期徒刑。
第一項之未遂犯罰之。