Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 296-1
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 trades in or mortgages humans shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than five years and, in addition thereto, a fine of not more than five hundred thousand yuan may be imposed.A person who for purpose to make a person to engage in sexual intercourse or to make an obscene act commits the offense specified in the preceding paragraph shall be sentenced to imprisonment for less than seven years and, in addition thereto, a fine of not more than five hundred thousand yuan may be imposed.A person who through the use of violence, threats, intimidation, controls, drugs, hypnosis or another means commit an offense specified in the two preceding paragraphs shall be sentenced to a punishment by increasing it up to one half.A person who arranges, accepts, conceals a traded or mortgaged person specified in the three preceding paragraphs or to cause him to conceal shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year but not more than seven years, in addition thereto, a fine of not more than three hundred thousand yuan may be imposed.A public official who harbors a person who commits an offense specified in the four preceding paragraphs shall be sentenced to the punishment prescribed in the relating paragraph by increasing it by one half.An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraphs 1 to 3 is punishable.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第296-1條
買賣、質押人口者，處五年以上有期徒刑，得併科五十萬元以下罰金。
意圖使人為性交或猥褻之行為而犯前項之罪者，處七年以上有期徒刑，得併科五十萬元以下罰金。
以強暴、脅迫、恐嚇、監控、藥劑、催眠術或其他違反本人意願之方法犯前二項之罪者，加重其刑至二分之一。
媒介、收受、藏匿前三項被買賣、質押之人或使之隱避者，處一年以上七年以下有期徒刑，得併科三十萬元以下罰金。
公務員包庇他人犯前四項之罪者，依各該項之規定加重其刑至二分之一。
第一項至第三項之未遂犯罰之。
意圖使人為性交或猥褻之行為而犯前項之罪者，處七年以上有期徒刑，得併科五十萬元以下罰金。
以強暴、脅迫、恐嚇、監控、藥劑、催眠術或其他違反本人意願之方法犯前二項之罪者，加重其刑至二分之一。
媒介、收受、藏匿前三項被買賣、質押之人或使之隱避者，處一年以上七年以下有期徒刑，得併科三十萬元以下罰金。
公務員包庇他人犯前四項之罪者，依各該項之規定加重其刑至二分之一。
第一項至第三項之未遂犯罰之。