Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 316
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 medical doctor, pharmacist, druggist, midwife, mental therapist, clergyman, lawyer, defender, notary public, accountant, one of their business assistants, or one who has previously engaged in such occupation who without reason discloses the secrets of another which he knows or possesses because of his occupation shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year, short-term imprisonment, or a fine of not more than fifty thousand yuan.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第316條
醫師、藥師、藥商、助產士、心理師、宗教師、律師、辯護人、公證人、會計師或其業務上佐理人，或曾任此等職務之人，無故洩漏因業務知悉或持有之他人秘密者，處一年以下有期徒刑、拘役或五萬元以下罰金。