Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 35
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.
The degree of severity of the kinds of principal punishment shall be prescribed according to the provisions of Article 33.Among the punishments of the same kind, the maximum period or the highest amount shall be considered as the most severe. If the maximum periods or amounts are same, the second kind of punishment shall be considered, in which the minimum period or amount shall be the most severe.If the principal punishment is used as the standard of severity, the provisions of the two previous paragraphs shall be followed. If the principal punishments are same, the standard of severity shall be determined by taking into consideration of the following items:1. In case of the co-existence of selective and non-selective principal punishments, the non-selective principal punishment shall be considered to be severe.2. In case of co-existence of punishment of imprisonment in addition thereto a fine and punishment of imprisonment without the addition thereto a fine, the former is considered to be severe.3. In case that both principal punishments have selective choices or are non-selective, the secondary highest punishment shall be used for determination in accordance with the provisions of the two previous paragraphs
中文原文 中華民國刑法第35條
主刑之重輕，依第三十三條規定之次序定之。
同種之刑，以最高度之較長或較多者為重。
最高度相等者，以最低度之較長或較多者為重。
刑之重輕，以最重主刑為準，依前二項標準定之。
最重主刑相同者，參酌下列各款標準定其輕重：
一、有選科主刑者與無選科主刑者，以無選科主刑者為重。
二、有併科主刑者與無併科主刑者，以有併科主刑者為重。
三、次重主刑同為選科刑或併科刑者，以次重主刑為準，依前二項標準定之。
同種之刑，以最高度之較長或較多者為重。
最高度相等者，以最低度之較長或較多者為重。
刑之重輕，以最重主刑為準，依前二項標準定之。
最重主刑相同者，參酌下列各款標準定其輕重：
一、有選科主刑者與無選科主刑者，以無選科主刑者為重。
二、有併科主刑者與無併科主刑者，以有併科主刑者為重。
三、次重主刑同為選科刑或併科刑者，以次重主刑為準，依前二項標準定之。