Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 42-1
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.
Commuting fine to labor may be commuted to social work at the rate of six -hours social work for a day, except one of the following circumstances：1. The period of commuting fines to labor is more than one year.2. The punishment to be executed is an imprisonment for more than six months with fines.3. The execution of social work is manifestly difficult because of health reasons.The periods of social work specified in the preceding paragraph should not exceed two years.If social work is not executed without reasons or is not completely executed within the period, commuted labor shall be executed.The executed hours of social work shall be concerted to days of commuted labor and a fractional part of a day shall be concerted to a day.Paying fine during the periods of social work shall be concerted to days at the rate fixed in the judgment and shall be deducted from the social work accordingly.Paying fine during the periods specified in paragraph 3 shall be concerted to days at the rate fixed in the judgment and shall be deducted from the commuted labor and social work.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第42-1條
罰金易服勞役，除有下列情形之一者外，得以提供社會勞動六小時折算一日，易服社會勞動：
一、易服勞役期間逾一年。
二、入監執行逾六月有期徒刑併科或併執行之罰金。
三、因身心健康之關係，執行社會勞動顯有困難。
前項社會勞動之履行期間不得逾二年。
無正當理由不履行社會勞動，情節重大，或履行期間屆滿仍未履行完畢者，執行勞役。
社會勞動已履行之時數折算勞役日數，未滿一日者，以一日論。
社會勞動履行期間內繳納罰金者，以所納之數，依裁判所定罰金易服勞役之標準折算，扣除社會勞動之日數。
依第三項執行勞役，於勞役期內納罰金者，以所納之數，依裁判所定罰金易服勞役之標準折算，扣除社會勞動與勞役之日數。
一、易服勞役期間逾一年。
二、入監執行逾六月有期徒刑併科或併執行之罰金。
三、因身心健康之關係，執行社會勞動顯有困難。
前項社會勞動之履行期間不得逾二年。
無正當理由不履行社會勞動，情節重大，或履行期間屆滿仍未履行完畢者，執行勞役。
社會勞動已履行之時數折算勞役日數，未滿一日者，以一日論。
社會勞動履行期間內繳納罰金者，以所納之數，依裁判所定罰金易服勞役之標準折算，扣除社會勞動之日數。
依第三項執行勞役，於勞役期內納罰金者，以所納之數，依裁判所定罰金易服勞役之標準折算，扣除社會勞動與勞役之日數。