Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 63
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 death penalty or life imprisonment shall not be imposed on an offender who is under the age of eighteen or over the age of eighty. If the punishment prescribed for the offense is death or imprisonment for like, the punishment shall be reduced.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第63條
未滿十八歲人或滿八十歲人犯罪者，不得處死刑或無期徒刑，本刑為死刑或無期徒刑者，減輕其刑。