Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 65

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 punishment of life imprisonment shall not be increased.If a punishment of life imprisonment is reduced, the punishment shall be imprisonment for a period of not more than twenty years but not less than fifteen years.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第65條
無期徒刑不得加重。
無期徒刑減輕者,為二十年以下十五年以上有期徒刑。

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