Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 74
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 imprisonment for not more than two years, short-term imprisonment, or a fine may be suspended for not less than two years but not more than five years of probation from the day the judgment becomes final if either of the following circumstances exists and probation is considered appropriate:1. There has been no previous sentence to imprisonment or a more severe punishment pronounced for an intentional offense.2. There has been no sentence to imprisonment or a more severe punishment for an intentional offense pronounced within five years after completing execution or remission of a previous sentence to imprisonment or a more severe punishment for an intentional offense.The judge who pronounces the probation may consider the circumstances to order the offender to do the following things:1. Making an apology to the victim;2. Writing a statement of repentance;3. Paying an appropriate amount of compensation to the victim for his property or non-property losses;4. Disbursing a certain amount to Public Treasury;5. Doing community service of no less than forty hours and not more than two hundred and forty hours for a designated government department, government institution, legal entity, public welfare organization or group;6. Carrying out addiction treatment, mental treatment, psychological counseling or other appropriate treatment programs;7. Granting protective order to the victim;8. Granting injunction order to prevent repetition of crime.The situation set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be specified in the written judgment.Items 3 and 4 of paragraph 2 may be carried out as a compulsory execution.There is no probation for pronouncement of ancillary punishment, rehabilitative measure, and confiscation.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第74條
受二年以下有期徒刑、拘役或罰金之宣告，而有下列情形之一，認以暫不執行為適當者，得宣告二年以上五年以下之緩刑，其期間自裁判確定之日起算：
一、未曾因故意犯罪受有期徒刑以上刑之宣告者。
二、前因故意犯罪受有期徒刑以上刑之宣告，執行完畢或赦免後，五年以內未曾因故意犯罪受有期徒刑以上刑之宣告者。
緩刑宣告，得斟酌情形，命犯罪行為人為下列各款事項：
一、向被害人道歉。
二、立悔過書。
三、向被害人支付相當數額之財產或非財產上之損害賠償。
四、向公庫支付一定之金額。
五、向指定之政府機關、政府機構、行政法人、社區或其他符合公益目的之機構或團體，提供四十小時以上二百四十小時以下之義務勞務。
六、完成戒癮治療、精神治療、心理輔導或其他適當之處遇措施。
七、保護被害人安全之必要命令。
八、預防再犯所為之必要命令。
前項情形，應附記於判決書內。
第二項第三款、第四款得為民事強制執行名義。
緩刑之效力不及於從刑、保安處分及沒收之宣告。
一、未曾因故意犯罪受有期徒刑以上刑之宣告者。
二、前因故意犯罪受有期徒刑以上刑之宣告，執行完畢或赦免後，五年以內未曾因故意犯罪受有期徒刑以上刑之宣告者。
緩刑宣告，得斟酌情形，命犯罪行為人為下列各款事項：
一、向被害人道歉。
二、立悔過書。
三、向被害人支付相當數額之財產或非財產上之損害賠償。
四、向公庫支付一定之金額。
五、向指定之政府機關、政府機構、行政法人、社區或其他符合公益目的之機構或團體，提供四十小時以上二百四十小時以下之義務勞務。
六、完成戒癮治療、精神治療、心理輔導或其他適當之處遇措施。
七、保護被害人安全之必要命令。
八、預防再犯所為之必要命令。
前項情形，應附記於判決書內。
第二項第三款、第四款得為民事強制執行名義。
緩刑之效力不及於從刑、保安處分及沒收之宣告。