Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 85
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 period of limitation of execution shall be interrupted by the execution of punishment. The same shall apply when the period is interrupted and the execution cannot be continued due to the following conditions:1. The execution is interrupted according to law.2. The criminal has escaped and been put on the wanted list or has escaped during the period of execution and as a result the execution cannot be continually carried on.3. The criminal is subjected to restriction of freedom on another legal reason.When the cause for interruption continues to exist and the period of this interruption has reached one-third of the period prescribed in paragraph 1 of Article 84, the cause of interruption shall be considered to have vanished.The period of limitation of the first paragraph shall commence from the day when the cause of interruption vanishes and shall be counted together with the pre-interruption period.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第85條
行刑權之時效，因刑之執行而停止進行。
有下列情形之一而不能開始或繼續執行時，亦同：
一、依法應停止執行者。
二、因受刑人逃匿而通緝或執行期間脫逃未能繼續執行者。
三、受刑人依法另受拘束自由者。
停止原因繼續存在之期間，如達於第八十四條第一項各款所定期間三分之一者，其停止原因視為消滅。
第一項之時效，自停止原因消滅之日起，與停止前已經過之期間，一併計算。
有下列情形之一而不能開始或繼續執行時，亦同：
一、依法應停止執行者。
二、因受刑人逃匿而通緝或執行期間脫逃未能繼續執行者。
三、受刑人依法另受拘束自由者。
停止原因繼續存在之期間，如達於第八十四條第一項各款所定期間三分之一者，其停止原因視為消滅。
第一項之時效，自停止原因消滅之日起，與停止前已經過之期間，一併計算。