Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 86
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.
Any person who is not punished because he is under the age of fourteen may be ordered to enter a reformatory to receive reformatory education.If punishment is reduced because a person is under the age of eighteen, he may, after execution or remission of punishment, be ordered to enter a reformatory to receive reformatory education. But, if the sentence is imprisonment of less than three years, short-term imprisonment, or a fine, he may be so ordered before the execution of the punishment.The period of reformatory education shall not exceed three years. But if the execution has exceeded six month and it is believed that continuing execution is unnecessary, the court may remit the punishment.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第86條
因未滿十四歲而不罰者，得令入感化教育處所，施以感化教育。
因未滿十八歲而減輕其刑者，得於刑之執行完畢或赦免後，令入感化教育處所，施以感化教育。
但宣告三年以下有期徒刑、拘役或罰金者，得於執行前為之。
感化教育之期間為三年以下。
但執行已逾六月，認無繼續執行之必要者，法院得免其處分之執行。
因未滿十八歲而減輕其刑者，得於刑之執行完畢或赦免後，令入感化教育處所，施以感化教育。
但宣告三年以下有期徒刑、拘役或罰金者，得於執行前為之。
感化教育之期間為三年以下。
但執行已逾六月，認無繼續執行之必要者，法院得免其處分之執行。