Enforcement Law of the Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 3-1
This English translation was last updated on 2023-02-08, 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 penalty ruled by the final judgment in accordance with the provisions of Article 41 of the Criminal Code continues to apply if it was not executed or if the execution was not completed before the Criminal Code was amended and enforced on January 4, 2001.This also applies to a penalty that was not adjudicated for commutation to a fine.Where there are multiple punishments, the provisions of paragraph 2 of Article 41 apply to one of the multiple offenses committed prior to the amendment of the Criminal Code on January 4, 2001, if all the offenses meet the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 41 concerning the commutation of imprisonment to a fine.