The Electricity Act Article 71-2

Any person who endangers the proper operation of core information and communication systems in the Electricity Facilities specified in paragraph 1 of the preceding article by any of the following methods, shall be sentenced to imprisonment between 1 and 7 years; in addition thereto, a fine not more than NT$10,000,000 may be imposed.1. Gaining access to another person’s computer or related equipment without proper reason by entering their account password, cracking the protective measures of the computer, or exploiting loopholes in the computer system.2. Interfering without proper reason with another person’s computer or related equipment through the use of computer programs or other electromagnetic methods.3. Obtaining, deleting or altering the electromagnetic records of another person’s computer or related equipment without proper reason.Any person who creates computer programmes for themselves or others to commit offences specified in the preceding paragraphs shall be subject to the same penalty.Any person who commits an offence under the three preceding paragraphs with the intention to endanger national security or social stability shall be sentenced to imprisonment between 3 and 10 years; in addition thereto, a fine not more than NT$50,000,000 may be imposed.A person who commits the offenscs specified in the preceding three paragraphs resulting in a disaster shall have their sentence increased by up to one half; if the offense results in death, the offender shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for more than 7 years, and in addition thereto, a fine not more than NT$100,000,000 may be imposed; if the offence results in serious physical injury, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment between 5 and 12 years, and in addition thereto, a fine not more than NT$80,000,000 may be imposed.Any person who attempts without success to commit an offence specified in paragraphs 1 to 3 shall also be subject to penalty.