Highway Act Article 37
This English translation was last updated on 2025-12-19, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Applications for commercial automobile should adhere to the following:(1) Applications for operation of highway automobile transportation enterprise, tourist bus transportation enterprise, car rental business, pickup truck rental business, automobile cargo transportation business, automobile cargo transportation route within designated routes, or container truck transportation enterprise shall apply to the central highway authority.(2)Metropolitan automobile transportation enterprise:(a) Those belonging to municipalities should apply to the municipal highway authorities.(b) Those belonging to county/city should apply to the corresponding county/city highway authority.(3) Those who want to apply for a license of the taxicab transportation business shall apply to the special municipal city highway authority if the main office is located in the municipality; otherwise it shall apply to the central authorities.For bus transportation providers operating routes which pass through provincial, county, and city highways under paragraph 1, subsections 2 of this article, the highway authority processing the application should obtain the approval of the highway authorities of neighboring municipalities ,counties ,cities. Those which do not approve should report to the central highway authorities for ratification.
中文原文 公路法第37條
經營汽車運輸業，應依下列規定，申請核准籌備：
一、經營公路汽車客運業、遊覽車客運業、小客車租賃業、小貨車租賃業、汽車貨運業、汽車路線貨運業、汽車貨櫃貨運業，向中央主管機關申請。
二、經營市區汽車客運業：
（一）屬於直轄市者，向該直轄市公路主管機關申請。
（二）屬於縣（市）者，向縣（市）公路主管機關申請。
三、經營計程車客運業，其主事務所在直轄市者，向直轄市公路主管機關申請，在直轄市以外之區域者，向中央主管機關申請。
前項第二款之市區汽車客運業延長路線至直轄市、縣（市）以外者，應由受理申請之公路主管機關商得相鄰之直轄市、縣（市）公路主管機關之同意；有不同意者，報請中央公路主管機關核定之。
一、經營公路汽車客運業、遊覽車客運業、小客車租賃業、小貨車租賃業、汽車貨運業、汽車路線貨運業、汽車貨櫃貨運業，向中央主管機關申請。
二、經營市區汽車客運業：
（一）屬於直轄市者，向該直轄市公路主管機關申請。
（二）屬於縣（市）者，向縣（市）公路主管機關申請。
三、經營計程車客運業，其主事務所在直轄市者，向直轄市公路主管機關申請，在直轄市以外之區域者，向中央主管機關申請。
前項第二款之市區汽車客運業延長路線至直轄市、縣（市）以外者，應由受理申請之公路主管機關商得相鄰之直轄市、縣（市）公路主管機關之同意；有不同意者，報請中央公路主管機關核定之。