Highway Act Article 46

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.

Automobile transportation providers should report to highway authorities for sanction before modifying organizations, increasing or decreasing assets, collateralizing property, or declaring suspension or termination of business.Within 2 months after an automobile transportation commercial vehicle causes a traffic accident which results in deaths or serious injuries, the highway authorities may not approve all or in part the vehicles transfer or cancellation after the victims, their spouses, or the relatives submit the proof documents made by the police authorities. The victims, their spouses, or the relatives are permitted to petition for provisional attachment or provisional injunction not subject to the limits.When the highway authority learn the identity of the victims, their spouses, or the relatives mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it may proactively notify them to submit an application. The definition of relative in the aforementioned paragraph may be the lineal relative by blood or collateral relative by blood within 2nd degree of kinship.The regulations about the number of non-approval transfer and cancellation of vehicles, the methods of vehicle value estimates and the options of vehicle prohibition change for automobile transportation providers under this article are enacted by the MOTC.
中文原文 公路法第46條
汽車運輸業變更組織、增減資產、抵押財產、宣告停業或歇業,應先報請公路主管機關核准。
汽車運輸業營業車輛發生交通事故致人於死或重傷者,公路主管機關得應受害者本人或其配偶、親屬檢具警察機關相關證明文件之申請,自交通事故發生日起二個月內,暫不予核准屬該業者登記名義全部或部分車輛過戶、繳銷牌照。
但受害者本人或其配偶、親屬已向法院聲請假扣押、假處分獲准者,不在此限。
公路主管機關知悉前項受害者本人或其配偶、親屬時,得主動通知其申請之。
前項所稱親屬,指直系血親、二親等內之旁系血親。
第二項汽車運輸業因營業車輛肇事暫不予核准車輛過戶、繳銷牌照之數量、車輛價值計算方式及禁止異動車輛選擇方式等事項之辦法,由交通部定之。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.