Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act Article 12
This English translation was last updated on 2025-05-28, 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.
In the event of any of the followings, car owners shall be fined from NT$3,600 to NT$36,000 and the car or motorcycles shall be confiscated at from the scene and be detained by the authorities:1. Operating a vehicle without license plates.2. Operating a self- assembled vehicle without license plates or any vehicle that has altered its specifications or purpose of use after its license plates were issued.3. Operating a vehicle with forged or altered license plates or with license plates applied/obtained using a fake ID.4. Operating a vehicle with revoked or void license plates.5. Lending license plates to drivers of other vehicles, or using license plates from other vehicles.6. Operating a vehicle after its license plate has been suspended.7. Failing to display license plates or failing to affix license plates in designated spots.8. Operating a vehicle without license plates or a vehicle that has had its license plate for cancellation, suspension, revoked, or void.9. Operating a vehicle declared no longer in operation.10. Failing to apply renewing license plates for lost with the competent roadway authorities or continuing to operate a vehicle after receiving a citation for said failure.Vehicles described in Subparagraph 1 and 6 through 10, the fine shall be charged the maximum fine; vehicles described in Subparagraph 3, the fine shall be doubled the maximum fine prescribed in the first paragraph.Vehicles described in Subparagraph 1 of the above paragraph that have not get the type approval certificate according to Highway Act, and vehicles described in Subparagraph 2 and in Subparagraph 3 where the vehicle’s license plate is forged or altered as the other vehicle’s license plate or in cases of accidents causing injury or death or for violating the first regulation for the second time within 10 years, and in Subparagraph 9 shall be confiscated. License plates of vehicles described in Subparagraphs 3 and 4 shall be withheld, and license plates of vehicles described in Subparagraphs 5 through 7 shall be revoked.For drivers, who are not the vehicle owner, driving vehicles described in Subparagraphs 1, 3, and 6 through 10 in the first paragraph, the fine shall be the maximum fine prescribed in the first paragraph.Vehicles discovered parking without valid license plates, use forged, altered license plates or with license plates applied/obtained using a fake ID, using license plates from other vehicles, or fail to display license plates or fail to affix license plates in designated spots while parked on the road, penalties shall be imposed according to the first, second, and third paragraphs, and the vehicle shall be confiscated at from the scene and be detained by the authorities, the license plate of vehicle shall be withheld.
中文原文 道路交通管理處罰條例第12條
汽車有下列情形之一者，處汽車所有人新臺幣三千六百元以上三萬六千元以下罰鍰，並當場移置保管該車輛：
一、未領用牌照行駛。
二、拼裝車輛未經核准領用牌證行駛，或已領用牌證而變更原登檢規格、不依原規定用途行駛。
三、使用偽造、變造或矇領之牌照。
四、使用吊銷、註銷之牌照。
五、牌照借供他車使用或使用他車牌照。
六、牌照吊扣期間行駛。
七、已領有號牌而未懸掛或不依指定位置懸掛。
八、牌照業經繳銷、報停、吊銷、註銷，無牌照仍行駛。
九、報廢登記之汽車仍行駛。
十、號牌遺失不報請公路主管機關補發，經舉發後仍不辦理而行駛。
前項第一款及第六款至第十款情形者，均依前項最高額處罰，第三款按前項最高額加倍處罰之；第一款中屬未依公路法規定取得安全審驗合格證明、第二款、第三款中屬偽造變造他車牌照、肇事致人傷亡或十年內第二次違反本規定、第九款之車輛並沒入之；第三款、第四款之牌照扣繳之；第五款至第七款之牌照吊銷之。
非汽車所有人之駕駛人，駕駛第一項第一款、第三款及第六款至第十款之車輛，依第一項規定罰鍰最高額處罰之。
汽車未領用有效牌照、使用偽造、變造或矇領之牌照、懸掛他車號牌、未懸掛或不依指定位置懸掛號牌於道路停車者，依第一項、第二項及第三項規定處罰，汽車並當場移置保管及扣繳其牌照。
一、未領用牌照行駛。
二、拼裝車輛未經核准領用牌證行駛，或已領用牌證而變更原登檢規格、不依原規定用途行駛。
三、使用偽造、變造或矇領之牌照。
四、使用吊銷、註銷之牌照。
五、牌照借供他車使用或使用他車牌照。
六、牌照吊扣期間行駛。
七、已領有號牌而未懸掛或不依指定位置懸掛。
八、牌照業經繳銷、報停、吊銷、註銷，無牌照仍行駛。
九、報廢登記之汽車仍行駛。
十、號牌遺失不報請公路主管機關補發，經舉發後仍不辦理而行駛。
前項第一款及第六款至第十款情形者，均依前項最高額處罰，第三款按前項最高額加倍處罰之；第一款中屬未依公路法規定取得安全審驗合格證明、第二款、第三款中屬偽造變造他車牌照、肇事致人傷亡或十年內第二次違反本規定、第九款之車輛並沒入之；第三款、第四款之牌照扣繳之；第五款至第七款之牌照吊銷之。
非汽車所有人之駕駛人，駕駛第一項第一款、第三款及第六款至第十款之車輛，依第一項規定罰鍰最高額處罰之。
汽車未領用有效牌照、使用偽造、變造或矇領之牌照、懸掛他車號牌、未懸掛或不依指定位置懸掛號牌於道路停車者，依第一項、第二項及第三項規定處罰，汽車並當場移置保管及扣繳其牌照。