Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act Article 16
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 following, car owners shall be fined from NT$900 to NT$1,800:1. Various vehicle alterations without reporting and recording as required by the regulations.2. A vehicle’s lights (besides headlights), windshield, side windows, rear window, horn, rear mirrors, pipes, mufflers or other equipment are missing or not fixed when damaged; or adding, removing, or altering of the original designs in a manner that endangers the safety of the vehicle.3.Tail lamps, brake lamps, reversing lamps, direction lamps, rear fog lamps, third brake lamps, and contour marking lamps are dirty and not cleaned, or are covered by other objects, thus affecting normal identification.4. Failing to display required identification on vehicles.5. Failing to install taxi meters, roof lights, or holders for commercial registration cards in a taxi as required by the regulations; or installing unqualified sun reflective film on the front and rear windows of a taxi.6. Installing high-volume speakers or other noise-producing devices that emit loud or irregular tones.For offenses described in Subparagraphs 1 through 5 of the above paragraph, corrections shall be made and sun reflective film shall be removed; for offenses described in Subparagraph 6, car owners shall be charged the maximum fine, and the high-volume speakers or other noise-producing devices shall be confiscated.
中文原文 道路交通管理處罰條例第16條
汽車有下列情形之一者，處汽車所有人新臺幣九百元以上一千八百元以下罰鍰：
一、各項異動，不依規定申報登記。
二、除頭燈外之燈光、雨刮、喇叭、照後鏡、排氣管、消音器設備不全或損壞不予修復，或擅自增、減、變更原有規格致影響行車安全。
三、尾燈、煞車燈、倒車燈、方向燈、後霧燈、第三煞車燈、輪廓邊界標識燈污穢不予清潔或為他物遮蔽，致影響正常辨識。
四、未依規定於車身標明指定標識。
五、計程車，未依規定裝置自動計費器、車頂燈、執業登記證插座或在前、後兩邊玻璃門上，黏貼不透明反光紙。
六、裝置高音量或發出不合規定音調之喇叭或其他產生噪音器物。
前項第一款屬非原型式排氣管不依規定申報異動登記者，按前項罰鍰最高額加倍處罰之，並責令其於十五日內檢驗，公路監理機關得收取檢驗費用，逾期十五日以上者並吊扣其牌照，至檢驗合格後發還，逾期二個月以上者，註銷其牌照；第一款至第五款並應責令改正、反光紙並應撤除；第六款除應依最高額處罰外，該高音量或發出不合規定音調之喇叭或噪音器物並應沒入。
一、各項異動，不依規定申報登記。
二、除頭燈外之燈光、雨刮、喇叭、照後鏡、排氣管、消音器設備不全或損壞不予修復，或擅自增、減、變更原有規格致影響行車安全。
三、尾燈、煞車燈、倒車燈、方向燈、後霧燈、第三煞車燈、輪廓邊界標識燈污穢不予清潔或為他物遮蔽，致影響正常辨識。
四、未依規定於車身標明指定標識。
五、計程車，未依規定裝置自動計費器、車頂燈、執業登記證插座或在前、後兩邊玻璃門上，黏貼不透明反光紙。
六、裝置高音量或發出不合規定音調之喇叭或其他產生噪音器物。
前項第一款屬非原型式排氣管不依規定申報異動登記者，按前項罰鍰最高額加倍處罰之，並責令其於十五日內檢驗，公路監理機關得收取檢驗費用，逾期十五日以上者並吊扣其牌照，至檢驗合格後發還，逾期二個月以上者，註銷其牌照；第一款至第五款並應責令改正、反光紙並應撤除；第六款除應依最高額處罰外，該高音量或發出不合規定音調之喇叭或噪音器物並應沒入。