Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act Article 22
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 driver’s shall be fined from NT$1,800 to NT$3,600, and shall be prohibited from driving at the scene:1. Operating a commercial vehicle with a general driver’s license.2. Working as a professional driver with a general driver’s license.3. Operating non-military vehicles with a military driver’s license.4. Operating a heavy motorcycle with a driver’s license for Tractor trailers, buses, trucks, or small cars.5. Operating a light motorcycle with a driver’s license for tractor trailers, buses, trucks, or small cars. However, the person who has obtained a motor vehicle driving license before the amendment on 14th April 2023 comes into effect will not be subject to this limitation.6. Operating a general heavy motorcycle with a light motorbike license.7. Operating vehicles with an expired driver’s license.If the car driver operates a large heavy motorcycle with a driver’s license for tractor trailers, buses, trucks, small cars, general heavy motorcycles or light motorcycles, he/she shall be fined NT$6,000 and be prohibited from driving.The driver's licence shall also be suspended if there is a violation of paragraph 1, subparagraph 7.Should a car owner allow an illegal driver as defined in Paragraph 1 to drive, he/she shall be fined as stipulated in Paragraph 1 and a traffic violation shall be recorded for said vehicle. However, this does not apply to car owners who have exercised due diligence in verifying the eligibility of the driver's driving license, or who have exercised due diligence in such a way as to avoid the occurrence of a breach of the law.
中文原文 道路交通管理處罰條例第22條
汽車駕駛人有下列情形之一者，處新臺幣一千八百元以上三千六百元以下罰鍰，並禁止其駕駛：
一、領有普通駕駛執照，駕駛營業汽車營業。
二、領有普通駕駛執照，以駕駛為職業。
三、領有軍用車駕駛執照，駕駛非軍用車。
四、領有聯結車、大客車、大貨車或小型車駕駛執照，駕駛普通重型機車。
五、領有聯結車、大客車、大貨車或小型車駕駛執照，駕駛輕型機車。
但中華民國一百十二年四月十四日修正之條文施行前已取得該汽車駕駛執照者，不在此限。
六、領有輕型機車駕駛執照，駕駛普通重型機車。
七、駕駛執照逾有效期間仍駕車。
汽車駕駛人領有聯結車、大客車、大貨車、小型車、普通重型或輕型機車駕駛執照，駕駛大型重型機車者，處新臺幣六千元罰鍰，並禁止其駕駛。
第一項第七款之駕駛執照並應扣繳之。
汽車所有人允許第一項違規駕駛人駕駛其汽車者，除依第一項規定之罰鍰處罰外，並記該汽車違規紀錄一次。
但其已善盡查證駕駛人駕駛執照資格之注意，或縱加以相當注意而仍不免發生違規者，不在此限。
一、領有普通駕駛執照，駕駛營業汽車營業。
二、領有普通駕駛執照，以駕駛為職業。
三、領有軍用車駕駛執照，駕駛非軍用車。
四、領有聯結車、大客車、大貨車或小型車駕駛執照，駕駛普通重型機車。
五、領有聯結車、大客車、大貨車或小型車駕駛執照，駕駛輕型機車。
但中華民國一百十二年四月十四日修正之條文施行前已取得該汽車駕駛執照者，不在此限。
六、領有輕型機車駕駛執照，駕駛普通重型機車。
七、駕駛執照逾有效期間仍駕車。
汽車駕駛人領有聯結車、大客車、大貨車、小型車、普通重型或輕型機車駕駛執照，駕駛大型重型機車者，處新臺幣六千元罰鍰，並禁止其駕駛。
第一項第七款之駕駛執照並應扣繳之。
汽車所有人允許第一項違規駕駛人駕駛其汽車者，除依第一項規定之罰鍰處罰外，並記該汽車違規紀錄一次。
但其已善盡查證駕駛人駕駛執照資格之注意，或縱加以相當注意而仍不免發生違規者，不在此限。