Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act Article 31-1
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.
While driving a car on roads, if the driver use the handheld mobile phones, computers, or other similarly feature devices to make calls, talks, send/receive data, or perform other operations that can inhibit the vehicle’s safe operation, he/she shall be fined NT$3,000.While riding a motocycle on road, if the driver uses a handheld mobile phone, computer, or other devices to make a call, talk / send / receive data, or perform other activities that can inhibit the vehicle’s safe operation, he/she shall be fined NT$1,000.While driving a car and riding a motorcycle on road, if the driver holds, smokes, lights the cigarette to endanger the other persons’ safety, he/she shall be fined NT$600.The driver of police cars, fire trucks, or ambulances shall, when are carrying out his or her duties or permitted under other laws, be exempt from the regulations as defined in Paragraphs 1 and 2.Regulations regarding the enforcement and promotion of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be determined by the MOTC.
中文原文 道路交通管理處罰條例第31-1條
汽車駕駛人於行駛道路時，以手持方式使用行動電話、電腦或其他相類功能裝置進行撥接、通話、數據通訊或其他有礙駕駛安全之行為者，處新臺幣三千元罰鍰。
機車駕駛人行駛於道路時，以手持方式使用行動電話、電腦或其他相類功能裝置進行撥接、通話、數據通訊或其他有礙駕駛安全之行為者，處新臺幣一千二百元罰鍰。
汽機車駕駛人行駛於道路，手持香菸、吸食、點燃香菸致有影響他人行車安全之行為者，處新臺幣一千二百元罰鍰。
警備車、消防車及救護車之駕駛人，依法執行任務所必要或其他法令許可者，得不受第一項及第二項之限制。
第一項及第二項實施及宣導辦法，由交通部定之。
機車駕駛人行駛於道路時，以手持方式使用行動電話、電腦或其他相類功能裝置進行撥接、通話、數據通訊或其他有礙駕駛安全之行為者，處新臺幣一千二百元罰鍰。
汽機車駕駛人行駛於道路，手持香菸、吸食、點燃香菸致有影響他人行車安全之行為者，處新臺幣一千二百元罰鍰。
警備車、消防車及救護車之駕駛人，依法執行任務所必要或其他法令許可者，得不受第一項及第二項之限制。
第一項及第二項實施及宣導辦法，由交通部定之。