Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act Article 37
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.
Any person convicted of the crimes as specified in the next paragraph, or persons given correctional penalties pursuant to the Statue Governing Seizing Mobsters shall be prohibited from applying taxi driver business registration.1. Homicide, resulting in aggravated injury, robbery, pillage, plunder, extortion for money, kidnapping.2. Other crimes as specified by Articles 184, 185 or185-3 of the Criminal Law.3. Other crimes as specified by Articles 221 to 229 of the Criminal Law；Articles 24 to 27 of the Statue for Prevention of Sexual Transactions Involving Children and Adolescents; Articles 33 to 37 of the Statue for Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act.4. Articles 7 or 8 of the Statue for Governing the Control of Guns, Ammunition, Knives and Weapons.5. Articles 4 to 6 of the Statue for the Smuggling Punishment Act.6. Articles 3、4 or6 of the Statue for the Organized Crime Prevention Act.7. The Statue for Prevention of Narcotics.Whoever commits a crime other than the third paragraph of the preceding paragraph, and one of the following circumstances, before applying for practice registration.No further declaration or execution of the sentence within the 12 years, subject to the restrictions of the preceding paragraph：1. If probation has not been revoked, the sentence shall forfeit its validity after the expiration of the period of probation.2. A sentence of life imprisonment, the completion of the execution or the remission of the principal punishment or persons given correctional penalties pursuant to the Statue Governing Seizing Mobsters.Should a taxi driver be convicted of the crimes in Paragraph 2 of this article, be sentenced to prison in the first trial of a court, his/her business registration certificate shall been suspended. Any driver who has been convicted by a court and sentenced to prison, his/her business registration certificate shall be canceled. In addition to complying with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, any taxi driver shall be prohibited from applying for taxi driver business registration.Should a taxi driver commit crimes resulting in aggravated injury ,larceny, fraud, theft, obstruction of freedom, or any of the crimes specified in Articles 231 to 235,235.1 of the Criminal Law during operation and be sentenced to prison in the first trial of a court, his/her business registration certificate shall be suspended. Any driver who has been convicted by a court and sentenced to prison, his/her business registration certificate shall be canceled and his/her business registration certificate. The punishment to be executed is an imprisonment for more than six months ,if probation has not been revoked, the sentence shall forfeit its validity after the expiration of the period of probation,.his/her business registration certificate shall be canceled and cannot be processed within three years. Should a taxi driver have his/her business registration certificate been suspended for reasons as specified in the offenses of embezzlement, any driver who has been convicted by a court and sentenced to prison, his/her business registration certificate shall be canceled and his/her business registration certificate and cannot be processed within 3 years.Should a taxi driver have his/her business registration certificate been suspended for reasons as specified in the preceding two paragraphs and fail to return said certificate to the issuing police authority, said certificate shall be canceled.Any taxi driver whose business registration certificate is canceled or suspended for violating the previous Article or this Article and who is subjected to take punishment from a police authority shall be exempt from the regulations said in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1, Article 8.Any canceled business registration certificate shall be detained by the police authorities.Regulations regarding the qualifications for a taxi driver, business registration, tests, fees for joining training courses, issuing certificates, and other binding matters shall be determined by the MOI in conjunction with the MOTC.
中文原文 道路交通管理處罰條例第37條
曾犯下列各罪之一，經有罪判決確定，或曾依檢肅流氓條例裁定應為交付感訓確定者，不得辦理計程車駕駛人執業登記：
一、故意殺人、故意重傷、搶劫、搶奪、強盜、恐嚇取財或擄人勒贖。
二、刑法第一百八十四條、第一百八十五條或第一百八十五條之三。
三、刑法第二百二十一條至第二百二十九條、兒童及少年性交易防制條例第二十四條至第二十七條或兒童及少年性剝削防制條例第三十三條至第三十七條。
四、槍砲彈藥刀械管制條例第七條或第八條。
五、懲治走私條例第四條至第六條。
六、組織犯罪防制條例第三條、第四條或第六條。
七、毒品危害防制條例。
犯前項第三款以外各款之罪，而有下列情形之一，於申請執業登記前十二年以內未再受刑之宣告或執行，不受前項規定之限制：
一、緩刑期滿，而緩刑之宣告未經撤銷。
二、受有期徒刑之宣告，經執行完畢或赦免，或曾依檢肅流氓條例裁定應為交付感訓期滿。
計程車駕駛人，犯第一項所列各罪之一，經第一審法院判決有罪後，吊扣其執業登記證。
其經法院判處有罪判決確定者，廢止其執業登記。
除符合前項規定之情形外，不得再辦理計程車駕駛人執業登記與執業。
計程車駕駛人犯故意傷害、刑法第二百三十一條之一至第二百三十五條及第三百十五條之一各罪之一，或利用職務上機會，犯竊盜、詐欺、妨害自由，經第一審法院判決有期徒刑以上之刑者，吊扣其執業登記證。
其經法院判決有期徒刑逾六個月確定而未受緩刑之宣告者，廢止其執業登記，且三年內不得辦理。
利用職務上機會犯侵占罪，經第一審法院判決有罪者，吊扣其執業登記證；其經法院判處有罪判決確定者，廢止其執業登記，且三年內不得辦理。
計程車駕駛人，受前二項吊扣執業登記證之處分，未將執業登記證送交發證警察機關者，廢止其執業登記。
計程車駕駛人違反前條及本條規定，應廢止其執業登記或吊扣其執業登記證者，由警察機關處罰，不適用第八條第一項第一款規定。
經廢止執業登記者，其執業登記證由警察機關收繳之。
計程車駕駛人執業資格、執業登記、測驗、執業前、在職講習與講習費用收取、登記證核發及管理等事項之辦法，由內政部會同交通部定之。
一、故意殺人、故意重傷、搶劫、搶奪、強盜、恐嚇取財或擄人勒贖。
二、刑法第一百八十四條、第一百八十五條或第一百八十五條之三。
三、刑法第二百二十一條至第二百二十九條、兒童及少年性交易防制條例第二十四條至第二十七條或兒童及少年性剝削防制條例第三十三條至第三十七條。
四、槍砲彈藥刀械管制條例第七條或第八條。
五、懲治走私條例第四條至第六條。
六、組織犯罪防制條例第三條、第四條或第六條。
七、毒品危害防制條例。
犯前項第三款以外各款之罪，而有下列情形之一，於申請執業登記前十二年以內未再受刑之宣告或執行，不受前項規定之限制：
一、緩刑期滿，而緩刑之宣告未經撤銷。
二、受有期徒刑之宣告，經執行完畢或赦免，或曾依檢肅流氓條例裁定應為交付感訓期滿。
計程車駕駛人，犯第一項所列各罪之一，經第一審法院判決有罪後，吊扣其執業登記證。
其經法院判處有罪判決確定者，廢止其執業登記。
除符合前項規定之情形外，不得再辦理計程車駕駛人執業登記與執業。
計程車駕駛人犯故意傷害、刑法第二百三十一條之一至第二百三十五條及第三百十五條之一各罪之一，或利用職務上機會，犯竊盜、詐欺、妨害自由，經第一審法院判決有期徒刑以上之刑者，吊扣其執業登記證。
其經法院判決有期徒刑逾六個月確定而未受緩刑之宣告者，廢止其執業登記，且三年內不得辦理。
利用職務上機會犯侵占罪，經第一審法院判決有罪者，吊扣其執業登記證；其經法院判處有罪判決確定者，廢止其執業登記，且三年內不得辦理。
計程車駕駛人，受前二項吊扣執業登記證之處分，未將執業登記證送交發證警察機關者，廢止其執業登記。
計程車駕駛人違反前條及本條規定，應廢止其執業登記或吊扣其執業登記證者，由警察機關處罰，不適用第八條第一項第一款規定。
經廢止執業登記者，其執業登記證由警察機關收繳之。
計程車駕駛人執業資格、執業登記、測驗、執業前、在職講習與講習費用收取、登記證核發及管理等事項之辦法，由內政部會同交通部定之。