Road Traffic Management and Penalty Act Article 62

Should a car driver cause an accident that results in no injury or death, and not taking the necessary measures following the regulations, he/she shall be fined between NT$1,000 and NT$3,000. Should the driver flee the scene, his/her driver license shall be suspended for 1 to 3 months.Should the car mentioned in the above paragraph remain function, and the driver fails to move the vehicle to the sides of the road and thereby impeding the traffic flow, the driver shall be fined from NT$600 to NT$1,800.Should a car driver cause an accident that results in injury or death, he/she shall immediately give first aid to the injuries, take measures following the regulations, or inform the police authority. Vehicles involved shall not be moved and so as the evidence at scene without the consent of police. Violators shall be fined from NT$3,000 to NT$9,000. However, should the injured party agree, the driver shall move the vehicle to a place where it will not obstruct traffic after marking the locations of the cars involved in accidents.Should a car driver mentioned in the above paragraph cause an accident resulting in injury and flee the scene, his/her driver license shall be revoked. Should the said accident result in serious injuries or deaths and the driver flee the scene, the driver license shall be revoked, and the driver shall be permanently prohibited from applying new driver license and taking test.In the event of a hit-and-run as described in Paragraph 1 and the preceding paragraph, should the car owner be notified to give testimony but fail to appear without due cause or should the owner fail to provide the relevant information for the car’s driver, the car’s license plates shall be suspended for 1 to 3 months.Should the involved vehicle’s mechanical parts, as well as scratches and markings, needed to be inspected, assessed, or examined, said vehicle may be temporarily detained for these purposes for a period of less than 3 months. Any vehicle that is not detained but its driver or owner refuses to or cannot move if in a timely manner shall be removed by the police otherwise it may obstruct traffic.Should the mechanical parts of said vehicle be damaged and thereby causing safety concerns, it shall be prohibited from driving.