Senior Citizens Welfare Act Article 51
Any person who has a statutory duty to support an elderly person or a contractual obligation to provide care, and who commits any of the following acts, shall be subject to a fine of not less than NT$30,000 and not more than NT$150,000, and the offender’s name shall be made public; where criminal liability is involved, the case shall be referred to the judicial authorities for investigation:1. Abandonment.2. Unlawful restriction of personal freedom.3. Infliction of physical injury.4. Physical and mental abuse.5. Leaving the elderly incapable of self-care alone in an environment likely to cause danger or harm.6. Leaving the elderly in an institution and ignoring their care, without proper justification, after the institution has issued a notice requiring resolution within a specified period.
中文原文 老人福利法第51條
依法令對老人負扶養義務或依契約對服務對象負照顧義務，有下列行為之一者，處新臺幣三萬元以上十五萬元以下罰鍰，並公告其姓名；涉及刑責者，應移送司法機關偵辦：
一、遺棄。
二、妨害自由。
三、傷害。
四、身心虐待。
五、留置無生活自理能力之老人獨處於易發生危險或傷害之環境。
六、留置老人於機構後棄之不理，經機構通知限期處理，無正當理由仍不處理者。
一、遺棄。
二、妨害自由。
三、傷害。
四、身心虐待。
五、留置無生活自理能力之老人獨處於易發生危險或傷害之環境。
六、留置老人於機構後棄之不理，經機構通知限期處理，無正當理由仍不處理者。