The Notary Act Article 101
This English translation was last updated on 2009-12-30, but the Chinese text was amended on 2019-04-03. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
When attesting private documents, notaries shall require relevant parties to sign before the notaries or to acknowledge their signatures, and indicate aforementioned situations in deeds of attestation.When attesting official documents, notaries shall verify the authenticity of the documents according to their formality and tenor.When attesting transcriptions or photocopies of official or private documents, notaries shall compare above-mentioned documents with the verified original or authentic documents and assure their conformity. Aforementioned requirement shall be indicated in the transcription or photocopies.When attesting translations of documents, notaries shall review the correctness of translation and affix the original texts after the translations. The preceding three paragraphs apply to the attestation of translation.When there are insertions, deletions, alterations, damages or apparently dubious points on the documents’ formality, notaries shall indicate aforementioned conditions in deeds of attestation. Notaries may make investigation when necessary.
中文原文 公證法第101條
公證人認證私文書，應使當事人當面於私文書簽名，或承認為其簽名，並於認證書內記明其事由。
認證公文書之原本或正本，應就其程式及意旨審認該文書是否真正。
認證公文書或私文書之繕本或影本，應與經審認為真正之原本、正本對照相符，並於繕本或影本內記明其事由。
認證文書之翻譯本者，除依前三項規定辦理外，應審查該翻譯語文是否正確，並將原文連綴其後。
公文書或私文書有增刪、塗改、損壞或形式上顯有可疑之點者，應記明於認證書內，必要時，並得為查證。
認證公文書之原本或正本，應就其程式及意旨審認該文書是否真正。
認證公文書或私文書之繕本或影本，應與經審認為真正之原本、正本對照相符，並於繕本或影本內記明其事由。
認證文書之翻譯本者，除依前三項規定辦理外，應審查該翻譯語文是否正確，並將原文連綴其後。
公文書或私文書有增刪、塗改、損壞或形式上顯有可疑之點者，應記明於認證書內，必要時，並得為查證。