The Notary Act Article 26
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.
Any person meeting any of the following conditions shall not be appointed as a civil notary. These include someone who has:1. attained the age of 70 years old;2. been sentenced to imprisonment of a term of one year or more, except for crimes committed negligently;3. been deprived of civil rights without those rights being reinstated;4. been dismissed as a civil servant with a period restricting his reinstatement before that time period has expired;5. been removed or dismissed on the basis of this Act;6. been disbarred on the basis of the Lawyers Act;7. been declared bankrupt without being reinstated;8. been placed under guardianship or assistance before such declaration has been revoked; or9. become incapable of performing duties due to a physical or mental disavility.
中文原文 公證法第26條
有下列情事之一者，不得遴任為民間之公證人：
一、年滿七十歲。
二、曾受一年有期徒刑以上刑之裁判確定。
但受緩刑宣告期滿而未經撤銷或因過失犯罪者，不在此限。
三、褫奪公權，尚未復權。
四、曾任公務員而受撤職處分，其停止任用期間尚未屆滿。
五、曾依本法免職或受撤職處分。
但因第三十三條第一項第六款、第七款規定受免職處分，於原因消滅後，不在此限。
六、曾受律師法所定除名處分。
七、受破產之宣告或依消費者債務清理條例經法院裁定開始清算程序，尚未復權。
八、受監護或輔助之宣告，尚未撤銷。
九、經相關專科醫師鑑定，認有客觀事實足認其身心狀況不能勝任職務。
但於原因消滅後，不在此限。
一、年滿七十歲。
二、曾受一年有期徒刑以上刑之裁判確定。
但受緩刑宣告期滿而未經撤銷或因過失犯罪者，不在此限。
三、褫奪公權，尚未復權。
四、曾任公務員而受撤職處分，其停止任用期間尚未屆滿。
五、曾依本法免職或受撤職處分。
但因第三十三條第一項第六款、第七款規定受免職處分，於原因消滅後，不在此限。
六、曾受律師法所定除名處分。
七、受破產之宣告或依消費者債務清理條例經法院裁定開始清算程序，尚未復權。
八、受監護或輔助之宣告，尚未撤銷。
九、經相關專科醫師鑑定，認有客觀事實足認其身心狀況不能勝任職務。
但於原因消滅後，不在此限。