The Notary Act Article 37
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.
Civil notaries who also have the qualifications of a lawyer shall not perform legal practice. However, if the lawyer was licensed as a civil notary with a limited capacity for the purpose of attesting documents only, or due to geographic environment or special needs, the aforementioned limitations shall not apply if the lawyer acquires the Judicial Yuan's approval.Lawyers concurrently acting as civil notaries (hereinafter "attorney notaries”), shall not accept the appointment of practicing as a lawyer related to those same documents they have attested. Any lawyer belonging to the same law firm may also not be appointed to handle that case.Unless otherwise provided by this Act, civil notaries shall not concurrently undertake remunerated public offices or business positions, concurrently engage in commercial activities, nor be representatives or users of any company or for-profit association. However, an approval may be granted by the Judicial Yuan, provided there is no conflict with their professional duties.
中文原文 公證法第37條
民間之公證人具有律師資格者，不得執行律師業務。
但經遴任僅辦理文書認證事務者，或因地理環境或特殊需要，經司法院許可者，不在此限。
律師兼任民間之公證人者，就其執行文書認證事務相關之事件，不得再受委任執行律師業務，其同一聯合律師事務所之他律師，亦不得受委任辦理相同事件。
除本法另有規定外，民間之公證人不得兼任有薪給之公職或業務，亦不得兼營商業或為公司或以營利為目的之社團法人代表人或使用人。
但與其職務無礙，經司法院許可者，不在此限。
但經遴任僅辦理文書認證事務者，或因地理環境或特殊需要，經司法院許可者，不在此限。
律師兼任民間之公證人者，就其執行文書認證事務相關之事件，不得再受委任執行律師業務，其同一聯合律師事務所之他律師，亦不得受委任辦理相同事件。
除本法另有規定外，民間之公證人不得兼任有薪給之公職或業務，亦不得兼營商業或為公司或以營利為目的之社團法人代表人或使用人。
但與其職務無礙，經司法院許可者，不在此限。