Code of Criminal Procedure Article 180
This English translation was last updated on 2020-01-15, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-05-13. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A witness may refuse to testify under one of the following circumstances:(1) The witness is or was the spouse, lineal blood relative, blood relative within the third degree of kinship, relative by marriage within the second degree of relationship, family head, or family member of the accused or private prosecutor;(2) The witness is betrothed to the accused or private prosecutor;(3) The witness is or was the statutory agent of the accused or private prosecutor or the accused or private prosecutor is or was the statutory agent of such witness.A person who has the relationship to one or more accused or private prosecutors specified in the preceding section may not refuse to testify on matters which relate only to the other accused or private prosecutors.Note: Articles 1 through 343 were amended lastly on February 6, 2003.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第180條
證人有下列情形之一者，得拒絕證言：
一、現為或曾為被告或自訴人之配偶、直系血親、三親等內之旁系血親、二親等內之姻親或家長、家屬者。
二、與被告或自訴人訂有婚約者。
三、現為或曾為被告或自訴人之法定代理人或現由或曾由被告或自訴人為其法定代理人者。
對於共同被告或自訴人中一人或數人有前項關係，而就僅關於他共同被告或他共同自訴人之事項為證人者，不得拒絕證言。
一、現為或曾為被告或自訴人之配偶、直系血親、三親等內之旁系血親、二親等內之姻親或家長、家屬者。
二、與被告或自訴人訂有婚約者。
三、現為或曾為被告或自訴人之法定代理人或現由或曾由被告或自訴人為其法定代理人者。
對於共同被告或自訴人中一人或數人有前項關係，而就僅關於他共同被告或他共同自訴人之事項為證人者，不得拒絕證言。