Life imprisonment is one of the five primary punishments stated in the Criminal code of Taiwan.[cc 1] All prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment are also automatically sentenced to deprivation of citizens' rights for life,[cc 2] which bars the subject from working as a public servant or running for public office.[cc 3] An inmate must serve at least 25 years before being eligible for parole.[cc 4]

As with the death penalty, life imprisonment cannot be sentenced to minor offenders (under 18) or elders over 80, and any such cases automatically receive reduced sentences.[cc 5]

Since there are no longer any crimes with mandatory death penalty, as a consequence all crimes punishable by death are also eligible for life imprisonment.

Crimes with life imprisonment as minimum sentence

Military law

  • The following crimes apply only if the offender is a member of the Armed Forces during the time of the act:[mcc 1]
    1. Ringleading rebellion through rioting or colluding with foreign entities[mcc 2]
    2. Disclosing military secrets to enemies[mcc 3]
    3. Disobeying combat orders at frontline[mcc 4]
    4. Commander deserting or moving garrisons without order resulting in adversities[mcc 5]
    5. Disobeying superior orders during wartime[mcc 6]
    6. Ringleading assault or intimidation against superiors during wartime[mcc 7]
    7. Unauthorized manufacturing, transporting, or selling of military weapons or ammunition with intent to commit crimes[mcc 8]
    8. Falsifying military orders during wartime resulting in adversities[mcc 9]
  • The following crimes also apply to civilians during wartime:[mcc 10]
    1. Handing over troops, equipment or supplies to enemies[mcc 11]
    2. Spying for enemies[mcc 12]
    3. Unauthorized semaphoring or signalling to enemies[mcc 13]
    4. Aiding enemies in assaulting state military bases[mcc 14]
    5. Subordinate compelling surrender[mcc 15]
    6. Stealing or releasing captured aircraft, vessels or captives for enemies[mcc 16]
    7. Damaging military sites, equipment or supplies during wartime[mcc 17]

Civilian law

  1. Ringleading rebellion with force[cc 6][lower-alpha 1]
  2. Ringleading rebellion through rioting[cc 7]
  3. Colluding with foreign entities with intent to instigate war against the state[cc 8]
  4. Colluding with foreign entities with intent to subject state territory to other countries[cc 9]
  5. Serving in enemy troops or aiding enemies in combating with the state or its allies[cc 10]
  6. Compelling soldiers to surrender or recruiting for enemies[cc 11]
  7. Compelling soldiers to abandonment, disorder or desertion[cc 12]
  8. Aircraft hijacking resulting in death[1]
  9. Sexual-assault-murder[cc 13]
  10. Robbery-murder[cc 14]
  11. Piracy-murder[cc 15]
  12. Public servant abusing authority to compel drug trafficking[cc 16]
  13. Kidnap-murder[cc 17]
  14. Murdering the victim after compelling underage prostitution or pornography[2]
  15. Manufacturing, transporting, or selling Category one narcotics[nhpa 1]
  16. Public servants abusing authority to manufacture, transport, or sell Category two narcotics[nhpa 2]
  17. Public servants abusing authority to compel usage of Category one narcotics[nhpa 2]
  18. Unauthorized manufacturing, transporting, selling, lending or renting of firearms or ammunition with intent to commit crimes[3]
  19. Ringleading obstruction of conscription with weapons[4]

Other crimes allowing for life imprisonment

Notes

  1. ↑ A very rare case where the only eligible sentence is life imprisonment; All other crimes on this list are also punishable by death.

References

  • "Criminal Code of the Republic of China". Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  1. ↑ Article 33
  2. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 37
  3. ↑ Paragraph 2, Article 36
  4. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 77
  5. ↑ Article 63
  6. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 100
  7. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 101
  8. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 103
  9. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 104
  10. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 105
  11. ↑ Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 1, Article 107
  12. ↑ Subparagraph 3, Paragraph 1, Article 107
  13. ↑ Article 226-1
  14. ↑ Article 332
  15. ↑ Article 334
  16. ↑ Article 261
  17. ↑ Article 348
  1. ↑ Article 3
  2. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 15
  3. ↑ Paragraph 2, Article 20
  4. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 27
  5. ↑ Paragraph 2, Article 42
  6. ↑ Paragraph 2, Article 47
  7. ↑ Paragraph 2, Article 50
  8. ↑ Paragraph 2, Article 65
  9. ↑ Paragraph 2, Article 66
  10. ↑ Article 2
  11. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 17
  12. ↑ Paragraph 2, Article 17
  13. ↑ Paragraph 3, Article 17
  14. ↑ Paragraph 4, Article 17
  15. ↑ Paragraph 5, Article 17
  16. ↑ Paragraph 6, Article 17
  17. ↑ Paragraph 3, Article 58
  1. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 4
  2. 1 2 Paragraph 1, Article 15


  1. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 100, "Civil Aviation Act". Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. ↑ Paragraph 1, Article 37, "Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act". Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  3. ↑ Paragraph 3, Article 7, "Controlling Guns, Ammunition and Knives Act". Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  4. ↑ Paragraph 3, Article 17, "Punishment Act for Violation to Military Service System". Laws & Regulations Database of The Republic of China (Taiwan). Retrieved 2023-09-24.
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