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▎Drunk driving is strictly prohibited

Drunk driving is an offense against public safety and can impact your right to work in Taiwan.

Case

Mr. Juan came from Vietnam to work in Taiwan. One time he had three cans of beer in his dormitory and then went out driving his motorbike with a friend on the back and bumped into a car at an intersection. When the police arrived at the scene they asked Mr. Juan to take a breath alcohol test which returned a reading of 0.53mg/L, which legally constitutes drunk driving.

Analysis

•By drunk driving on a public thoroughfare and being involved in an accident Mr. Juan committed an offense against public safety. In accordance with the Criminal Code, individuals who return a breath alcohol test with an alcohol concentration of 0.25mg/L or higher or a blood alcohol test with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.05% or higher, are subject to a maximum of three years in prison and a fine of not more than NT$300,000.

•If a foreign worker employed in Taiwan is found guilty by a court of drunk driving and was involved in a serious accident, the Ministry of Labor will revoke his/her employment permit and order them to leave the country within a fixed period of time, thereby impacting the right to work in Taiwan.