Police Personnel Management Act Article 17

Newly appointed police personnel without relevant experience to hold the position or who have had experience in a position one class lower for less than six months shall be subject to a six-month probationary period. Police personnel who pass the probationary period shall receive a formal appointment, while those who fail shall be dismissed.Officers under probation shall be deemed to have failed if any of the following circumstances apply: (1) Paragraph 2 of the Civil Service Employment Act’s Article 20, or (2) Any of the conditions punishable by one major reprimand in accordance with the Reward and Punishment Standard for Police Personnel, enacted pursuant to Article 28 of this Act.Graduates from the Central Police University, Central Police College, Taiwan Police College or Taiwan Police Academy, after completing internships and passing examinations before being assigned to their posts, shall be exempt from the probationary period.