Disaster Prevention and Protection Act Article 62
Where a person is missing due to disaster, the court shall confirm his or her death and time of death according to application of stakeholder or prosecutor even though the body has not been found yet.The application in the foregoing paragraph shall be made within one year after the disaster.The missing person in the first paragraph is presumed to be dead at the time confirmed by the court’s final judgment.Regarding the final judgment on the death and time of death and revocation or amendment to the said judgment, matters concerning the declaration of death by the court stated in Family Act shall be applicable if no regulation has been made in the Act.A public summon shall be made for court permitted applicant stated in Paragraph 1. Besides, Paragraph 3 and 4 of Article 130, and Paragraph 2 of Article 156 of Family Act are applicable in the case. The filing period shall be three weeks to two months, from the date of publication
中文原文 災害防救法第62條
對於因災害失蹤之人，有事實足認其確已因災死亡而未發現其屍體者，法院得依利害關係人或檢察官之聲請，確定其死亡及死亡之時間。
前項聲請，應於災害發生後一年內為之。
第一項之失蹤人，以法院裁定所確定死亡之時，推定其為死亡。
確定死亡與死亡時間之裁定及該裁定之撤銷、變更，本法未規定者，準用家事事件法宣告死亡事件之規定。
法院准許第一項之聲請者，應公示催告，並準用家事事件法第一百三十條第三項、第四項、第一百五十六條第二項之規定。
其陳報期間，應定為自揭示之日起三星期以上二個月以下。
前項聲請，應於災害發生後一年內為之。
第一項之失蹤人，以法院裁定所確定死亡之時，推定其為死亡。
確定死亡與死亡時間之裁定及該裁定之撤銷、變更，本法未規定者，準用家事事件法宣告死亡事件之規定。
法院准許第一項之聲請者，應公示催告，並準用家事事件法第一百三十條第三項、第四項、第一百五十六條第二項之規定。
其陳報期間，應定為自揭示之日起三星期以上二個月以下。