Passport Act Article 23
In the event of any one of the following circumstances, the Competent Authority or Overseas Mission shall deny the applicant a passport:1. The applicant uses a false identity, provides false information, or uses documents that have been illegally acquired, counterfeited, or altered.2. Judicial or military justice agencies have informed the Competent Authority that a passport shall not be issued to the applicant.3. The National Immigration Agency of the Ministry of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the National Immigration Agency) has in accordance with the law placed restrictions on the applicant’s overseas travel or prohibited the applicant from leaving the country, and has informed the Competent Authority of these restrictions or prohibition.4. The applicant has failed to provide additional documentation within a specified period or appear in person for an interview in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 21.When judicial or military justice agencies or the National Immigration Agency notify the Competent Authority as specified in the aforementioned Subparagraphs 2 and 3, such notification shall be made in writing or via electronic transmission and shall contain the name, date of birth, and National Identification Number of the applicant, as well as the reason and legal basis for the restriction or prohibition. Notifications from judicial or military justice agencies shall also specify the duration of the restriction or prohibition.
中文原文 護照條例第23條
護照申請人有下列情形之一者，主管機關或駐外館處應不予核發護照：
一、冒用身分、申請資料虛偽不實或以不法取得、偽造、變造之證件申請。
二、經司法或軍法機關通知主管機關。
三、經內政部移民署（以下簡稱移民署）依法律限制或禁止申請人出國並通知主管機關。
四、未依第二十一條第一項規定期限補正或到場說明。
司法或軍法機關、移民署依前項第二款、第三款規定通知主管機關時，應以書面或電腦連線傳輸方式敘明當事人之姓名、出生日期、國民身分證統一編號、依法律限制或禁止出國之事由；其為司法或軍法機關通知者，另應敘明管制期限。
一、冒用身分、申請資料虛偽不實或以不法取得、偽造、變造之證件申請。
二、經司法或軍法機關通知主管機關。
三、經內政部移民署（以下簡稱移民署）依法律限制或禁止申請人出國並通知主管機關。
四、未依第二十一條第一項規定期限補正或到場說明。
司法或軍法機關、移民署依前項第二款、第三款規定通知主管機關時，應以書面或電腦連線傳輸方式敘明當事人之姓名、出生日期、國民身分證統一編號、依法律限制或禁止出國之事由；其為司法或軍法機關通知者，另應敘明管制期限。