Regulations for Executing the Death Penalty Article 4
Prior to executing the death penalty, the prosecutor and the prison warden, or his/her official agent, or the superintendent of the subordinate division prison, shall verify and confirm, in person, the identity of the prisoner receiving the death penalty.The prosecutor shall interrogate and confirm with the said prisoner the following information, and the attending clerk shall record the transcription:1.The name, date of birth, and identification document number of the prisoner.2.Inform the prisoner that the death penalty is to be executed on that day.3.Whether or not there is a last message, and whether or not to notify designated family members, relatives, and/or friends. However, the number of recipients of designated notifications shall not exceed three persons.4.Other questions, as deemed necessary.The prisoner's last message, as mentioned in the subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph, may be recorded in audio or video format, and the duration of the message shall not exceed 10 minutes.The last message, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, shall be delivered to the prison authorities immediately by the clerk, and the family members, relatives, and/or friends designated by the prisoner shall be notified in an appropriate manner within 24 hours after the execution. However, those who cannot be notified or cannot be reached, or where the prosecutor deems that the contents of the message contains threats, intimidations, violations of the law, or other specific causes that are not suitable for notification, are exempt from such notifications.Except for the family members, relatives, and/or friends, who are notified in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the last message, as mentioned in paragraph 2 subparagraph 3, shall not be made public.The transcript, as described in the first paragraph, shall be signed by the prosecutor and the attending prison warden, or his/her official agent, or the superintendent of the subordinate division prison.
中文原文 執行死刑規則第4條
執行死刑，由檢察官會同監獄典獄長或其職務代理人，或該管分監監長蒞視驗明，確認受刑人之身分。
檢察官應訊問受刑人下列事項，並由在場之書記官製作筆錄：
一、受刑人之姓名、出生年月日、身分證明文件編號。
二、告以當日執行死刑。
三、有無最後留言及是否通知其指定之家屬或親友。
但指定通知之人不得逾三人。
四、其他認有訊問之必要。
前項第三款，受刑人之最後留言，得以錄音或錄影方式為之，時間不得逾十分鐘。
前項最後留言，應由書記官立即交付監獄，於執行後二十四小時內以適當方式通知受刑人指定之家屬或親友。
但不能或無法通知，或經檢察官認留言內容有脅迫、恐嚇他人、違反法令或其他不適宜通知之具體事由者，免予通知。
除依前項規定通知之家屬或親友者外，第二項第三款之最後留言不公開之。
第一項筆錄，應由檢察官及在場之典獄長或其職務代理人或該管分監監長簽名。
檢察官應訊問受刑人下列事項，並由在場之書記官製作筆錄：
一、受刑人之姓名、出生年月日、身分證明文件編號。
二、告以當日執行死刑。
三、有無最後留言及是否通知其指定之家屬或親友。
但指定通知之人不得逾三人。
四、其他認有訊問之必要。
前項第三款，受刑人之最後留言，得以錄音或錄影方式為之，時間不得逾十分鐘。
前項最後留言，應由書記官立即交付監獄，於執行後二十四小時內以適當方式通知受刑人指定之家屬或親友。
但不能或無法通知，或經檢察官認留言內容有脅迫、恐嚇他人、違反法令或其他不適宜通知之具體事由者，免予通知。
除依前項規定通知之家屬或親友者外，第二項第三款之最後留言不公開之。
第一項筆錄，應由檢察官及在場之典獄長或其職務代理人或該管分監監長簽名。