Detention Act Article 111
Where a defendant dies in the detention center, the detention center shall immediately notify his/her family member or nearest relative, defense attorney, prosecutor and court, and report to the prosecutors’ office which shall assign a prosecutor to examine the body. Where there are multiple family members or nearest relatives, the detention center is only required to notify one such individual.Where the detention center has knowledge that the defendant in the preceding paragraph has appointed a lawyer and the matters delegated to the lawyer have not been completely processed, the lawyer shall also be notified.Under conditions specified in Paragraph 1, the detention center shall submit relevant information and report to the supervisory authority.
中文原文 羈押法第111條
被告在所死亡，看守所應即通知其家屬或最近親屬、辯護人、承辦檢察官及法院，並逕報檢察署指派檢察官相驗。
家屬或最近親屬有數人者，得僅通知其中一人。
看守所如知前項被告有委任律師，且其委任事務尚未處理完畢，亦應通知之。
第一項情形，看守所應檢附相關資料，陳報監督機關。
家屬或最近親屬有數人者，得僅通知其中一人。
看守所如知前項被告有委任律師，且其委任事務尚未處理完畢，亦應通知之。
第一項情形，看守所應檢附相關資料，陳報監督機關。