Detention Act Article 16

A detention center must be securely guarded and may use technical equipment for assistance to ensure security.Where a detention center deems it necessary, it may search and inspect the housing areas of defendants and other locations. In addition, the provisions of Article 12 regarding physical examination and identification in Article 12 shall apply mutatis mutandis to such inspections.To ensure security, a detention center may, to the extent necessary, use technical equipment specified in Paragraph 1 to collect, process, and use personal information of defendants or individuals entering or exiting the detention center.For security purpose, a detention center may inspect the clothes and items carried by individuals entering or exiting the center and may use technical equipment to aid the inspection.The security measures, search, and inspection specified in Paragraph 1, Paragraph 2, and the preceding paragraph may not exceed the necessary extent.Regulations governing the types, installation, management, usage, data storage, and other requirements for technical equipment specified in Paragraph 1 to Paragraph 4 shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Justice.
中文原文 羈押法第16條
看守所應嚴密戒護,並得運用科技設備輔助之。
看守所認有必要時,得對被告居住之舍房及其他處所實施搜檢,並準用第十二條有關檢查身體及辨識身分之規定。
為戒護安全目的,看守所得於必要範圍內,運用第一項科技設備蒐集、處理、利用被告或進出人員之個人資料。
看守所為維護安全,得檢查出入者之衣類及攜帶物品,並得運用科技設備輔助之。
第一項、第二項與前項之戒護、搜檢及檢查,不得逾必要之程度。
第一項至第四項科技設備之種類、設置、管理、運用、資料保存及其他應遵行事項之辦法,由法務部定之。

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