Forensic Pathologist Act Article 10
A forensic pathologist shall submit a written recommendation for an autopsy to the prosecution after conducting an inspection of the body of a deceased person if he or she finds one of the following conditions:1. The surviving spouse or a direct bloodline of the deceased has requested for an autopsy;2. The death was due to a suspicious violent criminal act;3. The cause of death might endanger public interests or public health;4. The deceased was dead when he or she was delivered to a medical institute;5. The person has died during interrogation, incarceration, a summon, arrest, escort and transportation of inmates, custody, detention of accused, a lien, rehabilitative measure, serving prison sentence;6. The deceased was a soldier and the cause of death is unknown;7. The deceased played a critical role in an accident;8. The body of the deceased is not claimed and the cause of death is unknown;9. The cause of death may not be clarified without an autopsy.
中文原文 法醫師法第10條
屍體經檢驗後，有下列情形之一者，法醫師應以書面建請檢察官為解剖屍體之處分：
一、死者之配偶或直系血親請求解剖。
二、可疑為暴力犯罪致死。
三、死因有危害社會公益或公共衛生之虞。
四、送達醫療院所已死亡，且死因不明。
五、於執行訊問、留置、拘提、逮捕、解送、收容、羈押、管收、保安處分、服刑等過程中死亡。
六、軍人死亡，且死因不明。
七、意外事件中之關鍵性死亡者。
八、未經認領顯可疑為死因不明之屍體。
九、其他非解剖無法查明死因。
一、死者之配偶或直系血親請求解剖。
二、可疑為暴力犯罪致死。
三、死因有危害社會公益或公共衛生之虞。
四、送達醫療院所已死亡，且死因不明。
五、於執行訊問、留置、拘提、逮捕、解送、收容、羈押、管收、保安處分、服刑等過程中死亡。
六、軍人死亡，且死因不明。
七、意外事件中之關鍵性死亡者。
八、未經認領顯可疑為死因不明之屍體。
九、其他非解剖無法查明死因。