Sexual Assault Crime Prevention Act Article 17
Unless the Code of Criminal Procedure provides otherwise or a Victim is unconscious or unable to give his consent, a medical examination on and collection of evidence from a Victim shall be conducted only with the consent of the said Victim and in accordance with any of the following:1. if a Victim is mentally disabled or has been placed under custodianship or guardianship, the information shall be provided (to the said Victim during the process of obtaining the consent of the said Victim to the conduction of a medical examination on or collection of evidence from the said Victim) in a manner understandable to the said Victim. Moreover, a medical examination on, and collection of evidence from, a Victim who has been placed under custodianship requires the consent of the custodian of the said Victim; or2. a medical examination on, and collection of evidence from, a Victim under twelve years old requires the consent of the guardian(s) of the said Victim.When giving his consent, a custodian referred to in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding Paragraph shall respect the wish(es) of the Victim who has been placed under custodianship.When giving his consent, a guardian referred to in Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of this Article shall consider the best interest of the child concerned as a priority and weigh the said child’s opinion according to the mental maturity of the said child.A medical examination and collection of evidence may nonetheless be conducted when a custodian or a guardian referred to in Subparagraph 1, or Subparagraph 2, of Paragraph 1 of this Article is unknown, hard to reach, or a suspect of a Sexual Assault Crime.Any evidence collected pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this Article shall be placed in an evidence bag, and the judicial police agency shall immediately deliver the said evidence to the National Police Agency of the Ministry of the Interior for forensic examination. The forensic report shall be properly preserved in accordance with the law.Prior to the institution of a complaint, or the filing of a private prosecution, by a Victim against a Sexual Assault Crime requiring the institution of a complaint by a Victim, the judicial police agency shall deliver the evidence (related to the said Sexual Assault Crime) to the competent authority of the special municipality or county (city), where the said Sexual Assault Crime took place, for the safekeeping of the said evidence. Except that the suspect (of the said Sexual Assault Crime) remains unknown, the competent authority keeping the aforesaid evidence may destroy the said evidence after keeping the said evidence for six (6) months.
中文原文 性侵害犯罪防治法第17條
對於被害人之驗傷及採證，除依刑事訴訟法之規定或被害人無意識或無法表意者外，應經被害人之同意，並依下列規定辦理：
一、被害人為心智障礙者、受監護宣告或輔助宣告者，應以其可理解方式提供資訊。
受監護宣告者並應取得其監護人同意。
二、被害人為未滿十二歲者，應經其法定代理人同意。
前項第一款之監護人為同意時，應尊重受監護宣告者之意願。
第一項第二款之法定代理人同意時，應以兒童之最佳利益為優先考量，並依其心智成熟程度權衡其意見。
第一項第一款及第二款所定監護人或法定代理人不明、通知顯有困難或為該性侵害犯罪之嫌疑人時，得逕行驗傷及採證。
第一項採證，應將所取得之證物保全於證物袋，司法警察機關應即送請內政部警政署鑑驗。
證物鑑驗報告應依法妥善保存。
告訴乃論之性侵害犯罪案件，於未提出告訴或自訴前，司法警察機關應將證物送交犯罪發生地之直轄市、縣（市）主管機關保管；除因未能知悉犯罪嫌疑人者外，於保管六個月後得將該證物逕行銷毀。
一、被害人為心智障礙者、受監護宣告或輔助宣告者，應以其可理解方式提供資訊。
受監護宣告者並應取得其監護人同意。
二、被害人為未滿十二歲者，應經其法定代理人同意。
前項第一款之監護人為同意時，應尊重受監護宣告者之意願。
第一項第二款之法定代理人同意時，應以兒童之最佳利益為優先考量，並依其心智成熟程度權衡其意見。
第一項第一款及第二款所定監護人或法定代理人不明、通知顯有困難或為該性侵害犯罪之嫌疑人時，得逕行驗傷及採證。
第一項採證，應將所取得之證物保全於證物袋，司法警察機關應即送請內政部警政署鑑驗。
證物鑑驗報告應依法妥善保存。
告訴乃論之性侵害犯罪案件，於未提出告訴或自訴前，司法警察機關應將證物送交犯罪發生地之直轄市、縣（市）主管機關保管；除因未能知悉犯罪嫌疑人者外，於保管六個月後得將該證物逕行銷毀。