Regulations on Physical and Psychological Treatment, Counseling, and Education for Sex Offenders Article 13

The competent authority at the special municipality or county (city) level shall decide the content and execution period of the offender’s physical and psychological treatment, counseling, and education according to the recidivism risk assessment report and suggestions made by the local competent authority evaluation team.The period during which the offender receives physical and psychological treatment, counseling, and education refers to when the offender actually receives physical and psychological treatment, counseling, and education. The period shall not be less than three months and shall not be less than two hours per month.If the local competent authority evaluation team perceives that there is no need to continue the treatment provided in the preceding Paragraph but deems it necessary to further provide physical and psychological treatment, counseling, and education after evaluation during the registration and check-in period, the competent authority at the special municipality or county (city) level shall order the offender to receive further physical and psychological treatment, counseling, and education. The duration of the abovementioned compulsory treatment (ordered before and after the aforesaid suspension) shall be combined and taken as a whole. It shall not exceed the maximum duration prescribed in Paragraph 3, Article 31 of the Act.When making the decision according to Paragraph 1 and the preceding Paragraph, the competent authority at the special municipality or county (city) level is not required to request the offenders’ opinions.