Regulations Governing Coordination & Liaison between Coast Guard Administration, Executive Yuan and Police, Immigration, & Fire Organizations Article 5

Any illegally entered citizen from the other states, mainland China, Hong Kong or Macao, or any national without household registration in the Taiwan Area arrested by the Coast Guard shall be forced to depart or transfer under guard to the custody place designated by the National Immigration Agency as required; however, the disposition of transfer under guard will be prevented in the event that the subject should be transferred to the judicial department for investigation and prosecution or in any extraordinary case as provided by the law.The alien rescued from disasters by the Coast Guard shall be transferred to the place designated by local competent units of the National Immigration Agency.After giving a prior notice to the regulating authorities and its management unit, the Coast Guard may assign its personnel to the designated place for subsequent interrogation with the subject.