The Notary Act Article 18
This English translation was last updated on 2009-12-30, but the Chinese text was amended on 2019-04-03. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
The original of the notarial deeds drafted by the notary, as well as the notarial deeds’ ancillary documents or attested deeds’ transcriptions, photocopies and other Journal of Notarial Acts to be prepared under law, shall be preserved within the notary division or the civil notary office and may not leave the premises. However, by a court order or decision of relevant authorities in accordance with legal access regulations or to avoid incidents, such documents may be carried out of the premises.In the event, according to the preceding paragraph, the documents were to leave the premises, the notary shall prepare and retain a photocopy of the documents.The Judicial Yuan shall further prescribe the rules regarding the preservation or destruction of documents or records under the first paragraph.
中文原文 公證法第18條
公證人作成之公證書原本，與其附屬文件或已認證之文書繕本、影本，及依法令應編製之簿冊，保存於公證處或事務所，不得攜出。
但經法院或其他有關機關依法律調閱或因避免事變而攜出者，不在此限。
公證文書依前項規定調閱而攜出者，公證人應製作影本留存。
第一項文書、簿冊之保存及銷燬規則，由司法院定之。
但經法院或其他有關機關依法律調閱或因避免事變而攜出者，不在此限。
公證文書依前項規定調閱而攜出者，公證人應製作影本留存。
第一項文書、簿冊之保存及銷燬規則，由司法院定之。