Code of Criminal Procedure Article 131
This English translation was last updated on 2020-01-15, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-05-13. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A public prosecutor, public prosecuting affairs official, judicial police officer, or judicial policeman may search a dwelling or other premises without a search warrant, under one of the following circumstances:(1) To arrest an accused or a suspect with or without a warrant or to detain him, provided that there are facts sufficient to justify a conclusion that the accused or criminal suspect is therein;(2) To pursue a person in flagrante delicto or to arrest, without a warrant, a person who has escaped, provided that there are facts sufficient to justify a conclusion that the said person is therein;(3) When there are obvious facts to believe that a person inside the premise is committing a crime and the circumstances are urgent.During the investigation stage, a public prosecutor may conduct a search without a warrant or instruct the public prosecuting affairs official, judicial police officer, or judicial policeman to do it and report the same to the public prosecutor general, if there really are probable cause to believe that circumstances are exigent and there are sufficient facts to justify an apprehension that the evidence shall be destroyed, forged, altered, or concealed within twenty four hours unless a search is conducted immediately.If the search specified in the preceding two sections is conducted by a public prosecutor, the same shall be reported to the court concerned within three days. If it is conducted by a public prosecuting affairs official, judicial police officer, or judicial policeman, the same shall be reported to the public prosecutor of the public prosecutor office concerned and the court within three days. If the court decides that the search should not be approved, the court shall cancel it within five days.If the search conducted under section I or II has not been reported to the court concerned, or has been canceled by the court, the court at trial may declare the things seized inadmissible as evidence.Note: Articles 1 through 343 were amended lastly on February 6, 2003.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第131條
有左列情形之一者，檢察官、檢察事務官、司法警察官或司法警察，雖無搜索票，得逕行搜索住宅或其他處所：
一、因逮捕被告、犯罪嫌疑人或執行拘提、羈押，有事實足認被告或犯罪嫌疑人確實在內者。
二、因追躡現行犯或逮捕脫逃人，有事實足認現行犯或脫逃人確實在內者。
三、有明顯事實足信為有人在內犯罪而情形急迫者。
檢察官於偵查中確有相當理由認為情況急迫，非迅速搜索，二十四小時內證據有偽造、變造、湮滅或隱匿之虞者，得逕行搜索，或指揮檢察事務官、司法警察官或司法警察執行搜索，並層報檢察長。
前二項搜索，由檢察官為之者，應於實施後三日內陳報該管法院；由檢察事務官、司法警察官或司法警察為之者，應於執行後三日內報告該管檢察署檢察官及法院。
法院認為不應准許者，應於五日內撤銷之。
第一項、第二項之搜索執行後未陳報該管法院或經法院撤銷者，審判時法院得宣告所扣得之物，不得作為證據。
一、因逮捕被告、犯罪嫌疑人或執行拘提、羈押，有事實足認被告或犯罪嫌疑人確實在內者。
二、因追躡現行犯或逮捕脫逃人，有事實足認現行犯或脫逃人確實在內者。
三、有明顯事實足信為有人在內犯罪而情形急迫者。
檢察官於偵查中確有相當理由認為情況急迫，非迅速搜索，二十四小時內證據有偽造、變造、湮滅或隱匿之虞者，得逕行搜索，或指揮檢察事務官、司法警察官或司法警察執行搜索，並層報檢察長。
前二項搜索，由檢察官為之者，應於實施後三日內陳報該管法院；由檢察事務官、司法警察官或司法警察為之者，應於執行後三日內報告該管檢察署檢察官及法院。
法院認為不應准許者，應於五日內撤銷之。
第一項、第二項之搜索執行後未陳報該管法院或經法院撤銷者，審判時法院得宣告所扣得之物，不得作為證據。