Code of Criminal Procedure Article 204-1

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 written permission is required for the permission of expert examination specified in section I of the preceding article, unless the expert examination is conducted in the presence of the presiding judge, commissioned judge or public prosecutor.A written permission shall contain the following matters:(1) Offense charged;(2) The person subject to physical examination or body subject to autopsy, the thing to be destroyed, or the occupied or guarded dwelling or other premises to be entered into;(3) Matter that needs expert opinion;(4) Full name of the expert witness;(5) The period within which the permitted action has to be executed.A written permission shall be signed, during the stage of investigation, by a public prosecutor, and during the stage of trial, by a presiding judge or a commissioned judge.Appropriate conditions may be added to the terms of a written permission specified in section I of this article for physical examination.Note: Articles 1 through 343 were amended lastly on February 6, 2003.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第204-1條
前條第一項之許可,應用許可書。
但於審判長、受命法官或檢察官前為之者,不在此限。
許可書,應記載下列事項:
一、案由。
二、應檢查之身體、解剖之屍體、毀壞之物體或進入有人住居或看守之住宅或其他處所。
三、應鑑定事項。
四、鑑定人之姓名。
五、執行之期間。
許可書,於偵查中由檢察官簽名,審判中由審判長或受命法官簽名。
檢查身體,得於第一項許可書內附加認為適當之條件。

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