Code of Criminal Procedure Article 71-1

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 judicial police officer or judicial policeman, for the necessity of investigating a suspect's involvement in a crime and collecting relevant evidence, may call by a notice the suspect to appear for interrogation. If the suspect, without good reason, fails to appear after a notice has been legally served, the public prosecutor may be sought to issue an arrest warrant.The notice specified in the preceding section shall be signed by the head of the judicial police office. Item 1 through Item 3 of section II of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the matters to be stipulated in the notice.Note: Articles 1 through 343 were amended lastly on February 6, 2003.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第71-1條
司法警察官或司法警察,因調查犯罪嫌疑人犯罪情形及蒐集證據之必要,得使用通知書,通知犯罪嫌疑人到場詢問。
經合法通知,無正當理由不到場者,得報請檢察官核發拘票。
前項通知書,由司法警察機關主管長官簽名,其應記載事項,準用前條第二項第一款至第三款之規定。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.