Citizen Judges Act (Act on Criminal Trials with the participation of Citizen Judge (Guomin Faguan)) Article 16
A person who belongs to one of the following categories may refuse being appointed as a citizen judge or an alternate citizen judge:1. A person who is over seventy years of age;2. A person who is a teacher at a public school or at a registered private school;3. A person who is currently a student at a public school or at a registered private school;4. Where it is obviously difficult for a person to perform the duties of a citizen judge or an alternate citizen judge due to a serious illness, an injury, or other physical conditions;5. Where the performance of the duties of a citizen judge or an alternate citizen judge may lead to a serious effect on the physical or mental health of the person concerned;6. Where it is obviously difficult for a person to perform the duties of a citizen judge or an alternate citizen judge due to the need to care for or to raise his or her family members; 7. Where there is a need for a person to take care of the necessities in order to rebuild his or her daily life after the essential infrastructure the life depended upon was damaged by a major disaster;8. Where it is obviously difficult for a person to perform the duties of a citizen judge or an alternate citizen judge due to a significant need in terms of sustaining the daily lives, maintaining the job performance, or fulfilling the family duties;9. A person who has served as a citizen judge or an alternate citizen judge in the past five years; and10. In addition to the circumstance provided in the preceding subparagraph, a person who has been a prospective citizen judge and has been summoned to be present at court within the past one year.The age and duration provided in the preceding paragraph shall be calculated based on the date on which the notice to the citizen judge candidates is served.
中文原文 國民法官法第16條
有下列情形之一者，得拒絕被選任為國民法官、備位國民法官：
一、年滿七十歲以上者。
二、公立或已立案私立學校之教師。
三、公立或已立案私立學校之在校學生。
四、有重大疾病、傷害、生理或心理因素致執行國民法官、備位國民法官職務顯有困難。
五、執行國民法官、備位國民法官職務有嚴重影響其身心健康之虞。
六、因看護、養育親屬致執行國民法官、備位國民法官職務顯有困難。
七、因重大災害生活所仰賴之基礎受顯著破壞，有處理為生活重建事務之必要時。
八、因生活上、工作上、家庭上之重大需要致執行國民法官、備位國民法官職務顯有困難。
九、曾任國民法官或備位國民法官未滿五年。
十、除前款情形外，曾為候選國民法官經通知到庭未滿一年。
前項年齡及期間之計算，均以候選國民法官通知書送達之日為準。
一、年滿七十歲以上者。
二、公立或已立案私立學校之教師。
三、公立或已立案私立學校之在校學生。
四、有重大疾病、傷害、生理或心理因素致執行國民法官、備位國民法官職務顯有困難。
五、執行國民法官、備位國民法官職務有嚴重影響其身心健康之虞。
六、因看護、養育親屬致執行國民法官、備位國民法官職務顯有困難。
七、因重大災害生活所仰賴之基礎受顯著破壞，有處理為生活重建事務之必要時。
八、因生活上、工作上、家庭上之重大需要致執行國民法官、備位國民法官職務顯有困難。
九、曾任國民法官或備位國民法官未滿五年。
十、除前款情形外，曾為候選國民法官經通知到庭未滿一年。
前項年齡及期間之計算，均以候選國民法官通知書送達之日為準。