Juvenile Justice Act Article 18-1

A judicial police officer or the judicial police, in conducting an investigation of a juvenile’s suspected criminal offense, may, when necessary, summon the juvenile concerned, his/her statutory agent, a person who currently protects the juvenile, or other appropriate persons by a written notice.The written notice provided in the preceding paragraph shall be signed by the incumbent official of the judicial police agency and shall include the following:1. full name, gender, date of birth, identification number, and domicile of residence of the persons being summoned;2. reasons for the summoning;3. date, time, and location where they are to appear;4. that a companion letter may be ordered by the competent juvenile court to enforce the appearance where the juvenile concerned fails to appear without justifiable cause.Where judicial police officers or the judicial police do not issue a written notice to summon the persons specified in Paragraph 1 of this article, they shall inform the persons thus specified of requirements listed in Subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the preceding paragraph at the time of giving the notice.Where judicial police officers or the judicial police question, impose companion, impose companion without a companion letter, arrest, or take custody of a juvenile, they shall immediately inform the said juvenile, his/her statutory agent, or a person who currently protects the juvenile of matters listed in Paragraph 1 of Article 3-2. Where the said juvenile falls under the circumstances specified in Paragraph 3 or Paragraph 4 of Article 3-1, the provisions of those respective paragraphs shall be applied.