Juvenile Justice Act Article 18-8

Where companion, companion without a companion letter, coordinated search, escort or arrest is conducted against a juvenile, the physical integrity and reputation of the said juvenile shall be taken into consideration. Physical restraint may not be applied to the juvenile concerned unless, judging from the said juvenile’s mental and physical conditions, his/her actual or potential of the use of violence, the environmental circumstances, age, or other facts, it is deemed necessary to prevent his/her self-harming, doing harm to others, possibility of escape, or doing severe damage to the property of others, and there are no other alternatives of imposing restraint.The physical restraint applied to a juvenile in accordance with the qualifying provisions of Paragraph 1 shall not exceed an extent that is necessary, and such an application shall avoid publicly exposing the instrument of restraint being applied to the juvenile and shall ensure that the interests of the juvenile concerned is not harmed as a result. Where it is determined that the continued application of physical restraint is no longer necessary, the restraints shall be promptly removed.Rules on the implementation of the application of physical restraint provided for in the preceding two paragraphs with regard to its scope, manners, procedures, and other matters to be followed shall be made by the Executive Yuan in consultation with the Judicial Yuan.