Juvenile Justice Act Article 18
Where a judicial police officer, a prosecutor or a court, while performing their duties, becomes aware of a delinquency prescribed in Article 3, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1, he/she/it shall transfer such a matter to a competent juvenile court.Where a judicial police officer, a prosecutor or a court, while performing their duties, becomes aware of a delinquency prescribed in Article 3, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2, he/she/it may report such a matter to the Youth Counseling Committee in the domicile or residence of the juvenile concerned, or in the place where the juvenile in question is present.Where a person who has custody over a juvenile, the school from which a juvenile has dropped out, or an institution that carries out relevant tasks of juvenile protection becomes aware of a delinquency prescribed in Article 3, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2, he/she/it may report such a matter to the Youth Counseling Committee in the domicile or residence of the juvenile concerned, or in the place where the juvenile in question is present.A juvenile who commits an act prescribed in Article 3, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2 may request assistance from the Youth Counseling Committee in his/her domicile or residence, or in the place where he/she is present.A Youth Counseling Committee in the domicile or residence of a juvenile or in the place where a juvenile in question is present, upon becoming aware of a juvenile who commits an act prescribed in Article 3, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2, shall coordinate available resources in sections such as welfare, education, psychology, health care, household administration, police, finance, financial management, labor, immigration and other relevant sections and provide the juvenile in question with counseling for an appropriate duration of time.Where a Youth Counseling Committee, during the appropriate duration of time referred to in the preceding paragraph, comes to the view after assessment that in order to better protect the sound self-development of the juvenile concerned, a case before it may only be handled by a juvenile court, it may submit a request to a juvenile court, stating the reasons for such a request and filing the relevant records of counseling and other relevant materials and evidence, while continuing performing the counseling assistance in accordance with the preceding paragraph.The Youth Counseling Committee may seize and retain items used, obtained, or derived from a juvenile who commits an act prescribed in Article 3, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2, followed by taking measures to confiscate, destroy, return those items or to other appropriate handling of those items, except such a matter has been submitted to a juvenile court in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Rules in relation to criteria, methods, procedures, or other relevant matters in conducting the above actions shall be made by the Executive Yuan in consultation with the Judicial Yuan.The Youth Counseling Committee in each special municipality, county or city government shall consist of persons who are equipped with expertise in social work, psychology, education, family education or other relevant fields so as to perform its duties provided in Paragraphs 2 to 6 above. Rules on matters in relation to the establishment, counseling methods, duties, assessment and power to submit a request of a Youth Counseling Committee shall be made by the Executive Yuan in consultation with the Judicial Yuan.Prior to July 1, 2013, where a judicial police officer, a prosecutor, a court, a person who has custody over a juvenile, the school from which a juvenile has dropped out, or an institution that carries out relevant tasks of juvenile protection becomes aware of a delinquency prescribed in Article 3 Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2, he/she/it may transfer the case concerned to a juvenile court or make a request for a juvenile court to handle the said case.
中文原文 少年事件處理法第18條
司法警察官、檢察官或法院於執行職務時，知有第三條第一項第一款之事件者，應移送該管少年法院。
司法警察官、檢察官或法院於執行職務時，知有第三條第一項第二款之情形者，得通知少年住所、居所或所在地之少年輔導委員會處理之。
對於少年有監督權人、少年之肄業學校、從事少年保護事業之機關或機構，發現少年有第三條第一項第二款之情形者，得通知少年住所、居所或所在地之少年輔導委員會處理之。
有第三條第一項第二款情形之少年，得請求住所、居所或所在地之少年輔導委員會協助之。
少年住所、居所或所在地之少年輔導委員會知悉少年有第三條第一項第二款情形之一者，應結合福利、教育、心理、醫療、衛生、戶政、警政、財政、金融管理、勞政、移民及其他相關資源，對少年施以適當期間之輔導。
前項輔導期間，少年輔導委員會如經評估認由少年法院處理，始能保障少年健全之自我成長者，得敘明理由並檢具輔導相關紀錄、有關資料及證據，請求少年法院處理之，並持續依前項規定辦理。
少年輔導委員會對於少年有第三條第一項第二款行為所用、所生或所得之物，得扣留、保管之，除依前項規定檢具請求少年法院處理者外，應予沒入、銷毀、發還或為適當之處理；其要件、方式、程序及其他相關事項之辦法，由行政院會同司法院定之。
直轄市、縣（市）政府少年輔導委員會應由具備社會工作、心理、教育、家庭教育或其他相關專業之人員，辦理第二項至第六項之事務；少年輔導委員會之設置、輔導方式、辦理事務、評估及請求少年法院處理等事項之辦法，由行政院會同司法院定之。
於中華民國一百十二年七月一日前，司法警察官、檢察官、法院、對於少年有監督權人、少年之肄業學校、從事少年保護事業之機關或機構，發現少年有第三條第一項第二款之情形者，得移送或請求少年法院處理之。
司法警察官、檢察官或法院於執行職務時，知有第三條第一項第二款之情形者，得通知少年住所、居所或所在地之少年輔導委員會處理之。
對於少年有監督權人、少年之肄業學校、從事少年保護事業之機關或機構，發現少年有第三條第一項第二款之情形者，得通知少年住所、居所或所在地之少年輔導委員會處理之。
有第三條第一項第二款情形之少年，得請求住所、居所或所在地之少年輔導委員會協助之。
少年住所、居所或所在地之少年輔導委員會知悉少年有第三條第一項第二款情形之一者，應結合福利、教育、心理、醫療、衛生、戶政、警政、財政、金融管理、勞政、移民及其他相關資源，對少年施以適當期間之輔導。
前項輔導期間，少年輔導委員會如經評估認由少年法院處理，始能保障少年健全之自我成長者，得敘明理由並檢具輔導相關紀錄、有關資料及證據，請求少年法院處理之，並持續依前項規定辦理。
少年輔導委員會對於少年有第三條第一項第二款行為所用、所生或所得之物，得扣留、保管之，除依前項規定檢具請求少年法院處理者外，應予沒入、銷毀、發還或為適當之處理；其要件、方式、程序及其他相關事項之辦法，由行政院會同司法院定之。
直轄市、縣（市）政府少年輔導委員會應由具備社會工作、心理、教育、家庭教育或其他相關專業之人員，辦理第二項至第六項之事務；少年輔導委員會之設置、輔導方式、辦理事務、評估及請求少年法院處理等事項之辦法，由行政院會同司法院定之。
於中華民國一百十二年七月一日前，司法警察官、檢察官、法院、對於少年有監督權人、少年之肄業學校、從事少年保護事業之機關或機構，發現少年有第三條第一項第二款之情形者，得移送或請求少年法院處理之。