Juvenile Justice Act Article 3-1

In conducting an interview or interrogation with a juvenile, a notice shall be sent to the statutory agents, the persons who currently protect the juvenile or any other appropriate persons so that they may accompany the said juvenile. The preceding shall not apply to situations where a notice has been sent accordingly but the relevant persons fail to be present without justifiable cause, or where issuing such a notice is not feasible due to shortage of time.As to a matter where the law requires a juvenile to be escorted to the juvenile court within twenty-four (24) hours, time spent in awaiting the accompanying persons specified in the preceding paragraph to be present shall be noted but shall not be counted against the said twenty-four (24) hours. In any event, the sum total of the awaiting time shall not exceed four (4) hours.Where a juvenile is incapable of making a complete statement due to psychological disorder or other mental disabilities, he/she, where necessary, shall be assisted by an expert in children or adolescent mental health or other fields.Where a juvenile being interviewed or interrogated is not familiar with the language used, he/she shall be assisted by an interpreter. Where a juvenile is with hearing, language, or multiple disabilities, in addition to being assisted by an interpreter, he/she shall be permitted to be interviewed or interrogated by using written words, sign language or other appropriate means, and shall be permitted to express himself/herself by those means.