Juvenile Justice Act Article 3
The following matters shall be dealt with by the juvenile court in accordance with this Act:1. where a juvenile commits a crime under the criminal laws;2. where a juvenile is found to have been subject to one of the following situations and it is considered that there is necessity to safeguard the sound self-development of the said juvenile:(1) habitually carrying of weapons and firearms without justifiable cause;(2) using narcotics or hallucinogenic drugs even though such an act does not constitute a punishable statutory offense;(3) preparing or attempting to commit a crime that is not punishable by the statutory law.Whether the necessity to safeguard referred to in the preceding paragraph exists shall be assessed by taking all relevant circumstances into account, such as the character, environment, people in frequent association with, groups participated in, places frequented, daily life, family function, school attended or working environment of the juvenile concerned.
中文原文 少年事件處理法第3條
下列事件，由少年法院依本法處理之：
一、少年有觸犯刑罰法律之行為者。
二、少年有下列情形之一，而認有保障其健全自我成長之必要者：
（一）無正當理由經常攜帶危險器械。
（二）有施用毒品或迷幻物品之行為而尚未觸犯刑罰法律。
（三）有預備犯罪或犯罪未遂而為法所不罰之行為。
前項第二款所指之保障必要，應依少年之性格及成長環境、經常往來對象、參與團體、出入場所、生活作息、家庭功能、就學或就業等一切情狀而為判斷。
一、少年有觸犯刑罰法律之行為者。
二、少年有下列情形之一，而認有保障其健全自我成長之必要者：
（一）無正當理由經常攜帶危險器械。
（二）有施用毒品或迷幻物品之行為而尚未觸犯刑罰法律。
（三）有預備犯罪或犯罪未遂而為法所不罰之行為。
前項第二款所指之保障必要，應依少年之性格及成長環境、經常往來對象、參與團體、出入場所、生活作息、家庭功能、就學或就業等一切情狀而為判斷。