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Chapter V Disposition of Cases Involving Criminal Traffic Offence
Article 27
With regard to criminal road traffic cases that involve criminal liabilities, the police agency or competent road authority shall refer the case, according to their power, to a district prosecutor that holds the jurisdiction to conduct investigation, except a case chargeable only upon complaint has no legal complaint.
Article 28
The referral of cases as described in the preceding article shall require all evidence related to the suspected criminal(s) be dispatched alongside a case transfer.
Article 29
Road traffic cases that occur in circumstances that are justifiable as urgent situations or of major incidents may at any time convey orally or by telephone to the district prosecutor to dispose of those cases.

A district prosecutor, upon receiving the aforesaid report, shall process the case prudently and caution to safeguard the evidence, and take other necessary measures.
Article 30
A district prosecutor, or a traffic court, upon accepting criminal road traffic cases, shall duly pay attention to relevant factors, such as the crime-related vehicle functionality, driving skills and the like, and to order for examination be conducted.
Article 31
Criminal road traffic cases that have been awarded by a district prosecutor with a non-prosecutorial ruling in accordance with Article 253 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, or ruled by a traffic court with a guilty verdict shall be processed with care by referring to stipulations set froth under Article 57 of the Criminal Law, and the severity of the violations breaching the Regulations Governing Road Traffic Safety.