Civil Code Article 172
This English translation was last updated on 2021-01-20, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-08-17. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A person, who manages an affair of another person without a mandate or obligation, shall manage the affair in conformity with the principal's expressed or presumptive wishes and in the manner beneficial to the principal.
中文原文 民法第172條
未受委任，並無義務，而為他人管理事務者，其管理應依本人明示或可得推知之意思，以有利於本人之方法為之。