Civil Code Article 288
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.
If one of the joint-creditors has granted a release to the debtor, except to the extent of the share to which the creditor granting the release is entitled, the rights of the other creditors are not extinguished.When the extinctive prescription has been completed against one of the joint-creditors, the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be mutatis mutandis applied.
中文原文 民法第288條
連帶債權人中之一人，向債務人免除債務者，除該債權人應享有之部分外，他債權人之權利，仍不消滅。
前項規定，於連帶債權人中之一人消滅時效已完成者準用之。
前項規定，於連帶債權人中之一人消滅時效已完成者準用之。