Civil Code Article 308
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.
Once an obligation has been wholly extinguished, the debtor may require the creditor to return or cancel the deed in which the obligation is embodied. If the obligation has been only partially extinguished, or if the deed entitles the creditor to exercise other rights, the debtor may demand that particulars of the extinction to be endorsed into the deed.If the creditor alleges that he cannot return or endorse the deed, the debtor may require from the creditor a publicly certified acknowledgment showing that the obligation has been extinguished.
中文原文 民法第308條
債之全部消滅者，債務人得請求返還或塗銷負債之字據，其僅一部消滅或負債字據上載有債權人他項權利者，債務人得請求將消滅事由，記入字據。
負債字據，如債權人主張有不能返還或有不能記入之事情者，債務人得請求給與債務消滅之公認證書。
負債字據，如債權人主張有不能返還或有不能記入之事情者，債務人得請求給與債務消滅之公認證書。