Civil Code Article 331
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 the object of the prestation is not suitable for lodgment, or if it might be damaged or destroyed, or if its lodgment would cost disproportionate expenses, the person tendering the performance may apply to the court of the place of performance to have it sold by auction and to lodge the proceeds of the sale.
中文原文 民法第331條
給付物不適於提存，或有毀損滅失之虞，或提存需費過鉅者，清償人得聲請清償地之法院拍賣，而提存其價金。