Civil Code Article 596
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.
The depositor is liable for any injury caused to the depositary and resulting from the nature of defects of the thing deposited, except at the time of deposit he did not know of the defect or the dangerous character of the thing and his ignorance was of no negligence, or except the depositary knew of them.
中文原文 民法第596條
受寄人因寄託物之性質或瑕疵所受之損害，寄託人應負賠償責任。
但寄託人於寄託時，非因過失而不知寄託物有發生危險之性質或瑕疵或為受寄人所已知者，不在此限。
但寄託人於寄託時，非因過失而不知寄託物有發生危險之性質或瑕疵或為受寄人所已知者，不在此限。