Civil Code Article 750
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 guarantor has assumed the guaranty by reason of a mandate of the principal debtor, the guarantor may request the principal debtor to procure his discharge from the guaranty under any of the following cases:(1) If the property of the principal debtor has obviously decreased.(2) If, after the conclusion of the contract of guaranty claims for performance against the principal debtor have become difficult on account of change of his domicile, or his business office, or his residence.(3) If the principal debtor is in default.(4) If the creditor has obtained a non-appealable judgment entitling him to compel the guarantor to perform.If the principal obligation is not yet due, the principal debtor may give security to the guarantor instead of discharge of obligation of guaranty.
中文原文 民法第750條
保證人受主債務人之委任而為保證者，有左列各款情形之一時，得向主債務人請求除去其保證責任：
一、主債務人之財產顯形減少者。
二、保證契約成立後，主債務人之住所、營業所或居所有變更，致向其請求清償發生困難者。
三、主債務人履行債務遲延者。
四、債權人依確定判決得令保證人清償者。
主債務未屆清償期者，主債務人得提出相當擔保於保證人，以代保證責任之除去。
一、主債務人之財產顯形減少者。
二、保證契約成立後，主債務人之住所、營業所或居所有變更，致向其請求清償發生困難者。
三、主債務人履行債務遲延者。
四、債權人依確定判決得令保證人清償者。
主債務未屆清償期者，主債務人得提出相當擔保於保證人，以代保證責任之除去。