Civil Code Article 806
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 lost property being picked up is easy to corrupt, or if the cost to preserve it is excessive, the person who advertises the owner of his claim to the property, the police or local autonomous institution may sell it by auction or sell it at market price and keep the net proceeds of the sale.
中文原文 民法第806條
拾得物易於腐壞或其保管需費過鉅者，招領人、警察或自治機關得為拍賣或逕以市價變賣之，保管其價金。