Civil Code Article 897
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.
A pledge on personal property is extinguished when the pledgee returns the thing pledged to the pledgor or delivers it to the debtor. Upon the return or delivery of the thing pledged, any reservation made in contemplation of continuance of the pledge is void.
中文原文 民法第897條
動產質權，因質權人將質物返還於出質人或交付於債務人而消滅。
返還或交付質物時，為質權繼續存在之保留者，其保留無效。
返還或交付質物時，為質權繼續存在之保留者，其保留無效。