Civil Code Article 932
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.
When a creditor has not yet received full payment of its claim, the creditor may exercise its right of retention against the whole of the thing retained, provided that if the thing retained is divisible, the creditor may exercise its right only pro rata by the ratio of its claim to the value of the thing retained.
中文原文 民法第932條
債權人於其債權未受全部清償前，得就留置物之全部，行使其留置權。
但留置物為可分者，僅得依其債權與留置物價值之比例行使之。
但留置物為可分者，僅得依其債權與留置物價值之比例行使之。