Civil Code Article 949
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 thing possessed is a steal, lost property, or its original possessor has lost possession unintentionally, the original possessor is entitled to demand from the current possessor, who in a good faith takes the possession of such property, the restoration of the thing within two years from the time when he lost possession.Once the thing is restored in accordance with the preceding paragraph, the rights on it have also been restored from the time the possession was lost.
中文原文 民法第949條
占有物如係盜贓、遺失物或其他非基於原占有人之意思而喪失其占有者，原占有人自喪失占有之時起二年以內，得向善意受讓之現占有人請求回復其物。
依前項規定回復其物者，自喪失其占有時起，回復其原來之權利。
依前項規定回復其物者，自喪失其占有時起，回復其原來之權利。