Crime Victim Rights Protection Act Article 63
The right to claim for crime victim compensation shall be extinguished if the claimant has not exercised such right within five(5) years since the time the claimant became aware of criminal act at issue. The same rule shall be applied if ten(10) years have elapsed from the date when the criminal act was committed. However, any person who was a minor at the time of the crime may make the claim within five years upon reaching the age of majority.In the case of the preceding Paragraph, if a person is seriously injured due to a criminal act, his/her right to claim will be extinguished if he/she does not exercise it within five(5) years from the time upon becoming aware of the serious injury.
中文原文 犯罪被害人保護法第63條
犯罪被害補償金請求權，自請求權人知有犯罪被害時起，因五年間不行使而消滅；自犯罪被害發生時起，逾十年者，亦同。
但犯罪被害時為未成年者，仍得於成年後五年內為之。
前項情形，因犯罪行為致重傷者，其請求權自知悉為重傷時起，因五年間不行使而消滅。
但犯罪被害時為未成年者，仍得於成年後五年內為之。
前項情形，因犯罪行為致重傷者，其請求權自知悉為重傷時起，因五年間不行使而消滅。