Court Organization Act Article 51-2
This English translation was last updated on 2024-11-29, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-05-13. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
When any of the supreme civil courts, or criminal courts reviews a trial case, if the judgment-based legal opinion is deemed, after a review, dissenting with the antecedent legal opinion for the judgment, reasons should be stated in a ruling, and the case should be processed as follows: 1. A civil court case should be submitted to a Civil Grand Chamber for adjudication;2. A criminal court case should be submitted to a Criminal Grand Chamber for adjudication.Before making a ruling for a case mentioned in the preceding paragraph, each of the supreme civil courts, or criminal courts should confer with the opinions of other courts with a letter of consultation. The consulting court shall reply in writing within 30 days; if no reply is received within 30 days, it is deemed to maintain the antecedent legal opinion for the judgment. Only after one of the consulting courts asserts a stand to maintain the antecedent legal opinion, can the court then make a ruling for the case, as mentioned in the preceding paragraph.
中文原文 法院組織法第51-2條
最高法院民事庭、刑事庭各庭審理案件，經評議後認採為裁判基礎之法律見解，與先前裁判之法律見解歧異者，應以裁定敘明理由，依下列方式處理：
一、民事庭提案予民事大法庭裁判。
二、刑事庭提案予刑事大法庭裁判。
最高法院民事庭、刑事庭各庭為前項裁定前，應先以徵詢書徵詢其他各庭之意見。
受徵詢庭應於三十日內以回復書回復之，逾期未回復，視為主張維持先前裁判之法律見解。
經任一受徵詢庭主張維持先前裁判之法律見解時，始得為前項裁定。
一、民事庭提案予民事大法庭裁判。
二、刑事庭提案予刑事大法庭裁判。
最高法院民事庭、刑事庭各庭為前項裁定前，應先以徵詢書徵詢其他各庭之意見。
受徵詢庭應於三十日內以回復書回復之，逾期未回復，視為主張維持先前裁判之法律見解。
經任一受徵詢庭主張維持先前裁判之法律見解時，始得為前項裁定。