Code of Criminal Procedure Article 252
This English translation was last updated on 2020-01-15, 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.
If one of the following circumstances exists, a ruling not to prosecute shall be made:(1) A final judgment has been rendered;(2) The period of statute of limitation has already expired;(3) There has already been an amnesty;(4) A law enacted after the commission of an offense abolishes the punishment;(5) The complaint or request in offenses chargeable only upon complaint or request has been withdrawn or the time within which a complaint may be filed has expired;(6) The accused is dead;(7) The court has no judicial power over the accused;(8) The act is not punishable;(9) The punishment is remitted under law;(10) The suspicion of an offense having been committed is insufficient.Note: Articles 1 through 343 were amended lastly on February 6, 2003.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第252條
案件有左列情形之一者，應為不起訴之處分：
一、曾經判決確定者。
二、時效已完成者。
三、曾經大赦者。
四、犯罪後之法律已廢止其刑罰者。
五、告訴或請求乃論之罪，其告訴或請求已經撤回或已逾告訴期間者。
六、被告死亡者。
七、法院對於被告無審判權者。
八、行為不罰者。
九、法律應免除其刑者。
十、犯罪嫌疑不足者。
一、曾經判決確定者。
二、時效已完成者。
三、曾經大赦者。
四、犯罪後之法律已廢止其刑罰者。
五、告訴或請求乃論之罪，其告訴或請求已經撤回或已逾告訴期間者。
六、被告死亡者。
七、法院對於被告無審判權者。
八、行為不罰者。
九、法律應免除其刑者。
十、犯罪嫌疑不足者。