Code of Criminal Procedure Article 333
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.
Where establishment of a crime or remission of punishment therefor is to be determined by certain civil legal issues and no civil action has been brought, the court shall suspend trial of the case and order the private prosecutor to bring a civil action within a prescribed period and, failing to do so within the said period, shall dismiss the private prosecution by a ruling.Note: Articles 1 through 343 were amended lastly on February 6, 2003.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第333條
犯罪是否成立或刑罰應否免除，以民事法律關係為斷，而民事未起訴者，停止審判，並限期命自訴人提起民事訴訟，逾期不提起者，應以裁定駁回其自訴。