Code of Criminal Procedure Article 371

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.

(Single Party Judgment (VI))Where a defendant default without due reasons after having been legally summoned, a judgment may be made without his/her statement.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第371條
被告經合法傳喚,無正當之理由不到庭者,得不待其陳述,逕行判決。

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