Code of Criminal Procedure Article 429

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.

A petition for retrial shall be filed by submitting to the court with jurisdiction a pleading for retrial setting forth the reasons, accompanied by copies of the original judgment and evidence. Where there exists justifiable cause for not being able to submit the copies of the original judgment, such a fact may be stated in the pleading, which may contain a request for the court to retrieve copies of the said original judgment.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第429條
聲請再審,應以再審書狀敘述理由,附具原判決之繕本及證據,提出於管轄法院為之。
但經釋明無法提出原判決之繕本,而有正當理由者,亦得同時請求法院調取之。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.