Code of Criminal Procedure Article 451

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.

(Motion for Summary Judgment)Where a prosecutor finds it appropriate to sentence the case through summary judgment, he/she may file a motion for summary judgment in writing.Article 264 shall apply mutatis mutandis to requests specified in the preceding paragraph.The motion mentioned in Paragraph 1 has the same effect as a prosecution.A defendant who confesses in the investigation process may petition the prosecutor to file a motion prescribed in Paragraph 1.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第451條
檢察官審酌案件情節,認為宜以簡易判決處刑者,應即以書面為聲請。
第二百六十四條之規定,於前項聲請準用之。
第一項聲請,與起訴有同一之效力。
被告於偵查中自白者,得請求檢察官為第一項之聲請。

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