Code of Criminal Procedure Article 454
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 summary judgment shall include the following items:1. Contents specified in Paragraph 1 of Article 51;2. Facts of an offense and the evidence;3. Applicable articles of laws;4. Items listed in subparagraphs of Article 309;5. An announcement that an appeal may be filed within 20 days after the service of the summary judgment. For a summary judgment against which an appeal may not be filed, this rule does not applyThe written judgment as provided in the preceding paragraph may be done in a summary manner.If the court finds that facts of an offense, the evidence, and applicable laws identical with the public prosecutor’s request for summary judgment on a sentence or with the written prosecution, the court may quote the contents directly from the prosecutor’s writings.Part VII-III Participation in Proceedings by the Victim