Code of Criminal Procedure Article 455-13

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.

If the prosecutor has sufficient reason to believe that a third person's property should be confiscated, the prosecutor should notify such a third person before initiating the public prosecution, giving such a person the opportunity to state his/her case.If the prosecutor deems that a third person's property should be confiscated when initiating a public prosecution, such intention should be stated in the indictment, and such a third person should be notified immediately of the following matters:1. The case summary and its jurisdictional court. 2. The defendant's name, gender, birth date, identity document number, or other relevant feathers sufficient to identify the defendant.3. The name, type, quantity, and other specification that should be noted concerning the property to be confiscated.4. The essential facts and evidence that constitute the grounds for confiscation.5. The purpose that the prosecution should petition the court of jurisdiction to notify the third person to participate in the confiscation procedure.If the prosecutor deems that a third person's property should be confiscated during the trial, the prosecutor may submit such a request in verbal or written statement to the court.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第455-13條
檢察官有相當理由認應沒收第三人財產者,於提起公訴前應通知該第三人,予其陳述意見之機會。
檢察官提起公訴時認應沒收第三人財產者,應於起訴書記載該意旨,並即通知該第三人下列事項:
一、本案案由及其管轄法院。
二、被告之姓名、性別、出生年月日、身分證明文件編號或其他足資辨別之特徵。
三、應沒收財產之名稱、種類、數量及其他足以特定之事項。
四、構成沒收理由之事實要旨及其證據。
五、得向管轄法院聲請參與沒收程序之意旨。
檢察官於審理中認應沒收第三人財產者,得以言詞或書面向法院聲請。

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