Code of Criminal Procedure Article 455-27

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 an appeal is filed against the judgment of the case, the effect of the appeal extends to confiscation judgment pertaining to the case; if an appeal is filed against the confiscation judgment, the effect of such an appeal does not extend to the judgment of the case.When the participant appeals to the second instance court, he/she may not dispute the determined facts of the criminal offense of the original trial, nor of the portion concerning property confiscation. However, such provisions do not apply to the following circumstances:1. Due to no fault of the participant, he/she did not provide a statement in the original trial on the portion concerning the facts of the crime and confiscation of property, or make a request for investigation of evidence.2. Persons other than the participant, who may dispute the facts of the crime and have the right to appeal, file a second instance appeal disputing the portion concerning the facts of the crime and the confiscation of the participant's property.3. The situation, as described in Article 420 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph1, Subparagraph 2, Subparagraph 4 or Subparagraph 5, existed in the original trial.
中文原文 刑事訴訟法第455-27條
對於本案之判決提起上訴者,其效力及於相關之沒收判決;對於沒收之判決提起上訴者,其效力不及於本案判決。
參與人提起第二審上訴時,不得就原審認定犯罪事實與沒收其財產相關部分再行爭執。
但有下列情形之一者,不在此限:
一、非因過失,未於原審就犯罪事實與沒收其財產相關部分陳述意見或聲請調查證據。
二、參與人以外得爭執犯罪事實之其他上訴權人,提起第二審上訴爭執犯罪事實與沒收參與人財產相關部分。
三、原審有第四百二十條第一項第一款、第二款、第四款或第五款之情形。

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