Criminal Compensation Act Article 17
This English translation was last updated on 2011-07-06, but the Chinese text was amended on 2023-12-15. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
(Acceptance of claims)If the adjudicating agency finds that it has no jurisdiction over the claim, it shall pronounce the transfer to the agency of jurisdiction; if it believes that statute of limitations passes or the claim has no merit, it shall dismiss the claim by decision; if it finds that the case has merit, it shall award the compensation to the claimant. The adjudicating agency stated in the preceding paragraph shall render a decision and serve the decision to the Prosecuting Office of the Supreme Court and the claimant within three months after receiving the claim of compensation filed by the claimant.The service of process of the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Code of Criminal Procedure.Once the adjudicating agency has rendered the final decision, the claimant may not file another claim of compensation based on the same facts and cause of action of the wrongful imprisonment.
中文原文 刑事補償法第17條
受理補償事件之機關認為無管轄權者，應諭知移送於管轄機關；認為已逾請求期間或請求無理由者，應以決定駁回之；認為請求有理由者，應為補償之決定。
前項機關，應於收到補償請求後三個月內，製作決定書，送達於最高檢察署及補償請求人。
前項之送達，準用刑事訴訟法之規定。
補償之請求，經受理機關決定後，不得以同一事由，更行請求。
前項機關，應於收到補償請求後三個月內，製作決定書，送達於最高檢察署及補償請求人。
前項之送達，準用刑事訴訟法之規定。
補償之請求，經受理機關決定後，不得以同一事由，更行請求。