Criminal Compensation Act Article 34
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.
(Responsibility of compensation funds and the right to reimbursement for compensation)The funds for the compensation shall be paid by the National Treasury.The State is entitled to seek indemnification from the civil servant under the law of Article 1 who commits a malfeasance due to his/her intentional or grossly negligent act,resulting in the claimant's claim of compensation, after the compensation agency makes compensation, it shall be compensated from the civil servant in accordance with the provisions of the State Compensation Law.The right to reimbursement for compensation referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be is extinguished by prescription if not exercised within two years from the date of payment of the compensation.To exercise the right to reimbursement for compensation, it is necessary to consider all circumstances of the cause of civil servant's responsibility and the severity, and decide part or all the reimbursement. When there are several persons liable for the reimbursement, the respective amount of the reimbursement shall be determined separately inconsideration of the circumstances.
中文原文 刑事補償法第34條
補償經費由國庫負擔。
依第一條所列法律執行職務之公務員，因故意或重大過失而違法，致生補償事件者，補償機關於補償後，應依國家賠償法規定，對該公務員求償。
前項求償權自支付補償金之日起，因二年間不行使而消滅。
行使求償權，應審酌公務員應負責事由輕重之一切情狀，決定一部或全部求償。
被求償者有數人時，應斟酌情形分別定其求償金額。
依第一條所列法律執行職務之公務員，因故意或重大過失而違法，致生補償事件者，補償機關於補償後，應依國家賠償法規定，對該公務員求償。
前項求償權自支付補償金之日起，因二年間不行使而消滅。
行使求償權，應審酌公務員應負責事由輕重之一切情狀，決定一部或全部求償。
被求償者有數人時，應斟酌情形分別定其求償金額。