Criminal Law Chapter III Punishments Section 8 . Confiscation of Property Article 59-60

Section 8 . Confiscation of Property

第八节 没收财产

Article 59 . Confiscation of property is the confiscation of part or all of the property personally owned by the criminal element. Where all of the property personally owned by the criminal element is confiscated, living expenses shall be set aside for the criminal element himself and the dependents he supports.

第五十九条  【没收财产的范围】没收财产是没收犯罪分子个人所有财产的一部或者全部。没收全部财产的，应当对犯罪分子个人及其扶养的家属保留必需的生活费用。

When a sentence of confiscation of property is imposed, property that belongs to or should belong to family members of the criminal element may not be confiscated.

在判处没收财产的时候，不得没收属于犯罪分子家属所有或者应有的财产。

Article 60 . Where it is necessary to use the confiscated property to repay legitimate debts incurred by the criminal element before the property was confiscated, the debts shall be paid at the request of the creditors.

第六十条  【以没收的财产偿还债务】没收财产以前犯罪分子所负的正当债务，需要以没收的财产偿还的，经债权人请求，应当偿还。