Section 1336 — Right of owner to recover property and to prevent unlawful interference
Statutory text (Thai original)
ภายในบังคับแห่งกฎหมาย เจ้าของทรัพย์สินมีสิทธิใช้สอยและจำหน่ายทรัพย์สินของตนและได้ซึ่งดอกผลแห่งทรัพย์สินนั้น กับทั้งมีสิทธิติดตามและเอาคืนซึ่งทรัพย์สินของตนจากบุคคลผู้ไม่มีสิทธิจะยึดถือไว้ และมีสิทธิขัดขวางมิให้ผู้อื่นสอดเข้าเกี่ยวข้องกับทรัพย์สินนั้นโดยมิชอบด้วยกฎหมาย
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
คำแปลภาษาอังกฤษ
Within the limits of the law, the owner of property has the right to use and dispose of his property and to acquire its fruits; he has the right to follow and recover his property from any person who has no right to retain it, and the right to prevent any unlawful interference with such property.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1336 gives the owner four cumulative rights: (1) use, (2) disposition, (3) fruits, and (4) the right of recovery and exclusion (rei vindicatio). The recovery right runs against anyone holding the thing without legal right — including a thief, a tenant who has overstayed, or a finder. Where the holder claims a possessory right (e.g. usufruct, lease, lien), §1336 yields and the parties' dispute is resolved by the source contract. The right to follow property survives even when the thing has passed through several hands, subject only to the bona fide purchaser exceptions in §1303–§1305.
Supreme Court decisions interpreting this section
- 3230/2568 (2025) ★ Owner Can Recover Property Pawned by Another Without Authorization
- 8245/2559 (2016) ★ Right of Way Servitude for Landlocked Property
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