Section 412
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าทรัพย์สินซึ่งได้รับไว้เป็นลาภมิควรได้นั้นเป็นเงินจำนวนหนึ่ง ท่านว่าต้องคืนเต็มจำนวนนั้น เว้นแต่เมื่อบุคคลได้รับไว้โดยสุจริต จึงต้องคืนลาภมิควรได้เพียงส่วนที่ยังมีอยู่ในขณะเมื่อเรียกคืน
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
If the property which was unduly received is a sum of money, restitution must be made in full, unless the person who received it was in good faith in which case he is only bound to return such part of his enrichment as still exists at the time when restitution is demanded.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 412 is part of Book 2 (Obligations) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 23 Supreme Court decisions (1963 to 2024)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 2358/2567 (2024)
- Decision 10850/2559 (2016)
- Decision 534/2559 (2016)
- Decision 5057/2558 (2015)
- Decision 15919/2555 (2012)
- Decision 12258/2555 (2012)
- Decision 402/2550 (2007)
- Decision 6459/2549 (2006)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
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Plain citation
Civil and Commercial Code, s. 412 (Thailand) -
Academic citation
Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 412. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-412/ (accessed 8 August 2026). -
Thai citation
ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 412 -
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