Section 429
Statutory text (Thai original)
บุคคลใดแม้ไร้ความสามารถเพราะเหตุเป็นผู้เยาว์หรือวิกลจริตก็ยังต้องรับผิดในผลที่ตนทำละเมิด บิดามารดาหรือผู้อนุบาลของบุคคลเช่นว่านี้ย่อมต้องรับผิดร่วมกับเขาด้วย เว้นแต่จะพิสูจน์ได้ว่าตนได้ใช้ความระมัดระวังตามสมควรแก่หน้าที่ดูแลซึ่งทำอยู่นั้น
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
A person, even though incapacitated, on account of minority or unsoundness of mind is liable for the consequences of his wrongful act. The parents of such person are, or his guardian is, jointly liable with him, unless they or he can prove that proper care in performing their or his duty of supervision has been extended.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 429 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 31 Supreme Court decisions (1949 to 2020)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 13789/2555 (2012)
- Decision 10239/2546 (2003)
- Decision 9774/2544 (2001)
- Decision 6967/2541 (1998)
- Decision 2118/2540 (1997)
- Decision 9184/2539 (1996)
- Decision 9084/2539 (1996)
- Decision 4943/2536 (1993)
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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Civil and Commercial Code, s. 429 (Thailand) -
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