Book 2 — Obligations

Section 430

Statutory text (Thai original)

ครูบาอาจารย์ นายจ้าง หรือบุคคลอื่นซึ่งรับดูแลบุคคลผู้ไร้ความสามารถอยู่เป็นนิตย์ก็ดี ชั่วครั้งคราวก็ดี จำต้องรับผิดร่วมกับผู้ไร้ความสามารถในการละเมิดซึ่งเขาได้กระทำลงในระหว่างที่อยู่ในความดูแลของตน ถ้าหากพิสูจน์ได้ว่าบุคคลนั้น ๆ มิได้ใช้ความระมัดระวังตามสมควร

Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State

English translation

A teacher, employer or other person who undertakes the supervision of an incapacitated person either permanently or temporarily, is jointly liable with such person for any wrongful act committed by the latter whilst under his supervision, provided that it can be proved that he has not exercised proper care.

This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.

Firm annotation

Section 430 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 12 Supreme Court decisions (1954 to 2019)

Selected citing decisions

  • Decision 297-308/2562 (2019)
  • Decision 12979/2558 (2015)
  • Decision 18033/2557 (2014)
  • Decision 10239/2546 (2003)
  • Decision 9184/2539 (1996)
  • Decision 9084/2539 (1996)
  • Decision 3744/2537 (1994)
  • Decision 1206/2535 (1992)

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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Related guides on ThaiLawOnline

Cite this section

  • Plain citation Civil and Commercial Code, s. 430 (Thailand)
  • Academic citation Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 430. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-430/ (accessed 8 August 2026).
  • Thai citation ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 430
  • Permalink https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-430/
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