Section 250 — Joint Liability of Co-Offenders
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าคำพิพากษามิได้ระบุไว้เป็นอย่างอื่น บุคคลทั้งปวงซึ่งต้องคำพิพากษาให้ลงโทษโดยได้กระทำความผิดฐานเดียวกัน ต้องรับผิดแทนกันและต่างกันในการคืนหรือใช้ราคาทรัพย์สินหรือใช้ค่าสินไหมทดแทน
English translation
Unless the judgment provides otherwise, all persons convicted of committing the same offense are jointly and severally liable in returning or paying the value of property or paying compensation.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified — always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 250, within the Chapter on execution of judgment, fixes the default rule of joint and several liability for co-offenders on the restitution and compensation side of a criminal case. The victim may therefore recover the full amount from any one convicted co-offender, leaving contribution among them to be sorted out separately. The rule yields where the judgment itself apportions liability differently.
Why this matters in practice
In practice this favors the victim: with several co-offenders you can enforce the entire restitution or compensation award against the most solvent one rather than chasing each for a share. For defendants, it means each can be pursued for the whole amount unless the judgment expressly splits liability, so how the judgment is worded on apportionment matters.
Frequently asked questions
Can a victim recover the full amount from just one of several co-offenders?
Yes. Under section 250 co-offenders are jointly and severally liable, so the victim may recover the full restitution or compensation from any one of them unless the judgment provides otherwise.
Does joint liability apply if the judgment splits the amounts?
No. Section 250 applies only where the judgment does not provide otherwise; if the judgment apportions liability, that apportionment governs.