A 17-year-old boy in Japan went to "Sushiro" to eat a few days ago, but made disorderly behaviors such as licking soy sauce jars, which aroused fierce criticism from all walks of life.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Sushi Lang in Japan was spoofed by a Douyin fart boy, which has attracted international attention. The brand is determined to sue for compensation; if the incident happened in Taiwan, both parties are Taiwanese, and as fart boy's legal representative, Can I be exempted from compensation because the child is underage?

my country's Judiciary uses this incident to explain clearly to the public.

"Would the legal representative also have legal responsibility if a minor makes a mistake?" The Judicial Yuan said, because most teenagers do not have enough resources to compensate the victim, and the legal representative also has a certain degree of supervision responsibility for the child's behavior; Assuming that the behavior of juveniles under the age of 18 violates the rights of others, according to Article 187, Item 1 of the Civil Law, the legal representative has "joint and several liability", that is, he must jointly compensate the victim for the loss

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However, the Judicial Yuan pointed out that if the legal representative can prove that he has not been negligent in supervision, or that "with careful supervision, the damage will still occur", then the legal representative does not need to bear the liability for compensation. Item 3 of Article 187 also stipulates that when the victim cannot be compensated for damages in accordance with Items 1 and 2 of Article 187, the court may, based on the victim's petition and considering the financial situation of the child, legal representative and the victim, let the child or his legal representative shall be liable for all or part of the damages.

In terms of criminal law, although there is no "continuous sitting" penalty, the "Juvenile Incident Handling Law" stipulates that if the legal representative neglects the upbringing and causes the juvenile "over 12 years old and under 18 years old" to violate the criminal law, the juvenile court can order the legal representative to accept the criminal law. parenting education.

According to the Judicial Yuan, whether it is the "Civil Law" or the "Juvenile Incident Handling Law", the legal representative has the obligation to supervise and educate the child. Before the child reaches adulthood, the legal representative needs to take responsibility for the supervision and education of the child's behavior.

The Judicial Yuan also emphasized that the "Civil Law" has amended the age of majority, and a child who has reached the age of 18 is a person with full capacity for conduct, and the above-mentioned Article 187 of the "Civil Law" will no longer have the application of joint and several liability.