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If the victim suffers material losses due to the criminal act of the defendant, he shall have the right to file an incidental civil action in the course of criminal proceedings. If the victim is dead or incapacitated, his legal representatives or close relatives shall have the right to file an incidental civil action. The plaintiff in an incidental civil action may apply to the people's court for protective measures.
The persons liable for compensation according to law in incidental civil actions include: (1) criminal defendants and other joint infringers who have not been investigated for criminal responsibility; (2) guardians of criminal defendants; (3) heirs of the death penalty criminals; (4) heirs of the defendants who died before the conclusion of the case in joint crime cases; (5) compensation for the material losses of the victims Other units and individuals that shall be liable for compensation according to the law of the people's Republic of China.