Article 99 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if the victim suffers material losses due to the criminal acts of the defendant, he has the right to bring an incidental civil action in the course of criminal proceedings. If the victim dies or loses his capacity for civil conduct, his legal representative and close relatives have the right to file an incidental civil action.
If state property or collective property suffers losses, the people's procuratorate may bring an incidental civil action when it brings a public prosecution.
Article 102 An incidental civil action shall be tried together with a criminal case. Only in order to prevent excessive delay in the trial of criminal cases can the same trial organization continue to hear incidental civil actions after the trial of criminal cases is completed.