Legal basis: Article 288 of the Criminal Procedure Law In the following public prosecution cases, if the criminal suspect and the defendant sincerely repent by means of compensation for losses or apology, and obtain the understanding of the victim, and the victim voluntarily reconciles, both parties can reconcile:
(a) due to a civil dispute, suspected of criminal cases stipulated in Chapters IV and V of the Specific Provisions of the Criminal Law, and may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years;
(two) criminal cases of negligence other than dereliction of duty that may be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than seven years.
If a criminal suspect or defendant intentionally commits a crime within five years, the procedures specified in this chapter shall not apply.