無罪の判決が確定したときは、国は、当該事件の被告人であつた者に対し、その裁判に要した費用の補償をする。ただし、被告人であつた者の責めに帰すべき事由によつて生じた費用については、補償をしないことができる。
When an acquittal becomes final and binding, the State compensates the person who was the defendant in the case for the expenses which were needed for the trial; provided however, that the State may not be required to compensate expenses which arose from a cause imputable to the person who was the defendant.