Article 124 (Notification of Claim for Damage Compensation) An investigator, judge or court shall inform institutions, enterprises, organizations and citizens who have incurred damage due to the crime committed by the defendant or accused that they can claim for damage compensation. Article 125 (Person with the Responsibility to Compensate Damage) Persons with the responsibility to compensate damage shall be those who are accountable by the acts of the defendant, accused, persons involved in a crime or the criminal if they have caused material damage to property by committing a crime. Article 126 (Subject of Claim for Damage Compensation) Damage compensation shall be for material property that has incurred damage as a result of crime. Article 127 (Form of Claim for Damage Compensation) Claims for damage compensation can be done orally or written out and submitted. For claims for damage compensation done orally, it shall be stated in a report. Article 128 (Period for Claim for Damage Compensation) A claim for damage compensation may be done from the time criminal liability is inquired into against the criminal until the time the hearing on the facts commences. A victim who has not been able to make a claim for damage compensation may make a claim for damage compensation through the process of a civil action. Article 129 (Hearing of Claim for Damage Compensation) A claim for damage compensation is heard and resolved together with the criminal trial. However, in cases where the hearing of the claim for damage compensation interferes with the hearing of the trial, they may be heard separately. The dismissal of a claim for damage compensation is done by the court. Article 130 (Prohibition on Reclaiming a Dismissed Claim for Damage Compensation) In cases where a claim for damage compensation has been dismissed at a hearing of a criminal trial, it cannot be claimed again. In cases where a claim for damage compensation has also been dismissed in a civil trial, it cannot be claimed again in the court that is hearing the criminal case. Article 131 (Waiver of Charge on Claim for Damage Compensation) In cases where compensation is claimed for material damage incurred because of a crime, a fee shall not be charged.