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Chapter II Investigation Concerning Execution of Decisions (Articles 507 to 512)
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A public prosecutor and a public prosecutor's assistant officer may, when it is necessary for an investigation concerning the execution of a decision, execute their duties outside their jurisdiction.
検察官及び検察事務官は、裁判の執行に関する調査のため必要があるときは、管轄区域外で職務を行うことができる。
The public prosecutor or a court or a judge may conduct an investigation necessary to attain the purpose of the execution of a decision; provided, however, that compulsory dispositions may not be applied unless special provisions have been established in this Code.
検察官又は裁判所若しくは裁判官は、裁判の執行に関して、その目的を達するため必要な調査をすることができる。ただし、強制の処分は、この法律に特別の定めがある場合でなければ、これをすることができない。
The public prosecutor or a court or a judge may, with regard to the execution of a decision, ask public offices or public or private organizations to report on necessary matters.
検察官又は裁判所若しくは裁判官は、裁判の執行に関しては、公務所又は公私の団体に照会して必要な事項の報告を求めることができる。
The public prosecutor may, when the public prosecutor finds it necessary with regard to the execution of a decision, upon a warrant issued by a judge, conduct a seizure or search, issue an order to provide electronic or magnetic records, or conduct an inspection. In this case, the inspection and examination of a person must be conducted upon a warrant for an inspection and examination of a person.
検察官は、裁判の執行に関して必要があると認めるときは、裁判官の発する令状により、差押え、捜索、電磁的記録提供命令又は検証をすることができる。この場合において、身体の検査は、身体検査令状によらなければならない。
If the article to be seized is a computer, and with regard to a recording medium connected via telecommunication lines to such computer, it may be reasonably supposed that such recording medium was used to retain electronic or magnetic records which have been made or altered using such computer, or electronic or magnetic records which can be altered or erased using such computer, the computer or other recording medium may be seized after such electronic or magnetic records have been copied onto such computer or other recording medium.
差し押さえるべき物が電子計算機であるときは、当該電子計算機に電気通信回線で接続している記録媒体であつて、当該電子計算機で作成若しくは変更をした電磁的記録又は当該電子計算機で変更若しくは消去をすることができることとされている電磁的記録を保管するために使用されていると認めるに足りる状況にあるものから、その電磁的記録を当該電子計算機又は他の記録媒体に複写した上、当該電子計算機又は当該他の記録媒体を差し押さえることができる。
The warrant under paragraph (1) is issued upon the request of a public prosecutor.
第一項の令状は、検察官の請求により、これを発する。
The warrant under paragraph (1) may be in the form of an electronic or magnetic record, as prescribed by the Rules of Court, in addition to being in writing.
第一項の令状は、書面によるほか、裁判所の規則の定めるところにより、電磁的記録によることができる。
When requesting the warrant for an inspection and examination of a person under paragraph (1), a public prosecutor must indicate the reason for the necessity of the inspection and examination, the sex and physical condition of the person to be inspected and examined and other particulars as provided in the Rules of Court.
検察官は、第一項の身体検査令状の請求をするには、身体の検査を必要とする理由及び身体の検査を受ける者の性別、健康状態その他裁判所の規則で定める事項を示さなければならない。
A judge may provide conditions that said judge deems appropriate for the inspection and examination of a person.
裁判官は、身体の検査に関し、適当と認める条件を付することができる。
The warrant under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article must contain or record the name of the person subject to the execution of a decision, the articles to be seized, the place, body or article to be searched, the electronic or magnetic records to be provided, the person who is to be made to provide them and the method of provision, the place or article to be inspected or the body to be inspected and the conditions concerning the inspection and examination of a person, the period of validity and a statement that after expiry of the period of validity the seizure, search or inspection may not be commenced or an order to provide electronic or magnetic records may not be issued but the warrant must be returnedparticulars specified in the relevant item in accordance with the category of cases set forth in the following items, the date of issue, and other particulars prescribed in the Rules of Court; and the judge must affix their name and seal to it.
前条第一項の令状には、裁判の執行を受ける者の氏名、差し押さえるべき物、捜索すべき場所、身体若しくは物、提供させるべき電磁的記録、提供させるべき者及び提供の方法、検証すべき場所若しくは物又は検査すべき身体及び身体の検査に関する条件、有効期間及びその期間経過後は差押え、捜索若しくは検証に着手し、又は電磁的記録提供命令をすることができず令状はこれを返還しなければならない旨次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ当該各号に定める事項並びに発付の年月日その他裁判所の規則で定める事項を記載し、裁判官が、これに記名押印又は記録しなければならない。
Where the warrant is in writing: the period of validity and a statement that after expiry of the period of validity the seizure, search or inspection may not be commenced or an order to provide electronic or magnetic records may not be issued but the warrant must be returned;
当該令状が書面による場合 有効期間及びその期間経過後は差押え、捜索若しくは検証に着手し、又は電磁的記録提供命令をすることができず令状を返還しなければならない旨
Where the warrant is an electronic or magnetic record: the period of validity, and a statement that after expiry of the period of validity the seizure, search or inspection may not be commenced or an order to provide electronic or magnetic records may not be issued, that a measure prescribed by the Rules of Court, such as deleting the warrant from the computer used by the public prosecutor (or, where a public prosecutor's assistant officer is made to carry out the disposition pursuant to Article 516, by the public prosecutor and the public prosecutor's assistant officer), must be taken, and that an electronic or magnetic record recording the fact that the measure has been taken must be submitted to the judge.
当該令状が電磁的記録による場合 有効期間及びその期間経過後は差押え、捜索若しくは検証に着手し、又は電磁的記録提供命令をすることができず検察官（第五百十六条の規定により検察事務官に処分をさせる場合にあつては、検察官及び検察事務官）の使用に係る電子計算機から令状を消去することその他の裁判所の規則で定める措置をとり、かつ、当該措置をとつた旨を記録した電磁的記録を裁判官に提出しなければならない旨
In the case of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, the warrant under paragraph (1) of that Article must contain or record, in addition to the particulars prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the scope of the recording medium connected via telecommunication lines to the computer which is to be seized, the electronic or magnetic records of which are to be copied.
前条第二項の場合には、同条第一項の令状に、前項に規定する事項のほか、差し押さえるべき電子計算機に電気通信回線で接続している記録媒体であつて、その電磁的記録を複写すべきものの範囲を記載し、又は記録しなければならない。
With regard to the warrant under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, the judge must take the measure specified in the relevant item in accordance with the category of cases set forth in the following items.
前条第一項の令状には、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、裁判官が当該各号に定める措置をとらなければならない。
Where the warrant is in writing: affixing a name and seal;
当該令状が書面による場合 記名押印すること。
Where the warrant is an electronic or magnetic record: taking a measure prescribed by the Rules of Court that takes the place of affixing a name and seal (limited to a measure that causes the name of the judge to be displayed together when the matters recorded in the warrant are displayed on the screen of a computer, on paper or on anything else).
当該令状が電磁的記録による場合 裁判所の規則で定める記名押印に代わる措置（当該令状に記録された事項を電子計算機の映像面、書面その他のものに表示したときに、併せて裁判官の氏名が表示されることとなるものに限る。）をとること。
The provisions of Article 64, paragraph (2)(3) apply mutatis mutandis to the warrant under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article. In this case, the phrase "of the defendant" in Article 64, paragraph (2)(3) is deemed to be replaced with "of the person subject to the execution of a decision", and the phrase "the defendant may be referred to by a description of said defendant's face, physique or other features which can identify said defendant" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "that person may be referred to by a description of that person's face, physique or other features which can identify that person".
第六十四条第二項第三項の規定は、前条第一項の令状について準用する。この場合において、第六十四条第二項第三項中「被告人の」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者の」と、「被告人を」とあるのは「その者を」と読み替えるものとする。
A court or a judge may, when it finds it necessary with regard to the execution of a decision, issue a warrant and conduct a seizure, search or inspection. In this case, the inspection and examination of a person must be conducted upon a warrant for an inspection and examination of a person.
裁判所又は裁判官は、裁判の執行に関して必要があると認めるときは、令状を発して、差押え、捜索又は検証をすることができる。この場合において、身体の検査は、身体検査令状によらなければならない。
If the article to be seized is a computer, and with regard to a recording medium connected via telecommunication lines to such computer, it may be reasonably supposed that such recording medium was used to retain electronic or magnetic records which have been made or altered using such computer, or electronic or magnetic records which can be altered or erased using such computer, the computer or other recording medium may be seized after such electronic or magnetic records have been copied onto such computer or other recording medium.
差し押さえるべき物が電子計算機であるときは、当該電子計算機に電気通信回線で接続している記録媒体であつて、当該電子計算機で作成若しくは変更をした電磁的記録又は当該電子計算機で変更若しくは消去をすることができることとされている電磁的記録を保管するために使用されていると認めるに足りる状況にあるものから、その電磁的記録を当該電子計算機又は他の記録媒体に複写した上、当該電子計算機又は当該他の記録媒体を差し押さえることができる。
The warrant under paragraph (1) may be in the form of an electronic or magnetic record, as prescribed by the Rules of Court, in addition to being in writing.
第一項の令状は、書面によるほか、裁判所の規則の定めるところにより、電磁的記録によることができる。
The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to the warrant under paragraph (1). In this case, the phrase "the judge" in paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (3) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "the presiding judge or the judge", and the phrase "paragraph (2) of the preceding Article" in paragraph (2) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (2) of the following Article".
前条の規定は、第一項の令状について準用する。この場合において、同条第一項第二号及び第三項中「裁判官」とあるのは「裁判長又は裁判官」と、同条第二項中「前条第二項」とあるのは「次条第二項」と読み替えるものとする。
A court or a judge may, when it finds it necessary with regard to the execution of a decision, issue an order to provide electronic or magnetic records.
裁判所又は裁判官は、裁判の執行に関して必要があると認めるときは、電磁的記録提供命令をすることができる。
An order to provide electronic or magnetic records under the preceding paragraph is to be issued by designating the electronic or magnetic records to be provided and the method of provision.
前項の規定による電磁的記録提供命令は、提供させるべき電磁的記録及び提供の方法を指定してするものとする。
The public prosecutor or a court or a judge may retain articles left behind by a person subject to the execution of a decision or any other person, or articles voluntarily submitted by their owner, possessor or custodian.
検察官又は裁判所若しくは裁判官は、裁判の執行を受ける者その他の者が遺留した物又は所有者、所持者若しくは保管者が任意に提出した物は、これを領置することができる。