Court proceedings on trial dates must be recorded in the trial records.
公判期日における訴訟手続については、公判調書を作成しなければならない。
Changes and moves to paragraph (3) by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
Important particulars relating to the trial on trial dates must be recorded in the trial records pursuant to the Rules of Court.
公判調書には、裁判所の規則の定めるところにより、公判期日における審判に関する重要な事項を記載しなければならない。
Changes and moves to paragraph (4) by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
Trial records must be completed promptly after each trial date, and at the latest, by the time of pronouncement of the judgment; provided however, that the record for the trial date on which the judgment is pronounced need only be completed within 7 days after said trial date, and the record for the trial date need only be completed within 10 days after the trial date if the time period from the trial date to the date of pronouncement of the judgment is less than 10 days (within 7 days after the trial date pronouncing the judgment if the time period up to the date of pronouncement of the judgment is less than three days).
公判調書は、各公判期日後速かに、遅くとも判決を宣告するまでにこれを整理しなければならない。ただし、判決を宣告する公判期日の調書は当該公判期日後七日以内に、公判期日から判決を宣告する日までの期間が十日に満たない場合における当該公判期日の調書は当該公判期日後十日以内（判決を宣告する日までの期間が三日に満たないときは、当該判決を宣告する公判期日後七日以内）に、整理すれば足りる。