If the defendant is to be detained, the defendant must be notified that the defendant is entitled to appoint a defense counsel, and that when unable to personally appoint a defense counsel due to indigence or any other grounds, the defendant is entitled to request the court to appoint a defense counsel; provided, however, that this does not apply if a defense counsel has been appointed for the defendant.
被告人を勾留するには、被告人に対し、弁護人を選任することができる旨及び貧困その他の事由により自ら弁護人を選任することができないときは弁護人の選任を請求することができる旨を告げなければならない。ただし、被告人に弁護人があるときは、この限りでない。
When informing the defendant that the defendant is entitled to appoint a defense counsel pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the court must inform the defendant that the defendant may make a request for appointment of a defense counsel specifying an attorney, a legal professional corporation or a bar association, and of the person to which the request must be made.
前項の規定により弁護人を選任することができる旨を告げるに当たつては、勾留された被告人は弁護士、弁護士法人又は弁護士会を指定して弁護人の選任を申し出ることができる旨及びその申出先を教示しなければならない。
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
In the case of the proviso of Article 61, immediately after detention of the defendant, the defendant must be notified of the matters provided in paragraph (1) and an outline of the charged facts, and also informed of the matters provided in the preceding paragraph; provided, however, that if a defense counsel has been appointed for the defendant, it is sufficient to give the defendant only the outline of the charged facts.
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
The provisions of paragraph (3) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis to notification under paragraph (1), information under paragraph (2), and notification and information under the preceding paragraph.
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