The court may, setting the reasonable grace period prescribed in the Rules of Court, summon the defendant.

The court may subpoena the defendant when:

The subpoenaed defendant must be released within twenty-four hours from the time of being brought to the court; provided however, that this does not apply when a detention warrant is issued within the prescribed time.

①The court may detain the defendant when there is probable cause to suspect that the defendant has committed a crime and when:

②The period of detention is two months from the date of institution of prosecution. When it is especially necessary to continue the detention, the period may be extended for additional one-month periods by a ruling with a specific reason; provided however, that the extension is only allowed once, except in the cases falling under Article 89, item (i), (iii), (iv) or (vi).

③With regard to cases which are punished with a fine of not more than 300,000 yen (with regard to crimes other than those under the Penal Code, the Act on Punishment of Physical Violence and Others (Act No. 60 of 1926), and the Act on Penal Provisions related to Economic Activities (Act No. 4 of 1944), 20,000 yen for the time being), penal detention or a petty fine, the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article apply only when the defendant has no fixed residence.

The defendant may not be detained unless said defendant has been informed of the case and a statement has been taken from the defendant; provided however, that this does not apply if the defendant has fled.

The summons, subpoena or detention of the defendant must be executed with the issuance of a summons, subpoena or detention warrant.

A summons must contain the name and residence of the defendant, the crime, the date, time and location of appearance, a statement that a subpoena may be issued if the defendant does not appear without a justifiable reason, and other particulars prescribed in the Rules of Court; and the presiding judge or the commissioned judge must affix their name and seal to it.

①A subpoena or detention warrant must contain the name and residence of the defendant, the crime, an outline of the charged facts, the place where the defendant is to be brought or the penal institution where the defendant is to be detained, the period of validity and a statement that after expiry of the period of validity the subpoena or detention warrant may not be executed but must be returned, the date of issue, and other particulars prescribed in the Rules of Court; and the presiding judge or the commissioned judge must affix their name and seal to it.

②When the name of the defendant is unknown, the defendant may be referred to by a description of said defendant's face, physique or other features which can identify said defendant.

③When the residence of the defendant is unknown, it need not be recorded.

①A summons is served.

②When the defendant submits documentation stating that the defendant will appear on an appointed trial date, or when the court orally instructs the defendant while in court to appear on the next trial date, this has the same effect as a summons being served. When the court orally instructs the defendant, this fact must be recorded in the trial records.

③The defendant detained at a penal institution near the court may be summoned by notifying an official of the penal institution (meaning the warden of the penal institution or an official of the penal institution designated by the warden; the same applies hereinafter). In this case, a summons is deemed to have been served when the defendant is notified by the official of the penal institution.

①The court may delegate a judge of the district court, family court or summary court of the present place of the defendant to subpoena said defendant.

②A delegated judge may re-delegate a judge of another district court, family court or summary court, who has the competence to be delegated.

③A delegated judge may, when lacking the competence to handle the delegated particulars, transfer them to a judge of another district court, family court or summary court, who has the competence to handle said delegation.

④A delegated judge or a judge who received a transfer must issue a subpoena.

⑤The provisions of Article 64 apply mutatis mutandis to the subpoena prescribed in the preceding paragraph. In this case, a statement that the subpoena is issued through delegation must be on the subpoena.

①In the case of the preceding Article, the judge who has issued a subpoena through delegation must examine the identity of the defendant within twenty-four hours from the time the defendant is brought before said judge.

②When the identity of the defendant is confirmed, the judge must promptly and directly refer said defendant to the designated court. In this case, the judge who issued the subpoena through delegation must determine a time period within which the defendant is to arrive at the designated court.

③In the case of the preceding paragraph, calculation of the time period prescribed in Article 59 begins from the time when the defendant arrives at the designated court.

The court may, when it is necessary, order the defendant to appear at or to be accompanied to a designated place. When the defendant disobeys the order without a justifiable reason, the court may subpoena said person to appear at that place. In this case, calculation of the time period prescribed in Article 59 begins from the time when the defendant is brought to said place.

The presiding judge may, in cases requiring urgency, take the measures prescribed in Articles 57 to 62, Articles 65 and 66 and the preceding Article, or commission such measures to the judge of a panel.

①Subpoenas or detention warrants are, under the direction of a public prosecutor, executed by a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police official; provided however, that in cases requiring urgency, the presiding judge, a commissioned judge or a judge of a district court, family court or summary court may direct its execution.

②A detention warrant issued against a defendant in a penal institution is executed by an official of the penal institution under the direction of a public prosecutor.

A public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police official may, when it is necessary, execute the subpoena or detention warrant outside of said officer's jurisdiction, or request a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police official in relevant jurisdiction to execute said subpoena or detention warrant.

①When the present whereabouts of the defendant is unknown, the presiding judge may delegate investigation of the defendant and execution of the subpoena or detention warrant to the Superintending Prosecutor.

②The delegated Superintending Prosecutor must order a public prosecutor of the jurisdiction to conduct the procedures of investigation and execution of the subpoena or detention warrant.

①In the execution of a subpoena, said subpoena must be shown to the defendant, and the defendant must be brought to the designated court or the designated place directly and as promptly as possible. With regard to execution of the subpoena prescribed in Article 66, paragraph (4), the defendant must be brought to the judge who issued it.

②In the execution of a detention warrant, said warrant must be shown to the defendant, and the defendant must be brought to the designated penal institution directly and as promptly as possible.

③When the subpoena or detention warrant cannot be shown to the defendant because it is not in the executing officer's possession, and when in cases requiring urgency, the warrant may, notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, be executed after giving an outline of the facts of the charges to the defendant and informing the defendant that the warrant has been issued; provided however, that the warrant must be shown to the defendant as promptly as possible.

When escorting the defendant under execution of a subpoena or detention warrant, if it is necessary, the defendant may be detained temporarily at the nearest penal institution.

When bringing the defendant to the court or designated place under execution of a subpoena, if it is necessary, the defendant may be detained at a penal institution.