A decision on erasure, etc., an erasure order, a decision not to permit copying and a decision under the provisions of Article 12-2 must be made in writing.
A public prosecutor must serve a certified copy of the document referred to in the preceding paragraph on the person specified in each of the following items, according to the categories of cases set out in those items.
検察官は、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ、当該各号に定める者に前項の書面の謄本を送達しなければならない。
in the case of having made a decision on erasure, etc. to the effect of taking a measure to erase an electronic or magnetic record: the person specified in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (i);
電磁的記録を消去する措置をとる旨の消去等決定をした場合 第十七条第一項第一号に定める者
in the case of having made a decision on erasure, etc. to the effect of taking a measure to dispose of a covered retained article: the person specified in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (ii);
対象領置物件を廃棄する措置をとる旨の消去等決定をした場合 第十七条第一項第二号に定める者
in the case of having made an erasure order: the person specified in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (iii);
消去命令をした場合 第十七条第一項第三号に定める者
in the case of having made a decision not to permit copying or a decision under the provisions of Article 12-2: the person specified in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (iv).
複写不許可決定又は第十二条の二の規定による決定をした場合 第十七条第一項第四号に定める者
Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if the whereabouts of the person to be served are unknown, or in any other case where a certified copy of the document referred to in paragraph (1) cannot be served, service under the provisions of the preceding paragraph may be replaced by posting, on the bulletin board of the public prosecutors office to which the public prosecutor belongs, a notice to the effect that the public prosecutor keeps the certified copy of the document and will deliver it to the person to be served at any time. In this case, service under the provisions of that paragraph is deemed to have been made at the time two weeks have elapsed from the day on which the posting began.