家庭裁判所は、特定少年(十八歳以上の少年をいう。以下同じ。)に係る事件については、第二十条の規定にかかわらず、調査の結果、その罪質及び情状に照らして刑事処分を相当と認めるときは、決定をもつて、これを管轄地方裁判所に対応する検察庁の検察官に送致しなければならない。
Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 20, the family court, by a ruling, must refer a case of a specified juvenile (meaning a juvenile of 18 years of age or older; the same applies below) to a public prosecutor at the public prosecutor's office, which is the counterpart of the district court that has jurisdiction over the case, if a criminal disposition is found appropriate as a result of the investigation, considering the nature and circumstances of the crime.