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Article 209-4Procedures for Confiscation of the Property of a Third Party

第二百九条の四(第三者の財産の没収手続等)

If a claim, etc. that is illegal property (meaning property other than real property and movables; the same applies in paragraph (1) of the following Article and Article 209-7) belongs to a person other than the accused (hereinafter referred to as a "third party" in this Article), and the third party is not allowed to participate in the proceedings of the case under public prosecution, a judicial decision for confiscation may not be made.

不法財産である債権等(不動産及び動産以外の財産をいう。次条第一項及び第二百九条の七において同じ。)が被告人以外の者(以下この条において「第三者」という。)に帰属する場合において、当該第三者が被告事件の手続への参加を許されていないときは、没収の裁判をすることができない。

The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply when property on which a superficies right, a mortgage or any other right of a third party exists is sought to be confiscated pursuant to the provisions of Article 198-2, paragraph (1) or Article 200-2, and the third party is not allowed to participate in the proceedings of the case under public prosecution.

第百九十八条の二第一項又は第二百条の二の規定により、地上権、抵当権その他の第三者の権利がその上に存在する財産を没収しようとする場合において、当該第三者が被告事件の手続への参加を許されていないときも、前項と同様とする。

If property on which a superficies right, a mortgage or any other right of a third party exists is to be confiscated, and the right is to be kept in existence pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, the court must pronounce to that effect simultaneously with the rendering of confiscation.

地上権、抵当権その他の第三者の権利がその上に存在する財産を没収する場合において、前条第二項の規定により当該権利を存続させるときは、裁判所は、没収の言渡しと同時に、その旨を宣告しなければならない。

If a judicial decision for confiscation without the pronouncement referred to in the preceding paragraph becomes final and binding with regard to a right that is to be kept in existence pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, a person that holds the relevant right and was unable to claim the right in the proceedings of the case under public prosecution due to a reason unattributable to that person may, demand a judicial decision to the effect that the case falls under a case in which the right should be kept in existence.

前条第二項の規定により存続させるべき権利について前項の宣告がない没収の裁判が確定したときは、当該権利を有する者で自己の責めに帰することのできない理由により被告事件の手続において権利を主張することができなかつたものは、当該権利について、これを存続させるべき場合に該当する旨の裁判を請求することができる。

If the judicial decision referred to in the preceding paragraph is made, compensation is made pursuant to the rules applicable to the compensation for confiscated property that has been disposed of specified in the .

前項の裁判があつたときは、に定める処分された没収物に係る補償の例により、補償を行う。

With regard to the procedures concerning confiscation of property provided for in paragraphs (1) and (2), unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the provisions of the apply mutatis mutandis.

第一項及び第二項に規定する財産の没収に関する手続については、この法律に特別の定めがあるもののほか、の規定を準用する。

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