Except in cases requiring defense counsel as set forth pursuant to this Code, where the defendant, whose Financial Resources are equal to or more than the base amount (meaning the amount provided for by Cabinet Order as an amount generally sufficient enough to cover the remuneration and expenses of the defense counsel after taking into account the average necessary cost of living; the same applies hereinafter), is to make the request set forth in Article 36, said defendant must first have made the request set forth in Article 31-2, paragraph (1) to the bar association within the jurisdictional district of the district court which has jurisdiction over the place where the court to which the request is to be made is located.
この法律により弁護人を要する場合を除いて、その資力が基準額（標準的な必要生計費を勘案して一般に弁護人の報酬及び費用を賄うに足りる額として政令で定める額をいう。以下同じ。）以上である被告人が第三十六条の請求をするには、あらかじめ、その請求をする裁判所の所在地を管轄する地方裁判所の管轄区域内に在る弁護士会に第三十一条の二第一項の申出をしていなければならない。
Where the bar association, which received the request set forth in Article 31-2, paragraph (1) pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, has given the notification under the provisions of paragraph (3) of the same Article, it must notify the district court set forth in the preceding paragraph or the court where the case is pending to such effect.
前項の規定により第三十一条の二第一項の申出を受けた弁護士会は、同条第三項の規定による通知をしたときは、前項の地方裁判所又は当該被告事件が係属する裁判所に対し、その旨を通知しなければならない。
Financial Resources
「資力」
The total of the cash, deposits and other similar assets a Cabinet Order (政令) sets that belong to a person.
Short name set inArticle 36-2, paragraph (1)
base amount
「基準額」
The amount, set by Cabinet Order (政令), that is taken as generally enough to pay a defense counsel's fees and expenses, allowing for standard living costs; a defendant or suspect whose financial resources (資力) reach it must first apply to a bar association for defense counsel before asking the court to appoint one.
Defined inArticle 36-3, paragraph (1)