Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
The provisions of Article 99, paragraph (1), Article 100, Article 102, Articles 103 through 105, Article 110, the first sentence of Article 110-2, the first sentence of Article 111, paragraph (1) and Article 111, paragraph (2), the first sentence of Article 111-2, Article 112, Article 114, Article 115, Article 118, Article 119, Article 120, paragraph (1), Article 121, paragraphs (1) and (2), Article 123, paragraphs (1) through (3), and Article 222, paragraph (6) apply mutatis mutandis to a seizure or search that a public prosecutor conducts pursuant to Article 509 and Article 512; the provisions of Article 110 and Article 222, paragraphs (8) through (12) apply mutatis mutandis to an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to an order for provision by the method set forth in Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (a)) that a public prosecutor issues pursuant to Article 509; and the provisions of Article 110, the first sentence of Article 111-2, Article 112, Article 114, Article 118, Article 129, Article 131, Articles 137 through 140, and Article 222, paragraphs (4) through (7) apply mutatis mutandis to an inspection that a public prosecutor conducts pursuant to Article 509, respectively. In this case, the phrase "articles of evidence or articles which it is considered should be confiscated" in Article 99, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "articles which it is considered are materials concerning the whereabouts or status of the person subject to the execution of a decision or of an object of the execution of a decision, materials concerning the assets of the person subject to the execution of a decision, articles used for managing an object of the execution of a decision or the property of the person subject to the execution of a decision, or articles that are the subject of compulsory enforcement of a claim for the payment of money under the provisions of the Civil Enforcement Act and other laws and regulations on compulsory enforcement procedures that are to be followed pursuant to Article 490, paragraph (2), or other articles that are to be taken away by a court enforcement officer in those compulsory enforcement procedures", and the phrase "article of evidence or article requiring confiscation" in Article 119 is deemed to be replaced with "materials concerning the whereabouts or status of the person subject to the execution of a decision or of an object of the execution of a decision, materials concerning the assets of the person subject to the execution of a decision, articles used for managing an object of the execution of a decision or the property of the person subject to the execution of a decision, or articles that are the subject of compulsory enforcement of a claim for the payment of money under the provisions of the Civil Enforcement Act and other laws and regulations on compulsory enforcement procedures that are to be followed pursuant to Article 490, paragraph (2), or other articles that are to be taken away by a court enforcement officer in those compulsory enforcement procedures"; the term "defendant" in Article 100, paragraph (1), Article 102, the proviso to Article 105 and Article 137, paragraph (1), and the term "suspect" in Article 222, paragraph (6) are deemed to be replaced with "person subject to the execution of a decision"; the phrase "the case charged to the court" in Article 100, paragraph (2), the phrase "the case" in Article 123, paragraphs (1) and (3), and the phrase "court proceedings" in the proviso to Article 100, paragraph (3) are deemed to be replaced with "the execution of a decision"; the phrase "paragraph (1)" in Article 222, paragraph (7) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 137, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis with replacement of terms in Article 513, paragraph (1)"; the phrase "paragraph (1)" in paragraphs (8), (11) and (12) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 513, paragraph (1)"; the phrase "Article 218, paragraph (5)" in paragraph (9) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 509, paragraph (3)"; and the phrase "Article 218" in paragraphs (10) and (12) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 509".
第九十九条第一項、第百条、第百二条、第百三条から第百五条まで、第百十条、第百十条の二前段、第百十一条第一項前段及び第二項、第百十一条の二前段、第百十二条、第百十四条、第百十五条、第百十八条、第百十九条、第百二十条第一項、第百二十一条第一項及び第二項、第百二十三条第一項から第三項まで並びに第二百二十二条第六項の規定は、検察官が第五百九条及び前条の規定によつてする押収又は捜索について、第百十条及び第二百二十二条第八項から第十二項までの規定は、検察官が第五百九条の規定によつてする電磁的記録提供命令（第百二条の二第一項第一号イに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）について、第百十条、第百十一条の二前段、第百十二条、第百十四条、第百十八条、第百二十九条、第百三十一条、第百三十七条から第百四十条まで及び第二百二十二条第四項から第七項までの規定は、検察官が第五百九条の規定によつてする検証について、それぞれ準用する。この場合において、第九十九条第一項中「証拠物又は没収すべき物」とあり、及び第百十九条中「証拠物又は没収すべきもの」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者若しくは裁判の執行の対象となるものの所在若しくは状況に関する資料、裁判の執行を受ける者の資産に関する資料、裁判の執行の対象となるもの若しくは裁判の執行を受ける者の財産を管理するために使用されている物又は第四百九十条第二項の規定によりその規定に従うこととされる民事執行法その他強制執行の手続に関する法令の規定により金銭の支払を目的とする債権についての強制執行の目的となる物若しくはそれ以外の物であつて当該強制執行の手続において執行官による取上げの対象となるべきもの」と、第百条第一項、第百二条、第百五条ただし書及び第百三十七条第一項中「被告人」とあり、並びに第二百二十二条第六項中「被疑者」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者」と、第百条第二項並びに第百二十三条第一項及び第三項中「被告事件」とあり、並びに第百条第三項ただし書中「審理」とあるのは「裁判の執行」と、第二百二十二条第七項中「第一項」とあるのは「第五百十三条第一項において読み替えて準用する第百三十七条第一項」と、同条第八項、第十一項及び第十二項中「第一項」とあるのは「第五百十三条第一項」と、同条第九項中「第二百十八条第五項」とあるのは「第五百九条第三項」と、同条第十項及び第十二項中「第二百十八条」とあるのは「第五百九条」と読み替えるものとする。
The provisions of Article 116 and Article 117 apply mutatis mutandis to a seizure or search that a public prosecutor conducts pursuant to Article 509.
A public prosecutor may, when the public prosecutor finds it necessary in the procedures under the provisions of the Civil Enforcement Act and other laws and regulations on compulsory execution procedures that are to be complied with pursuant to Article 490, paragraph (2), submit a seized article to a court enforcement officer.
When the submission under the preceding paragraph has been made, a disposition to release the seizure is deemed to have been made. In this case, the seized article does not need to be returned.
前項の規定による提出をしたときは、押収を解く処分があつたものとする。この場合において、当該押収物は、還付することを要しない。
The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs do not prevent interested parties from claiming their rights in accordance with the procedures of civil actions.
前二項の規定は、民事訴訟の手続に従い、利害関係人がその権利を主張することを妨げない。
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
The provisions of Article 105-2, Article 110, Article 111, paragraph (3), Article 120, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 123-2, paragraph (1), and Article 222, paragraphs (8) through (12) apply mutatis mutandis to an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to an order for provision by the method set forth in Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (b)) that a public prosecutor issues pursuant to Article 509 (including having electronic or magnetic records provided under that order to provide electronic or magnetic records). In this case, the term "defendant" in the proviso to Article 105 as applied mutatis mutandis with replacement of terms in Article 105-2 is deemed to be replaced with "person subject to the execution of a decision", the phrase "the case" in Article 123-2, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "the execution of a decision", the phrase "paragraph (1)" in paragraphs (8), (11) and (12) of Article 222 is deemed to be replaced with "Article 513, paragraph (6)", the phrase "Article 218, paragraph (5)" in paragraph (9) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 509, paragraph (3)", and the phrase "Article 218" in paragraphs (10) and (12) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "Article 509".
第百五条の二、第百十条、第百十一条第三項、第百二十条第二項及び第三項、第百二十三条の二第一項並びに第二百二十二条第八項から第十二項までの規定は、検察官が第五百九条の規定によつてする電磁的記録提供命令（第百二条の二第一項第一号ロに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）（当該電磁的記録提供命令により電磁的記録を提供させることを含む。）について準用する。この場合において、第百五条の二において読み替えて準用する第百五条ただし書中「被告人」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者」と、第百二十三条の二第一項中「被告事件」とあるのは「裁判の執行」と、第二百二十二条第八項、第十一項及び第十二項中「第一項」とあるのは「第五百十三条第六項」と、同条第九項中「第二百十八条第五項」とあるのは「第五百九条第三項」と、同条第十項及び第十二項中「第二百十八条」とあるのは「第五百九条」と読み替えるものとする。
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
The provisions of Article 99, paragraph (1), Article 100, Article 102, Articles 103 through 105, Article 108, paragraphs (1) through (3), Article 109, Article 110, Article 110-2 (first sentence), Article 111, paragraph (1) (first sentence) and paragraph (2), Article 111-2 (first sentence), Article 112, Article 113, paragraph (3), Article 114, Article 115, Article 118, Article 119, Article 120, paragraph (1), Article 121, Article 123, paragraphs (1) through (3), and Article 125 apply mutatis mutandis to a seizure (including an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to an order for provision by the method set forth in Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (a))) or search that a court or a judge conducts pursuant to the provisions of the preceding three Articles; and the provisions of Article 108, paragraphs (1) through (3), Article 109, Article 110, Article 111-2 (first sentence), Article 112, Article 113, paragraph (3), Article 114, Article 118, Article 125, paragraphs (1) through (3) and paragraph (4) (main clause), Article 129, Article 131, Articles 137 through 140, and Article 222, paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to an inspection that a court or a judge conducts pursuant to Article 511, respectively. In this case, the phrase "articles of evidence or articles which it is considered should be confiscated" in Article 99, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "articles which it is considered are materials concerning the whereabouts or status of the person subject to the execution of a decision or of an object of the execution of a decision, or articles used for managing an object of the execution of a decision", and the phrase "article of evidence or article requiring confiscation" in Article 119 is deemed to be replaced with "materials concerning the whereabouts or status of the person subject to the execution of a decision or of an object of the execution of a decision, or articles used for managing an object of the execution of a decision"; the term "defendant" in Article 100, paragraph (1), Article 102, the proviso to Article 105, the proviso to Article 108, paragraph (1), Article 113, paragraph (3) and Article 137, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "person subject to the execution of a decision"; the phrase "the case charged to the court" in Article 100, paragraph (2), the phrase "the case" in Article 123, paragraphs (1) and (3), and the phrase "court proceedings" in the proviso to Article 100, paragraph (3) are deemed to be replaced with "the execution of a decision"; the phrase "the court" in the proviso to Article 125, paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with "the court or the judge who made the delegation under the provisions of paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 513, paragraph (7)"; and the phrase "a public prosecutor, a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police official" in Article 222, paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with "a person executing the inspection warrant".
第九十九条第一項、第百条、第百二条、第百三条から第百五条まで、第百八条第一項から第三項まで、第百九条、第百十条、第百十条の二前段、第百十一条第一項前段及び第二項、第百十一条の二前段、第百十二条、第百十三条第三項、第百十四条、第百十五条、第百十八条、第百十九条、第百二十条第一項、第百二十一条、第百二十三条第一項から第三項まで並びに第百二十五条の規定は、裁判所又は裁判官が前三条の規定によつてする押収（電磁的記録提供命令（第百二条の二第一項第一号イに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）を含む。）又は捜索について、第百八条第一項から第三項まで、第百九条、第百十条、第百十一条の二前段、第百十二条、第百十三条第三項、第百十四条、第百十八条、第百二十五条第一項から第三項まで及び第四項本文、第百二十九条、第百三十一条、第百三十七条から第百四十条まで並びに第二百二十二条第四項及び第五項の規定は、裁判所又は裁判官が第五百十一条の規定によつてする検証について、それぞれ準用する。この場合において、第九十九条第一項中「証拠物又は没収すべき物」とあり、及び第百十九条中「証拠物又は没収すべきもの」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者若しくは裁判の執行の対象となるものの所在若しくは状況に関する資料又は裁判の執行の対象となるものを管理するために使用されている物」と、第百条第一項、第百二条、第百五条ただし書、第百八条第一項ただし書、第百十三条第三項及び第百三十七条第一項中「被告人」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者」と、第百条第二項並びに第百二十三条第一項及び第三項中「被告事件」とあり、並びに第百条第三項ただし書中「審理」とあるのは「裁判の執行」と、第百二十五条第四項ただし書中「裁判所」とあるのは「裁判所又は第五百十三条第七項において準用する第一項の規定による嘱託をした裁判官」と、第二百二十二条第四項中「検察官、検察事務官又は司法警察職員」とあるのは「検証状を執行する者」と読み替えるものとする。
The provisions of Article 116 and Article 117 apply mutatis mutandis to a seizure or search that a court or a judge conducts pursuant to Article 511.
The provisions of Article 71 apply mutatis mutandis to the execution of the warrant under Article 511, paragraph (1).
Changes by (Act No. 39 of 2025)
The provisions of Article 105-2, Article 111, paragraph (3), Article 120, paragraphs (2) and (3), Article 123-2, paragraph (1), and Article 125, paragraphs (1) through (3) and paragraph (4) (main clause) apply mutatis mutandis to an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to an order for provision by the method set forth in Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (b)) that a court or a judge issues pursuant to Article 511-2 (including having electronic or magnetic records provided under that order to provide electronic or magnetic records). In this case, the term "defendant" in the proviso to Article 105 as applied mutatis mutandis with replacement of terms in Article 105-2 is deemed to be replaced with "person subject to the execution of a decision", and the phrase "the case" in Article 123-2, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "the execution of a decision".
第百五条の二、第百十一条第三項、第百二十条第二項及び第三項、第百二十三条の二第一項並びに第百二十五条第一項から第三項まで及び第四項本文の規定は、裁判所又は裁判官が第五百十一条の二の規定によつてする電磁的記録提供命令（第百二条の二第一項第一号ロに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）（当該電磁的記録提供命令により電磁的記録を提供させることを含む。）について準用する。この場合において、第百五条の二において読み替えて準用する第百五条ただし書中「被告人」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者」と、第百二十三条の二第一項中「被告事件」とあるのは「裁判の執行」と読み替えるものとする。
The provisions of Article 499, paragraphs (1), (3) and (4) apply mutatis mutandis to the return of seized articles under Article 123, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis with replacement of terms in paragraphs (1) and (7). In this case, the phrase "the preceding two paragraphs" in Article 499, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 513, paragraph (11)".
第四百九十九条第一項、第三項及び第四項の規定は、第一項及び第七項において読み替えて準用する第百二十三条第一項の規定による押収物の還付について準用する。この場合において、第四百九十九条第三項中「前二項」とあるのは、「第五百十三条第十一項において準用する第一項」と読み替えるものとする。
The provisions of Article 499, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis to delivery or copying pursuant to the provisions of Article 123, paragraph (3) as applied mutatis mutandis with replacement of terms in paragraphs (1) and (7), and to copying pursuant to the provisions of Article 123-2, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis with replacement of terms in paragraphs (6) and (10).
第四百九十九条第一項の規定は、第一項及び第七項において読み替えて準用する第百二十三条第三項の規定による交付又は複写並びに第六項及び第十項において読み替えて準用する第百二十三条の二第一項の規定による複写について準用する。
When a request for the delivery or copying under the preceding paragraph is not made within six months from the day on which public notice is given pursuant to the provisions of Article 499, paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis in the preceding paragraph, it is unnecessary to allow the delivery or copying.
前項において準用する第四百九十九条第一項の規定による公告をした日から六箇月以内に前項の交付又は複写の請求がないときは、その交付をし、又は複写をさせることを要しない。
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judicial police officialmachine translation
「司法警察職員」
Judicial police officers (司法警察員) and judicial police constables (司法巡査) together.
Defined inArticle 39, paragraph (3)
electronic or magnetic recordmachine translation
「電磁的記録」
A record made in electronic, magnetic or any other form people cannot perceive directly, for use in computer processing.
Defined inArticle 99, paragraph (2)
order to provide electronic or magnetic recordsmachine translation
「電磁的記録提供命令」
An order by which a court requires a person who keeps electronic or magnetic records (電磁的記録), or another person with authority to use them, to provide the records it needs, by copying or moving them onto a recording medium that is handed over or, over a telecommunications line, onto one the court manages.
Defined inArticle 102-2, paragraph (1)
confiscation
没収
A punishment that can only be added to a principal one (付加刑) (Penal Code, Article 9): a thing connected with the crime is confiscated. What may be confiscated is the thing that makes up the crime, a thing used or meant to be used for it, a thing it produced or gained or that was received as a reward for it, and what was received in exchange for such a thing (Article 19, paragraph (1)); only a thing belonging to no one but the offender, unless someone else acquired it after the crime knowing the facts (paragraph (2)). For a crime punishable only by penal detention (拘留) or a petty fine (科料), only the thing that makes up the crime may be confiscated, unless a special provision says otherwise (Article 20). Where a thing gained by the crime cannot be confiscated, its value may be collected instead (追徴) (Article 19-2).
Written by AI using Penal Code, Arts. 9, 19, 19-2, 20 as a reference.
public prosecutor
検察官
The official who brings a prosecution (公訴) for a crime before a court (Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 247), and who may decide not to prosecute where, in view of the offender's character, age and circumstances, the gravity and circumstances of the offence and what happened after it, prosecution is not needed (Article 248). In criminal cases a public prosecutor asks the court to apply the law correctly and oversees the carrying out of its judgments; and, as the representative of the public interest, a public prosecutor also does the work other laws and regulations assign to a public prosecutor, which is not limited to criminal cases (Public Prosecutors Office Act, Article 4). A public prosecutor may investigate any crime (Article 6, paragraph (1)). Public prosecutors work through the public prosecutors offices (検察庁): the Supreme, High, District and Local Public Prosecutors Offices (Article 1).
Written by AI using Code of Criminal Procedure, Arts. 247, 248 and Public Prosecutors Office Act, Arts. 1, 4, 6 as a reference.