Supplementary Provisions
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Supplementary Provisions, Article 1Effective Date
第一条(施行期日)
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period ending on March 31, 2027; provided, however, that the provisions set forth in the following items come into effect as of the dates specified respectively in those items.
この法律は、令和九年三月三十一日までの間において政令で定める日から施行する。ただし、次の各号に掲げる規定は、当該各号に定める日から施行する。
the provisions of Article 3, paragraph (4), Article 5, paragraph (4), Article 10, paragraph (2), Article 18, paragraph (2), Article 39 and Article 41 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date of promulgation;
in Article 1, the provision amending Article 307-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the provision renumbering that Article of that Code as Article 307-3 and adding one Article after Article 307, and the provisions amending Article 321, paragraph (1), item (i) and Article 350-24, paragraph (1) of that Code; the provisions of Article 3; the provisions of Article 17; the provision in Article 22 amending Article 28 of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act; the provisions in Article 23 amending Appended Table 1, items (iv) and (x) and Appended Table 3, item (ii), (j) of the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes and Control of Proceeds of Crime (hereinafter referred to as the "Organized Crime Punishment Act"); the provision in Article 24 amending Appended Table 2, item (ii) of the Act on the Interception of Communications for Criminal Investigation; and the provision in Article 30 adding one Article after Article 64 of the Act on Cooperation with the International Criminal Court, etc.; as well as the provisions of Article 8, Article 21, paragraph (2) and Article 27 of the Supplementary Provisions: the day on which 20 days have elapsed from the date of promulgation;
第一条のうち、刑事訴訟法第三百七条の二の改正規定、同法中同条を第三百七条の三とし、第三百七条の次に一条を加える改正規定並びに同法第三百二十一条第一項第一号及び第三百五十条の二十四第一項の改正規定、第三条の規定、第十七条の規定、第二十二条中不正競争防止法第二十八条の改正規定、第二十三条中組織的な犯罪の処罰及び犯罪収益の規制等に関する法律(以下「組織的犯罪処罰法」という。)別表第一第四号及び第十号並びに別表第三第二号ヌの改正規定、第二十四条中犯罪捜査のための通信傍受に関する法律別表第二第二号の改正規定並びに第三十条中国際刑事裁判所に対する協力等に関する法律第六十四条の次に一条を加える改正規定並びに附則第八条、第二十一条第二項及び第二十七条の規定 公布の日から起算して二十日を経過した日
the provisions of Article 1 (excluding the amending provisions set forth in the preceding item); the provisions in Article 5 amending Articles 6-5 and 15 of the Juveniles Act; the provision in Article 9 amending Article 13 of the Special Criminal Act Attendant upon the Enforcement of the "Agreement under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in Japan"; the provision in Article 12 amending Article 5 of the Special Criminal Act Attendant upon the Enforcement of the Protocol on the Exercise of Criminal Jurisdiction over United Nations Forces in Japan; the provision in Article 14 amending Article 5 of the Special Criminal Act Attendant upon the Enforcement of the "Agreement Regarding the Status of United Nations Forces in Japan"; the provisions in Article 18 amending Article 8, paragraph (2) and Article 12 of the Act on International Assistance in Investigations; the provisions of Article 21; the provision in Article 22 amending Article 26, paragraph (2) of the Unfair Competition Prevention Act (excluding the part replacing "documents which contain" with "documents or electronic or magnetic records which contain or record" and the part replacing "documentary evidence" with "documentary evidence (including electronic or magnetic records)"), the provision amending Article 33 of that Act and the provision adding one Article after that Article; the provision in Article 23 adding two Articles after Article 18-2 of the Organized Crime Punishment Act, the provision amending Article 20 of the Organized Crime Punishment Act, the provision adding two Articles after Article 30 of the Organized Crime Punishment Act, and the provisions amending Article 31, paragraph (1) and Article 71, paragraph (1), item (vii) of the Organized Crime Punishment Act; the provision in Article 26 amending Article 21 of the Act on the Transnational Transfer of Sentenced Persons (excluding the part replacing "Article 487" with "Article 487, paragraph (1)"); the provision in Article 27 amending Article 24, paragraphs (3) and (4) of the Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons Who Have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity (referred to as the "Medical Care and Treatment Act" in paragraph (1) of the following Article and Article 18, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions); the provision in Article 28 amending Article 65, paragraph (2) of the Act on Criminal Trials with the Participation of Saiban-in; and the provisions in Article 34 amending the table of contents and Article 8, paragraph (1), item (ii) of the Act on the Punishment of Acts of Photographing Sexual Poses, etc. and the Erasure, etc. of Electronic or Magnetic Records of Images of Sexual Poses Recorded on Seized Articles, the provision adding one Article to Chapter IV, Section 2 of that Act, the provision amending Article 12 of that Act, the provision adding one Article after that Article, the provision amending Article 13 of that Act, the provisions amending the heading of Article 17 and paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) of that Article of that Act, the provision deleting the heading of Article 18 of that Act, adding a heading before that Article and adding one Article after that Article, the provision amending Article 19 of that Act, the provisions amending the heading of Article 20 and paragraphs (1) and (2) of that Article of that Act, the provision adding two Articles to Chapter IV, Section 4 of that Act, and the provisions amending Article 26, paragraph (1), item (i), Article 40, paragraph (1), item (iii) and Article 44, item (i) of that Act; the following Article and Articles 15 and 29 of the Supplementary Provisions; the provision in Article 35 of the Supplementary Provisions amending Article 491, paragraph (7) of the Act on the Arrangement of Related Acts upon the Enforcement of the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code, etc. (Act No. 68 of 2022) (limited to the part replacing "and paragraphs (9) through (11), and Article 514" with ", paragraph (6) and paragraphs (11) through (13), and Article 513-2"); the provision in Article 38 of the Supplementary Provisions amending the proviso to Article 27, paragraph (2) of the Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Finance (Act No. 95 of 1999); and the provisions of Article 40 of the Supplementary Provisions: the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding one year from the date of promulgation.
第一条の規定(前号に掲げる改正規定を除く。)、第五条中少年法第六条の五及び第十五条の改正規定、第九条中日本国とアメリカ合衆国との間の相互協力及び安全保障条約第六条に基づく施設及び区域並びに日本国における合衆国軍隊の地位に関する協定の実施に伴う刑事特別法第十三条の改正規定、第十二条中日本国における国際連合の軍隊に対する刑事裁判権の行使に関する議定書の実施に伴う刑事特別法第五条の改正規定、第十四条中日本国における国際連合の軍隊の地位に関する協定の実施に伴う刑事特別法第五条の改正規定、第十八条中国際捜査共助等に関する法律第八条第二項及び第十二条の改正規定、第二十一条の規定、第二十二条中不正競争防止法第二十六条第二項の改正規定(「記載した書面」」を「記載し、又は記録した書面又は電磁的記録」」に、「証拠書類」」を「証拠書類(電磁的記録を含む。)」」に改める部分を除く。)、同法第三十三条の改正規定及び同条の次に一条を加える改正規定、第二十三条中組織的犯罪処罰法第十八条の二の次に二条を加える改正規定、組織的犯罪処罰法第二十条の改正規定、組織的犯罪処罰法第三十条の次に二条を加える改正規定並びに組織的犯罪処罰法第三十一条第一項及び第七十一条第一項第七号の改正規定、第二十六条中国際受刑者移送法第二十一条の改正規定(「第四百八十七条」を「第四百八十七条第一項」に改める部分を除く。)、第二十七条中心神喪失等の状態で重大な他害行為を行った者の医療及び観察等に関する法律(次条第一項及び附則第十八条第一項において「医療観察法」という。)第二十四条第三項及び第四項の改正規定、第二十八条中裁判員の参加する刑事裁判に関する法律第六十五条第二項の改正規定並びに第三十四条中性的な姿態を撮影する行為等の処罰及び押収物に記録された性的な姿態の影像に係る電磁的記録の消去等に関する法律目次及び第八条第一項第二号の改正規定、同法第四章第二節に一条を加える改正規定、同法第十二条の改正規定、同条の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第十三条の改正規定、同法第十七条の見出し並びに同条第一項、第二項及び第五項の改正規定、同法第十八条の見出しを削り、同条の前に見出しを付し、同条の次に一条を加える改正規定、同法第十九条の改正規定、同法第二十条の見出し並びに同条第一項及び第二項の改正規定、同法第四章第四節に二条を加える改正規定並びに同法第二十六条第一項第一号、第四十条第一項第三号及び第四十四条第一号の改正規定並びに次条並びに附則第十五条及び第二十九条の規定、附則第三十五条中刑法等の一部を改正する法律の施行に伴う関係法律の整理等に関する法律(令和四年法律第六十八号)第四百九十一条第七項の改正規定(「及び第九項から第十一項まで並びに第五百十四条」を「、第六項及び第十一項から第十三項まで並びに第五百十三条の二」に改める部分に限る。)、附則第三十八条中財務省設置法(平成十一年法律第九十五号)第二十七条第二項ただし書の改正規定並びに附則第四十条の規定 公布の日から起算して一年を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日
Supplementary Provisions, Article 2Transitional Measures Concerning Seizure with a Recording Order
第二条(記録命令付差押えに関する経過措置)
In the case where, before the date on which the provisions set forth in item (iii) of the preceding Article come into effect (referred to as the "item (iii) Effective Date" in the following paragraph and Article 15 of the Supplementary Provisions), an order relating to a seizure with a recording order (meaning a seizure with a recording order prescribed in Article 99-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Before the item (iii) Amendment; the same applies hereinafter in this Article) has been made under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure as it was before amendment by the provisions of Article 1 (limited to the amending provisions set forth in that item) (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "Code of Criminal Procedure Before the item (iii) Amendment"), the Juveniles Act as it was before amendment by the provisions of Article 5 (limited to the amending provisions set forth in that item) (referred to as the "Juveniles Act Before the item (iii) Amendment" in that paragraph), the Act on International Assistance in Investigations as it was before amendment by the provisions of Article 18 (limited to the amending provisions set forth in that item) (referred to as the "International Assistance in Investigation Act Before the item (iii) Amendment" in that paragraph), the Organized Crime Punishment Act as it was before amendment by the provisions of Article 23 (limited to the amending provisions set forth in that item) (referred to as the "Organized Crime Punishment Act Before the item (iii) Amendment" in that paragraph), or the Medical Care and Treatment Act as it was before amendment by the provisions of Article 27 (limited to the amending provisions set forth in that item) (referred to as the "Medical Care and Treatment Act Before the item (iii) Amendment" in that paragraph), the provisions then in force continue to govern with regard to that seizure with a recording order.
前条第三号に掲げる規定の施行の日(次項及び附則第十五条において「第三号施行日」という。)前に第一条の規定(同号に掲げる改正規定に限る。)による改正前の刑事訴訟法(以下この条において「第三号改正前刑事訴訟法」という。)、第五条の規定(同号に掲げる改正規定に限る。)による改正前の少年法(同項において「第三号改正前少年法」という。)、第十八条の規定(同号に掲げる改正規定に限る。)による改正前の国際捜査共助等に関する法律(同項において「第三号改正前国際捜査共助法」という。)、第二十三条の規定(同号に掲げる改正規定に限る。)による改正前の組織的犯罪処罰法(同項において「第三号改正前組織的犯罪処罰法」という。)又は第二十七条の規定(同号に掲げる改正規定に限る。)による改正前の医療観察法(同項において「第三号改正前医療観察法」という。)の規定により記録命令付差押え(第三号改正前刑事訴訟法第九十九条の二に規定する記録命令付差押えをいう。以下この条において同じ。)に係る命令がされた場合における当該記録命令付差押えについては、なお従前の例による。
In addition to what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, in the case where, before the item (iii) Effective Date, a warrant relating to a seizure with a recording order has been issued under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure Before the item (iii) Amendment, the Juveniles Act Before the item (iii) Amendment, the International Assistance in Investigation Act Before the item (iii) Amendment, the Organized Crime Punishment Act Before the item (iii) Amendment or the Medical Care and Treatment Act Before the item (iii) Amendment, the provisions then in force continue to govern with regard to that seizure with a recording order.
前項に定めるもののほか、第三号施行日前に第三号改正前刑事訴訟法、第三号改正前少年法、第三号改正前国際捜査共助法、第三号改正前組織的犯罪処罰法又は第三号改正前医療観察法の規定により記録命令付差押えに係る令状が発せられた場合における当該記録命令付差押えについては、なお従前の例による。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 3Transitional Measures Concerning Trial Records, Etc.
第三条(公判調書等に関する経過措置)
When specifying specified criminal cases pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Supreme Court is to specify them appropriately so that their scope progressively narrows, in order to contribute to the stepwise and smooth promotion of the use of information and communications technology in criminal proceedings.
最高裁判所は、第一項の規定に基づき特定刑事事件を定めるに当たっては、刑事手続における情報通信技術の活用の段階的かつ円滑な推進に資するため、その範囲が逓減するよう適切に定めるものとする。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 5Transitional Measures Concerning Statements, Etc. to Courts, Etc.
第五条(裁判所等に対する申述等に関する経過措置)
When specifying the order of the competent ministry under paragraph (2), the Minister of Justice, the National Public Safety Commission, the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Minister of the Environment, the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Finance are to specify it appropriately so that its scope progressively narrows, in order to contribute to the stepwise and smooth promotion of the use of information and communications technology in criminal proceedings.
法務大臣、国家公安委員会、厚生労働大臣、農林水産大臣、経済産業大臣、国土交通大臣、環境大臣、防衛大臣及び財務大臣は、第二項の主務省令を定めるに当たっては、刑事手続における情報通信技術の活用の段階的かつ円滑な推進に資するため、その範囲が逓減するよう適切に定めるものとする。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 39Delegation to Cabinet Order
第三十九条(政令への委任)
Beyond what is provided for in these Supplementary Provisions, transitional measures necessary for the enforcement of this Act are specified by Cabinet Order.
この附則に定めるもののほか、この法律の施行に関し必要な経過措置は、政令で定める。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 40Points to Note in Orders to Provide Electronic or Magnetic Records, etc.
第四十条(電磁的記録提供命令等における留意事項)
In having electronic or magnetic records provided under an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (meaning an order to provide electronic or magnetic records prescribed in Article 102-2, paragraph (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by the provisions of Article 1), or in seizing recording media relating to electronic or magnetic records, particular care must be taken, in light of the fact that the protection of personal information has become more important in a digital society, to avoid, to the extent possible, acquiring personal information that has no relevance to the case of the defendant or the case of the suspect.
電磁的記録提供命令(第一条の規定による改正後の刑事訴訟法第百二条の二第一項に規定する電磁的記録提供命令をいう。)により電磁的記録を提供させ、又は電磁的記録に係る記録媒体を押収するに当たっては、デジタル社会において個人情報の保護がより重要となっていることに鑑み、できる限り被告事件又は被疑事件と関連性を有しない個人情報を取得することとならないよう、特に留意しなければならない。
Supplementary Provisions, Article 41Promotion of Efforts Concerning Communication by Transmission and Reception of Video and Other Data
第四十一条(映像等の送受信による通話に係る取組の推進)
In light of the importance for a defendant or a suspect (hereinafter referred to as a "defendant, etc.") of receiving the assistance of defense counsel or of a person who intends to become defense counsel at the request of a person entitled to appoint defense counsel (in the case of a person who is not an attorney, limited to after the permission set forth in Article 31, paragraph (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been granted) (hereinafter referred to as "defense counsel, etc."), the Government is to promote the necessary efforts concerning operational measures to enable communication by the transmission and reception of video and audio between a defendant, etc. who is in physical custody and defense counsel, etc., in addition to interviews under the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (1) of the same Code, taking into account regional circumstances, giving consideration to ensuring confidentiality between the defendant, etc. and defense counsel, etc., and making every effort to prevent misconduct and other such acts.
政府は、被告人又は被疑者(以下「被告人等」という。)にとって、弁護人又は弁護人を選任することができる者の依頼により弁護人となろうとする者(弁護士でない者にあっては、刑事訴訟法第三十一条第二項の許可があった後に限る。)(以下「弁護人等」という。)の援助を受けることが重要であることに鑑み、同法第三十九条第一項の規定による接見のほかに、身体の拘束を受けている被告人等と弁護人等との間における映像と音声の送受信による通話を可能とするための運用上の措置について、地域の実情を踏まえ、被告人等と弁護人等との間の秘密の確保に配慮するとともに不正行為等の防止に万全を期しつつ、必要な取組を推進するものとする。
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)
Organized Crime Punishment Act
「組織的犯罪処罰法」
Short name for the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes and Control of Proceeds of Crime (Act No. 136 of 1999).
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (ii)
Code of Criminal Procedure Before the item (iii) Amendmentmachine translation
「第三号改正前刑事訴訟法」
In Article 2 of the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 39 of 2025, the Code of Criminal Procedure as it stood before the amendments Article 1 of that Act made to it that come into effect on the date set in Article 1, item (iii) of those supplementary provisions.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article
Medical Care and Treatment Act Before the item (iii) Amendmentmachine translation
「第三号改正前医療観察法」
In Article 2 of the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 39 of 2025, the Act on Medical Care and Treatment for Persons Who Have Caused Serious Cases Under the Condition of Insanity (心神喪失等の状態で重大な他害行為を行った者の医療及び観察等に関する法律, Act No. 110 of 2003) as it stood before Article 27 of that Act amended its Article 24, paragraphs (3) and (4), the amendment that comes into effect on the date set in Article 1, item (iii) of those supplementary provisions.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)· applies only in this provision and in Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)
International Assistance in Investigation Act Before the item (iii) Amendmentmachine translation
「第三号改正前国際捜査共助法」
In Article 2 of the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 39 of 2025, the Act on International Assistance in Investigations (国際捜査共助等に関する法律, Act No. 69 of 1980) as it stood before Article 18 of that Act amended its Article 8, paragraph (2) and Article 12, the amendments that come into effect on the date set in Article 1, item (iii) of those supplementary provisions.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)· applies only in this provision and in Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)
Juveniles Act Before the item (iii) Amendmentmachine translation
「第三号改正前少年法」
In Article 2 of the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 39 of 2025, the Juveniles Act as it stood before Article 5 of that Act amended its Articles 6-5 and 15, the amendments that come into effect on the date set in Article 1, item (iii) of those supplementary provisions.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)· applies only in this provision and in Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)
Organized Crime Punishment Act Before the item (iii) Amendmentmachine translation
「第三号改正前組織的犯罪処罰法」
In Article 2 of the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 39 of 2025, the Act on Punishment of Organized Crimes and Control of Proceeds of Crime (組織的犯罪処罰法, Act No. 136 of 1999) as it stood before the amendments Article 23 of that Act made to it that come into effect on the date set in Article 1, item (iii) of those supplementary provisions.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)· applies only in this provision and in Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)
seizure with a recording ordermachine translation
「記録命令付差押え」
In Article 2 of the supplementary provisions (附則) of Act No. 39 of 2025, a seizure with a recording order as defined in Article 99-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as it stood before the item (iii) amendments of that Act (第三号改正前刑事訴訟法); where an order for such a seizure was made under that Code, the Juveniles Act or the other laws the article names, as they stood before those amendments, before the date they come into effect, the earlier rules go on applying to the seizure.
Defined inSupplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)· applies only in this article
defense counsel, etc.machine translation
「弁護人等」
Defense counsel, or someone about to become defense counsel at the request of a person entitled to appoint one (a non-lawyer only after court permission under Article 31(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure).
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 41, paragraph (1)
defendant, etc.machine translation
「被告人等」
A defendant in a criminal case or a criminal suspect.
Short name set inSupplementary Provisions, Article 41, paragraph (1)
National Public Safety Commission
国家公安委員会
A commission placed under the Prime Minister's jurisdiction by the Police Act (警察法) (Police Act, Article 4, paragraph (1)), made up of a chairperson, who is a Minister of State (国務大臣), and five members (Article 4, paragraph (2), and Article 6, paragraph (1)). The Prime Minister appoints the members, with the consent of both Houses of the Diet, from people who have not been career public officials doing police or prosecution work in the five years before their appointment; where that consent cannot be obtained because the Diet is closed or the House of Representatives dissolved, the Prime Minister may appoint first and seek both Houses' approval afterwards (Article 7, paragraphs (1) to (3)). The National Police Agency (警察庁) is placed under it, and it administers that Agency in the matters Article 5, paragraph (4) lists (Article 5, paragraph (4), and Article 15). Where an Act, a Cabinet Order (政令) or an Order of the Cabinet Office (内閣府令) specially delegates a matter to it, it may make National Public Safety Commission Rules (国家公安委員会規則) (Article 12). Under the Secondhand Goods Business Act, it sets the standard a secondhand goods auction intermediary's methods must meet to be certified as helping prevent the sale of stolen goods and find them quickly, and it receives reports from the prefectural Public Safety Commissions (Secondhand Goods Business Act, Article 21-5, paragraph (1), and Article 27, paragraph (1)).
Written by AI using Police Act, Arts. 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 15 and Secondhand Goods Business Act, Arts. 21-5, 27 as a reference.
Supreme Court
最高裁判所
The highest court, and the court of last resort on whether any law, order, regulation or official act conforms to the Constitution (Article 76, paragraph (1), and Article 81). That power is what makes the Constitution enforceable: there is no penalty attached to breaching it, and instead a conflicting rule is held to have no legal force (Article 98, paragraph (1)). Its judges are reviewed by the people at the first general election after appointment, and again after ten further years (Article 79, paragraph (2)).
Written by AI using Constitution, Arts. 76, 79, 81, 98 and Wikipedia: Supreme Court of Japan as a reference.