In deciding whether or not to refer the case to a public prosecutor pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, in relation to any of the crimes prescribed in the Public Offices Election Act (Act No. 100 of 1950; including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to other laws) and the Political Funds Control Act (Act No. 194 of 1948) (excluding cases involving the crime prescribed in the following paragraph, that fall under that paragraph), which involved someone who was a specified juvenile when they committed the relevant crime, the family court must take into consideration the ensuring, etc. of fairness in elections.
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, in a case of a specified juvenile involved in the crime referred to in Article 247 of the Public Offices Election Act, or the crime prescribed in Article 251-2, paragraph (1) of that Act which is committed by any of the persons stated in any of the items in that paragraph, the crime prescribed in Article 251-3, paragraph (1) of that Act which is committed by the organizational election campaign manager, etc. referred to in that paragraph or in case of a crime prescribed in Article 251-4, paragraph(1) of that Act which is committed by any of the persons stated in any of the items in that paragraph, in which the specified juvenile was a specified juvenile when they committed the crime, the family court must give the ruling referred to in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article if it finds that the nature of the crime is seriously prejudicial to ensuring fairness in elections. In this case, the provisions of the proviso to paragraph (2) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis.
specified juvenile
「特定少年」
From Article 62 on, a juvenile (少年) aged 18 or older — that is, aged 18 or 19, since a juvenile under this Act is under 20.
Defined inArticle 62, paragraph (1)
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.