# Act No. 67 of 2026: Act Partially Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure

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Every law on japanlaw.org that Act No. 67 of 2026 amends, and when each change takes effect; promulgated 24 July 2026.

- Number: 令和八年法律第六十七号 (令和8年法律第67号), Act No. 67 of 2026
- Title: Act Partially Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法の一部を改正する法律)
- Promulgated: 24 July 2026
- In Japanese: https://japanlaw.org/ja/acts/508AC0000000067
- Changes to Japanese law, by date: https://japanlaw.org/en/changes (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/changes)

## Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法)

https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure

- 24 July 2026: Since replaced.
- 13 August 2026: Since replaced.
- 20 October 2026: In force. The law in force: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure; in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure
- By 23 July 2027: Not yet in force. 15 provisions changed · 54 provisions added · 11 provisions in the supplementary provisions. What it changes: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270723_508AC0000000067; the law as amended, in Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270723_508AC0000000067/text

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending law: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131)
- English title of the amending law: Written for this site with AI
- English names of the laws: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb)