# 民事訴訟法 / Code of Civil Procedure — 第二百十五条の二 (Article 215-2)

- Law: 民事訴訟法 (Code of Civil Procedure), 平成八年法律第百九号
- English title "Code of Civil Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第二百十五条の二 (Article 215-2)（鑑定人質問） — address `art-215-2`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-24
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2
- Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2
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### 第二百十五条の二（鑑定人質問） — (Asking Questions of an Expert)
<sup>caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>
<sup>art-215-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2</sup>

    **第一項**  裁判所は、鑑定人に口頭で意見を述べさせる場合には、鑑定人が意見の陳述をした後に、鑑定人に対し質問をすることができる。
    <sup>art-215-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2/par-1</sup>
    If the court has an expert state an opinion orally, it may ask the expert questions after the expert has stated their opinion.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の質問は、裁判長、その鑑定の申出をした当事者、他の当事者の順序でする。
    <sup>art-215-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2/par-2</sup>
    The questions referred to in the preceding paragraph are asked by the presiding judge, the party requesting the expert testimony, and the other party, in that order.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  裁判長は、適当と認めるときは、当事者の意見を聴いて、前項の順序を変更することができる。
    <sup>art-215-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2/par-3</sup>
    If the presiding judge finds it to be appropriate, the judge may change the order referred to in the preceding paragraph, after hearing the opinions of the parties.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第四項**  当事者が前項の規定による変更について異議を述べたときは、裁判所は、決定で、その異議について裁判をする。
    <sup>art-215-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2/par-4</sup>
    If a party objects to a change under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the court reaches a judicial decision on the objection in the form of a ruling.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-215-2/par-2: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百十五条の二第一項 (Article 215-2, paragraph (1)), art-215-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2/par-1
- art-215-2/par-3: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百十五条の二第二項 (Article 215-2, paragraph (2)), art-215-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2/par-2
- art-215-2/par-4: 前項 → 民事訴訟法 第二百十五条の二第三項 (Article 215-2, paragraph (3)), art-215-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2/par-3

## Cited by

5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 労働審判法 第十七条第二項（証拠調べ等） — https://japanlaw.org/en/labor-tribunal-act/art-17/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/416AC0000000045/art-17/par-2
- 民事訴訟法 第二百十五条の二第二項（鑑定人質問） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2/par-2
- 民事訴訟法 第二百十五条の二第三項（鑑定人質問） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2/par-3
- 民事訴訟法 第二百十五条の二第四項（鑑定人質問） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-2/par-4
- 民事訴訟法 第二百十五条の四第一項（受命裁判官等の権限） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-civil-procedure/art-215-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/408AC0000000109/art-215-4/par-1

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 民事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/408AC0000000109/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-10-17
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Civil Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4797/tb), retrieved 2026-10-17
- This site's parser, version 209 — 民事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-17
