# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第百十一条 (Article 111)

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- Law: 刑事訴訟法 (Code of Criminal Procedure), 昭和二十三年法律第百三十一号
- English title "Code of Criminal Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation
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- Provision: 第百十一条 (Article 111) — address `art-111`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第百十一条
<sup>art-111 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-111</sup>

  **第一項**  差押状又は捜索状の執行については、錠を外し、封を開き、その他必要な処分をすることができる。公判廷で差押え又は捜索をする場合も、同様とする。
  <sup>art-111/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-111/par-1</sup>
  In the execution of a seizure warrant or search warrant, necessary measures such as the unlocking or unsealing of relevant articles may be taken. The same applies to seizures or searches in court.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  前項の処分は、押収物についても、これをすることができる。
  <sup>art-111/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-111/par-2</sup>
  The measures in the preceding paragraph may be taken regarding seized articles.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  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。）により電磁的記録を提供させたときは、当該電磁的記録の内容を確認するための措置をとることその他必要な処分をすることができる。
  <sup>art-111/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-111/par-3</sup>
  When electronic or magnetic records have been provided under 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)), measures to confirm the content of those electronic or magnetic records and other necessary measures may be taken.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-111/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百十一条第一項 (Article 111, paragraph (1)), art-111/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-111/par-1
- art-111/par-3: 第百二条の二第一項第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第百二条の二第一項第一号 (Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-102-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-102-2/par-1/item-1

## Cited by

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

- 刑事訴訟法 第百十一条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-111/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第百二十七条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-127/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百二十二条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-222/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第五百十三条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-513/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第五百十三条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-513/par-6
- 刑事訴訟法 第五百十三条第七項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-513/par-7
- 刑事訴訟法 第五百十三条第十項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-513/par-10

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## Sources

- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 刑事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-10-20 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-004, translated 2026-11-06
- This site's parser, version 225 — 刑事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06
