# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第百二十七条 (Article 127)

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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: 第百二十七条 (Article 127) — address `art-127`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第百二十七条
<sup>art-127 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-127</sup>

  **第一項**  第百十一条、第百十二条、第百十四条及び第百十八条の規定は、前条の規定により検察事務官又は司法警察職員がする捜索についてこれを準用する。但し、急速を要する場合は、第百十四条第二項の規定によることを要しない。
  <sup>art-127/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-127/par-1</sup>
  The provisions of Articles 111, 112, 114 and 118 apply mutatis mutandis to the search by a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police official as prescribed in the preceding Article; provided however, that in cases requiring urgency, the search need not be in accordance with Article 114, paragraph (2).
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-127/par-1: 第百十一条 → 刑事訴訟法 第百十一条 (Article 111), art-111 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-111
- art-127/par-1: 第百十二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第百十二条 (Article 112), art-112 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-112
- art-127/par-1: 第百十四条 → 刑事訴訟法 第百十四条 (Article 114), art-114 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-114
- art-127/par-1: 第百十八条 → 刑事訴訟法 第百十八条 (Article 118), art-118 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-118
- art-127/par-1: 前条 → 刑事訴訟法 第百二十六条 (Article 126), art-126 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-126
- art-127/par-1: 第百十四条第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百十四条第二項 (Article 114, paragraph (2)), art-114/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-114/par-2

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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
- This site's parser, version 225 — 刑事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06