# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第百六十四条 (Article 164)

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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: 第百六十四条 (Article 164) — address `art-164`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第百六十四条
<sup>art-164 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-164</sup>

  **第一項**  証人は、旅費、日当及び宿泊料を請求することができる。但し、正当な理由がなく宣誓又は証言を拒んだ者は、この限りでない。
  <sup>art-164/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-164/par-1</sup>
  A witness may request travel expenses, a daily allowance and accommodation fees; provided however, that this does not apply when said witness refuses to swear an oath or testify without a justifiable reason.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  証人は、あらかじめ旅費、日当又は宿泊料の支給を受けた場合において、正当な理由がなく、出頭せず又は宣誓若しくは証言を拒んだときは、その支給を受けた費用を返納しなければならない。
  <sup>art-164/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-164/par-2</sup>
  If a witness has received payment of travel expenses, a daily allowance or accommodation fees in advance, but does not appear in court or refuses to swear an oath or testify without a justifiable reason, said witness must return all received expenses.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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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