# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第二百五十条 (Article 250)

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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: 第二百五十条 (Article 250) — address `art-250`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250
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### 第二百五十条
<sup>art-250 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250</sup>

  **第一項**  時効は、人を死亡させた罪であつて拘禁刑に当たるものについては、次に掲げる期間を経過することによつて完成する。
  <sup>art-250/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-1</sup>
  The statute of limitations is completed upon the lapse of the following time periods with regard to crimes causing the death of a person and punishable with imprisonment:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  無期拘禁刑に当たる罪については三十年
    <sup>art-250/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-1/item-1</sup>
    30 years for crimes punishable with imprisonment for life;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  長期二十年の拘禁刑に当たる罪については二十年
    <sup>art-250/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-1/item-2</sup>
    20 years for crimes punishable with imprisonment whose maximum term is 20 years;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **三**  前二号に掲げる罪以外の罪については十年
    <sup>art-250/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-1/item-3</sup>
    10 years for crimes other than the crimes provided for in the preceding two items.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  時効は、人を死亡させた罪であつて拘禁刑以上の刑に当たるもの以外の罪については、次に掲げる期間を経過することによつて完成する。
  <sup>art-250/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-2</sup>
  The statute of limitations is completed upon the lapse of the following time periods with regard to crimes other than those causing the death of a person and punishable with imprisonment or a greater punishment:
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  死刑に当たる罪については二十五年
    <sup>art-250/par-2/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-2/item-1</sup>
    25 years for offenses punishable by the death penalty;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  無期拘禁刑に当たる罪については十五年
    <sup>art-250/par-2/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-2/item-2</sup>
    15 years for offenses punishable with imprisonment for life;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **三**  長期十五年以上の拘禁刑に当たる罪については十年
    <sup>art-250/par-2/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-2/item-3</sup>
    10 years for offenses punishable with imprisonment whose maximum term is 15 years or more;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **四**  長期十五年未満の拘禁刑に当たる罪については七年
    <sup>art-250/par-2/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-2/item-4</sup>
    7 years for offenses punishable with imprisonment whose maximum term is less than 15 years;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **五**  長期十年未満の拘禁刑に当たる罪については五年
    <sup>art-250/par-2/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-2/item-5</sup>
    5 years for offenses punishable with imprisonment whose maximum term is less than 10 years;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **六**  長期五年未満の拘禁刑又は罰金に当たる罪については三年
    <sup>art-250/par-2/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-2/item-6</sup>
    3 years for offenses punishable with imprisonment whose maximum term is less than 5 years or with a fine;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **七**  拘留又は科料に当たる罪については一年
    <sup>art-250/par-2/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-2/item-7</sup>
    1 year for offenses punishable with penal detention or with a petty fine.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第三項**  前項の規定にかかわらず、次の各号に掲げる罪についての時効は、当該各号に定める期間を経過することによつて完成する。
  <sup>art-250/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3</sup>
  Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the statute of limitations for the crimes set forth in each of the following items is completed upon the lapse of the period prescribed in that item.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  刑法第百八十一条の罪（人を負傷させたときに限る。）若しくは同法第二百四十一条第一項の罪又は盗犯等の防止及び処分に関する法律（昭和五年法律第九号）第四条の罪（同項の罪に係る部分に限る。）　二十年
    <sup>art-250/par-3/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3/item-1</sup>
    Crimes under Article 181 of the Penal Code (limited to cases of causing injury to a person) or Article 241, paragraph (1) of that Code, or crimes under Article 4 of the Act on the Prevention and Disposition of Robbery and Theft (Act No. 9 of 1930) (limited to the part pertaining to crimes under that paragraph): 20 years;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  刑法第百七十七条若しくは第百七十九条第二項の罪又はこれらの罪の未遂罪　十五年
    <sup>art-250/par-3/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3/item-2</sup>
    Crimes under Article 177 or Article 179, paragraph (2) of the Penal Code, or attempts of these crimes: 15 years;
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **三**  刑法第百七十六条若しくは第百七十九条第一項の罪若しくはこれらの罪の未遂罪又は児童福祉法第六十条第一項の罪（自己を相手方として淫行をさせる行為に係るものに限る。）　十二年
    <sup>art-250/par-3/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3/item-3</sup>
    Crimes under Article 176 or Article 179, paragraph (1) of the Penal Code, or attempts of these crimes, or crimes under Article 60, paragraph (1) of the Child Welfare Act (limited to those pertaining to causing a person to engage in obscene conduct with oneself as the opponent): 12 years.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第四項**  前二項の規定にかかわらず、前項各号に掲げる罪について、その被害者が犯罪行為が終わつた時に十八歳未満である場合における時効は、当該各号に定める期間に当該犯罪行為が終わつた時から当該被害者が十八歳に達する日までの期間に相当する期間を加算した期間を経過することによつて完成する。
  <sup>art-250/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-4</sup>
  Notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, for the crimes set forth in the items of the preceding paragraph, if the victim was under 18 years of age at the time the criminal act ceased, the statute of limitations is completed upon the lapse of the period specified in each of those items with the addition of a period equivalent to the period from the time the criminal act ceased until the day on which the victim reaches 18 years of age.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-250/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第一項第一号 (Article 250, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-250/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-1/item-1
- art-250/par-1/item-3: 前二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第一項第二号 (Article 250, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-250/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-1/item-2
- art-250/par-3: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第二項 (Article 250, paragraph (2)), art-250/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-2
- art-250/par-3/item-1: 刑法第百八十一条 → 刑法 第百八十一条 (Article 181), art-181 — https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code/art-181 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045)
- art-250/par-3/item-1: 同法第二百四十一条第一項 → 刑法 第二百四十一条第一項 (Article 241, paragraph (1)), art-241/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code/art-241/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045)
- art-250/par-3/item-1: 盗犯等の防止及び処分に関する法律（昭和五年法律第九号）第四条 → e-Gov law 305AC0000000009, 第四条 (Article 4), art-4 — not held in this collection
- art-250/par-3/item-2: 刑法第百七十七条 → 刑法 第百七十七条 (Article 177), art-177 — https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code/art-177 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045)
- art-250/par-3/item-2: 第百七十九条第二項 → 刑法 第百七十九条第二項 (Article 179, paragraph (2)), art-179/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code/art-179/par-2 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045)
- art-250/par-3/item-3: 刑法第百七十六条 → 刑法 第百七十六条 (Article 176), art-176 — https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code/art-176 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045)
- art-250/par-3/item-3: 第百七十九条第一項 → 刑法 第百七十九条第一項 (Article 179, paragraph (1)), art-179/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/penal-code/art-179/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 140AC0000000045)
- art-250/par-3/item-3: 児童福祉法第六十条第一項 → e-Gov law 322AC0000000164, 第六十条第一項 (Article 60, paragraph (1)), art-60/par-1 — not held in this collection
- art-250/par-4: 前二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第二項 (Article 250, paragraph (2)), art-250/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-2
- art-250/par-4: 前二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第三項 (Article 250, paragraph (3)), art-250/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第一項第三号 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-1/item-3
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-4
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十一条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-251/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十二条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-252/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第三条第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4161-156/art-3/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第三条第一項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4221-26/art-3/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第三条第二項（経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4221-26/art-3/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第四条第一項（刑事訴訟法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第四条第二項（刑事訴訟法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第五条第一項（公訴時効に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-5/par-1

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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-20261106T054114-007, translated 2026-11-06
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