# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第二百五十四条 (Article 254)

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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: 第二百五十四条 (Article 254) — address `art-254`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第二百五十四条
<sup>art-254 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-254</sup>

  **第一項**  時効は、当該事件についてした公訴の提起によつてその進行を停止し、管轄違又は公訴棄却の裁判が確定した時からその進行を始める。
  <sup>art-254/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-254/par-1</sup>
  The statute of limitations ceases to run on the institution of prosecution against the case concerned, and begins to run when a decision notifying jurisdictional incompetence or dismissing the prosecution has become final and binding.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **第二項**  共犯の一人に対してした公訴の提起による時効の停止は、他の共犯に対してその効力を有する。この場合において、停止した時効は、当該事件についてした裁判が確定した時からその進行を始める。
  <sup>art-254/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-254/par-2</sup>
  The suspension of the statute of limitations because of the institution of prosecution against one of the accomplices takes effect against the other accomplices. In this case, the suspended period runs from when the decision on the case has become final and binding.
  <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