# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第三百十六条の二十二 (Article 316-22)

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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: 第三百十六条の二十二 (Article 316-22) — address `art-316-22`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第三百十六条の二十二
<sup>art-316-22 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22</sup>

        **第一項**  被告人又は弁護人は、第三百十六条の十三から第三百十六条の二十まで（第三百十六条の十四第五項を除く。）に規定する手続が終わつた後、第三百十六条の十七第一項の主張を追加し又は変更する必要があると認めるときは、速やかに、裁判所及び検察官に対し、その追加し又は変更すべき主張を明らかにしなければならない。この場合においては、第三百十六条の十三第一項後段の規定を準用する。
        <sup>art-316-22/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-1</sup>
        When the defendant or the defense counsel finds it necessary to add or modify allegations referred to in Article 316-17, paragraph (1) after the proceedings provided in Articles 316-13 through 316-20 (excluding Article 316-14, paragraph (5)) have been completed, that defendant or defense counsel must promptly reveal the allegations to be added or modified to the court and the public prosecutor. In this case, the provisions of the second sentence of Article 316-13, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When the accused or the defense counsel finds it necessary to add or modify allegations referred to in Article 316-17, paragraph (1) after the proceedings provided in Articles 316-13 through 316-20 (excluding Article 316-14, paragraph (5)) have been completed, that accused or defense counsel must promptly reveal the allegations to be added or modified to the court and the public prosecutor. In this case, the provisions of the second sentence of Article 316-13, paragraph (1) apply mutatis mutandis." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb</sup>

        **第二項**  被告人又は弁護人は、その証明予定事実を証明するために用いる証拠の取調べの請求を追加する必要があると認めるときは、速やかに、その追加すべき証拠の取調べを請求しなければならない。この場合においては、第三百十六条の十三第三項の規定を準用する。
        <sup>art-316-22/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-2</sup>
        When the defendant or the defense counsel deems it necessary to add a request for examination of evidence which will be used to prove facts planned to be proven, said person must promptly request examination of the evidence to be added. In this case, the provisions of Article 316-13, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When the accused or the defense counsel deems it necessary to add a request for examination of evidence which will be used to prove facts planned to be proven, said person must promptly request examination of the evidence to be added. In this case, the provisions of Article 316-13, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb</sup>

        **第三項**  裁判所は、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人の意見を聴いた上で、第一項の主張を明らかにすべき期限及び前項の請求の期限を定めることができる。
        <sup>art-316-22/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-3</sup>
        The court may, upon hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel, set deadlines for clarification of the allegation prescribed in paragraph (1) and the request prescribed in the preceding paragraph.
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The court may, upon hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor and the accused or the defense counsel, set deadlines for clarification of the allegation prescribed in paragraph (1) and the request prescribed in the preceding paragraph." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb</sup>

        **第四項**  第三百十六条の十八及び第三百十六条の十九の規定は、第二項の規定により被告人又は弁護人が取調べを請求した証拠についてこれを準用する。
        <sup>art-316-22/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-4</sup>
        The provisions of Articles 316-18 and 316-19 apply mutatis mutandis to the evidence which is requested for examination by the defendant or the defense counsel pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2).
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "The provisions of Article 316-18 and 316-19 apply mutatis mutandis to the evidence which is requested for examination by the accused or the defense counsel pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb</sup>

        **第五項**  第三百十六条の二十の規定は、第一項の追加し又は変更すべき主張に関連すると認められる証拠についてこれを準用する。
        <sup>art-316-22/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-5</sup>
        The provisions of Article 316-20 apply mutatis mutandis to the evidence which is deemed to be connected to the allegation to which an addition or alteration should be made pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1).
        <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十三から第三百十六条の二十まで → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十三 (Article 316-13), art-316-13 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-13
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十三から第三百十六条の二十まで → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十四 (Article 316-14), art-316-14 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-14
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十三から第三百十六条の二十まで → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十五 (Article 316-15), art-316-15 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-15
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十三から第三百十六条の二十まで → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十六 (Article 316-16), art-316-16 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-16
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十三から第三百十六条の二十まで → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十七 (Article 316-17), art-316-17 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-17
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十三から第三百十六条の二十まで → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十八 (Article 316-18), art-316-18 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-18
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十三から第三百十六条の二十まで → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十九 (Article 316-19), art-316-19 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-19
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十三から第三百十六条の二十まで → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十 (Article 316-20), art-316-20 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-20
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十四第五項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十四第五項 (Article 316-14, paragraph (5)), art-316-14/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-14/par-5
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十七第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十七第一項 (Article 316-17, paragraph (1)), art-316-17/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-17/par-1
- art-316-22/par-1: 第三百十六条の十三第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十三第一項 (Article 316-13, paragraph (1)), art-316-13/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-13/par-1
- art-316-22/par-2: 第三百十六条の十三第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十三第三項 (Article 316-13, paragraph (3)), art-316-13/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-13/par-3
- art-316-22/par-3: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十二第一項 (Article 316-22, paragraph (1)), art-316-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-1
- art-316-22/par-3: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十二第二項 (Article 316-22, paragraph (2)), art-316-22/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-2
- art-316-22/par-4: 第三百十六条の十八 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十八 (Article 316-18), art-316-18 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-18
- art-316-22/par-4: 第三百十六条の十九 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の十九 (Article 316-19), art-316-19 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-19
- art-316-22/par-4: 第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十二第二項 (Article 316-22, paragraph (2)), art-316-22/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-2
- art-316-22/par-5: 第三百十六条の二十 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十 (Article 316-20), art-316-20 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-20
- art-316-22/par-5: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十二第一項 (Article 316-22, paragraph (1)), art-316-22/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-1

## Cited by

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

- 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十二第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-3
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十二第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-4
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十二第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-22/par-5
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十五第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-25/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の二十六第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-26/par-1

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Code of Criminal Procedure, written 2026-11-06
- 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 (刑事訴訟法), Article 316-22, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法), Article 316-22, paragraph (2) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法), Article 316-22, paragraph (3) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法), Article 316-22, paragraph (4) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), 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
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