# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第四百六十三条 (Article 463) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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 - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第四百六十三条 (Article 463) — address `art-463` - Text in force since: 2026-10-20 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463 - e-Gov law ID: 323AC0000000131 — never renamed. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第四百六十三条 art-463 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463 **第一項** 第四百六十二条の請求があつた場合において、その事件が略式命令をすることができないものであり、又はこれをすることが相当でないものであると思料するときは、通常の規定に従い、審判をしなければならない。 art-463/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-1 When a request is filed under Article 462 with regard to a case, and the court considers that it is impossible or inappropriate to issue a summary order, the court must try the case in accordance with regular provisions. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 検察官が、第四百六十一条の二に定める手続をせず、又は第四百六十二条第二項に違反して略式命令を請求したときも、前項と同様である。 art-463/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-2 The preceding paragraph also applies when a public prosecutor fails to follow the procedure provided in Article 461-2 or files a request for a summary order in violation of Article 462, paragraph (2). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 裁判所は、前二項の規定により通常の規定に従い審判をするときは、直ちに検察官にその旨を通知しなければならない。 art-463/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-3 When a court tries a case in accordance with regular provisions pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the court must immediately notify the public prosecutor to that effect. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 検察官は、前項の規定による通知を受けたときは、速やかに、裁判所に対し、被告人に送達するものとして、起訴状の謄本を提出しなければならない。 art-463/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-4 When a public prosecutor has received the notice under the preceding paragraph, the public prosecutor must promptly submit to the court a transcript of the charging sheet as one to be served on the defendant. machine translation, not official **第五項** 第一項及び第二項の場合には、第二百七十一条及び第二百七十一条の二の規定の適用があるものとする。この場合において、第二百七十一条第一項中「公訴の提起」とあるのは「第四百六十三条第四項の規定による起訴状の謄本の提出」と、同条第二項中「公訴の提起が」とあるのは「第四百六十三条第三項の規定による通知が」と、第二百七十一条の二第二項中「公訴の提起において、裁判所に対し、起訴状とともに」とあるのは「第四百六十三条第三項の規定による通知を受けた後速やかに、裁判所に対し」とする。 art-463/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-5 In the cases of paragraph (1) and paragraph (2), the provisions of Article 271 and Article 271-2 apply; in this case, the phrase "prosecution has been instituted" in Article 271, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "the submission of a transcript of the charging sheet under the provisions of Article 463, paragraph (4) has been made", the phrase "the date of institution of prosecution" in paragraph (2) of that Article is deemed to be replaced with "the date on which the notice under the provisions of Article 463, paragraph (3) was given", and the phrase "to the court, upon the institution of prosecution, together with the charging sheet" in Article 271-2, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "to the court promptly after receiving the notice under the provisions of Article 463, paragraph (3)". machine translation, not official **第六項** 前項において読み替えて適用する第二百七十一条の二第二項の規定による起訴状抄本等の提出は、第三百三十八条（第四号に係る部分に限る。）の規定の適用については、公訴の提起においてされたものとみなす。 art-463/par-6 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-6 The submission of the extract of the charging sheet, etc. under the provisions of Article 271-2, paragraph (2) as applied with replacement of terms in the preceding paragraph is deemed to have been made upon the institution of prosecution for the purpose of the application of Article 338 (limited to the portion pertaining to item (iv)). machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - art-463/par-1: 第四百六十二条 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十二条 (Article 462), art-462 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-462 - art-463/par-2: 第四百六十一条の二 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十一条の二 (Article 461-2), art-461-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-461-2 - art-463/par-2: 第四百六十二条第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十二条第二項 (Article 462, paragraph (2)), art-462/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-462/par-2 - art-463/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第一項 (Article 463, paragraph (1)), art-463/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-1 - art-463/par-3: 前二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第一項 (Article 463, paragraph (1)), art-463/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-1 - art-463/par-3: 前二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第二項 (Article 463, paragraph (2)), art-463/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-2 - art-463/par-4: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第三項 (Article 463, paragraph (3)), art-463/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-3 - art-463/par-5: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第一項 (Article 463, paragraph (1)), art-463/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-1 - art-463/par-5: 第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第二項 (Article 463, paragraph (2)), art-463/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-2 - art-463/par-5: 第二百七十一条 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百七十一条 (Article 271), art-271 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-271 - art-463/par-5: 第二百七十一条の二 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百七十一条の二 (Article 271-2), art-271-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-271-2 - art-463/par-5: 第二百七十一条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百七十一条第一項 (Article 271, paragraph (1)), art-271/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-271/par-1 - art-463/par-5: 第四百六十三条第四項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第四項 (Article 463, paragraph (4)), art-463/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-4 - art-463/par-5: 同条第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百七十一条第二項 (Article 271, paragraph (2)), art-271/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-271/par-2 - art-463/par-5: 第四百六十三条第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第三項 (Article 463, paragraph (3)), art-463/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-3 - art-463/par-5: 第二百七十一条の二第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百七十一条の二第二項 (Article 271-2, paragraph (2)), art-271-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-271-2/par-2 - art-463/par-6: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第五項 (Article 463, paragraph (5)), art-463/par-5 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-5 - art-463/par-6: 第二百七十一条の二第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百七十一条の二第二項 (Article 271-2, paragraph (2)), art-271-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-271-2/par-2 - art-463/par-6: 第三百三十八条 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百三十八条 (Article 338), art-338 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-338 - art-463/par-6: 第四号 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百三十八条第一項第四号 (Article 338, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-338/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-338/par-1/item-4 ## Cited by 9 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の十第一項第二号ニ — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-10/par-1/item-2/sub-4 - 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-2 - 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-3 - 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-4 - 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-5 - 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463/par-6 - 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十三条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-463-2/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 第四百六十八条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-468/par-6 - 少年法 第六十八条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/juvenile-act/art-68/par-1 (e-Gov law ID 323AC0000000168) --- ## 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 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (part 2 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3740/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-015, translated 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