# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第九十八条の八 (Article 98-8)

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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: 第九十八条の八 (Article 98-8) — address `art-98-8`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第九十八条の八
<sup>art-98-8 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-8</sup>

  **第一項**  裁判所は、次の各号のいずれかに該当すると認めるときは、検察官の請求により、又は職権で、監督者を解任することができる。
  <sup>art-98-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-8/par-1</sup>
  The court may, upon the request of a public prosecutor or on its own authority, dismiss a supervisor if it finds that any of the following items applies.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **一**  監督者が、正当な理由がなく、第九十八条の四第四項の規定による命令に違反したとき。
    <sup>art-98-8/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-8/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the supervisor has, without justifiable grounds, violated an order under Article 98-4, paragraph (4);
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **二**  心身の故障その他の事由により、監督者が第九十八条の四第四項の規定により命ぜられた事項をすることができない状態になつたとき。
    <sup>art-98-8/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-8/par-1/item-2</sup>
    the supervisor has become unable, due to a mental or physical disorder or any other reason, to do the matters ordered pursuant to Article 98-4, paragraph (4);
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

    **三**  監督者から解任の申出があつたとき。
    <sup>art-98-8/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-8/par-1/item-3</sup>
    the supervisor has requested dismissal.
    <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

  **第二項**  前項（第一号に係る部分に限る。）の規定により監督者を解任する場合には、裁判所は、決定で、監督保証金の全部又は一部を没取することができる。
  <sup>art-98-8/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-8/par-2</sup>
  If a supervisor is dismissed pursuant to the preceding paragraph (limited to the part pertaining to item (i)), the court may make a ruling to sequester the whole or part of the supervision bond.
  <sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- art-98-8/par-1/item-1: 第九十八条の四第四項 → 刑事訴訟法 第九十八条の四第四項 (Article 98-4, paragraph (4)), art-98-4/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-4/par-4
- art-98-8/par-1/item-2: 第九十八条の四第四項 → 刑事訴訟法 第九十八条の四第四項 (Article 98-4, paragraph (4)), art-98-4/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-4/par-4
- art-98-8/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第九十八条の八第一項 (Article 98-8, paragraph (1)), art-98-8/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-8/par-1
- art-98-8/par-2: 第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第九十八条の八第一項第一号 (Article 98-8, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-98-8/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-8/par-1/item-1

## Cited by

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

- 刑事訴訟法 第九十八条の四第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-4/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第九十八条の八第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-8/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第九十八条の十第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98-10/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-20261106T054114-002, 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