# Article 256, paragraph (3), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 256, paragraph (3) (第二百五十六条第三項) changed with each amendment, and how it will change.

- Law: Code of Criminal Procedure (刑事訴訟法) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure
- Provision: Article 256, paragraph (3) (第二百五十六条第三項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-256/par-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-256/par-3)
- The law's amendments: https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments
- 2 wordings, oldest first.

## 1. Before Act No. 39 of 2025

- State: In force

Japanese:

> 公訴事実は、訴因を明示してこれを記載しなければならない。訴因を明示するには、できる限り日時、場所及び方法を以て罪となるべき事実を特定してこれをしなければならない。

English (Written for this site with AI, correcting the Ministry of Justice's English):

> The charged facts must be described with clarified counts. To clarify the counts, the facts constituting the offense must be specified as far as possible by the time, place and method.

## 2. By 31 March 2027 — Act No. 39 of 2025

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 31 March 2027
- The amendment: Reworded (Act No. 39 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039

Japanese:

> 公訴事実は、訴因を明示してこれを記載しなければならない。訴因を明示するには、できる限り日時、場所及び方法をもつて罪となるべき事実を特定してこれをしなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The charged facts must be described with clarified counts. To clarify the counts, the facts constituting the offense must be specified as far as possible by the time, place and method.

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## Sources

- The dates and the amending laws: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131)
- English name of the law: Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb)
- English titles of the amending laws: Written for this site with AI
- The Japanese text before: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067)
- The Japanese text after: e-Gov (Digital Agency) (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20270331_507AC0000000039)