# Article 291-2, paragraph (1), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 291-2, paragraph (1) (第二百九十一条の二第一項) 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 291-2, paragraph (1) (第二百九十一条の二第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-291-2/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-291-2/par-1)
- 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:

> 被告人が、前条第五項の手続に際し、起訴状に記載された訴因について有罪である旨を陳述したときは、裁判所は、検察官、被告人及び弁護人の意見を聴き、有罪である旨の陳述のあつた訴因に限り、簡易公判手続によつて審判をする旨の決定をすることができる。ただし、死刑又は無期若しくは短期一年以上の拘禁刑に当たる事件については、この限りでない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> When the defendant enters a guilty plea for a count stated in the charging sheet during the proceedings under paragraph (5) of the preceding Article, a court may, upon hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor, the defendant and the defense counsel, render a ruling to try the case by a summary criminal trial only with regard to the counts for which the defendant enters a guilty plea; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases punishable by the death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment whose minimum term is one year or more.

## 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:

> 被告人が、前条第六項の手続に際し、起訴状に記載された訴因について有罪である旨を陳述したときは、裁判所は、検察官、被告人及び弁護人の意見を聴き、有罪である旨の陳述のあつた訴因に限り、簡易公判手続によつて審判をする旨の決定をすることができる。ただし、死刑又は無期若しくは短期一年以上の拘禁刑に当たる事件については、この限りでない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> When the defendant enters a guilty plea for a count stated in the charging sheet during the proceedings under paragraph (6) of the preceding Article, a court may, upon hearing the opinions of the public prosecutor, the defendant and the defense counsel, render a ruling to try the case by a summary criminal trial only with regard to the counts for which the defendant enters a guilty plea; provided, however, that this does not apply to cases punishable by the death penalty, life imprisonment, or imprisonment whose minimum term is one year or more.

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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)