# Article 316-13, paragraph (1), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 316-13, paragraph (1) (第三百十六条の十三第一項) 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 316-13, paragraph (1) (第三百十六条の十三第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-13/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-13/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:

> 検察官は、事件が公判前整理手続に付されたときは、その証明予定事実（公判期日において証拠により証明しようとする事実をいう。以下同じ。）を記載した書面を、裁判所に提出し、及び被告人又は弁護人に送付しなければならない。この場合においては、当該書面には、証拠とすることができず、又は証拠としてその取調べを請求する意思のない資料に基づいて、裁判所に事件について偏見又は予断を生じさせるおそれのある事項を記載することができない。

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

> When a case is put into a pretrial arrangement proceeding, the public prosecutor must submit documents in which facts planned to be proven are described ("facts planned to be proven" means the facts which are planned to be proven by evidence on the trial date; the same applies hereinafter) to the court and must also send them to the defendant or the defense counsel. In this case, the public prosecutor may not describe in the documents any item from which prejudice or a preconception of the case is likely to arise based on materials which are not qualified for evidence or which are not intended to be requested for examination in court.

## 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:

> 検察官は、事件が公判前整理手続に付されたときは、その証明予定事実（公判期日において証拠により証明しようとする事実をいう。以下同じ。）を記載した書面を、裁判所に提出しなければならない。この場合においては、当該書面には、証拠とすることができず、又は証拠としてその取調べを請求する意思のない資料に基づいて、裁判所に事件について偏見又は予断を生じさせるおそれのある事項を記載することができない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> When a case is put into a pretrial arrangement proceeding, the public prosecutor must submit documents in which facts planned to be proven are described ("facts planned to be proven" means the facts which are planned to be proven by evidence on the trial date; the same applies hereinafter) to the court. In this case, the public prosecutor may not describe in the documents any item from which prejudice or a preconception of the case is likely to arise based on materials which are not qualified for evidence or which are not intended to be requested for examination in court.

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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)