# Article 327, paragraph (1), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 327, paragraph (1) (第三百二十七条第一項) 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 327, paragraph (1) (第三百二十七条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-327/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-327/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:

> 裁判所は、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人が合意の上、文書の内容又は公判期日に出頭すれば供述することが予想されるその供述の内容を書面に記載して提出したときは、その文書又は供述すべき者を取り調べないでも、その書面を証拠とすることができる。この場合においても、その書面の証明力を争うことを妨げない。

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

> The court may, when the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel have agreed to write down the content of a certain document or a certain statement that a witness would testify to on the trial date and have submitted such written statement to the court, use it as evidence without examining the original or the witness. However, the probative value of the document may be challenged regardless.

## 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:

> 裁判所は、検察官及び被告人又は弁護人が合意の上、文書若しくは電磁的記録（以下この条において「文書等」という。）の内容又は公判期日に出頭すれば供述することが予想されるその供述の内容を書面に記載し、又は電磁的記録として記録して提出したときは、その文書等又は供述すべき者を取り調べないでも、当該書面又は当該電磁的記録を証拠とすることができる。この場合においても、当該書面又は当該電磁的記録の証明力を争うことを妨げない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The court may, when the public prosecutor and the defendant or the defense counsel have agreed to write down in a written statement, or record as an electronic or magnetic record, the content of a certain document or electronic or magnetic record (hereinafter referred to as "documents, etc." in this Article) or a certain statement that a witness would testify to on the trial date and have submitted such written statement or electronic or magnetic record to the court, use that written statement or electronic or magnetic record as evidence without examining the documents, etc. or the witness. However, the probative value of that written statement or electronic or magnetic record may be challenged regardless.

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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)