# Article 350-8, paragraph (1), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 350-8, paragraph (1) (第三百五十条の八第一項) 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 350-8, paragraph (1) (第三百五十条の八第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-8/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-8/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:

> 被告人以外の者の供述録取書等であつて、その者が第三百五十条の二第一項の合意に基づいて作成したもの又は同項の合意に基づいてされた供述を録取し若しくは記録したものについて、検察官、被告人若しくは弁護人が取調べを請求し、又は裁判所が職権でこれを取り調べることとしたときは、検察官は、遅滞なく、合意内容書面の取調べを請求しなければならない。この場合においては、前条第二項及び第三項の規定を準用する。

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

> When a public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel requests the examination of the recorded statement documents of a person other than that defendant, which have been prepared by the person based on an agreement under Article 350-2, paragraph (1), or in or on which statements made by the person based on an agreement under the same paragraph have been recorded and taken down in writing or recorded, or a court decides to examine those documents ex officio, the public prosecutor must request the examination of the statement of agreement without delay. In this case, the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis.

## 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:

> 被告人以外の者の供述録取書等であつて、その者が第三百五十条の二第一項の合意に基づいて作成したもの又は同項の合意に基づいてされた供述を録取し若しくは記録したものについて、検察官、被告人若しくは弁護人が取調べを請求し、又は裁判所が職権でこれを取り調べることとしたときは、検察官は、遅滞なく、合意内容書面等の取調べを請求しなければならない。この場合においては、前条第二項及び第三項の規定を準用する。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> When a public prosecutor, the defendant or the defense counsel requests the examination of the recorded statement documents of a person other than that defendant, which have been prepared by the person based on an agreement under Article 350-2, paragraph (1), or in or on which statements made by the person based on an agreement under the same paragraph have been recorded and taken down in writing or recorded, or a court decides to examine those documents ex officio, the public prosecutor must request the examination of the statement of agreement, etc. without delay. In this case, the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (3) of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis.

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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)