# Article 48, paragraph (3), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 48, paragraph (3) (第四十八条第三項) 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 48, paragraph (3) (第四十八条第三項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-48/par-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-48/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:

> 公判調書は、各公判期日後速かに、遅くとも判決を宣告するまでにこれを整理しなければならない。ただし、判決を宣告する公判期日の調書は当該公判期日後七日以内に、公判期日から判決を宣告する日までの期間が十日に満たない場合における当該公判期日の調書は当該公判期日後十日以内（判決を宣告する日までの期間が三日に満たないときは、当該判決を宣告する公判期日後七日以内）に、整理すれば足りる。

English (Japanese Law Translation, Ministry of Justice):

> Trial records must be completed promptly after each trial date, and at the latest, by the time of pronouncement of the judgment; provided however, that the record for the trial date on which the judgment is pronounced need only be completed within 7 days after said trial date, and the record for the trial date need only be completed within 10 days after the trial date if the time period from the trial date to the date of pronouncement of the judgment is less than 10 days (within 7 days after the trial date pronouncing the judgment if the time period up to the date of pronouncement of the judgment is less than three days).

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

- State: Not yet in force
- Takes effect: By 31 March 2027
- The amendment: Moved to paragraph (4) and reworded (Act No. 39 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039

Japanese:

> 公判調書は、各公判期日後速やかに、遅くとも判決を宣告するまでにファイルに記録しなければならない。ただし、判決を宣告する公判期日の公判調書は当該公判期日後七日以内に、公判期日から判決を宣告する日までの期間が十日に満たない場合における当該公判期日の公判調書は当該公判期日後十日以内（判決を宣告する日までの期間が三日に満たないときは、当該判決を宣告する公判期日後七日以内）に、ファイルに記録すれば足りる。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> Trial records must be recorded in the file promptly after each trial date, and at the latest, by the time of pronouncement of the judgment; provided however, that the trial record of the trial date on which the judgment is pronounced need only be recorded in the file within 7 days after said trial date, and the trial record of the trial date need only be recorded in the file within 10 days after the trial date if the time period from the trial date to the date of pronouncement of the judgment is less than 10 days (within 7 days after the trial date pronouncing the judgment if the time period up to the date of pronouncement of the judgment is less than three days).

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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)