# Article 494-7, paragraph (2), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 494-7, paragraph (2) (第四百九十四条の七第二項) 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 494-7, paragraph (2) (第四百九十四条の七第二項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-494-7/par-2 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-494-7/par-2)
- 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:

> 第六十四条、第七十条（第一項ただし書を除く。）、第七十一条、第七十二条、第七十三条第二項及び第三項並びに第七十四条の規定（これらの規定のうち勾留に関する部分に限る。）は、拘置状について準用する。この場合において、次の表の上欄に掲げる規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句に読み替えるものとする。
> 第六十四条第一項及び第三項、第七十条第二項、第七十二条第一項、第七十三条第二項及び第三項並びに第七十四条	被告人	第三百四十五条の二（第四百四条（第四百十四条において準用する場合を含む。）において準用する場合を含む。）又は第四百九十四条の三の規定による決定を受けた者
> 第六十四条第一項	罪名、公訴事実の要旨	罰金の裁判を告知した裁判所、当該裁判が確定した日、当該裁判に係る罰金の金額、罰金を完納することができない場合における留置の期間
> 勾留すべき	拘置すべき
> 裁判長又は受命裁判官	裁判長
> 第六十四条第二項	被告人の	第三百四十五条の二（第四百四条（第四百十四条において準用する場合を含む。）において準用する場合を含む。）又は第四百九十四条の三の規定による決定を受けた者の
> 被告人を	その者を
> 第七十三条第三項	公訴事実の要旨	罰金が完納されていない旨

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of Article 64, Article 70 (excluding the proviso to paragraph (1)), Article 71, Article 72, Article 73, paragraphs (2) and (3), and Article 74 (limited to the portions of these provisions pertaining to detention) apply mutatis mutandis to a confinement warrant. In this case, the terms listed in the middle column of the following table in the provisions listed in the left-hand column of the same table are deemed to be replaced with the terms listed in the right-hand column of the same table, respectively.
> Article 64, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 70, paragraph (2), Article 72, paragraph (1), Article 73, paragraphs (2) and (3), and Article 74	defendant	person who has received a ruling under the provisions of Article 345-2 (including cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 404 (including cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 414)) or Article 494-3
> Article 64, paragraph (1)	the crime, an outline of the charged facts	the court that announced the judicial decision imposing a fine, the date on which the decision became final and binding, the amount of the fine pertaining to the decision, the period of detention in the case where the fine cannot be paid in full
> to be detained	to be confined
> the presiding judge or the commissioned judge	the presiding judge
> Article 64, paragraph (2)	name of the defendant	name of the person who has received a ruling under the provisions of Article 345-2 (including cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 404 (including cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 414)) or Article 494-3
> defendant	person
> Article 73, paragraph (3)	an outline of the facts of the charges	the fact that the fine has not been paid in full

## 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 (3) and reworded (Act No. 39 of 2025) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/amendments/20270331_507AC0000000039

Japanese:

> 第六十四条、第七十条（第一項ただし書を除く。）、第七十一条、第七十二条、第七十三条第二項及び第三項並びに第七十四条の規定（これらの規定のうち勾留に関する部分に限る。）は、拘置状について準用する。この場合において、次の表の上欄に掲げる規定中同表の中欄に掲げる字句は、それぞれ同表の下欄に掲げる字句に読み替えるものとする。
> 第六十四条第一項及び第四項、第七十条第二項、第七十二条第一項、第七十三条第二項及び第三項並びに第七十四条	被告人	第三百四十五条の二（第四百四条（第四百十四条において準用する場合を含む。）において準用する場合を含む。）又は第四百九十四条の三の規定による決定を受けた者
> 第六十四条第一項	罪名、公訴事実の要旨、引致すべき場所又は勾留すべき	罰金の裁判を告知した裁判所、当該裁判が確定した日、当該裁判に係る罰金の金額、罰金を完納することができない場合における留置の期間、拘置すべき
> 第六十四条第一項第二号及び第二項並びに第七十三条第二項第二号	裁判長又は受命裁判官	裁判長
> 第六十四条第三項	被告人の	第三百四十五条の二（第四百四条（第四百十四条において準用する場合を含む。）において準用する場合を含む。）又は第四百九十四条の三の規定による決定を受けた者の
> 被告人を	その者を
> 第七十三条第三項	第一項各号又は前項各号	第四百九十四条の七第三項において読み替えて準用する第二項各号
> 前二項	第四百九十四条の七第三項において読み替えて準用する第二項
> 公訴事実の要旨	罰金が完納されていない旨

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of Article 64, Article 70 (excluding the proviso to paragraph (1)), Article 71, Article 72, Article 73, paragraphs (2) and (3), and Article 74 (limited to the portions of these provisions pertaining to detention) apply mutatis mutandis to a confinement warrant. In this case, the terms listed in the middle column of the following table in the provisions listed in the left-hand column of the same table are deemed to be replaced with the terms listed in the right-hand column of the same table, respectively.
> Article 64, paragraphs (1) and (4), Article 70, paragraph (2), Article 72, paragraph (1), Article 73, paragraphs (2) and (3), and Article 74	defendant	person who has received a ruling under the provisions of Article 345-2 (including cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 404 (including cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 414)) or Article 494-3
> Article 64, paragraph (1)	the crime, an outline of the charged facts, the place where the defendant is to be brought or the penal institution where the defendant is to be detained	the court that announced the judicial decision imposing a fine, the date on which the decision became final and binding, the amount of the fine pertaining to the decision, the period of detention in the case where the fine cannot be paid in full, the penal institution where the person is to be confined
> Article 64, paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (2), and Article 73, paragraph (2), item (ii)	the presiding judge or the commissioned judge	the presiding judge
> Article 64, paragraph (3)	name of the defendant	name of the person who has received a ruling under the provisions of Article 345-2 (including cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 404 (including cases where they are applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 414)) or Article 494-3
> defendant	person
> Article 73, paragraph (3)	the items of paragraph (1) or the items of the preceding paragraph	the items of paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis with replacement of terms pursuant to Article 494-7, paragraph (3)
> the preceding two paragraphs	paragraph (2) as applied mutatis mutandis with replacement of terms pursuant to Article 494-7, paragraph (3)
> an outline of the facts of the charges	the fact that the fine has not been paid in full

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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)
