# Article 50, paragraph (2), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 50, paragraph (2) (第五十条第二項) 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 50, paragraph (2) (第五十条第二項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-50/par-2 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-50/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:

> 被告人及び弁護人の出頭なくして開廷した公判期日の公判調書が、次回の公判期日までに整理されなかつたときは、裁判所書記は、次回の公判期日において又はその期日までに、出頭した被告人又は弁護人に前回の公判期日における審理に関する重要な事項を告げなければならない。

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

> If the trial records of a trial date without the appearance of the defendant and defense counsel have not been completed before the next trial date, the court clerk must inform, either on or before the next trial date, the defendant or the defense counsel who has appeared of important particulars relating to the trial held on the previous trial date.

## 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:

> 被告人及び弁護人の出頭なくして開廷した公判期日の公判調書が、次回の公判期日までにファイルに記録されなかつたときは、裁判所書記官は、次回の公判期日において又はその期日までに、出頭した被告人又は弁護人に前回の公判期日における審理に関する重要な事項を告げなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If the trial records of a trial date without the appearance of the defendant and defense counsel have not been recorded in the file before the next trial date, the court clerk must inform, either on or before the next trial date, the defendant or the defense counsel who has appeared of important particulars relating to the trial held on the previous trial date.

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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)