# Article 510, paragraph (3), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 510, paragraph (3) (第五百十条第三項) 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 510, paragraph (3) (第五百十条第三項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-510/par-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-510/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:

> 第六十四条第二項の規定は、前条第一項の令状について準用する。この場合において、第六十四条第二項中「被告人の」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者の」と、「被告人を」とあるのは「その者を」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of Article 64, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to the warrant under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article. In this case, the phrase "of the defendant" in Article 64, paragraph (2) is deemed to be replaced with "of the person subject to the execution of a decision", and the phrase "the defendant may be referred to by a description of said defendant's face, physique or other features which can identify said defendant" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "that person may be referred to by a description of that person's face, physique or other features which can identify that person".

## 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:

> 第六十四条第三項の規定は、前条第一項の令状について準用する。この場合において、第六十四条第三項中「被告人の」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者の」と、「被告人を」とあるのは「その者を」と読み替えるものとする。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> The provisions of Article 64, paragraph (3) apply mutatis mutandis to the warrant under paragraph (1) of the preceding Article. In this case, the phrase "of the defendant" in Article 64, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with "of the person subject to the execution of a decision", and the phrase "the defendant may be referred to by a description of said defendant's face, physique or other features which can identify said defendant" in that paragraph is deemed to be replaced with "that person may be referred to by a description of that person's face, physique or other features which can identify that person".

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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)