# Article 513, paragraph (7), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/history/art-513/par-7. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. How the wording of Article 513, paragraph (7) (第五百十三条第七項) 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 513, paragraph (7) (第五百十三条第七項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-513/par-7 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-513/par-7) - 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: > 第九十九条第一項、第百条、第百二条、第百三条から第百五条まで、第百八条第一項から第三項まで、第百九条、第百十条、第百十条の二前段、第百十一条第一項前段及び第二項、第百十一条の二前段、第百十二条、第百十三条第三項、第百十四条、第百十五条、第百十八条、第百十九条、第百二十条第一項、第百二十一条、第百二十三条第一項から第三項まで並びに第百二十五条の規定は、裁判所又は裁判官が前三条の規定によつてする押収（電磁的記録提供命令（第百二条の二第一項第一号イに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）を含む。）又は捜索について、第百八条第一項から第三項まで、第百九条、第百十条、第百十一条の二前段、第百十二条、第百十三条第三項、第百十四条、第百十八条、第百二十五条第一項から第三項まで及び第四項本文、第百二十九条、第百三十一条、第百三十七条から第百四十条まで並びに第二百二十二条第四項及び第五項の規定は、裁判所又は裁判官が第五百十一条の規定によつてする検証について、それぞれ準用する。この場合において、第九十九条第一項中「証拠物又は没収すべき物」とあり、及び第百十九条中「証拠物又は没収すべきもの」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者若しくは裁判の執行の対象となるものの所在若しくは状況に関する資料又は裁判の執行の対象となるものを管理するために使用されている物」と、第百条第一項、第百二条、第百五条ただし書、第百八条第一項ただし書、第百十三条第三項及び第百三十七条第一項中「被告人」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者」と、第百条第二項並びに第百二十三条第一項及び第三項中「被告事件」とあり、並びに第百条第三項ただし書中「審理」とあるのは「裁判の執行」と、第百二十五条第四項ただし書中「裁判所」とあるのは「裁判所又は第五百十三条第七項において準用する第一項の規定による嘱託をした裁判官」と、第二百二十二条第四項中「検察官、検察事務官又は司法警察職員」とあるのは「検証状を執行する者」と読み替えるものとする。 English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official): > The provisions of Article 99, paragraph (1), Article 100, Article 102, Articles 103 through 105, Article 108, paragraphs (1) through (3), Article 109, Article 110, Article 110-2 (first sentence), Article 111, paragraph (1) (first sentence) and paragraph (2), Article 111-2 (first sentence), Article 112, Article 113, paragraph (3), Article 114, Article 115, Article 118, Article 119, Article 120, paragraph (1), Article 121, Article 123, paragraphs (1) through (3), and Article 125 apply mutatis mutandis to a seizure (including an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to an order for provision by the method set forth in Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (a))) or search that a court or a judge conducts pursuant to the provisions of the preceding three Articles; and the provisions of Article 108, paragraphs (1) through (3), Article 109, Article 110, Article 111-2 (first sentence), Article 112, Article 113, paragraph (3), Article 114, Article 118, Article 125, paragraphs (1) through (3) and paragraph (4) (main clause), Article 129, Article 131, Articles 137 through 140, and Article 222, paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to an inspection that a court or a judge conducts pursuant to Article 511, respectively. In this case, the phrase "articles of evidence or articles which it is considered should be confiscated" in Article 99, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "articles which it is considered are materials concerning the whereabouts or status of the person subject to the execution of a decision or of an object of the execution of a decision, or articles used for managing an object of the execution of a decision", and the phrase "article of evidence or article requiring confiscation" in Article 119 is deemed to be replaced with "materials concerning the whereabouts or status of the person subject to the execution of a decision or of an object of the execution of a decision, or articles used for managing an object of the execution of a decision"; the term "defendant" in Article 100, paragraph (1), Article 102, the proviso to Article 105, the proviso to Article 108, paragraph (1), Article 113, paragraph (3) and Article 137, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "person subject to the execution of a decision"; the phrase "the case charged to the court" in Article 100, paragraph (2), the phrase "the case" in Article 123, paragraphs (1) and (3), and the phrase "court proceedings" in the proviso to Article 100, paragraph (3) are deemed to be replaced with "the execution of a decision"; the phrase "the court" in the proviso to Article 125, paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with "the court or the judge who made the delegation under the provisions of paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 513, paragraph (7)"; and the phrase "a public prosecutor, a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police official" in Article 222, paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with "a person executing the inspection warrant". ## 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: > 第九十九条第一項、第百条、第百二条、第百三条から第百五条まで、第百八条第一項から第三項まで、第百九条、第百十条、第百十条の二前段、第百十一条第一項前段及び第二項、第百十一条の二前段、第百十二条、第百十三条第三項、第百十四条、第百十五条、第百十八条、第百十九条、第百二十条第一項及び第三項、第百二十一条、第百二十三条第一項から第三項まで並びに第百二十五条の規定は、裁判所又は裁判官が前三条の規定によつてする押収（電磁的記録提供命令（第百二条の二第一項第一号イに掲げる方法による提供を命ずるものに限る。）を含む。）又は捜索について、第百八条第一項から第三項まで、第百九条、第百十条第一項、第百十一条の二前段、第百十二条、第百十三条第三項、第百十四条、第百十八条、第百二十五条第一項から第三項まで及び第四項本文、第百二十九条、第百三十一条、第百三十七条から第百四十条まで並びに第二百二十二条第四項及び第五項の規定は、裁判所又は裁判官が第五百十一条の規定によつてする検証について、それぞれ準用する。この場合において、第九十九条第一項中「証拠物又は没収すべき物」とあり、及び第百十九条中「証拠物又は没収すべきもの」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者若しくは裁判の執行の対象となるものの所在若しくは状況に関する資料又は裁判の執行の対象となるものを管理するために使用されている物」と、第百条第一項、第百二条、第百五条ただし書、第百八条第一項ただし書、第百十三条第三項及び第百三十七条第一項中「被告人」とあるのは「裁判の執行を受ける者」と、第百条第二項並びに第百二十三条第一項及び第三項中「被告事件」とあり、並びに第百条第三項ただし書中「審理」とあるのは「裁判の執行」と、第百十条第一項第二号及び第二項第二号中「第百七条第三項（第二号に係る部分に限る。）」とあるのは「第五百十一条第四項において読み替えて準用する第五百十条第三項（第二号に係る部分に限る。）」と、「裁判長」とあるのは「裁判長又は裁判官」と、第百二十条第三項中「前二項」とあるのは「第五百十三条第七項において準用する第一項」と、第百二十五条第四項ただし書中「裁判所」とあるのは「裁判所又は第五百十三条第七項において準用する第一項の規定による嘱託をした裁判官」と、第二百二十二条第四項中「検察官、検察事務官又は司法警察職員」とあるのは「検証状を執行する者」と読み替えるものとする。 English (Machine translation, not official): > The provisions of Article 99, paragraph (1), Article 100, Article 102, Articles 103 through 105, Article 108, paragraphs (1) through (3), Article 109, Article 110, Article 110-2 (first sentence), Article 111, paragraph (1) (first sentence) and paragraph (2), Article 111-2 (first sentence), Article 112, Article 113, paragraph (3), Article 114, Article 115, Article 118, Article 119, Article 120, paragraphs (1) and (3), Article 121, Article 123, paragraphs (1) through (3), and Article 125 apply mutatis mutandis to a seizure (including an order to provide electronic or magnetic records (limited to an order for provision by the method set forth in Article 102-2, paragraph (1), item (i), (a))) or search that a court or a judge conducts pursuant to the provisions of the preceding three Articles; and the provisions of Article 108, paragraphs (1) through (3), Article 109, Article 110, paragraph (1), Article 111-2 (first sentence), Article 112, Article 113, paragraph (3), Article 114, Article 118, Article 125, paragraphs (1) through (3) and paragraph (4) (main clause), Article 129, Article 131, Articles 137 through 140, and Article 222, paragraphs (4) and (5) apply mutatis mutandis to an inspection that a court or a judge conducts pursuant to Article 511, respectively. In this case, the phrase "articles of evidence or articles which it is considered should be confiscated" in Article 99, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "articles which it is considered are materials concerning the whereabouts or status of the person subject to the execution of a decision or of an object of the execution of a decision, or articles used for managing an object of the execution of a decision", and the phrase "article of evidence or article requiring confiscation" in Article 119 is deemed to be replaced with "materials concerning the whereabouts or status of the person subject to the execution of a decision or of an object of the execution of a decision, or articles used for managing an object of the execution of a decision"; the term "defendant" in Article 100, paragraph (1), Article 102, the proviso to Article 105, the proviso to Article 108, paragraph (1), Article 113, paragraph (3) and Article 137, paragraph (1) is deemed to be replaced with "person subject to the execution of a decision"; the phrase "the case charged to the court" in Article 100, paragraph (2), the phrase "the case" in Article 123, paragraphs (1) and (3), and the phrase "court proceedings" in the proviso to Article 100, paragraph (3) are deemed to be replaced with "the execution of a decision"; the phrase "Article 107, paragraph (3) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii))" in Article 110, paragraph (1), item (ii) and paragraph (2), item (ii) is deemed to be replaced with "Article 510, paragraph (3) (limited to the part pertaining to item (ii)) as applied mutatis mutandis with replacement of terms pursuant to Article 511, paragraph (4)", and the term "presiding judge" in those provisions is deemed to be replaced with "presiding judge or judge"; the phrase "the preceding two paragraphs" in Article 120, paragraph (3) is deemed to be replaced with "paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 513, paragraph (7)"; the phrase "the court" in the proviso to Article 125, paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with "the court or the judge who made the delegation under the provisions of paragraph (1) as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 513, paragraph (7)"; and the phrase "a public prosecutor, a public prosecutor's assistant officer or a judicial police official" in Article 222, paragraph (4) is deemed to be replaced with "a person executing the inspection warrant". --- ## 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)