# Article 64, paragraph (1), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 64, paragraph (1) (第六十四条第一項) 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 64, paragraph (1) (第六十四条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-64/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-64/par-1)
- 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:

> 勾引状又は勾留状には、被告人の氏名及び住居、罪名、公訴事実の要旨、引致すべき場所又は勾留すべき刑事施設、有効期間及びその期間経過後は執行に着手することができず令状はこれを返還しなければならない旨並びに発付の年月日その他裁判所の規則で定める事項を記載し、裁判長又は受命裁判官が、これに記名押印しなければならない。

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

> A subpoena or detention warrant must contain the name and residence of the defendant, 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 period of validity and a statement that after expiry of the period of validity the subpoena or detention warrant may not be executed but must be returned, the date of issue, and other particulars prescribed in the Rules of Court; and the presiding judge or the commissioned judge must affix their name and seal to it.

## 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:

> 勾引状又は勾留状には、被告人の氏名及び住居、罪名、公訴事実の要旨、引致すべき場所又は勾留すべき刑事施設、次の各号に掲げる場合の区分に応じ当該各号に定める事項並びに発付の年月日その他裁判所の規則で定める事項を記載し、又は記録しなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> A subpoena or detention warrant must contain or record the name and residence of the defendant, 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 particulars specified in the relevant item in accordance with the category of cases set forth in the following items, the date of issue, and other particulars prescribed in the Rules of Court.

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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)