# Article 73, paragraph (3), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 73, paragraph (3) (第七十三条第三項) 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 73, paragraph (3) (第七十三条第三項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-73/par-3 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-73/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:

> 勾引状又は勾留状を所持しないためこれを示すことができない場合において、急速を要するときは、前二項の規定にかかわらず、被告人に対し公訴事実の要旨及び令状が発せられている旨を告げて、その執行をすることができる。但し、令状は、できる限り速やかにこれを示さなければならない。

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

> When the subpoena or detention warrant cannot be shown to the defendant because it is not in the executing officer's possession, and when in cases requiring urgency, the warrant may, notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, be executed after giving an outline of the facts of the charges to the defendant and informing the defendant that the warrant has been issued; provided however, that the warrant must be shown to the defendant as promptly as possible.

## 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ついて第一項各号又は前項各号に定める措置をとることができない場合において、急速を要するときは、前二項の規定にかかわらず、被告人に対し公訴事実の要旨及び令状が発せられている旨を告げて、その執行をすることができる。この場合においては、できる限り速やかに、第一項各号又は前項各号に定める措置をとらなければならない。

English (Machine translation, corrected on review, not official):

> When the measures specified in the items of paragraph (1) or the items of the preceding paragraph cannot be taken with respect to a subpoena or detention warrant, and when in cases requiring urgency, the warrant may, notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, be executed after giving an outline of the facts of the charges to the defendant and informing the defendant that the warrant has been issued. In this case, the measures specified in the items of paragraph (1) or the items of the preceding paragraph must be taken as promptly as possible.

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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)