# Article 98, paragraph (1), its wordings — Code of Criminal Procedure

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How the wording of Article 98, paragraph (1) (第九十八条第一項) 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 98, paragraph (1) (第九十八条第一項) — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98/par-1 (as Markdown: https://japanlaw.org/md/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-98/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:

> 保釈若しくは勾留の執行停止を取り消す決定があつたとき、又は勾留の執行停止の期間が満了したときは、検察事務官、司法警察職員又は刑事施設職員は、検察官の指揮により、勾留状の謄本及び保釈若しくは勾留の執行停止を取り消す決定の謄本又は期間を指定した勾留の執行停止の決定の謄本を被告人に示してこれを刑事施設に収容しなければならない。

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

> If a ruling to rescind bail or the suspension of execution of detention has been made, or if the term of suspension of detention has expired, a public prosecutor's assistant officer, judicial police official or an official of the penal institution must, under the direction of a public prosecutor, commit the defendant in a penal institution after showing said defendant a transcript of the detention warrant and a transcript of the written ruling rescinding bail or the suspension of execution of detention or a transcript of the written ruling on suspension for a designated term of execution of detention.

## 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:

> 保釈若しくは勾留の執行停止を取り消す決定があつたとき、又は勾留の執行停止の期間が満了したときは、検察事務官、司法警察職員又は刑事施設職員は、検察官の指揮により、被告人に対し、勾留状について第一号に掲げる措置をとるとともに、保釈若しくは勾留の執行停止を取り消す決定又は期間を指定した勾留の執行停止の決定について第二号に掲げる措置をとつた上、これを刑事施設に収容しなければならない。

English (Machine translation, not official):

> If a ruling to rescind bail or the suspension of execution of detention has been made, or if the term of suspension of detention has expired, a public prosecutor's assistant officer, judicial police official or an official of the penal institution must, under the direction of a public prosecutor, take, with respect to the defendant, the measure set forth in item (i) for the detention warrant and the measure set forth in item (ii) for the ruling rescinding bail or the suspension of execution of detention or the ruling on suspension for a designated term of execution of detention, and then commit the defendant in a penal institution.

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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)