# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2. 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. - Law: 刑事訴訟法 (Code of Criminal Procedure), 昭和二十三年法律第百三十一号 - English title "Code of Criminal Procedure": Ministry of Justice translation - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — address `suppl-5051-66/art-2` - Text in force since: 2026-10-20 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2 - e-Gov law ID: 323AC0000000131 — never renamed. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第二条（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — Transitional Measures Concerning the Application of Penal Provisions caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5051-66/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2 **第一項** この法律の施行前にした行為の処罰については、なお従前の例による。 suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 With regard to the punishment of acts committed before this Act comes into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern. machine translation, not official **第二項** 前項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合における第一条の規定による改正前の刑法（以下「旧刑法」という。）第百七十六条から第百七十八条までの罪又はこれらの罪の未遂罪の被害者は、第三条の規定による改正後の刑事訴訟法（以下「新刑事訴訟法」という。）第百五十七条の六第一項の規定の適用については、同項第一号に掲げる者とみなす。 suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-2 With regard to the application of the provision of Article 157-6, paragraph (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by the provision of Article 3 (hereinafter referred to as the "New Code of Criminal Procedure"), a victim of any of the crimes prescribed in Articles 176 through 178 of the Penal Code prior to the amendment by the provision of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Former Penal Code"), or of an attempt to commit any of those crimes, in cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provision of the preceding paragraph, is deemed to be a person set forth in item (i) of Article 157-6, paragraph (1) of the New Code of Criminal Procedure. machine translation, not official **第三項** 第一項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合における旧刑法第百七十六条から第百七十八条までの罪又はこれらの罪の未遂罪に係る事件は、新刑事訴訟法第二百九十条の二第一項の規定の適用については、同項第一号に掲げる事件とみなす。 suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-3 With regard to the application of the provision of Article 290-2, paragraph (1) of the New Code of Criminal Procedure, a case involving any of the crimes prescribed in Articles 176 through 178 of the Former Penal Code, or an attempt to commit any of those crimes, in cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1), is deemed to be a case set forth in item (i) of Article 290-2, paragraph (1) of the New Code of Criminal Procedure. machine translation, not official **第四項** 第一項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合における旧刑法第百七十六条から第百七十八条までの罪は、新刑事訴訟法第三百十六条の三十三第一項の規定の適用については、同項第二号に掲げる罪とみなす。 suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-4 With regard to the application of the provision of Article 316-33, paragraph (1) of the New Code of Criminal Procedure, any of the crimes prescribed in Articles 176 through 178 of the Former Penal Code in cases where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to the provision of paragraph (1) is deemed to be a crime set forth in item (ii) of Article 316-33, paragraph (1) of the New Code of Criminal Procedure. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-2: 第百五十七条の六第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項 (Article 157-6, paragraph (1)), art-157-6/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-2: 同項第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第百五十七条の六第一項第一号 (Article 157-6, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-157-6/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-157-6/par-1/item-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-3: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-3: 新刑事訴訟法第二百九十条の二第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1)), art-290-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-3: 同項第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十条の二第一項第一号 (Article 290-2, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-290-2/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-290-2/par-1/item-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-4: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-4: 新刑事訴訟法第三百十六条の三十三第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の三十三第一項 (Article 316-33, paragraph (1)), art-316-33/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-33/par-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-4: 同項第二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百十六条の三十三第一項第二号 (Article 316-33, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-316-33/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-316-33/par-1/item-2 ## Cited by 7 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第二項（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-2 - 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第三項（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-3 - 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第四項（罰則の適用に関する経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-4 - 刑事訴訟法 附則第四条第二項（刑事訴訟法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-2 - 刑事訴訟法 附則第四条第三項（刑事訴訟法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-3 - 刑事訴訟法 附則第十九条第一項（刑事訴訟法等の一部を改正する法律の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-19/par-1 - 刑事訴訟法 附則第十九条第二項（刑事訴訟法等の一部を改正する法律の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/en/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-19/par-2 --- ## Sources - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 刑事訴訟法 — the text in force from 2026-10-20 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000131/20261020_508AC0000000067), retrieved 2026-11-06 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Code of Criminal Procedure — Ministry of Justice translation (part 1 of 2) (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), retrieved 2026-11-06 - claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-025, translated 2026-11-06 - This site's parser, version 225 — 刑事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06