# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第十五条 (Article 15)

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- 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
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- Provision: 第十五条 (Article 15) — address `art-15`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第十五条
<sup>art-15 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-15</sup>

  **第一項**  検察官は、左の場合には、関係のある第一審裁判所に共通する直近上級の裁判所に管轄指定の請求をしなければならない。
  <sup>art-15/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-15/par-1</sup>
  A public prosecutor must request the next higher court common to all of the relevant courts of first instance to designate the court which is to have jurisdiction when:
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **一**  裁判所の管轄区域が明らかでないため管轄裁判所が定まらないとき。
    <sup>art-15/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-15/par-1/item-1</sup>
    the competent court of jurisdiction cannot be determined since the jurisdictional district is not clear;
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **二**  管轄違を言い渡した裁判が確定した事件について他に管轄裁判所がないとき。
    <sup>art-15/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-15/par-1/item-2</sup>
    there is no other court with jurisdiction over a case with respect to which a decision that a certain court lacks jurisdiction has become final.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## 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
- This site's parser, version 225 — 刑事訴訟法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-06