# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第二百八十一条の三 (Article 281-3)

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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: 第二百八十一条の三 (Article 281-3) — address `art-281-3`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第二百八十一条の三
<sup>art-281-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-281-3</sup>

    **第一項**  弁護人は、検察官において被告事件の審理の準備のために閲覧又は謄写の機会を与えた証拠に係る複製等（複製その他証拠の全部又は一部をそのまま記録した物及び書面をいう。以下同じ。）を適正に管理し、その保管をみだりに他人にゆだねてはならない。
    <sup>art-281-3/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-281-3/par-1</sup>
    The defense counsel must appropriately keep safe custody of the copies of evidence (copies and materials which accurately record all or part of the evidence), which the public prosecutor has given the opportunity to inspect or copy for the preparation of the trial, and may not entrust custody to others without reason.
    <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