# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第三百五十条の七 (Article 350-7)

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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: 第三百五十条の七 (Article 350-7) — address `art-350-7`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
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### 第三百五十条の七
<sup>art-350-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-7</sup>

    **第一項**  検察官は、被疑者との間でした第三百五十条の二第一項の合意がある場合において、当該合意に係る被疑者の事件について公訴を提起したときは、第二百九十一条の手続が終わつた後（事件が公判前整理手続に付された場合にあつては、その時後）遅滞なく、証拠として第三百五十条の三第二項の書面（以下「合意内容書面」という。）の取調べを請求しなければならない。被告事件について、公訴の提起後に被告人との間で第三百五十条の二第一項の合意をしたときも、同様とする。
    <sup>art-350-7/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-7/par-1</sup>
    When a public prosecutor reaches an agreement with a suspect under Article 350-2, paragraph (1), and institutes prosecution with regard to the suspect's case pertaining to the agreement, the public prosecutor must request the examination of the document referred to in Article 350-3, paragraph (2) (hereinafter referred to as the "statement of agreement") as evidence without delay after the completion of the procedure under Article 291 (or if it has been ruled that the case be subject to a pretrial arrangement proceeding, after that time). The same applies when a public prosecutor reaches an agreement with the defendant with regard to the defendant's case after institution of prosecution under Article 350-2, paragraph (1).
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When a public prosecutor reaches an agreement with a suspect under Article 350-2, paragraph (1), and institutes prosecution with regard to the suspect's case pertaining to the agreement, the public prosecutor must request the examination of the document referred to in Article 350-3, paragraph (2) (hereinafter referred to as the "statement of agreement") as evidence without delay after the completion of the procedure under Article 291 (or if it has been ruled that the case be subject to a pretrial arrangement proceeding, after that time). The same applies when a public prosecutor reaches an agreement with the accused with regard to the accused's case after institution of prosecution under Article 350-2, paragraph (1)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb</sup>

    **第二項**  前項の規定により合意内容書面の取調べを請求する場合において、当該合意の当事者が第三百五十条の十第二項の規定により当該合意から離脱する旨の告知をしているときは、検察官は、あわせて、同項の書面の取調べを請求しなければならない。
    <sup>art-350-7/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-7/par-2</sup>
    When a public prosecutor requests the examination of the statement of agreement pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and is notified by the party to the agreement that the party is to pull out of the agreement pursuant to the provisions of Article 350-10, paragraph (2), the public prosecutor must request the examination of the document referred to in the same paragraph together with that statement of agreement.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

    **第三項**  第一項の規定により合意内容書面の取調べを請求した後に、当該合意の当事者が第三百五十条の十第二項の規定により当該合意から離脱する旨の告知をしたときは、検察官は、遅滞なく、同項の書面の取調べを請求しなければならない。
    <sup>art-350-7/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-7/par-3</sup>
    After a public prosecutor has requested the examination of the statement of agreement pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), if the public prosecutor is notified by the party to the agreement that the party is to pull out of the agreement pursuant to the provisions of Article 350-10, paragraph (2), the public prosecutor must request the examination of the document referred to in the same paragraph without delay.
    <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-350-7/par-1: 第三百五十条の二第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の二第一項 (Article 350-2, paragraph (1)), art-350-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-2/par-1
- art-350-7/par-1: 第二百九十一条 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百九十一条 (Article 291), art-291 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-291
- art-350-7/par-1: 第三百五十条の三第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の三第二項 (Article 350-3, paragraph (2)), art-350-3/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-3/par-2
- art-350-7/par-2: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の七第一項 (Article 350-7, paragraph (1)), art-350-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-7/par-1
- art-350-7/par-2: 第三百五十条の十第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の十第二項 (Article 350-10, paragraph (2)), art-350-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-10/par-2
- art-350-7/par-3: 第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の七第一項 (Article 350-7, paragraph (1)), art-350-7/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-7/par-1
- art-350-7/par-3: 第三百五十条の十第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の十第二項 (Article 350-10, paragraph (2)), art-350-10/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-10/par-2

## Cited by

4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の七第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-7/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の七第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-7/par-3
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の八第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-8/par-1
- 刑事訴訟法 第三百五十条の九第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-350-9/par-1

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Code of Criminal Procedure, written 2026-11-06
- 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 (刑事訴訟法), Article 350-7, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3739/tb), 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
