# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions)

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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: 附　則 (Supplementary Provisions) — address `suppl-3511-23`
- Text in force since: 2026-10-20
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-3511-23
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## 附　則 昭和五一年五月二一日法律第二三号
<sup>suppl-3511-23 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-3511-23</sup>

**第一項**  この法律は、公布の日から起算して九十日を超えない範囲内において政令で定める日から施行する。
<sup>suppl-3511-23/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-3511-23/par-1</sup>
This Act comes into effect as of the date specified by Cabinet Order within a period not exceeding 90 days from the date of promulgation.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第二項**  この法律の施行前に生じた訴訟費用については、この法律による改正後の刑事訴訟法第百八十一条第三項ただし書の規定は、適用しない。
<sup>suppl-3511-23/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-3511-23/par-2</sup>
The provisions of the proviso to Article 181, paragraph (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by this Act do not apply to court costs that arose before this Act comes into effect.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第三項**  この法律による改正後の刑事訴訟法第百八十八条の二の規定は、この法律の施行後に無罪の判決が確定した事件につきこの法律の施行前に生じた費用についても適用する。
<sup>suppl-3511-23/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-3511-23/par-3</sup>
The provisions of Article 188-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by this Act also apply to expenses that arose before this Act comes into effect in a case in which an acquittal becomes final and binding after this Act comes into effect.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第四項**  検察官のみが上訴をした場合において、その上訴がこの法律の施行前に棄却され又は取り下げられたときは、上訴によりその審級において生じた費用の補償については、なお従前の例による。
<sup>suppl-3511-23/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-3511-23/par-4</sup>
Where only a public prosecutor has filed an appeal, if that appeal was dismissed or withdrawn before this Act came into effect, the provisions then in force continue to govern with regard to compensation for the expenses that arose at that instance by reason of the appeal.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

**第五項**  この法律による改正前の刑事訴訟法第三百七十条第一項の規定による補償の請求及び前項の規定により従前の例によることとされる補償の請求がされている場合には、改正前の同法第三百六十八条の規定及び同条の規定の例により補償される費用については、改正後の同法第百八十八条の二第一項の補償をしない。
<sup>suppl-3511-23/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-3511-23/par-5</sup>
Where a request for compensation under the provisions of Article 370, paragraph (1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure before its amendment by this Act and a request for compensation to which the provisions then in force continue to apply pursuant to the preceding paragraph have been made, compensation under Article 188-2, paragraph (1) of the same Code after the amendment is not to be made for the expenses to be compensated pursuant to the provisions of Article 368 of the same Code before the amendment and in accordance with the provisions of that Article.
<sup>machine translation, not official</sup>

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## Cites
- suppl-3511-23/par-2: 刑事訴訟法第百八十一条第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第百八十一条第三項 (Article 181, paragraph (3)), art-181/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-181/par-3
- suppl-3511-23/par-3: 刑事訴訟法第百八十八条の二 → 刑事訴訟法 第百八十八条の二 (Article 188-2), art-188-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-188-2
- suppl-3511-23/par-5: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第四項 (Supplementary Provisions, paragraph (4)), suppl-3511-23/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-3511-23/par-4

## Cited by

1 provision cites this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 刑事訴訟法 附則第五項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-3511-23/par-5

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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
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-019, 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
