# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第二条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2)

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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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### 第二条（第一条の規定による刑事訴訟法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — Transitional Measures Accompanying the Partial Amendment of the Code of Criminal Procedure Under the Provisions of Article 1
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<sup>suppl-4281-54/art-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2</sup>

**第一項**  裁判所は、前条第三号に掲げる規定の施行の際現に勾引状により留置されている被告人に対し、速やかに、第一条の規定による改正後の刑事訴訟法（以下「第一条による改正後の法」という。）第七十六条第二項に規定する事項を教示しなければならない。ただし、被告人に弁護人があるとき又は被告人が釈放されたときは、この限りでない。
<sup>suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-1</sup>
The court must promptly inform a defendant who, at the time the provisions set forth in item (iii) of the preceding Article come into effect, is actually held in custody under a subpoena of the matters prescribed in Article 76, paragraph (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by the provisions of Article 1 (hereinafter referred to as the "Code as Amended by Article 1"); provided, however, that this does not apply if the defendant has a defense counsel or the defendant is released.
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**第二項**  裁判所は、前条第三号に掲げる規定の施行の際現に勾留されている被告人（次項に規定する被告人を除く。）に対し、速やかに、第一条による改正後の法第七十七条第二項に規定する事項を教示しなければならない。ただし、被告人に弁護人があるとき又は被告人が釈放されたときは、この限りでない。
<sup>suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-2</sup>
The court must promptly inform a defendant who, at the time the provisions set forth in item (iii) of the preceding Article come into effect, is actually detained (excluding the defendant prescribed in the following paragraph) of the matters prescribed in Article 77, paragraph (2) of the Code as Amended by Article 1; provided, however, that this does not apply if the defendant has a defense counsel or the defendant is released.
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**第三項**  裁判所は、前条第三号に掲げる規定の施行の際現に勾留されている被告人（逮捕又は勾引に引き続き勾留されている者に限る。）に対し、速やかに、第一条による改正後の法第七十七条第一項に規定する事項を告げるとともに、同条第二項に規定する事項を教示しなければならない。ただし、被告人に弁護人があるとき又は被告人が釈放されたときは、この限りでない。
<sup>suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-3</sup>
The court must promptly notify a defendant who, at the time the provisions set forth in item (iii) of the preceding Article come into effect, is actually detained (limited to a person detained following an arrest or subpoena) of the matters prescribed in Article 77, paragraph (1) of the Code as Amended by Article 1, and inform the defendant of the matters prescribed in Article 77, paragraph (2) of the Code as Amended by Article 1; provided, however, that this does not apply if the defendant has a defense counsel or the defendant is released.
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**第四項**  第一条による改正後の法第七十六条第三項及び第四項の規定は前条第三号に掲げる規定の施行の際現に勾引状により留置されている被告人に対する第一項の規定による教示について、第一条による改正後の法第七十六条第三項の規定は同号に掲げる規定の施行の際現に勾留されている被告人に対する第二項の規定による教示並びに前項の規定による告知及び教示について、それぞれ準用する。
<sup>suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-4</sup>
The provisions of Article 76, paragraphs (3) and (4) of the Code as Amended by Article 1 apply mutatis mutandis to the information given pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) to a defendant who, at the time the provisions set forth in item (iii) of the preceding Article come into effect, is actually held in custody under a subpoena, and the provisions of Article 76, paragraph (3) of the Code as Amended by Article 1 apply mutatis mutandis to the information given pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) to a defendant who, at the time the provisions set forth in that item come into effect, is actually detained and to the notification and information given pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, respectively.
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## Cites
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-1: 前条第三号 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第一条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-4281-54/art-1/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-1/par-1/item-3
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-1: 第七十六条第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第七十六条第二項 (Article 76, paragraph (2)), art-76/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-76/par-2
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-2: 前条第三号 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第一条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-4281-54/art-1/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-1/par-1/item-3
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-2: 次項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (3)), suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-3
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-2: 第一条による改正後の法第七十七条第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第七十七条第二項 (Article 77, paragraph (2)), art-77/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-77/par-2
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-3: 前条第三号 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第一条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-4281-54/art-1/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-1/par-1/item-3
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-3: 第一条による改正後の法第七十七条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第七十七条第一項 (Article 77, paragraph (1)), art-77/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-77/par-1
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-3: 同条第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 第七十七条第二項 (Article 77, paragraph (2)), art-77/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-77/par-2
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-4: 第一条による改正後の法第七十六条第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第七十六条第三項 (Article 76, paragraph (3)), art-76/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-76/par-3
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-4: 第四項 → 刑事訴訟法 第七十六条第四項 (Article 76, paragraph (4)), art-76/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-76/par-4
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-4: 前条第三号 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第一条第一項第三号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (iii)), suppl-4281-54/art-1/par-1/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-1/par-1/item-3
- suppl-4281-54/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-4281-54/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-1
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-4: 第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (2)), suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-2
- suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-4: 前項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第三項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (3)), suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-3

## Cited by

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

- 刑事訴訟法 附則第一条第一項第三号（施行期日） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-1/par-1/item-3
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第二項（第一条の規定による刑事訴訟法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第四項（第一条の規定による刑事訴訟法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-2/par-4
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第三条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-3/par-2
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第三条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-3/par-4
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第三条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-3/par-6
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第五条第四項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-5/par-4
- 刑事訴訟法 附則第五条第六項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-4281-54/art-5/par-6

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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-20261106T054114-021, translated 2026-11-06
- claude-sonnet-5-5 — Machine translation, batch code-of-criminal-procedure-20261106T054114-022, 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
