# 刑事訴訟法 / Code of Criminal Procedure — 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4. Every law, and how to address a provision: https://japanlaw.org/llms.txt. The same laws as MCP tools (no sign-in): https://japanlaw.org/mcp. - 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 - Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say. - Provision: 第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4)（刑事訴訟法の一部改正に伴う経過措置） — address `suppl-5051-66/art-4` - Text in force since: 2026-10-20 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4 - e-Gov law ID: 323AC0000000131 — never renamed. 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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第四条（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 caption: machine translation, not official suppl-5051-66/art-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4 **第一項** 附則第一条第一号に掲げる規定の施行の日からこの法律の施行の日（次条第二項及び附則第十一条第二項において「施行日」という。）の前日までの間における第二条の規定による改正後の刑事訴訟法（以下この項及び次条において「第二条改正後刑事訴訟法」という。）第二百五十条第三項及び第四項の規定の適用については、刑法の一部を改正する法律（平成二十九年法律第七十二号）附則第二条第一項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合における同法による改正前の刑法（以下この条において「従前の例による平成二十九年改正前刑法」という。）第百七十八条の二の罪又はその未遂罪は、第二条改正後刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項第二号に掲げる罪とみなし、従前の例による平成二十九年改正前刑法第百八十一条第三項（人を負傷させたときに限る。）の罪又は従前の例による平成二十九年改正前刑法第二百四十一条前段の罪若しくはその未遂罪は、第二条改正後刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項第一号に掲げる罪とみなす。 suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1 With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 250, paragraphs (3) and (4) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by the provisions of Article 2 (hereinafter in this paragraph and the following Article referred to as the "Code of Criminal Procedure as Amended by Article 2") during the period from the day on which the provisions set forth in Article 1, item (i) of the Supplementary Provisions come into effect until the day preceding the day on which this Act comes into effect (referred to as "the Effective Date" in paragraph (2) of the following Article and Article 11, paragraph (2) of the Supplementary Provisions), the crime under Article 178-2 of the Penal Code prior to amendment by the Act Partially Amending the Penal Code (Act No. 72 of 2017) in the case where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions of that Act (hereinafter in this Article referred to as the "Pre-2017 Penal Code Applied under the Earlier Rules") or an attempt thereof is deemed to be a crime set forth in Article 250, paragraph (3), item (ii) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as Amended by Article 2, and the crime under Article 181, paragraph (3) of the Pre-2017 Penal Code Applied under the Earlier Rules (limited to cases where a person is injured) or the crime under the first sentence of Article 241 of the Pre-2017 Penal Code Applied under the Earlier Rules or an attempt thereof is deemed to be a crime set forth in Article 250, paragraph (3), item (i) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as Amended by Article 2. machine translation, not official **第二項** 新刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項及び第四項の規定の適用については、附則第二条第一項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合における旧刑法第百七十六条若しくは第百七十八条第一項の罪又はこれらの罪の未遂罪は、新刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項第三号に掲げる罪とみなし、附則第二条第一項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合における旧刑法第百七十七条若しくは第百七十八条第二項の罪若しくはこれらの罪の未遂罪又は従前の例による平成二十九年改正前刑法第百七十八条の二の罪若しくはその未遂罪は、新刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項第二号に掲げる罪とみなし、従前の例による平成二十九年改正前刑法第百八十一条第三項（人を負傷させたときに限る。）の罪又は従前の例による平成二十九年改正前刑法第二百四十一条前段の罪若しくはその未遂罪は、新刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項第一号に掲げる罪とみなす。 suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-2 With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 250, paragraphs (3) and (4) of the New Code of Criminal Procedure, the crime under Article 176 or Article 178, paragraph (1) of the Former Penal Code or an attempt thereof in the case where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions is deemed to be a crime set forth in Article 250, paragraph (3), item (iii) of the New Code of Criminal Procedure; the crime under Article 177 or Article 178, paragraph (2) of the Former Penal Code or an attempt thereof in the case where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, or the crime under Article 178-2 of the Pre-2017 Penal Code Applied under the Earlier Rules or an attempt thereof, is deemed to be a crime set forth in Article 250, paragraph (3), item (ii) of the New Code of Criminal Procedure; and the crime under Article 181, paragraph (3) of the Pre-2017 Penal Code Applied under the Earlier Rules (limited to cases where a person is injured) or the crime under the first sentence of Article 241 of the Pre-2017 Penal Code Applied under the Earlier Rules or an attempt thereof is deemed to be a crime set forth in Article 250, paragraph (3), item (i) of the New Code of Criminal Procedure. machine translation, not official **第三項** 附則第二条第一項の規定によりなお従前の例によることとされる場合における旧刑法第百七十六条から第百七十八条までの罪若しくはこれらの罪の未遂罪又は従前の例による平成二十九年改正前刑法第百七十八条の二の罪若しくはその未遂罪、従前の例による平成二十九年改正前刑法第百八十一条第三項の罪若しくは従前の例による平成二十九年改正前刑法第二百四十一条の罪若しくはその未遂罪の被害者は、新刑事訴訟法第三百二十一条の三第一項の規定の適用については、同項第一号イに掲げる者とみなす。 suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-3 A victim of the crimes under Articles 176 through 178 of the Former Penal Code or an attempt thereof in the case where the provisions then in force continue to govern pursuant to Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Supplementary Provisions, or of the crime under Article 178-2 of the Pre-2017 Penal Code Applied under the Earlier Rules or an attempt thereof, the crime under Article 181, paragraph (3) of the Pre-2017 Penal Code Applied under the Earlier Rules, or the crime under Article 241 of the Pre-2017 Penal Code Applied under the Earlier Rules or an attempt thereof, is deemed to be a person set forth in Article 321-3, paragraph (1), item (i), (a) of the New Code of Criminal Procedure for the application of that paragraph. machine translation, not official --- ## Cites - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1: 附則第一条第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第一条第一項第一号 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 1, paragraph (1), item (i)), suppl-5051-66/art-1/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-1/par-1/item-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1: 次条第二項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第五条第二項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5, paragraph (2)), suppl-5051-66/art-5/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-5/par-2 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1: この項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第四条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4, paragraph (1)), suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1: 次条 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第五条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 5), suppl-5051-66/art-5 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-5 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1: 第二百五十条第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第三項 (Article 250, paragraph (3)), art-250/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1: 第四項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第四項 (Article 250, paragraph (4)), art-250/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-4 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1: この条 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第四条 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 4), suppl-5051-66/art-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-4 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1: 第二条改正後刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項第二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第三項第二号 (Article 250, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-250/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3/item-2 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-1: 第二条改正後刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第三項第一号 (Article 250, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-250/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3/item-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-2: 新刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第三項 (Article 250, paragraph (3)), art-250/par-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-2: 第四項 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第四項 (Article 250, paragraph (4)), art-250/par-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-4 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-2: 附則第二条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-2: 新刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項第三号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第三項第三号 (Article 250, paragraph (3), item (iii)), art-250/par-3/item-3 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3/item-3 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-2: 新刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項第二号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第三項第二号 (Article 250, paragraph (3), item (ii)), art-250/par-3/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3/item-2 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-2: 新刑事訴訟法第二百五十条第三項第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第二百五十条第三項第一号 (Article 250, paragraph (3), item (i)), art-250/par-3/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-250/par-3/item-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-3: 附則第二条第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 附則第二条第一項 (Supplementary Provisions, Article 2, paragraph (1)), suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/suppl-5051-66/art-2/par-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-3: 新刑事訴訟法第三百二十一条の三第一項 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十一条の三第一項 (Article 321-3, paragraph (1)), art-321-3/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-3/par-1 - suppl-5051-66/art-4/par-3: 同項第一号 → 刑事訴訟法 第三百二十一条の三第一項第一号 (Article 321-3, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-321-3/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/code-of-criminal-procedure/art-321-3/par-1/item-1 ## Cited by 3 provisions cite this one. 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