# 少年法 / Juveniles Act — 第四十五条 (Article 45) This is the Markdown twin of https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45. 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: 少年法 (Juveniles Act), 昭和二十三年法律第百六十八号 - English title "Juveniles Act": 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: 第四十五条 (Article 45)（検察官へ送致後の取扱い） — address `art-45` - Text in force since: 2026-06-24 - URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45 - Permanent URL (e-Gov law ID, never renamed): https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45 - Every provision below carries its address and both URLs on the line under it. - Japanese text: e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁). English: as marked on each line below. Only the Japanese as published by the government has legal effect; the text below is a copy of it. Every English rendering below is a translation and says which kind: the Ministry of Justice's translation, or this site's machine translation, whose model and date the Sources list names. They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ### 第四十五条（検察官へ送致後の取扱い） — (Treatment After Referral to a Public Prosecutor) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45 **第一項** 家庭裁判所が、第二十条第一項の規定によつて事件を検察官に送致したときは、次の例による。 art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1 The following provisions apply when a family court refers a case to a public prosecutor, pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (1): Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 第十七条第一項第一号の措置は、その少年の事件が再び家庭裁判所に送致された場合を除いて、検察官が事件の送致を受けた日から十日以内に公訴が提起されないときは、その効力を失う。公訴が提起されたときは、裁判所は、検察官の請求により、又は職権をもつて、いつでも、これを取り消すことができる。 art-45/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-1 unless the juvenile is referred to a family court again, the measures prescribed in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (i) becomes ineffective if no prosecution is instituted within ten days of the referral of the case to the public prosecutor. If the prosecution is instituted, the court, by its own authority or by request from a public prosecutor, may revoke the measures at any time; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 前号の措置の継続中、勾留状が発せられたときは、その措置は、これによつて、その効力を失う。 art-45/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-2 if a detention warrant is issued in the course of the measure prescribed in the preceding item, the measure becomes ineffective by this; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **三** 第一号の措置は、その少年が満二十歳に達した後も、引き続きその効力を有する。 art-45/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-3 the measure prescribed in item (i) remains effective after the juvenile reaches 20 years of age; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **四** 第十七条第一項第二号の措置は、これを裁判官のした勾留とみなし、その期間は、検察官が事件の送致を受けた日から、これを起算する。この場合において、その事件が先に勾留状の発せられた事件であるときは、この期間は、これを延長することができない。 art-45/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-4 the measure prescribed in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (ii) is deemed as detention conducted by a judge, and its period begins from the day of referral to a public prosecutor. In this case, this period may not be extended if a detention warrant has already been issued for the case; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **五** 検察官は、家庭裁判所から送致を受けた事件について、公訴を提起するに足りる犯罪の嫌疑があると思料するときは、公訴を提起しなければならない。ただし、送致を受けた事件の一部について公訴を提起するに足りる犯罪の嫌疑がないか、又は犯罪の情状等に影響を及ぼすべき新たな事情を発見したため、訴追を相当でないと思料するときは、この限りでない。送致後の情況により訴追を相当でないと思料するときも、同様である。 art-45/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-5 if the public prosecutor deems that there is enough suspicion of a crime to institute a prosecution for a case referred to them by a family court, they must institute a prosecution; provided, however, that this does not apply where suspicion of a crime is not sufficient enough to institute a prosecution in part of the referred case, or a new fact that can affect the circumstances of the crime etc. is found, so that prosecution is considered inappropriate. This also applies to when prosecution is considered inappropriate due to the circumstances after the referral; Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "if the public prosecutor deems that there is enough suspicion of a crime to institute a prosecution for a case referred to them by a family court, they must institute a prosecution; provided, however, that this does not apply where suspicion of a crime is not sufficient enough to institute a prosecution in part of the referred case, or a new fact that can affect the circumstances of the crime etc. is found, so that prosecution in considered inappropriate. This also applies to when prosecution is considered inappropriate due to the circumstances after the referral;" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4827/tb **六** 第十条第一項の規定により選任された弁護士である付添人は、これを弁護人とみなす。 art-45/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-6 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-6 the attendant who is an attorney-at-law appointed pursuant to the provisions of Article 10, paragraph (1) is deemed to be the defense counsel; Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **七** 第四号の規定により第十七条第一項第二号の措置が裁判官のした勾留とみなされた場合には、勾留状が発せられているものとみなして、刑事訴訟法中、裁判官による被疑者についての弁護人の選任に関する規定を適用する。 art-45/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-7 if the measures prescribed in Article 17, paragraph (1), item (ii) are deemed as detention, conducted by a judge pursuant to the provisions of item (iv), a detention warrant is deemed as having been issued and the provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure for appointment of a defense counsel for the suspect by a judge apply to the case. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System --- ## Cites - art-45/par-1: 第二十条第一項 → 少年法 第二十条第一項 (Article 20, paragraph (1)), art-20/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-20/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-20/par-1 - art-45/par-1/item-1: 第十七条第一項第一号 → 少年法 第十七条第一項第一号 (Article 17, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-17/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-17/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-17/par-1/item-1 - art-45/par-1/item-2: 前号 → 少年法 第四十五条第一項第一号 (Article 45, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-45/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-1 - art-45/par-1/item-3: 第一号 → 少年法 第四十五条第一項第一号 (Article 45, paragraph (1), item (i)), art-45/par-1/item-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-1 - art-45/par-1/item-4: 第十七条第一項第二号 → 少年法 第十七条第一項第二号 (Article 17, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-17/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-17/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-17/par-1/item-2 - art-45/par-1/item-6: 第十条第一項 → 少年法 第十条第一項 (Article 10, paragraph (1)), art-10/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-10/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-10/par-1 - art-45/par-1/item-7: 第四号 → 少年法 第四十五条第一項第四号 (Article 45, paragraph (1), item (iv)), art-45/par-1/item-4 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-4 - art-45/par-1/item-7: 第十七条第一項第二号 → 少年法 第十七条第一項第二号 (Article 17, paragraph (1), item (ii)), art-17/par-1/item-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-17/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-17/par-1/item-2 ## Cited by 5 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction. - 少年法 第四十二条第一項（検察官の送致） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-42/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-42/par-1 - 少年法 第四十五条第一項第二号（検察官へ送致後の取扱い） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-2 - 少年法 第四十五条第一項第三号（検察官へ送致後の取扱い） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-3 - 少年法 第四十五条第一項第七号（検察官へ送致後の取扱い） — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45/par-1/item-7 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45/par-1/item-7 - 少年法 第四十五条の二第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/juvenile-act/art-45-2/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/323AC0000000168/art-45-2/par-1 --- ## Sources - claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of the Juveniles Act, written 2026-11-03 - e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 少年法 — the text in force from 2026-06-24 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/323AC0000000168/20260624_508AC0000000046), retrieved 2026-11-02 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Juveniles Act (少年法), Article 45, paragraph (1), item (v) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4827/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02 - Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — Juveniles Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4827/tb), retrieved 2026-11-02 - This site's parser, version 220 — 少年法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-11-02