Act Partially Amending the Code of Criminal Procedure (Reiwa 5 Act No. 28)
刑事訴訟法等の一部を改正する法律
Published: 2023-05-17 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: Promulgated · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-08
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AI summary
Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.
Summary
The e-Gov law update list records an amending act, 'Act to Partially Amend the Code of Criminal Procedure, etc.' (Reiwa 5 Act No. 28), relating to the Code of Criminal Procedure (Showa 23 Act No. 131). The metadata gives a promulgation date of 2023-05-17 and an update list date of 20260807. The provided metadata does not describe the substance of the amendments.
Business Impact
The practical impact on businesses is unclear from the metadata alone; criminal procedure changes could possibly affect organizations involved in investigations or proceedings. Whether any provisions are relevant to a given organization would need to be confirmed from the source text.
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