Documents in a criminal action shall correctly state the date and location of drafting, the name
and position at work of the drafter, the legal basis, process and results of the act and shall stamp
the thumbprint or seal of a person involved. The thumbprint or seal of the person making the
statement shall be stamped in places of amendment, supplementation, or deletion.
Article 77 (Privacy of Documents in a Criminal Action)
Documents in a criminal action may not be perused with the exception of people who are
allowed to view them according to law.
SECTION VI: PERIOD OF CRIMINAL ACTION, DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS, AND
EXPENSES OF ACTIONS
Article 78 (Calculation of Period of Criminal Action)
The calculation of a period of criminal action shall be done by hours, days, months and years. In
this case, it is calculated from the next day or next time period from when the reason for
calculation arises. For periods determined by day, the period for criminal action shall end at
midnight on the last day. For periods determined by month, the period for criminal action shall
end after the same day as the day the reason for calculation arose during the last month of that
period. In cases where there is no same day as the day the reason for calculation arose during the
last month, the period for criminal action after the last day of that month ends. In cases where the
end date is a Statewide day of rest, the period for criminal action shall end after the first
following work day.
Article 79 (Recognition of Legal Effect Following the Period of Dispatch of Documents in a
Criminal Action)
In cases where a document in a criminal action such as a notice of appeal, letter of complaint or
written decision is sent before the period determined by the law passes, it shall be recognised that
it was sent within that period. In cases where the period for sending the documents in the
criminal action has passed, the institution receiving and handling documents in the action may
prolong that period if there is an appropriate reason.
Article 80 (Delivery of Documents in a Criminal Action)
Documents in a criminal action shall be recognized as delivered at the moment the institution,
enterprise, organization or citizen concerned receives them. In cases where the party is not
present, an adult of that family or a representative of the institution, enterprise or organization
may receive the documents in a criminal action.
Article 81 (Bearing the Expenses of a Criminal Action)
The living expenses or travel expenses of a People’s Assessor, witness, expert witness,
interpreter, translator or interpreter during the period he or she has been mobilized to investigate
and deal with a criminal case shall be borne by the institution, enterprise or organization he or