telecommunications requiring storage, etc., and request the approval of the court that had permitted the
communication-restricting measure for the storage, etc. within 14 days from the last day of execution.
(2) Where a judicial police officer executes communication-restricting measures under Article 6 or 8
(limited to emergency communication-restricting measures on persons who meet the requirements under
Article 5 (1)) and intends to undertake the storage, etc., of the contents of telecommunications, he or she
shall select the contents of telecommunications requiring storage, etc., and apply for the approval for the
storage, etc. within 14 days from the last day of execution, and the prosecutor shall request the approval
therefor from the court that had permitted the communication-restricting measure within seven days from
the application date.
(3) The request for approval under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be made in writing, stating all the facts and
circumstances leading to execution, summary of the materials acquired, and the reasons why storage, etc.,
are required, together with the following documents:
1. Materials establishing a prima facie case of reasons for the request;
2. A list of contents of telecommunications requiring storage, etc.;
3. Contents of telecommunications requiring storage, etc.: Provided, That the contents of
telecommunications shall be submitted by storing such contents in a data storage medium and placing a
seal thereon through appropriate means, such as dividing the contents into files of a specific size, etc.
(4) Where the court considers that there are grounds for such request, it shall approve the storage, etc., and
issue a document evidencing such approval (hereafter in this Article referred to as “approval document”),
and where the court considers that the request is groundless, it shall dismiss such request and give notice
thereof to the requester.
(5) Where any prosecutor or judicial police officer fails to make a request under paragraph (1) or an
application under paragraph (2), he or she shall destroy the contents of telecommunications acquired
through the communication-restricting measures within 14 days from the last day of execution (where a
judicial police officer’s application is dismissed by a prosecutor, within seven days from the date of
dismissal), and where a request for approval is made to the court (including where a request is made only
for a part of the contents of telecommunications acquired), any content of telecommunication, for which
an approval document is issued by the court in accordance with paragraph (4), or for which such request is
dismissed by the court, shall be destroyed within seven days from receipt of notification of dismissal of
the request.
(6) When destroying the contents of telecommunications acquired through the communication-restricting
measures in accordance with paragraph (5), the prosecutor or judicial police officer shall prepare a report
on the results of destruction, stating the reasons for, and the scope and the date and time of, destruction,
and other relevant matters, together with the record of investigation of the criminal suspect or the person
subject to internal investigation, and shall serve them on the court that has permitted the communicationrestricting measures within seven days from the date of destruction.