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Chapter V Penal Provisions
The law as Act Partially Amending the Act on Building Unit Ownership, etc. to Facilitate Management and Revitalization of Aging Condominiums, etc. (Act No. 47 of 2025) leaves it, with the words it changes marked.
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In cases that fall under any of the following items, the manager, director, person retaining the bylaws, chairperson, or liquidator who has performed the acts set forth in that item is punished by a civil fine of not more than 200 thousand yen:
次の各号のいずれかに該当する場合には、その行為をした管理者、理事、規約を保管する者、議長又は清算人は、二十万円以下の過料に処する。
if the person has failed to retain the bylaws, minutes, or documents, or electronic or magnetic records referred to in Article 45, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66, Article 73, and Article 79), in violation of the provisions of the main clause of Article 33, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 42, paragraph (5) and Article 45, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66 to those provisions), Article 73, and Article 79), and Article 66; hereinafter the same applies in this item, Article 73, and Article 79) or the main clause of Article 33, paragraph (1) (including as applied following the deemed replacement of terms mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 42, paragraph (5) and Article 45, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66) and Article 66) as applied pursuant to Article 47, paragraph (12) following the deemed replacement of terms (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66);
第三十三条第一項本文（第四十二条第五項及び第四十五条第四項（これらの規定を第六十六条、第七十三条及び第七十九条において準用する場合を含む。）、第六十六条、第七十三条並びに第六十六七十九条において準用する場合を含む。以下この号において同じ。）又は第四十七条第十二項（第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）において読み替えて適用される第三十三条第一項本文（第四十二条第五項及び第四十五条第四項（これらの規定にを第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）並びに第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して、規約、議事録又は第四十五条第四項（第六十六条、第七十三条及び第七十九条において準用する場合を含む。）の書面若しくは電磁的記録の保管をしなかつたとき。
if the person has refused, without legitimate grounds, to allow theoffer for inspection of the documents prescribed in the preceding item or of the content of the data recorded in the electronic or magnetic records prescribed in that the preceding item, displayed inthrough a means that is specified by Ministry of Justice Order without legitimate grounds, in violation of the provisions of Article 33, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 42, paragraph (5) and Article 45, paragraph (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66 to those provisions), Article 73, and Article 79), and Article 66, Article 73, and Article 79);
第三十三条第二項（第四十二条第五項及び第四十五条第四項（これらの規定を第六十六条、第七十三条及び第七十九条において準用する場合を含む。）、第六十六条、第七十三条並びに第六十六七十九条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して、正当な理由がないのに、前号に規定する書類又は電磁的記録に記録された情報の内容を法務省令で定める方法により表示したものの閲覧を拒んだとき。
if the person has failed to prepare minutes, has failedor to enter or record in the minutes the matters required to be entered or recorded in the minutes, or has made a false entrystatement or record, in violation of the provisions of Article 42, paragraphs (1) through (4) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66, Article 73, and Article 79);
第四十二条第一項から第四項まで（これらの規定を第六十六条、第七十三条及び第七十九条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して、議事録を作成せず、又は議事録に記載し、若しくは記録すべき事項を記載せず、若しくは記録せず、若しくは虚偽の記載若しくは記録をしたとき。
if the person has failed to make a report or has made a false report, in violation of the provisions of Article 43 (including as applied pursuant to Article 47, paragraph (12) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66) following the deemed replacement of terms and as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66);
第四十三条（第四十七条第十二項（第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）において読み替えて適用される場合及び第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して、報告をせず、又は虚偽の報告をしたとき。
if the person has neglected to make the registration specified by Cabinet Order based on the provisions of Article 47, paragraph (3) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66);
第四十七条第三項（第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に基づく政令に定める登記を怠つたとき。
if the person has failed to prepare an inventory of assets, or has made a false entry or record in the inventory of assets, in violation of the provisions of Article 48-2, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66);
第四十八条の二第一項（第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反して、財産目録を作成せず、又は財産目録に不正の記載若しくは記録をしたとき。
if there are no directors or auditors or if there is a vacancy that results in a shortfall in the numbers of directors or auditors prescribed in the bylaws, and the person has neglected to follow the procedures for appointing someone to the relevant position;
理事若しくは監事が欠けた場合又は規約で定めたその員数が欠けた場合において、その選任手続を怠つたとき。
if the person has neglected to give public notice under the provisions of Article 55-7, paragraph (1) or Article 55-9, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66), or has given a false public notice;
第五十五条の七第一項又は第五十五条の九第一項（これらの規定を第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による公告を怠り、又は不正の公告をしたとき。
if the person has neglected to file a petition to commence bankruptcy proceedings under the provisions of Article 55-9, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66); or
第五十五条の九第一項（第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による破産手続開始の申立てを怠つたとき。
if the person has obstructed an inspection under the provisions of Article 56-2, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66).
第五十六条の二第二項（第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定による検査を妨げたとき。
A person violating the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (2) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 66) is punished by a civil fine of not more than 100 thousand yen.
第四十八条第二項（第六十六条において準用する場合を含む。）の規定に違反した者は、十万円以下の過料に処する。