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Article 230Civil Fines Against a Party Challenging the Authenticity of a Document's Provenance

第二百三十条(文書の成立の真正を争った者に対する過料)

If a party or their agent, intentionally or through gross negligence, has diverged from the truth in challenging the authenticity of a document's provenance, the court issues a ruling sentencing that person to a civil fine of not more than 100,000 yen.

当事者又はその代理人が故意又は重大な過失により真実に反して文書の成立の真正を争ったときは、裁判所は、決定で、十万円以下の過料に処する。

An immediate appeal may be filed against a ruling as referred to in the preceding paragraph.

前項の決定に対しては、即時抗告をすることができる。

In a case as referred to in paragraph (1), if the party or agent that challenges the authenticity of a document's provenance admits, while litigation is pending, that the document is of authentic provenance the court may set aside the ruling referred to in that paragraph, depending on the circumstances.

第一項の場合において、文書の成立の真正を争った当事者又は代理人が訴訟の係属中その文書の成立が真正であることを認めたときは、裁判所は、事情により、同項の決定を取り消すことができる。

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