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Domestic Relations Case Procedure Act

家事事件手続法(かじじけんてつづきほう)

Part V Penal Provisions

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Part V Penal Provisions第五編 罰則

Article 291第二百九十一条

Execution of Judicial Decisions of Non-Criminal Fines(過料の裁判の執行等)
Article 291, paragraph (1)

A judicial decision of a non-criminal fine under the provisions of this Act is executed based on a direction issued by a judge. The direction has the same effect as an enforceable title of obligation.

この法律の規定による過料の裁判は、裁判官の命令で執行する。この命令は、執行力のある債務名義と同一の効力を有する。

Article 291, paragraph (2)

Beyond what is provided for in this Act, the provisions of Part V of the Non-Contentious Case Procedures Act (Act No. 51 of 2011) (excluding the provisions of Article 119, and Article 121, paragraphs (1) and (3) of that Act, and the parts of the provisions of Article 120 and Article 122 of that Act concerning a public prosecutor), and the provisions of Article 508, paragraph (1), the main clause, and paragraph (2) and Article 514 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 131 of 1948) apply mutatis mutandis to a judicial decision of a non-criminal fine.

この法律に規定するもののほか、過料についての裁判に関しては、非訟事件手続法(平成二十三年法律第五十一号)第五編の規定(同法第百十九条並びに第百二十一条第一項及び第三項の規定並びに同法第百二十条及び第百二十二条の規定中検察官に関する部分を除く。)並びに刑事訴訟法(昭和二十三年法律第百三十一号)第五百八条第一項本文及び第二項並びに第五百十四条の規定を準用する。

Article 292第二百九十二条

Crime of Divulging Personal Confidential Information(人の秘密を漏らす罪)
Article 292, paragraph (1)

If a counselor, a domestic relations mediation commissioner, or a person who has held either post divulges any personal confidential information made available to the person in the course of the person's duties without justifiable grounds, the person is punished by imprisonment for up to one year or a fine of up to 500,000 yen.

参与員、家事調停委員又はこれらの職にあった者が正当な理由なくその職務上取り扱ったことについて知り得た人の秘密を漏らしたときは、一年以下の拘禁刑又は五十万円以下の罰金に処する。

Article 293第二百九十三条

Crime of Divulging Confidential Information on Proceedings of Deliberations(評議の秘密を漏らす罪)
Article 293, paragraph (1)

If a domestic relations mediation commissioner or a person who has been a domestic relations mediation commissioner, without justifiable grounds, divulges any matters with respect to the proceedings of the deliberations of the committee, or the opinions of a judge, domestic relations mediator or domestic relations mediation commissioner or the number of opinions constituting the majority and the minority, the person is punished by a fine of up to 300,000 yen. The same applies when a counselor or a person who has been a counselor, without justifiable grounds, divulges the opinions of a judge or counselor.

家事調停委員又は家事調停委員であった者が正当な理由なく評議の経過又は裁判官、家事調停官若しくは家事調停委員の意見若しくはその多少の数を漏らしたときは、三十万円以下の罰金に処する。参与員又は参与員であった者が正当な理由なく裁判官又は参与員の意見を漏らしたときも、同様とする。

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