The mayors of the municipalities designated by the Minister of Justice are to handle the processes related to family registers by means of electronic data processing systems (meaning electronic data processing systems connecting the computers (including magnetic disks (including objects that can record certain matters securely by equivalent means; the same applies below) and input/output devices; the same applies below) used by the Minister of Justice with the computers used by the mayor of a municipality by telecommunications line; the same applies below), as provided for by Ministry of Justice Order; provided, however, that this does not apply to processes related to family registers or removed family registers specified by Ministry of Justice Order as that which is not appropriate to handle using electronic data processing systems.
法務大臣の指定する市町村長は、法務省令で定めるところにより戸籍事務を電子情報処理組織（法務大臣の使用に係る電子計算機（磁気ディスク（これに準ずる方法により一定の事項を確実に記録することができる物を含む。以下同じ。）及び入出力装置を含む。以下同じ。）と市町村長の使用に係る電子計算機とを電気通信回線で接続した電子情報処理組織をいう。以下同じ。）によつて取り扱うものとする。ただし、電子情報処理組織によつて取り扱うことが相当でない戸籍又は除かれた戸籍として法務省令で定めるものに係る戸籍事務については、この限りでない。
The designation under the preceding paragraph must be made by public notice at the request of the mayor of a municipality.
前項の規定による指定は、市町村長の申出に基づき、告示してしなければならない。