In case a residence card has been noticeably damaged or soiled or the record pursuant to the provisions of Article 19-4, paragraph (5) (hereinafter referred to as the "residence card electronic or magnetic record") has been damaged (hereinafter referred to in this paragraph as "cases of damage, etc."), the mid- to long-term resident, who was issued with the residence card, may apply to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency for the reissuance of the residence card in accordance with the procedures provided for in Ministry of Justice Order. The same applies to cases in which the mid- to long-term resident wishes to exchange the residence card in cases other than cases of damage, etc. (excluding cases in which no justifiable grounds are found).
The Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency may order the mid- to long-term resident in possession of a residence card that has been noticeably damaged or soiled, or whose residence card electronic or magnetic record has been damaged, to apply for the reissuance of the residence card.
出入国在留管理庁長官は、著しく毀損し、若しくは汚損し、又は在留カード電磁的記録が毀損した在留カードを所持する中長期在留者に対し、在留カードの再交付を申請することを命ずることができる。
A mid- to long-term resident who has received an order pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph must file an application to the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency for reissuance of the residence card in accordance with the procedures provided for in Ministry of Justice Order within 14 days of the date of receiving the order.
The provisions of Article 19-10, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which the application is filed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph.