Article 44-2Supervision Measures in Lieu of Detention

①If the supervising immigration inspector conducting the examination pursuant to the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (2) finds that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the suspect falls under any of the items of Article 24, and finds it appropriate to carry out the deportation procedures prescribed in this Chapter without detaining the suspect, taking into consideration the degree of the risk that the suspect will flee or destroy evidence, the degree of the disadvantage the suspect would suffer from detention, and other circumstances, the inspector is to make a decision to place the suspect under supervision measures (meaning measures placing a person under supervision by a supervisor prescribed in the following Article; hereinafter the same applies in this Section). In this case, the inspector is to impose on the suspect to be placed under supervision measures restrictions on the place of residence and scope of activities, an obligation to appear upon receiving summons, and other conditions found necessary to prevent flight and the destruction of evidence (hereinafter referred to as "conditions of supervision measures" in this Section).

②In making the decision set forth in the preceding paragraph, if the supervising immigration inspector finds it necessary in order to prevent flight or the destruction of evidence by the person to be placed under supervision measures, the inspector may make it a condition that a deposit of an amount provided for by Ministry of Justice Order not exceeding 3 million yen be paid by the deadline provided for by Ministry of Justice Order.

③If the supervising immigration inspector has made the decision set forth in paragraph (1), the inspector is to notify the immigration control officer to that effect.

④A suspect detained pursuant to the provisions of Article 39-2, paragraph (2), Article 43, paragraph (1), or Article 44-4, paragraph (6) or the main clause of paragraph (7) (including a suspect granted provisional release pursuant to the provisions of Article 54, paragraph (2); referred to as a "detained suspect" in the following paragraph and paragraph (6)) may request the supervising immigration inspector to place them under supervision measures, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order.

⑤If a detained suspect is under 16 years of age, or is unable to make the request set forth in the preceding paragraph personally due to illness or other reasons, the request may be made on behalf of the detained suspect by a person set forth in any of the following items (excluding a person under 16 years of age) who lives with the detained suspect, in the order of those items:

⑥If, upon the request set forth in paragraph (4) or ex officio, the supervising immigration inspector finds it appropriate to release the detained suspect and carry out the deportation procedures prescribed in this Chapter, taking into consideration the degree of the risk that the detained suspect will flee or destroy evidence, the degree of the disadvantage the detained suspect suffers from detention, and other circumstances, the inspector is to make a decision to release the person and place them under supervision measures. In this case, the inspector is to impose conditions of supervision measures on the person to be placed under supervision measures, and, if the inspector finds it necessary in order to prevent flight or the destruction of evidence by the person, may have the person pay a deposit of an amount provided for by Ministry of Justice Order not exceeding 3 million yen.

⑦In making a decision on supervision measures (meaning the decision set forth in paragraph (1) or the preceding paragraph; hereinafter the same applies in this Section and Article 50, paragraph (2)), the supervising immigration inspector is to issue, pursuant to the provisions of Ministry of Justice Order, a written notice of the decision on supervision measures stating the conditions imposed with the supervision measures to the person under supervision measures (meaning a person placed under supervision measures; hereinafter the same applies except in Section 4), and a certified copy thereof to the supervisor, respectively.

⑧If the supervising immigration inspector has made the decision on supervision measures set forth in paragraph (6), the inspector is to immediately release the person under supervision measures; provided, however, that if the inspector has decided, in making the decision on supervision measures set forth in the same paragraph, to have a deposit paid, the inspector is to release the person under supervision measures immediately after the deposit has been paid.

⑨If a request set forth in paragraph (4) has been made and the supervising immigration inspector does not make a decision on supervision measures, the inspector notifies the person who made the request to that effect by a document stating the reasons.

⑩With regard to the application of the provisions of Article 70 to a person under supervision measures, while the person is placed under supervision measures pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or paragraph (6), the person under supervision measures is deemed not to fall under a person who remains in Japan or a person who does not depart from Japan as prescribed in items (iii) through (iii)-3, item (v), and items (vii) through (viii)-4 of paragraph (1) of the same Article, and the stay of the person during that period is deemed not to constitute illegally staying as prescribed in paragraph (2) of the same Article.