Upon commencing the detention of a detainee in the immigration detention center, etc., an immigration control officer may inspect the detainee's body to the extent necessary for identifying the detainee. The same applies when the need subsequently arises.
If an inspection is conducted on a female detainee pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, a female immigration control officer must conduct it; provided, however, that if a female immigration control officer is unable to conduct the inspection, a male immigration control officer may conduct it by directing a female official designated by the director of the immigration detention center, etc.
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immigration control officer
「入国警備官」
The immigration official provided for in Article 61-3-2, who investigates violations and detains, escorts and removes people, among other duties.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xiii)· applies throughout the law
immigration detention center, etc.machine translation
「入国者収容所等」
An immigration detention center, or a detention facility set up at a regional immigration services bureau under Article 55-3(1).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xvi)· applies throughout the law
detaineemachine translation
「被収容者」
A person held in an immigration detention center or other immigration detention facility.
Defined inArticle 55-4, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter and in Article 71-6
director of an immigration detention center, etc.machine translation
「入国者収容所長等」
The director of an immigration detention center or the director of a regional immigration services bureau.
Short name set inArticle 55-5, paragraph (1)· applies only in this chapter and in Chapter 8