Articles left behind by a deceased detainee are to be handed over to the bereaved family, etc. (meaning the bereaved family and other persons specified by Ministry of Justice Order; the same applies hereinafter in this Chapter) upon their application, pursuant to Ministry of Justice Order.
If there are articles left behind by a deceased detainee and the notice under the provisions of Article 55-82 cannot be given because the whereabouts of the bereaved family, etc. are unknown, the director of an immigration detention center, etc. must give public notice to that effect by the method specified by Cabinet Order.
The articles left behind set forth in paragraph (1) belong to the National Treasury if the application set forth in paragraph (1) is not made by the day on which six months have elapsed, counting from the day on which the notice under the provisions of Article 55-82 was given or the public notice under the provisions of the preceding paragraph was given.
The provisions of Article 55-34, paragraph (2) apply mutatis mutandis to the articles left behind set forth in paragraph (1).
第五十五条の三十四第二項の規定は、第一項の遺留物について準用する。