If an immigration control officer finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a suspect falls under the category of a foreign national subject to a departure order, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 39, paragraph (1), the officer must transfer the case concerning the violation pertaining to the suspect to an immigration inspector.
If the immigration inspector is transferred a case of a violation pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, they must promptly examine whether the suspect falls under the category of a foreign national subject to a departure order.
If the immigration inspector finds that the suspect falls under the category of a foreign national subject to a departure order as a result of the examination, they must promptly notify a supervising immigration inspector to that effect.
If the immigration inspector finds that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the suspect falls under the category of a foreign national subject to deportation, the inspector is to notify the immigration control officer to that effect and send the case of the violation back to the immigration control officer.
Examination by a Supervising Immigration Inspector
If, as a result of an investigation into violations pursuant to the provisions of Article 27, an immigration control officer finds that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the suspect falls…
入国警備官は、第二十七条の規定による違反調査の結果、容疑者が第二十四条各号のいずれかに該当すると疑うに足りる相当の理由があると認めるときは、第四十三条第一項の規定により容疑者を収容した場合を除き、主任審査官に対し、その旨を通知するものとする。
Open this provision(Examination Pertaining to Departure Orders)
If an immigration control officer finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a suspect falls under the category of a foreign national subject to a departure order…
入国警備官は、容疑者が出国命令対象者に該当すると認めるに足りる相当の理由があるときは、第三十九条第一項の規定にかかわらず、当該容疑者に係る違反事件を入国審査官に引き継がなければならない。
Open this provisionimmigration inspector
「入国審査官」
The immigration official provided for in Article 61-3, who examines people landing in Japan and cases for deportation, among other duties.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (x)· applies throughout the law
supervising immigration inspector
「主任審査官」
A senior immigration inspector designated by the Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1), item (xi)· applies throughout the law
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
foreign national subject to a departure ordermachine translation
「出国命令対象者」
A foreign national who has overstayed or falls under certain other grounds for deportation, but who came forward intending to leave promptly and meets the other conditions of Article 24-3, and is therefore ordered to depart instead of being deported.
Short name set inArticle 24-3, paragraph (1)
suspect
「容疑者」
A foreign national whom an immigration control officer believes falls under one of the grounds for deportation in Article 24, and who may therefore be investigated.
Short name set inArticle 27, paragraph (1)
foreign national subject to deportationmachine translation
「退去強制対象者」
A foreign national who falls under any of the grounds for deportation in Article 24 and does not qualify for a departure order instead.
Defined inArticle 45, paragraph (1)