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Article 73-2

第七十三条の二

A person falling under any of the following items is punished with imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine not exceeding 3 million yen, or is to be subject to the cumulative imposition of imprisonment and a fine:

次の各号のいずれかに該当する者は、三年以下の拘禁刑若しくは三百万円以下の罰金に処し、又はこれを併科する。

a person who has a foreign national engage in illegal work in relation to their business activities; or

事業活動に関し、外国人不法就労活動をさせた者

a person who places a foreign national under their control for the purpose of having the foreign national engage in illegal work;

外国人不法就労活動をさせるためにこれを自己の支配下に置いた者

a person who arranges on a regular basis for a foreign national to engage in illegal work or who makes arrangements for the act set forth in the preceding item.

業として、外国人不法就労活動をさせる行為又は前号の行為に関しあつせんした者

A person who performs an act falling under any of the items of the preceding paragraph is not to be exempt from punishment pursuant to the provisions of the same Article on the grounds of not knowing that the act falls under any of the following items; provided however, that this does not apply if there is no negligence:

前項各号に該当する行為をした者は、次の各号のいずれかに該当することを知らないことを理由として、同項の規定による処罰を免れることができない。ただし、過失のないときは、この限りでない。

the activities of the foreign national relate to the management of a business that involves income or activities for which they receive remuneration, which are not included among those activities corresponding to the status of residence of the foreign national;

当該外国人の活動が当該外国人の在留資格に応じた活動に属しない収入を伴う事業を運営する活動又は報酬を受ける活動であること。

the foreign national is not granted the permission set forth in Article 19, paragraph (2) in engaging in the activities of the foreign national; or

当該外国人が当該外国人の活動を行うに当たり第十九条第二項の許可を受けていないこと。

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