For the purpose of uttering, a person who commits any of the acts set forth in the following items is punished by imprisonment for 1 year or more and 10 years or less:
行使の目的で、次の各号に掲げるいずれかの行為をした者は、一年以上十年以下の拘禁刑に処する。
the act of counterfeiting, using the seal or signature of a public office or a public employee (hereinafter referred to as a "seal or signature" in this Chapter, Article 165 and Article 167), a document or drawing to be prepared by a public office or a public employee (hereinafter referred to as a "document or drawing" in this Chapter), or of counterfeiting, using a counterfeited seal or signature of such public office or public employee, a document or drawing to be prepared by a public office or a public employee;
the act of counterfeiting, with the use of an electronic or magnetic record of a seal or signature of a public office or a public employee (meaning an electronic or magnetic record that is to be displayed as a seal or signature; the same applies hereinafter in this Chapter and in Articles 165 and 167), an electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawing to be prepared by a public office or a public employee (meaning an electronic or magnetic record that is to be displayed as a document or drawing and uttered; the same applies hereinafter in this Chapter), or counterfeiting an electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawing to be prepared by a public office or a public employee with the use of a counterfeit electronic or magnetic record of a seal or signature of a public office or a public employee.
The same applies to a person who alters a document or drawing bearing the seal or signature of a public office or a public employee, or an electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawing prepared by a public office or a public employee with the use of an electronic or magnetic record of a seal or signature.
Beyond what are provided for in the preceding two paragraphs, a person who counterfeits a document or drawing or an electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawing to be made by a public office or a public employee or who alters a document or drawing or an electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawing which has been prepared by a public office or a public employee is punished by imprisonment for 3 years or less or a fine of 200,000 yen or less.
(Counterfeiting of Official Documents)
For the purpose of uttering, a person who commits any of the acts set forth in the following items is punished by imprisonment for 1 year or more and 10 years or less:
行使の目的で、次の各号に掲げるいずれかの行為をした者は、一年以上十年以下の拘禁刑に処する。
Open this provision(Counterfeiting of Official Documents)
The same applies to a person who alters a document or drawing bearing the seal or signature of a public office or a public employee, or an electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawing…
公務所若しくは公務員が押印し若しくは署名した文書等又は公務所若しくは公務員が電磁的記録印章等を使用して作成した電磁的記録文書等を変造した者も、前項と同様とする。
Open this provision(Counterfeiting or Unauthorized Use of Official Seals)
For the purpose of unauthorized use, a person who counterfeits the seal or signature or the electronic or magnetic record of a seal or signature of a public office or public employee is punished by…
行使の目的で、公務所又は公務員の印章等又は電磁的記録印章等を偽造した者は、三月以上五年以下の拘禁刑に処する。
Open this provision(Counterfeiting or Unauthorized Use of Private Seals)
For the purpose of unauthorized use, a person who counterfeits the seal or signature or the electronic or magnetic record of a seal or signature of another person is punished by imprisonment for 3…
行使の目的で、他人の印章等又は電磁的記録印章等を偽造した者は、三年以下の拘禁刑に処する。
Open this provisionpublic employee
「公務員」
A national or local government official, or a member of an assembly or committee or any other staff member who performs public duties (公務) under laws and regulations.
Defined inArticle 7, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
public office
「公務所」
A government agency (官公庁) or any other place where public employees (公務員) perform their duties.
Defined inArticle 7, paragraph (2)· applies throughout the law
electronic or magnetic record
「電磁的記録」
A record made in electronic, magnetic or any other form people cannot perceive directly, for use in computer processing.
Defined inArticle 7-2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
seal or signaturemachine translation
「印章等」
In Chapter XVII (crimes of counterfeiting of documents) and Articles 165 and 167, a seal (印章) or signature of anyone: Articles 155 and 165 use it for those of a public office (公務所) or public employee (公務員), and Articles 159 and 167 for those of any other person.
Short name set inArticle 155, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this chapter and in Articles 165 and 167
document or drawingmachine translation
「文書等」
In Chapter XVII (crimes of counterfeiting of documents), a document or drawing of anyone: Article 155 uses it for those a public office (公務所) or public employee (公務員) is to make, and Article 159 for those of any other person concerning rights, duties or the proof of facts.
Short name set inArticle 155, paragraph (1), item (i)· applies only in this chapter
electronic or magnetic record of a seal or signaturemachine translation
「電磁的記録印章等」
In Chapter XVII (crimes of counterfeiting of documents) and Articles 165 and 167, an electronic or magnetic record (電磁的記録) that is to be displayed as a seal (印章) or signature, whether of a public office (公務所) or public employee (公務員) or of any other person.
Defined inArticle 155, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies only in this chapter and in Articles 165 and 167
electronic or magnetic record of a document or drawingmachine translation
「電磁的記録文書等」
In Chapter XVII (crimes of counterfeiting of documents), an electronic or magnetic record (電磁的記録) that is to be displayed and used as a document or drawing, whether one a public office (公務所) or public employee (公務員) is to make or one of any other person.
Defined inArticle 155, paragraph (1), item (ii)· applies only in this chapter
fine
罰金
A criminal punishment of paying money to the state, of 10,000 yen or more, or less where it is reduced (Penal Code, Article 15). It ranks below imprisonment (拘禁刑) and above penal detention (拘留) and a petty fine (科料) (Articles 9 and 10, paragraph (1)). A person who cannot pay it in full is held in a workhouse (労役場) for one day to two years, or up to three years where fines are imposed together, a period set when the sentence is passed (Article 18, paragraphs (1), (3) and (4)); not within thirty days of the sentence becoming final without the person's consent (paragraph (5)). If it is not enforced for three years after the sentence becomes final, the person is released from it by prescription (Articles 31 and 32, item (v)); the three years do not run while its execution is suspended under law or the person is abroad, and an act of execution interrupts them (Articles 33 and 34, paragraph (2)).
Written by AI using Penal Code, Arts. 9, 10, 15, 18, 31 to 34 as a reference.