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Article 181

第百八十一条

An employee of an administrative entity who, by abusing that authority, acquires documents, drawings, or electronic or magnetic records containing confidential information on individuals for exclusive use for any purpose other than that employee's duties, is subject to imprisonment for not more than one year or to a fine of not more than 500,000 yen.

行政機関等の職員がその職権を濫用して、専らその職務の用以外の用に供する目的で個人の秘密に属する事項が記録された文書、図画又は電磁的記録を収集したときは、一年以下の拘禁刑又は五十万円以下の罰金に処する。

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