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Article 161Crime of Acquiring Information for Registration Identification for Unlawful Purpose

第百六十一条(不正に登記識別情報を取得等した罪)

A person who has acquired information for registration identification for the purpose of using the information for an application or commission for registration which will result in creating a false record in a register is punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen. The same applies to a person who has provided the information while knowing the purpose.

登記簿に不実の記録をさせることとなる登記の申請又は嘱託の用に供する目的で、登記識別情報を取得した者は、二年以下の拘禁刑又は五十万円以下の罰金に処する。情を知って、その情報を提供した者も、同様とする。

The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to a person who retains information for registration identification that has been acquired for an unlawful purpose.

不正に取得された登記識別情報を、前項の目的で保管した者も、同項と同様とする。

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