A person who has, in violation of the provisions of Article 152, paragraph (2), divulged any secret concerning the preparation or management of information for registration identification is punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine of not more than one million yen.

In the case of providing information pursuant to the provisions of Article 23, paragraph (4), item (i) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 16, paragraph (2)), if false information is provided, a person who has committed the violation is punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or a fine of not more than 500,000 yen.

①A 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.

②The provisions of the preceding paragraph also apply to a person who retains information for registration identification that has been acquired for an unlawful purpose.

In the cases falling under any of the following items, a person who has committed the violation is punished by a fine of not more than 300,000 yen:

If the representative of a juridical person, or an agent, employee or any other worker of a juridical person or individual has committed a violation referred to in Article 160 or the preceding Article in connection with the business of the juridical person or the individual, not only the offender is punished but also the juridical person or individual is punished by a fine referred to in the respective Articles.

①If a person who has an obligation to file an application under the provisions of Article 36, Article 37, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), Article 42, Article 47, paragraph (1) (including as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 49, paragraph (2)), Article 49, paragraph (1), paragraph (3) or paragraph (4), Article 51, paragraphs (1) through (4), Article 57, Article 58, paragraph (6) or paragraph (7), Article 76-2, paragraph (1) or paragraph (2), or Article 76-3, paragraph (4) has neglected to file the application without justifiable grounds, the person is punished by a civil fine of not more than 100,000 yen.

②If a person who has an obligation to file an application under the provisions of Article 76-5 has neglected to file the application without justifiable grounds, the person is punished by a civil fine of not more than 50,000 yen.